Brightwater Commerce Stadium

Brightwater Commerce Stadium
[[image: |x78px|Coat of Arms of Brightwater Commerce Stadium]]
Location: David City, TA, USQ
Built: July 9th, 2017
Stadium
Former Names	None
Address	5419 Russel Street
Public Transit	DCSM, Lard Park Station David City Bus Station 34
Owner	David City Recreational Department
Operator(s)	David City Bureaucrats
Capacity	125,786
Surface	Blacktop/Grass
Type	Open Stadium
Tenants
Current Tenants	David City Bureaucrats
Past Tenants	David City College
Major Events	2018 and 2019 Brightwater Cups 2018 Champions Cup 2020 QUACA Roofball Championship
Construction
Broke Ground	December 6th, 2014
Opened	July 9th, 2017
Construction Cost	Ð700 million ($7 billion)
Architect	Quentinian Concrete Company
Project Manager	Private-Public Ventures
Structural Engineer	Quentinian Concrete Company
Services Engineer	David City Waxers
General Contractor	Private-Public Ventures

Brightwater Commerce Stadium is an open air, blacktop and natural grass stadium, located in David City, TA in the United States of Quentin. The stadium is currently the home of the David City Bureaucrats, a professional roofball team competing in the Quentinian Roofball Organization (QRO). Aside from roofball games, the stadium hosts numerous other events, including international sporting events, concerts and other arts performances, matches of Quentinian Quadrathameet, and events held by the Quentinian Cycling Association. The stadium, with naming rights given to the Brightwater Commerce Company, is the largest stadium in the USQ by capacity, at over 125,000 fans.

This also makes it one of the top five stadiums in the world by capacity. Besides capacity, the stadium is also recognized as of the most technologically advanced stadiums in the world, having numerous features including multiple large HD video screens, interactive digital fan services, virtual food and merchandise purchases, and BrownEar services, including music and video. It is recognizable by its archway-like structures which surround the stadium, along with its picturesque location beside the Brightwater Gulf.

Past events the stadium has hosted include the 2018 and 2019 QRO Brightwater Cups, the 2018 QRO Champions Cup, the 2020 QUACA Roofball Championship, and the Qool Qat comedy tour.

The stadium was originally proposed in 2007 to replace the aging Tantallegara House Stadium, and the city wanted it to be ready for the 2009 VERA World Cup. However the team and fans rejected the plan, as Tantallegara House was loved by most of the fanbase. Also, the city balked at the proposed cost, and the stadium plan was scrapped, with David City not being one of the cities hosting the World Cup that year in 2009. However, in 2010 Tantallegara House was becoming worn beyond repair, and soon the city had no choice but to replace it. The stadium moved to Brightwater Commerce Spark Stadium, a small college stadium in Uptown David City, while the city planned to build one of the largest stadiums in the country. In 2017, after 3 years of construction, the stadium was opened. Its inaugural event was a week one QRO game, where the Bureaucrats beat the Lindin Founders. At a $7 billion cost, the stadium was one of the most expensive ever built in the league.

The record attendance at the stadium is 135,918, for the 2018 Brightwater Cup between the Bureaucrats and the Kahoot Krushers. The game is recognized as one of the greatest Brightwater Cup games in history, largely because of the Brightwater Commerce Stadium crowd. The stadium includes five 8K video screens, one large screen on the side adjacent to the Brightwater Gulf and three smaller ones on the other side of the stadium. Seating includes a large lower level, and a medium-sized suite level, with another level designated as the medium level. This level includes numerous restaurants, with benches along a walkway with fans to watch from. This is known as the State House Concourse, paying tribute to the Tantallegara House Stadium and the Tantallegara State House.

Naming

The stadium is named after the Brightwater Commerce Company, a shipping and commerce company which has its headquarters in David City and Livjessville. The company bought naming rights in 2010, when planning began for a new stadium to replace the Tantallegara House Stadium. When the Bureaucrats needed a temporary stadium until Brightwater Commerce was built, the company held the naming rights to Brightwater Commerce Spark Stadium, a smaller stadium in inner-city David City. Today the company still holds the naming rights to that stadium, as it is only home to smaller college events. Once the new Brightwater Commerce Stadium opened in 2017, naming rights were given to the company for that stadium as well.

The stadium is one of nine stadiums in the QRO which is named after a company or other corporation which pays for naming rights. These stadiums are in the minority in the QRO, as the other 15 stadiums are named after people, places, traditions, etc.

Composition

Design and Type

The design of Brightwater Commerce Stadium is modern, and the stadium features metal arches which support the stadium and help add design appeal. The stadium is open air, and its playing surface consists of blacktop and natural grass. For other events, the blacktop area is covered with turf, and the rest of the field is natural grass. The structure is built with concrete and steel, and its sides curve upwards and inwards on the sides, to form a partial covering over the upper decks. This is designed to make it look sleek and modern, and the edges of the curve are straight.

Seating

The seating of the stadium is much like any other roofball stadium. This includes VIP seating above the wall, and sideline seating for other special guests. However, Brightwater Commerce Stadium has only two main seating sections, a large lower deck section close to the field, and an upper deck suite section. Additionally, seating is available inside the State House Concourse, which is a level with glass which wraps around the stadium in between the main section and the upper deck suite section. This concourse section is mainly restaurants, an arcade and gaming room, and other amenity rooms, however there are also park-like benches and other more comfortable seats lining the concourse, looking down on the stadium. Most seats are plastic seats, however suite-level seats are much more comfortable. On the House Concourse, there are mostly metal benches, with some more comfortable seats like the ones found on the suite-level. The concourse and suite sections run across the long sides of the oval stadium, as well as the short side of the oval adjacent to the street. However, the suite and concourse levels don't run across the short oval side that is adjacent to the gulf, due to the video board located there.

Video Screens and Other Amenities

There are five, 8k UHD LED video screens in Brightwater Commerce, which are among the most high-definition screens in the league. The stadium's largest video screen is located on the shorter side of the oval stadium, and is affixed above the main section seats there. Since there are no suite level or concourse level seats on that side, that side has a nice view of the gulf and the video board for people on the other side of the stadium. This view is part of what makes the stadium so picturesque. The three other boards are smaller, and are affixed to the other side of the stadium, the other short side of the oval adjacent to the street. The boards are lined up next to each other, spaced out a bit with seats in between them. These screens are smaller than the largest one.

There are numerous stores and restaurants in the stadium, mostly on the State House Concourse. There are four restaurants located on this concourse, along with bathrooms, vending machines, etc. These restaurants include three stadium-run restaurants, and one small Refrazz restaurant. There are also two stores, one team and league merchandise store, and one store selling stadium electronics. This includes tablets which keep track of scores, player names on the field, and statistics, and also allow fans to order food, merchandise, and services from their seats. These are available to buy or to rent. Additionally, BrownEar services are available in these stores, allowing fans to connect their devices or the stadium tablets to commentary, music, narration for disabled people, or other audio which fans can access during the game.

Transportation

Transportation to the stadium includes public transit, such as bus lines and the city's subway-metro, as well as personal cars or the city's taxies. The stadium is on the Lard Peninsula, and thus the closest airport to the stadium is the David City Recreational Airport. The David City Subway-Metro has a station at the stadium, Lard Park Station, named after the peninsula the station is located on. Lard Park Station is located right next to the stadium, needing no additional walk, and connects to all other areas of the city. The city's subway-metro connects to the Pan-Fayet Rail Line, meaning that fans from Tantallegara and the Kahoot Area, and even as far away as Belljexk, CA and Port Clinton GA can come directly from their respective cities into the stadium by rail. The city's bus services also service the stadium, and line 34 goes right to the stadium.

The parking outside the stadium is extensive, and has room for nearly 25,000 cars.

Outside Amenities and Decoration

Outside the stadium is Lard Park, which surrounds the stadium and its parking. The park is extensive, and is free, meaning that many fans and spectators come to the park before and after games. Additionally, the park uses stadium parking, and the stadium is allowed to have events inside the park on gamedays, including races, throwing competitions, scrimmages, and other competitions to win tickets or privileges inside the stadium. With the park, there are also numerous paths to walk, and one path adjacent to the gulf is notable for its views of Downtown David City. There are two statues outside the stadium, and one of them is adjacent to this path. This statue is the skyline of the city, with three roofball players hovering over the city. There is also a Bureaucrats logo in front of the skyline. The second statue is in the front of the stadium, near the entrance, and depicts legend Quashon Casey and founder Jarold Tonisian.