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The Cherry Cup is now entering its tenth installment.

Can you stand to miss it?

Sign up here. And speak up if you'd like to host the prestigious TENTH Cherry Cup.

Vilita will sign up, and bid to host.

Sarzonia signs up.

The sharks! we are named after a hockey team let us play

Oliverry will defend his championship

The Iansisle Gulls sign up, of course. :)

Ice Terminators are in with a bid to host.

For the first time in the reasonably short history of Druida, we would like to send a team. The Druida Lightning.

Starblaydia's Dwarven Rayzors shall be back to re-take the title so controversially ripped from their grasp!

Four-Nil? You're kidding me?

A Two-Nil loss to Kalaallit Nunaat? But you didn't let our Dwarves into the country, damn Inuits!

The Sjwitz Silversharks would like to sign up.

The hockey infrastructure is quite small, still Sjwitz are thinking or organising the Cherry Cup, one day. Not Cherry Cup 10 or X or Ten or Whatchamacallit. Sjwitz would like to receive a detailed report of the necessities for organising a cup like this.

Hockey Canada Whatevers sign up!

Cup is coming north of the Arctic circle this time.

Corneliu Penquins wants to sign up and we want to host the prestigious Cup!

The Euroslavia Phantoms wish to sign up.

We are exceedingly angry about our poor showing in CC IX - and intend to improve our posture by participating in CC X, or become angrier still.

Note: Otto Matic has been forgiven by The Armed Republic of Very Angry Rabbits, and is expected to lead the Artic Hares into battle. He has promised to return if (and the team found this a little odd, but...) they will forward to him the rabbit suit found during the investigation of his recent hasty departure.

We sign up for our second Cherry Cup.

Chicanada would like to sign up

The Nargopian Llamas would like to sign up, and we bid to host.

List of Nations signed-up for Cherry Cup X and Hosting Bids moved to page 6

FLP sign up. And this time they'll win.

Or else.






Er. Well else nothing really. But we'll still win. I wish I had excel, I'd like to host some kind of tournament at some point.

Sorry for the second post, but Chicanada will be submitting a bid to host the Cherry Cup...even if this is our first one ;)

Oh, we're the Kodiaks. And will we be posting individual threads if we are bidding to host?

wow, many sign-ups. and many bids to host. cool.

Sjwitz, and anyone else wondering: the format on hosting is pretty loose. it has been done a number of ways by the 8 previous hosts. but in brief: check how many countries have entered. divide them into groups and devise whatever playoff format seems appopriate (make sure that 8 or 16 teams make the playoffs, so it works out evenly).

generate the results based on random numbers with a rank modifier (and, if you like, a role-play bonus as used by Oliverry this Cup for the first time. this is not comulsory and some people don't like role-play bonus, so this is up to the hosts). you can generate the results with dice, random number generation, or a spread sheet. previous hosts are usually happy to share the spread sheets they used. i'm also happy to share the score generation method used in the very early Cups, which used random.org rather than a spread sheet. for future Cups, i recommend that hosts ask someone else to generate their playoff results.

rank is currently determined by the place finished in the last Cup: Oliverry is ranked number one and so on. this is not carved in stone, but we try to keep things simple and concentrate on having fun. some people call this the cherry cup philosophy. in the cherry cup thread, post role-plays, either about hockey or whatever peripheral events seem appropriate. role-play is not required. personally, i only post occasionally and most of my posts consist of tongue-in-cheek death threats against other countries. whatever floats your boat is ok, as long as it's done in a friendly spirit. out-of-character arguments about the rules and bitching at each other should be confined to the "cherry chatter" thread in order to maintain the fun-loving wackiness of it all in the role-play/scores thread.

in order to avoid the extremes of enormous committee votes or dictatorship, host selection is done by three countries: the current host, the previous host and the founder (me). that means that voting on who hosts this Cup is done by Oliverry, Iansisle and Kalaallit Nunaat. once the host is chosen, s/he should make a new thread for the Cup and link to it from the sign-up thread, so idiots like me can find it.

here endeth the lesson.

The Bweezystan Brawlers would like to participate in their inaugural Cherry Cup. I've also posted this in the Region of Canada, in the hopes of getting more teams from the home of hockey.

The great land of Redundancia will cobble together a team...

I'm in.

The Bweezystan Brawlers would like to participate in their inaugural Cherry Cup. I've also posted this in the Region of Canada, in the hopes of getting more teams from the home of hockey.

Thanks, Bweezystan. The more the merrier! :)

The great land of Redundancia will cobble together a team...

I'm in.Deja vu... ;)

Sign-ups in VAR post above caught up to this point

The Cassowaries will be there, in body if not necessarily in mind.

In fact, i think it may be time to make a bid to host something again, especially since everyone else is doing it. How does Cherry Cup 10 in the tropical sun sound? Free beer for all comers.

edit to add: For the benefit of the industrious list-making rabbits, Cassowary colours are the same as our national flag. Yellow for Father Sun. Black for the soil of the motherland. Red for the blood of the patriots, shed to free the motherland from colonialism. And for tomato sauce. But mainly the blood of the patriots.

What kind of tomato sauce? Marinara? Mushroom? Meatball? We need to get the exact right shade of red, ya know. ;)

We're not sure if beer and rabbits mix...but we're willing to give it a try.

Well, there's beer in Welsh Rabbit. (Yeah, i know it's spelled rarebit. Anything for a pun, though.)

As to the colour, let's jsut say there are plans to eviscerate the opposition, shall we? ;)

(Anything for a pun, though.)

I couldn't agree more! :)

For the electronic rabbit that eats electronic carrots that make him angry, our colors are like in our flag: Green, Blue and Red

http://www.starblaydestudios.co.uk/Images/CCKit.jpg

We're purple. Very purple. Also available in purple. And they're just the 'Rayzors', btw, they just happen to be Dwarves ;)

Our colors are Black and Gold! We thought about our national flag colors but they belonged to our baseball team.

Our colors are red, blue and gold. We're very trippy when we see our polar bears, apparently.

And we're the Kodiaks, in case I edited my previous post after your most recent edit.

Red, white and black... like our hearts. (cuz there's no light in our bodies, duh)

The Bweezystan Brawlers would like to participate in their inaugural Cherry Cup. I've also posted this in the Region of Canada, in the hopes of getting more teams from the home of hockey.

wow, a canadian legend! welcome aboard, Bweezy.

Colors of white, orange and blue for the Iansisle Gulls.

http://www.sandiegomag.com/issues/february00/images/gulls.jpg

The Saskatoon Blues would like to participate as well.

Welcome aboard, Saskatoon Blues.

Sign-ups are current to here


And will we be posting individual threads if we are bidding to host?
This being only the second Cherry Cup that the Very Angry Rabbits Artic Hares will be participating in, we’re not really sure – but – we think the right thing to do is post your bid on the Cherry Chatter thread.

Cherry Chatter (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=397097&page=5)

CORRECTION - POST BID DETAILS IN THIS THREAD

I see we're all posting our uniform colours too. The Brawlers will be Royal Blue with Gold Trim. Looking forward to participating, and with some luck, not finishing in last place.

The Nargopian Llamas are greenish-beige and greenish-brown, with an alternate uniform of greenish-brown and greenish-beige.

The Euroslavia Phantoms' colors are black and red.

Here is a little precision on our jerseys:
Home:
http://membres.lycos.fr/lhjmq2004/Image1.png
Away:
http://membres.lycos.fr/lhjmq2004/Image2.png
3rd jersey:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Oli55/Image3.gif

Current List of sign-ups, Hosting Bids, and various Threats moved to page 6

We sign up again with great joy and enthusiasm

Ooh. Colours,. ok.

FLP's colours will be............Bright yellow, with some bright green.

And a little black trim down each side.

The benevolent despot has decided that Redundancia's team name will be the Redhawks, and will feature a color scheme that includes dark red with silver and gold trim.

The Artic Hares, Ice Hockey team for the Armed Republic of Very Angry Rabbits, read with some trepidation that the Ice Hockey team from Chicanada are the Kodiaks.

Bears...rabbits.

Great big, huge, giant sized bears. Little tiny bunnies.

"So fllippin' what?" Otto Matic remonstrates them, "Ya just gotta be quick, is all."

Somehow the Artic Hares do not look consoled.

I see there's no colours for Druida there... what, I didn't say what they are? Well, they are in fact brown, dark brown and yellow (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/NEWI/cherrykits.bmp) (as blatantly copied over one of Oliverry's damn fine kits.) Thankyouplease.

We threaten to win.

*Checks Hockey Canada out of the way.*

We will win it and we'll make sure we do. We threaten to win this more.

You people will not win. For FLP will be victorious. We'll defeat you all hardxcore.

Or something.

The Brawlers will not threaten to win. But we will threaten to cause opponents to wet themselves in fear. Or wet themselves laughing. Either one will do.

*points to the Wiki*

Cherry Cup Article (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Cherry_Cup)

*points to the Champions list*

That's all the threatening we need to do, I think.

We threaten to finish embarrassingly.

*points to the Wiki*

Cherry Cup Article (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Cherry_Cup)

Freakin' rad! I'm quoted!

*smiles for the rest of the day*

Everyone's so colourful!

I haven't decided yet, but the Cassowaries may wear little ballerina tutus to play this tournament. If so, they'll still be in the national colours.

Stout Lout Breweries is also pleased to announce that it has offered the vast sums required to maintain a frozen ice surface in the tropics, ensuring adequate sponsorship for the enrmous costs of keeping rinks as solid ice throughout the tournament, if Tanah Burung wins hosting rights. At least, we think the ice surfaces will remain frozen. All statements guaranteed to be accurate to within three degree, 19 times out of 20. Probably. If the ice melts, we're hoping everyone will be too drunk to notice.

Stout Lout is also pleased to announce the release of Cherry Cup Ale, dyed a nice shade of pale red. Each can comes with its own visor. Just for the sake of pissing off Mr. Cherry.

This announcement brought to you by Stout Lout Raspberry Wheat Ale: When you just can't be boethed to get off your ass and buy something better, there's always some Raspberry Wheat in the back of the fridge.

Freakin' rad! I'm quoted!

*smiles for the rest of the day*

You're welcome. See, at least one bit of good came from your and Vilita's inane rantings.

Aha! I knew there was an upside to being an alcoholic! ;)

EDIT: Super-duper-extra bonus points if you get the reference!

We threaten to finish embarrassingly.

We threaten to finish worse off for we wish to sign up for the first time.

Squornshelous, having succesfully fallen to the bottom of just about everything hockey related, signs up as an excercise in futility.

Lovisa sign up

We threaten to finish worse off for we wish to sign up for the first time.

We threaten to finish worse than all if we win hosting rights to the tournament. As well as a glorious Grand Final in a big ole (115000 seat) football pitch, out in the sun and everything. And the rink will be frozen, as Chicanada's late springs tend to be colder than their winters.

More information about our bid to come ;)

We're sending an all-womens team this year.

We threaten to finish worse than all if we win hosting rights to the tournament. As well as a glorious Grand Final in a big ole (115000 seat) football pitch, out in the sun and everything. And the rink will be frozen, as Chicanada's late springs tend to be colder than their winters.

More information about our bid to come ;)
damn copiers. we are the nation who has done it for the first time in CC history and we want to be the only ones(j/k btw)

Hey people! Got ICQ: 336-866-337 add me! (cuz i know i can trust you ppl)

Updated to Lovisa

Participants
Kalaallit Nunaat - Iceberg colors are red and white
Vilita
Sarzonia - Blizzards
Oaker - Sharks
Oliverry (current champion) colors are green, blue and red (http://membres.lycos.fr/lhjmq2004/Image1.png), alternate jersey (http://membres.lycos.fr/lhjmq2004/Image2.png)
Iansisle - Gulls colors are white, orange and blue (http://www.sandiegomag.com/issues/february00/images/gulls.jpg)
Liverpool England - Ice Terminators
Druida - Lightning colors are brown, dark brown, and yellow (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/NEWI/cherrykits.bmp)
Starblaydia - Rayzors colors are purple (and more purple) (http://www.starblaydestudios.co.uk/Images/CCKit.jpg)
Sjwitz - Silversharks
Hockey Canada - "Whatever" colors are red, white and black
Corneliu - Penguins colors are black and gold
Euroslavia - Phantoms colors are black and red
Very Angry Rabbits - Artic Hares colors are white with green trim and red piping
South Osettia
Chicanada - Kodiaks colors are red, blue and gold
Nargopia - Llamas colors are greenish-beige and greenish-brown – alternate colors are reversed
Fimble loving peoples colors are bright yellow and green, with black trim
Bweezystan - Brawlers colors are royal blue with gold trim
Redundancia – Redhawks colors are dark red and silver with gold trim
Tanah Burung - Cassowaries colors are yellow, black and red
Saskatoon Saskatchawan - Saskatoon Blues
Hisam
Fmjphoenix
Squornshelous
Lovisa

Hosting Bids
Vilita
Liverpool England
Corneliu
Chicanada
Nargopia
Tanah Burung

Threats to Win
Fimble loving peoples
Hockey Canada
Corneliu
Starblaydia (pointing to certain statistics that some might call into question)

Threats to Make Opponents Wet Themselves
We were a bit hesitant to open this category, but...
Bweezystan

So Far:
26 Signed up, 6 Hosting Bids, 4 Threats to win, 1...other...Threat

Can we threat to run around topless for our games?

Can we threat to run around topless for our games?

Careful, if your team is female, my team could very well kill them. LOL

You'd have 2 sticks... that is against the rules. :D :eek:

You'd have 2 sticks... that is against the rules. :D :eek:

Why would I need two sticks where one stick in the right place can kill someone just as efficently?

well then... you won't beat us.

Damn immatures...

Damn immatures...

immature? no way!

immature? no way!
I know, was just kidding :p

sooooooooooo... still yet to figure out what to do...

To the bidders:
I will not talk in Kalaallit Nunaat's name but normally, bids were posted in this thread so please, can you post the big lines of your bid please?

OK. Tanah Burung bid details:

- We're already past 24 entries. The format would depend on how many we end up with, but i'm assuming 30. I would keep the two-conference system, and divide each conference into three 5-team divisions for a total of 6 divisions.
- Each team plays four matches, top 8 in each conference qualify and play down to finals.
- Score generation by a modified version of the system used in the other major tournament i hosted, which was World Cup 5. (Yeah, i'm a fossil.) It's mostly random, with a rank modifier and no role-play bonus. (For math whizzes, ten attacks per team, each generating a random number from 1 to 1000, resulting in a goal if the number is higher than the opponent's defence number. The defence number is 850 - (rank * 3). I'll run a few tests to make sure this gets realistic scores and possibly modify this. It gives a 10% advantage to the number one team over new players, which seems about right, bit should give higher scores than it did for soccer/football.)
- No overtime in group stages, only in playoff matches.
- I'll attempt to offer some local flavour and not take things too seriously. My beer sponsorship post above is the sort of tone i'm talking about.

http://img223.exs.cx/img223/9980/cherrycupxlogoproposal8tj.gif
Chicanada Bid Proposal

*see, we have a logo and everything*

- As we are past 24 entries, no problem. We are proposing small group play. For 26-30 teams, there will be 6 groups of 4 or 5 in six cities throughout Chicanada with the top two teams from each moving on to the final knockout round. Should we get to 32 or beyond, there will be 8 groups of 4 (or so, more or less) playing in eight cities of Chicanada and the top two will advance to the knockout round. See the site map (http://img72.exs.cx/img72/8651/cherrycupsites7sk.jpg) for hosting sites in Chicanada. Semifinals and Finals will be held in the capital Cana and it's suburbs so teams can experience all of Chicanada rather than our very shiny capital. The final will be held outside at the largets football pitch in Chicanada, the 115,000 seat TroutCo Field.

- Teams would play 3 or 4 matches (more if more than 32 teams compete).

- I will be using the greatest scorinator ever made: ESPN NHL 2K5. I was planing on using Leagion but my Java has decided to not cooperate so I shall utilize the best of video game technology. Since I'm a bad judge of good or bad role plays, there is no role play bonus but there will be a rank modifier to keep scores fair and represenative of the teams.

- Wins = 3 points. Ties = 2 ponts. Overtime Losses = 1 point. Losses = 0 points. Matches run for three periods of 20 minutes with a 10 minute Overtime period should the match be tied. If the tie is not broken after OT, then two points for each. In the knockout round, Overtime will go in 10 minute intervals until the tie is broken

- As was presented in Cherry Chatter, our layout for the knockout stage:

Final 12:

Round 1
1A 5th Best #1 v 6th Best #2 (Rosa City)
1B 6th Best #1 v 5th Best #2 (Jaxx)
1C 1st Best #2 v 4th Best #2 (Acadia)
1D 2nd Best #2 v 3rd Best #2 (Colombo)

Quaterfinals
2A 1st Best #1 v 1D Winner (Star Point)
2B 2nd Best #1 v 1C Winner (Star Point)
2C 3rd Best #1 v 1B Winner (Livingston)
2D 4th Best #1 v 1A Winner (Livingston)

Semifinals - Paradiso
3A 2D Winner v 2A Winner
3B 2C Winner v 2B Winner

Final - Cana
3B Winner v 3A Winner

Final 16:

Round 1
1A 1st Best #2 v 8th Best #2 (Rosa City)
1B 2nd Best #2 v 7th Best #2 (Eoden)
1C 3rd Best #2 v 6th Best #2 (Jaxx)
1D 4th Best #2 v 5th Best #2 (Acadia)

Round 2
2A 5th Best #1 v 1D Winner (Finnen)
2B 6th Best #1 v 1C Winner (Finnen)
2C 7th Best #1 v 1B Winner (Colombo)
2D 8th Best #1 v 1A Winner (Colombo)

Quaterfinals
3A 1st Best #1 v 2D Winner (Star Point)
3B 2nd Best #1 v 2C Winner (Star Point)
3C 3rd Best #1 v 2B Winner (Livingston)
3D 4th Best #1 v 2A Winner (Livingston)

Semifinals - Paradiso
4A 3D Winner v 3A Winner
4B 3C Winner v 3B Winner

Final - Cana
4B Winner v 4A Winner

"Best" is decided by Points, then Wins, then Goals Scored, then Goal Diff,
then Rank, then randomizer

ooc: Yeah, I did a lot of planning on this!

Latest Participant List, Hosting Bids, etc - Updated by Ianisle on page 7 (

QUESTION FOR KN, IAN, OLIVE

My understanding of how this works is a bit limited, but I gather you three (as CC Creator and past 2 hosts) will be selecting the host for CC X.

The question is - are sign-ups to be limited to a certain number, or is it open ended until we get started?

it's never been limited before. the exact cut-off number will be up to the host, and we should have a decision on who that is today.

although they aren't in this thread, i believe Liverpool England and Vilita have posted the broad outlines of their bids previously. thanks to all for the great ideas! i think the last Cup was great, and this one looks like it will be a blast no matter who hosts.

although they aren't in this thread, i believe Liverpool England and Vilita have posted the broad outlines of their bids previously. thanks to all for the great ideas! i think the last Cup was great, and this one looks like it will be a blast no matter who hosts.
A Bounty Hunty, hired by The Armed Republic of Very Angry Rabbits to seach high and low in an effort to present all bid materials in the interest of fair play, was able to find this, which it is believed may be an artifact relating to Vilita's Bid to Host Cherry Cup X:
Anyway, I was thinking while resting just now about a possible format

What does everyone think of this idea

We have a double elimination knockout tournament (you get put into a playoff bracket, if you lose you go to the losers bracket, if you lose in that, you are out) of course the last two teams, the winner of the original bracket and the winner of the losers bracket playoff for the cherry cup. The winner would only have to win once, the loser would have to win twice to lift the cup.

Of course you say "well some teams will only play two games then!"

not so, prior to the bracket stage, there will be a group stage. However, All teams will advance to the knockout stage, regardless of their group finish. For example, if there were 8 groups of 4, say, play each other just once, the top 2 teams get byes into future rounds of the bracket, while the bottom 2 in each group start out in the first round of the bracket.

So, does that make sense to anyone, and if it does, is it any good?

EDIT: If it's too complex, of course, it can just be a single elimination tournament :P the point is putting the emphasis on head to head knockout matches instead of group play!Meanwhile, Otto Matic (having returned from his sabatical), was cleaning up his office, and under a pile of otherwise nondescript papers found a memo from the Liverpool England Ice Hockey Association that Otto believes relates to the LE Bid to Host Cherry Cup X:

Liverpool England Bid for CCX
-12 to 24 teams
-12 teams: 4 groups of 3, winners go through, 7-game series for championship
-14 teams: 2 groups of 7, top 4 per group go through, one-legged encounters until final (7-game-series)
-16 teams: a) Outright knockout (1 leg all the way), b) Knockout (1 legged games until a 7-game series final) or c) 4 groups of 4, top 2 qualify, one-legged encounters until 7-game series final
-18 teams: 3 groups of 6, winners go through, second-placed teams playoff for another spot. 1-legged semifinals, but a 7-game series final.
-20 teams: 4 groups of 5, top 2 qualify, 1-leg semifinal, 7-game-series final
-22 teams: 2 groups of 11, top 8 qualify, 1 legged matches until 7-game series for final
-24 teams: 4 groups of 6, sending the top 2 per group through. 1 legged knockout until the final, a best of 7.
-No longer than two weeks - scores will be posted daily.
-More to come

Think we have enough to start? 26 is cool.

Lovisa - "Polish Bisons" colors are dark blue, white and blue

Lovisa - "Polish Bisons" colors are dark blue, white and blueIf you don't mind us asking, the Artic Hares are very curious - who polishes the bison? Do the bison object to being polished?

;)

Corneliu has very interesting scenery. We will give them free access to all the famous tourist sites in Featherston City. All participants will receive half off any and all purchases and 1/4 off all food purchases.

As for the tournament itself, it'll be played at the four main hockey arenas through Featherston City. They have a seating capacity of 25,000 and they are the most modern arenas.

The tournament will have 2 divisions of 13 teams each with the top 8 teams from each division making it into a single elimination, winner take all format. The 1st place team in division 1 will play the 8 seeded team out of the 2nd division.

The playoff format will have 16 teams and be spread out among the 4 stadiums. The elite 8 will be played at two arenas and the Final Four and Title Game will be played at Featherston Arena, the home of the Featherston Braves of the Colonial Hockey League.

In Poland live a Zubr this is a animal similar to Bisons, but it is more popular in East Europe.

I thought we didn't like "bids" because they were too... "Vilitafied"

;)

In Poland live a Zubr this is a animal similar to Bisons, but it is more popular in East Europe.
sorry...it was a poor joke (a sad little pun, really) based on the fact that there are two words in english spelled "polish"

Polish: meaning something from or having to do with Poland

and

polish: meaning to shine something, often with wax, such as shoes

I appreciated it, VAR.

Of course, if you should talk to Tanah Burung, you'll find that most people try to keep their jokes from being appreciated by me. ;)

I thought we didn't like "bids" because they were too... "Vilitafied"

;)Does this mean Vilita is withdrawing its bid to host CC X? ;)

I appreciated it, VAR.

Of course, if you should talk to Tanah Burung, you'll find that most people try to keep their jokes from being appreciated by me. ;)We at VAR are an equal opportunity buffoon... :cool:

(now, if only Lovisa's team name was "Polish Buffalo" instead of "Polish Bison", we could have done something with "buff-alo" and "buff-oon"...alas, it's not to be)

Does this mean Vilita is withdrawing its bid to host CC X? ;)

Nah, I just won't be placing a proper 'bid' this time, in the name of the cup :P

Would be cool to see TB host it, tbh.

VARIETY
very angry rabbits ice entertainment topical - yearly

"What more could we ask for?" asks Otto Matic, Director of Operations for the Artic Hares. "Free Beer? Cassowaries in tutus? Lush tropical forest settings? A ninety-five percent chance the ice wont melt? We're there."

With that, the Artic Hares, the Ice Hockey team that represents The Armed Republic of Very Angry Rabbits, set off for Tanah Burung.

We here at VARIETY applaud his decisive action,. We admire his "go for it" attitude. We support his "actions speak louder than words" actions. We also like his choice in sports jackets, but that's another issue.

And, should the Artic Hares show up in Tanah Burung, only to find out a different venue has been selected to host Cherry Cup X, we will disavow any knowledge of - what's 'is name - Otto? Or the - uh - Artic Hares?

I dunno Ian, you make me laugh.

Crap, I hope I'm not too late for this. My connection went down for two days.

*much fist-shaking and cursing directed towards his modem*

Anyway...

The former rookie sensations, who finished an amazing 4th in Cherry Cup IX, their first, Robotopolis Synthos sign up with an intent to WIN this time, damnit!

Like last time, they won't be wearing uniforms, seeing as how most of them wouldn't fit into one, but they still have the Dr. Wily logo welded onto both of their shoulders.

I shouldn't imagine so, Robotopolis. We've not even picked a host yet. Also, one of the best parts about the Cherry Cup is its flexibility. :)

Very Angry Rabbits' List, updated:

Current up post # 96, sign-ups for Cherry Cup X are:

Participants
Kalaallit Nunaat - Iceberg colors are red and white
Vilita
Sarzonia - Blizzards
Oaker - Sharks
Oliverry (current champion) colors are green, blue and red (http://membres.lycos.fr/lhjmq2004/Image1.png), alternate jersey (http://membres.lycos.fr/lhjmq2004/Image2.png)
Iansisle - Gulls colors are white, orange and blue (http://www.sandiegomag.com/issues/february00/images/gulls.jpg)
Liverpool England - Ice Terminators
Druida - Lightning colors are brown, dark brown, and yellow (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/NEWI/cherrykits.bmp)
Starblaydia - Rayzors colors are purple (and more purple) (http://www.starblaydestudios.co.uk/Images/CCKit.jpg)
Sjwitz - Silversharks
Hockey Canada - "Whatever" colors are red, white and black
Corneliu - Penguins colors are black and gold
Euroslavia - Phantoms colors are black and red
Very Angry Rabbits - Artic Hares colors are white with green trim and red piping
South Osettia
Chicanada - Kodiaks colors are red, blue and gold
Nargopia - Llamas colors are greenish-beige and greenish-brown – alternate colors are reversed
Fimble loving peoples colors are bright yellow and green, with black trim
Bweezystan - Brawlers colors are royal blue with gold trim
Redundancia – Redhawks colors are dark red and silver with gold trim
Tanah Burung - Cassowaries colors are yellow, black and red – the wearing of tutus has been mentioned…
Saskatoon Saskatchawan - Saskatoon Blues
Hisam
Fmjphoenix
Squornshelous
Lovisa - Polish Bisons colors are dark blue, white, and blue
Robotopolis - Sythos colors are Dr, Wily.

Hosting Bids
Vilita - details post # 82 (in navy blue) (potentially a double elimination knock-out tournament
Liverpool England - details in post # 82 (in burgundy)
Corneliu - details post # 86 (free access to tourist sites, and discounts on purchases, for participants)
Chicanada - details post # 78 (see, they have a logo and everything)
Nargopia
Tanah Burung - details post # 77(a 95% guarantee of ice is proferred, and BEER is promised…)

So Far:
27 Signed up, 6 Hosting Bids, 5 Threats to win, several...other...Threats (see below for “threat details”)

Threats to Win
Fimble loving peoples
Hockey Canada
Corneliu
Starblaydia (pointing to certain statistics that some might call into question)
Robotopolis

Threats to Make Opponents Wet Themselves
We were a bit hesitant to open this category, but...
Bweezystan

Threats to Finish Embarrasingly
South Osettia
Fmjphoenix something about "worse than South Osettia because it's our first Cherry Cup...as if that mattered
Chicanada this threat is good, apparently, only if Chicanada hosts CC X...

Threat of a topless all female team
Hockey Canada as a group of irritated rabbits this particular threat does nothing for us...but, we do see how others might be...well...interested...

History of The Don Cherry Cup
The Don Cherry Cup was founded by Kalaallit Nunaat to provide an arena for an NS Ice Hockey tournament and a forum for a bunch of fun.

Past Champions
Cherry Cup 1: SterlingIce
Cherry Cup 2: Soviet Haaregrad
Cherry Cup 3: Tranquillitis
Cherry Cup 4: Eizen
Cherry Cup 5: Starblaydia
Cherry Cup 6: Tanah Burung
Cherry Cup 7: Iansisle
Cherry Cup 8: Starblaydia
Cherry Cup 9: Oliverry

Past Hosts
Cherry Cup 1: Kalaallit Nunaat
Cherry Cup 2: Kalaallit Nunaat
Cherry Cup 3: Kaze Progressa
Cherry Cup 4: The Belmore Family
Cherry Cup 5: The Gulf States
Cherry Cup 6: Squornshelous
Cherry Cup 7: Liverpool England
Cherry Cup 8: Iansisle
Cherry Cup 9: Oliverry

And Hockey Canada: Flattery will get you everywhere. :P

Crap, I hope I'm not too late for this. My connection went down for two days.

*much fist-shaking and cursing directed towards his modem*

Anyway...

The former rookie sensations, who finished an amazing 4th in Cherry Cup IX, their first, Robotopolis Synthos sign up with an intent to WIN this time, damnit!

Like last time, they won't be wearing uniforms, seeing as how most of them wouldn't fit into one, but they still have the Dr. Wily logo welded onto both of their shoulders.

Missed you dude. BTW: You and I are playing against eachother first in NS Baseball :)

Behold the logo!

http://www.aaroncity.com/kanjiri/drwlogo.gif

Will flattery get me a Cherry Cup Championchip??? :rolleyes: :D

depends who you flatter, Hockey Canada.

the votes are tallied. although there were some really excellent bids to choose from, someone has be to be selected. the prestigious TENTH cherry Cup will be hosted by: Tanah Burung.

Congrats Tanah Burung! Chicanada actually expected you to win the tournament so we're very happy the results.

*packs bid up for the next installment*

I guess Otto Matic gets to keep his job, eh? ;)

Vilita Ice Cats, Orange and Teal

Current up to here, sign-ups for Cherry Cup X are:

Host - Tanah Burung
And we all thank our 5 other friends who offered to host CC X

Participants
Kalaallit Nunaat - Iceberg colors are red and white
Vilita - Ice Cats colors are orange and teal
Sarzonia - Blizzards
Oaker - Sharks
Oliverry (current champion) colors are green, blue and red (http://membres.lycos.fr/lhjmq2004/Image1.png), alternate jersey (http://membres.lycos.fr/lhjmq2004/Image2.png)
Iansisle - Gulls colors are white, orange and blue (http://www.sandiegomag.com/issues/february00/images/gulls.jpg)
Liverpool England - Ice Terminators
Druida - Lightning colors are brown, dark brown, and yellow (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/NEWI/cherrykits.bmp)
Starblaydia - Rayzors colors are purple (and more purple) (http://www.starblaydestudios.co.uk/Images/CCKit.jpg)
Sjwitz - Silversharks
Hockey Canada - "Whatever" colors are red, white and black
Corneliu - Penguins colors are black and gold
Euroslavia - Phantoms colors are black and red
Very Angry Rabbits - Artic Hares colors are white with green trim and red piping
South Osettia
Chicanada - Kodiaks colors are red, blue and gold
Nargopia - Llamas colors are greenish-beige and greenish-brown – alternate colors are reversed
Fimble loving peoples colors are bright yellow and green, with black trim
Bweezystan - Brawlers colors are royal blue with gold trim
Redundancia – Redhawks colors are dark red and silver with gold trim
Tanah Burung - Cassowaries colors are yellow, black and red – the wearing of tutus has been mentioned…
Saskatoon Saskatchawan - Saskatoon Blues
Hisam
Fmjphoenix
Squornshelous
Lovisa - Polish Bisons colors are dark blue, white, and blue
Robotopolis - Synthos colors are Dr, Wily. Robotopolis Synthos' Team Logo (http://www.aaroncity.com/kanjiri/drwlogo.gif)
Cockbill Street - Streeters colors are red, white and blue


Hosting Bids
Vilita - details post # 82 (in navy blue) (potentially a double elimination knock-out tournament
Liverpool England - details in post # 82 (in burgundy)
Corneliu - details post # 86 (free access to tourist sites, and discounts on purchases, for participants)
Chicanada - details post # 78 (see, they have a logo and everything)
Nargopia
Tanah Burung - details post # 77(a 95% guarantee of ice is proferred, and BEER is promised…)

So Far:
28 Signed up, 6 Hosting Bids, 5 Threats to win, several...other...Threats (see below for “threat details”)

Threats to Win
Fimble loving peoples
Hockey Canada
Corneliu
Starblaydia (pointing to certain statistics that some might call into question)
Robotopolis

Threats to Make Opponents Wet Themselves
We were a bit hesitant to open this category, but...
Bweezystan

Threats to Finish Embarrasingly
South Osettia
Fmjphoenix something about "worse than South Osettia because it's our first Cherry Cup...as if that mattered
Chicanada this threat is good, apparently, only if Chicanada hosts CC X...

Threat of a topless all female team
Hockey Canada as a group of irritated rabbits this particular threat does nothing for us...but, we do see how others might be...well...interested...

History of The Don Cherry Cup
The Don Cherry Cup was founded by Kalaallit Nunaat to provide an arena for an NS Ice Hockey tournament and a forum for a bunch of fun.

Past Champions
Cherry Cup 1: SterlingIce
Cherry Cup 2: Soviet Haaregrad
Cherry Cup 3: Tranquillitis
Cherry Cup 4: Eizen
Cherry Cup 5: Starblaydia
Cherry Cup 6: Tanah Burung
Cherry Cup 7: Iansisle
Cherry Cup 8: Starblaydia
Cherry Cup 9: Oliverry

Past Hosts
Cherry Cup 1: Kalaallit Nunaat
Cherry Cup 2: Kalaallit Nunaat
Cherry Cup 3: Kaze Progressa
Cherry Cup 4: The Belmore Family
Cherry Cup 5: The Gulf States
Cherry Cup 6: Squornshelous
Cherry Cup 7: Liverpool England
Cherry Cup 8: Iansisle
Cherry Cup 9: Oliverry

I guess Otto Matic gets to keep his job, eh? ;)Otto who?

Oh, him - well, at least for now, I guess... ;)


For the latest CC X information update, see post 105 on page 7

Is there an exact time when we can get CCX off the ground?

(I'll try flattering everyone just so they can ease up on me)

Now that we know who is hosting, let us get this tourny on.

Yeah, the sooner we get started, the sooner my flattery will finally get me a top 3 finish.

Corneliu... can u please go online for Yahoo!?

Yeah, the sooner we get started, the sooner my flattery will finally get me a top 3 finish.

Corneliu... can u please go online for Yahoo!?

I am online for yahoo. LOL! I think your the one that needs to go online :D

Yeah, the sooner we get started, the sooner my flattery will finally get me a top 3 finish.

Oh yeah, baby, flatter me!

There seem to be 27 teams, and i've got plans tonight (with apologies to Oscar Wilde: the only thing worse than being a loser with no plans on a Friday night is being such a loser you have to announce it when you do have plans ;) ) so i'd like to keep sign-ups open until we have either 28 or 30. I'll do the group draw tomorrow, but in the meantime here's a link to the RP thread:

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=8417302

There seem to be 27 teams

Give Hosts and Champs some kind of lazy-bum Bye, perhaps, to trim it to a nice 25? *shrugs*

Bah, hockey is fun. Sign up the Cockbill Street "Streeters" in red, white and blue.

Give Hosts and Champs some kind of lazy-bum Bye, perhaps, to trim it to a nice 25? *shrugs*

Never! All suggestions by the hated Rayzors shall be summarily rejected.

Oops. I mean, maybe. If the numbers don't line up tomorrow when i do the groups, that could be a way around it.

In the meantime, here's an extra bell and/or whistle; http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=8417504

Never! All suggestions by the hated Rayzors shall be summarily rejected.

But... everybody hates the Rayzors! Kalallit Nunaat, Iansisle, Vilita, Tanah Burung. Wait, that's you, you knew that already. Why oh whyyyy does everybody have hate the Rayzors?

It's only because they're the best team in the world bar none! They must have Liverpool-in-the-70s-and-80s-Sydrome. Or Man-Ure-In-Tiime-Immemorial-Syndrome. We're that good! Love us! Embrace us in the warm, fuzzy, lucrative glow of worship! We neeeeed it!

We're jealous of your rugged good looks, Ogrinn, or whatever freakish dwarf-name you're using at the moment. ;)

We're jealous of your rugged good looks, Ogrinn, or whatever freakish dwarf-name you're using at the moment. ;)

Rugged is an understatement. Craggy, wind-blown, weather-beaten, eroded. They're better.

We're more dangerous over short distances than you. Could that be a target for jealousy?

Oh yeah, baby, flatter me!


Ok... calling me baby won't score points. But what do I need to do to win?

Ok... calling me baby won't score points. But what do I need to do to win?
show a boob :p :D (jk lol)

sorry...it was a poor joke (a sad little pun, really) based on the fact that there are two words in english spelled "polish"

Polish: meaning something from or having to do with Poland

and

polish: meaning to shine something, often with wax, such as shoes

:) hehe, ok

yes I know "polish" have a 2 differends meaning.

show a boob :p :D (jk lol)

The Janet Jackson thing died after the virgin Paul McCartney did the Superbowl. So unless you get a few beers in me you won't see much.