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The Two Empires (Caf/Dae) - hosting bid for CoH 30

Cafundeu
02-12-2007, 00:37
Official Announcement made in Lasft, Cafundéu:

TWO EMPIRES HOSTING BID - FOR THE 30th CUP OF HARMONY
by
The Monopoly of Cafundéu and The Celestial Regency of Daehanjeiguk

Bid Details

1- Scorinator to be Used: World Cup 36 scorinator

2- Group Format: depends on the number of countries selected. These are the most probable (and possible) scenarios:

16 countries: two groups of 8, teams play each other once, best 4 of each group advance to quarterfinals.

20 countries: four groups of 5, teams play each other once, best 2 of each group advance to quarterfinals.

24 countries: four groups of 6, teams play each other once, best 2 of each group advance to quarterfinals.

Tiebreaking criteria, in order: points; number of wins; goal difference; goals scored; head-to-head results; playoff game.

3- Knockout Round: draw with teams divided in pots according to performance in group stage (1st against 2nd [or 1st against 4th and 2nd against 3rd - in this case, it'll be ensured that, in the semifinals, the winner of a 1st x 2nd quarterfinal play against the winner of a 3rd x 4th quarterfinal]).

4- RP bonus: using the WC36 scorinator, the RP bonus will be determined by two factors: the frequency of the posts and their quality (four levels of RP quality) - the two most important factors that will be counted to give a RP a good level of quality will be length and creativity.

The RP bonus works increasing a team's KPB points. So, although the number of points added depending on the factors will be the same from the World Cup, the RP bonus will have more importance than in the WC, as the countries involved in a CoH usually have less KPB points than a country in the WC. So, the RP bonus will represent a higher percentage of a country's KPB points in this CoH than in WC36.

5- Scorination time and schedule: the games will be scorinated at approximately 23:00 GMT, with both hosts scorinating at approximately the same time (probably Cafundéu first and Daehanjeiguk after ).

The schedule of course depends on when the vote to choose the host will end. The first plan is to open the CoH thread and send the invites after the end of the qualifiers (if not possible, after the WC group draw). Then, the CoH would start after the group stage of the World Cup. The schedule will be posted together with the CoH thread, and will be followed strictly.

[B]6- RP Background: Cafundéu and Daehanjeiguk have lots of stadiums ready to be used in a Cup of Harmony (as Cafundéu hosted World Cup 36/BoF for WC34 and Daehanjeiguk hosted the Oriental Cup). Besides the stadiums, both countries are ready to interact with the other countries in RPs.

The countries have different cultures, so the experience of being in one of the countries is probably completely different from the experience of being in the other.

Cafundéu's main interest is to profit with the Cup of Harmony, with sponsorship from private companies and increase of tourism. Yes, we want you to spend your money here.

[B]7- Other Things: this CoH can be a chance to give Daehanjeiguk some experience in hosting a WCC-sanctioned event, and to give Cafundéu the chance of hosting a competition that the country haven't hosted before.

Two points of the bid: first, there will be a lot of information about the schedule of the cup, and much information about stadiums, cities, etc. Second, the hosts promise few to none (I just won't post the word "no" because emergencies can happen) delays in scorination.
Sel Appa
02-12-2007, 02:54
The Football Federation of Sel Appa indicates its support for this bid, despite not being eligible for participation. We wish our friends in Cafundeu and Daehanjeiguk good luck with their bid. If successful, the FFSA wants to negotiate travel packages for Sel Appan citizens to go to the Cup of Harmony.
Daehanjeiguk
02-12-2007, 09:27
The Imperial Football Association of Daehanjeiguk would like to confirm the statements of our counterparts in the Monopoly of Cafundeu. We have been working extensively together in private communications to plan the most astounding Cup of Harmony in recollection, and we hope that the world will appreciate the fruits of our labor.

So please relay your questions to either of us, and pray to God that we think alike!
Casari
02-12-2007, 18:13
:p So, what would you say to people who think your format is endlessly dull and lacking in cows?
Cafundeu
02-12-2007, 19:00
The format is efficient (I mean, it has been proven that it works well in the CoH, and doesn't generate much complaints), easy to understand and to follow and can offer the teams an enjoyable competition.

As for the cows, Elville in Cafundéu would probably be one of the host cities, and there you will be able to see many cows (you can only touch or talk with them with the farmer's permission), as it is the headquarters of our biggest milk producer company, Leite MaisMinas. (by the way, if you buy 9 liters of Leite MaisMinas, you win another liter for free!)
Daehanjeiguk
03-12-2007, 02:19
The format is efficient (I mean, it has been proven that it works well in the CoH, and doesn't generate much complaints), easy to understand and to follow and can offer the teams an enjoyable competition.

As for the cows, Elville in Cafundéu would probably be one of the host cities, and there you will be able to see many cows (you can only touch or talk with them with the farmer's permission), as it is the headquarters of our biggest milk producer company, Leite MaisMinas. (by the way, if you buy 9 liters of Leite MaisMinas, you win another liter for free!)

I would have to agree with my counterpart - simplicity is a virtue. The World Cup style elimination tournament has been efficient and gives people the opportunity to participate in a tournament that mirrors the World Cup format - if only to get a taste of the future (or past...). It's also something with which people are familiar and not subject to believe that there is a particular tournament bias against anyone.

And cows... um. We eat cows. Cow liver, cow tongue, cow butt, cow stomach, cow intestine, cow heart, cow eye, cow tail, cow hoof, cow meat, and if we could, we'd eat the calf too. Sorry. It's either eat or be eaten; and if the cows had the power, you know that they'd eat humans too.