2013 VERA World Cup
| 2013 VERA World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Details | |||
| Host Country | Nista Federation | ||
| Venues | Katsanna Fedatin Royal Portland Edaanis | ||
| Dates | June 9th to June 30th | ||
| Teams | Qualifying Teams (10): Allia Bymaria Carkhia Docneighland Fourth Laborer Nista Federation Paladinia United States of Quentin Vidgmar Xevenia | ||
| Results | |||
| Champions | United States of Quentin (9th Victory) | ||
| Second Place | Carkhia | ||
| Third Place | Nista Federation | ||
| Bye Team | United States of Quentin | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Matches | Nine matches played | ||
| Best Overall | Xam Jameson | ||
| Top Scorer | Dwight Egels | ||
| Top Tussler | Johnny Long | ||
The World Cup itself involved ten teams, of which nine came from being the best in their respective conferences, and one, the United States of Quentin, qualified automatically for being the defending champion. These qualifiers, besides the USQ, included Allia, Paladinia, Docneighland, Vidgmar, Carkhia, Bymaria, the Fourth Laborer Socialist Republic, Xevenia, and the Nista Federation. The World Cup held its first week of matches in the Nistan city of Edaanis, with the second week being held in Royal Portland, the third week held in the city of Fedatin, and the World Cup Final being held in the capital, Katsanna. Numerous venues were used as well, including the Easrnest Dome and Cosart Arena in Edaanis, King Candy Field in Royal Portland, Tyekok Field in Fedatin, and Royal Federal Stadium in Katsanna.
The course of the World Cup featured five games in the first week, two in the second week, one in the third, and one in the fourth. The Nista Federation, the host nation, was eliminated in the semifinals, after losing to Carkhia. Carkhia then moved on to the finals to play the defending champions, the United States of Quentin, at the Royal Federal Stadium in Katsanna on June 30th. The United States of Quentin team defeated the Carkhian team 465-122 to win their 9th VERA World Cup. The event also featured a number of individual accolades. The International Gold Roofball was won by Quentinian player Xam Jameson for being the best overall player in the Cup. The Rainbow Boot was awarded to Bymarian player Dwight Egels for scoring the most points, and Quentinian player Johnny Long was given the Golden Hammer for winning the most tussles. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the matches, while millions more watched on television. The television partners for the 2013 World Cup included the Venturian Media Network, the Quentinian Broadcasting Corporation, and the Allian Radio News Network.
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Host Selection
The bidding process to select the host country for both the 2013 and 2015 VERA World Cups began in July of 2004. The decision to make a bid for the World Cup is different in each country, however in most countries the board of the national roofball organization must make the decision to make a bid to host, or not to. In the USQ, Ravensonia, Xevenia, and a few other countries, this decision must be made in conjunction with national authorities, however in other countries it does not have to be. Initially, a total of four countries submitted a bid to host, including the United States of Quentin, Ravensonia, the Nista Federation of States, and the Iridium Coast. On July 26th, the VERA Administrative Council convened in Altempel, Sacred Watch to decide the winning bid. There were 64 representatives who voted on the bids, and the votes are listed below. Representatives could not vote for their own nation.
Bidding Nation Proposed Cities Vote Iridium Coast Iridium City, Port Affalevavaa, Nistilia, Quentinsburg 23 Nista Federation Katsanna, Fedatin, Edaanis, Royal Portland 27 Ravensonia Lewistown, Port Stevenson, Buffalnous, Lorennias 8 United States of Quentin Mechanicsburg, Baltimore, Bakersfieldville, Minersville 6
Teams
Of the 31 national teams that were members of VERA in 2013, only 10 were eligible to qualify. One spot was taken by the United States of Quentin team, who were the defending champions having won in 2009. The other nine spots were filled by the top three teams from each conference, the ZIRC, E-ARC, and W-ARC, except for the W-ARC which had the first, second, and third best teams competing, since the USQ qualified automatically. The 2013 VERA Group Play determined the three that entered from each conference, and those are listed below, along with their conference, preliminary conference seeding, and overall group play record. The USQ is italicized because it qualified automatically.
Rank Nation (Seeding) Group Play Record E-ARC 1 Vidgmar (#2) 13-2 2 Carkhia (#1) 14-1 3 Bymaria (#3) 11-4 W-ARC 1 United States of Quentin (#1) 12-1 2 Allia (#3) 10-3 3 Paladinia (#2) 8-5 4 Docneighland (#4) 7-6 ZIRC 1 Fourth Laborer Socialist Republic (#1) 11-2 2 Xevenia (#2) 9-4 3 Nista Federation (#3) 7-6
Venues
The Nista Federation put forward four cities to serve host to the 2013 World Cup, as per the tradition started in 1969, those being Katsanna, Fedatin, Royal Portland, and Edaanis. Edaanis was designated to host the first round, which requires two venues to be built in the city for play to occur. These included the Earnest Dome and Cosart Arena, the latter of which was renovated extensively to hold the Cup. The Earnest Dome had a capacity of 78,960, and Cosart was renovated to have 75,000 seats. In the second city, Royal Portland, King Candy Field held the second round, with a capacity of 81,300 fans. The third round was hosted by Fedatin, which proposed Fedatin Stadium, however due to issues with the structure and amenities of the building, Tyekok Field was chosen to replace it. Tyekok previously had a capacity of 50,000, however was renovated to 79,800. The final round was held at the capital, Katsanna, at Royal Federal Stadium. No renovations were needed for Royal Federal, which had a capacity of 103,900 as of the competition.
Team Training Camps
Per the rules of VERA, the host country must provide training facilities, as well as areas for the teams to camp, somewhere in the country. The teams arrived 3 weeks prior to the Cup's start date, and the location of their training facilities/camps are listed below.
Tournament
Media and Sponsors
Media Coverage
The media surrounding the 2013 VERA World Cup included television, radio, and for the first time at a VERA event, Megaconn livestreaming. In 2005, a contract was signed between VERA and the Quentinian Broadcasting Corporation, which gave the QBC rights to broadcast all World Cup matches up to and including the 2023 VERA World Cup. The Venturian Media Network also broadcast the World Cup semifinals and finals, pursuant to a 2003 agreement between VERA and the VMN, and broadcast the two matches via radio and television. The Allian Radio News Network was given rights nearly 3 months before the event to broadcast all games via radio, as well as broadcast the finals on television. The ARNN extended the radio broadcast to countries such as Drumes, Vidgmar, Allia, and the Comdantri Nortellus, while television was only available in the first three countries. The QBC reached the USQ, Ravensonia, Carkhia, parts of Paladinia and Comdantri Nortellus, New Dawn, Lindsaya, and a few other countries with its television broadcast of the Cup. The VMN reached most other countries, with the only three countries not receiving widespread coverage being Mortification, the United Villages of Southia, and Gallanathia.
Livestreaming was done for the first time at a VERA World Cup, as the finals match was livestreamed by Quentinian company Affiliates Live on the Megaconn. The livestream was available in most countries, except for notably the Nista Federation, and was a major success, leading to livestreaming of all games at both the 2015 VERA World Cup and the 2019 VERA World Cup.
Sponsors
VERA has numerous group play and world cup sponsors which helped to renovate stadiums and promote the World Cup. The Quentinian company Outcast sponsored the World Cup, however was not a regular sponsor of the 2013 VERA Group Play. The Megatridimensional media company Federation Media also sponsored the 2013 Cup, and also did not sponsor the group play for the season. The Quana-Cola Company, a Quentinian beverage company, sponsored the entire VERA season, including the World Cup.
