2017 MIBA Basketball World Cup

The 2017 MIBA Basketball World Cup is a basketball tournament for the nations of Mapperdonia, and a follow-up to the 2017 MIBA Spring Tournament in April. It will, again, be hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Union, formerly known as Pennsyljersaware.

Tournament Structure
This edition will be different from the previous tournament. This will be modeled after FIBA Basketball World Cup, but with 32 teams and 8 groups, similar to the upcoming 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The top two teams in each group will advance to the Round of 16, where the opponents will be drawn at random. The tournament will continue from there like a normal knockout stage, the loser being knocked out. The losers of the semifinals will advance to the third-place match.

The participants will be drawn at random into the eight groups. The Mid-Atlantic Union automatically gets the first spot in Group A since it is the host.

Venues
A total of eight venues will be used for this tournament. Pictures are not shown.
 * Mid Penn Bank Center, Harrisburg (capacity 18,495); Group A matches, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final
 * Burger King Arena, Pittsburgh (capacity 17,673); Group B matches, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Third-Place Match
 * Ford Arena, Philadelphia (capacity 18,032); Group C matches, Round of 16, Semifinals
 * Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City (capacity 16,493); Group D matches, Round of 16, Quarterfinals
 * DuPont Center, Wilmington (capacity 17,125); Group E matches, Round of 16, Quarterfinals
 * BMW Center, Newark (capacity 18,390); Group F matches, Round of 16
 * Erie Insurance Arena, Erie (capacity 15,996); Group G matches, Round of 16
 * Coca-Cola Center, Williamsport (capacity 16,002); Group H matches, Round of 16

Participants
The 16 teams that participated in the 2017 MIBA Spring Tournament will return, with 16 more teams entering. 10 spots had to be automatically filled due to lack of entries.

Current Participants
In order to enter, you just have to submit your ON. No flag is necessary.
 * Mid-Atlantic Union (host)
 * Scotland-Ireland
 * Lennystan (defending champions)
 * Monteregis (runners-up last edition)
 * Arkmarken
 * Orecolnia
 * Tävakareluu
 * Thristarnia (semifinalist last edition)
 * Petamarken
 * Neritua
 * Rio Grande
 * Gotlanhamn
 * Sultanate of Niggastan
 * Neo-Siam
 * Kurwalands (semifinalist last edition)
 * Biscasia
 * Slavonica
 * Hoflan
 * Anatolia
 * Valkyria Confederation
 * Salvenia
 * Albadonia
 * United Great Lakes (auto-fill)
 * Novasrbija (auto-fill)
 * Darunesia (auto-fill)
 * Ether (auto-fill)
 * Polnocslavia (auto-fill)
 * Ronschdilatia (auto-fill)
 * Canary Islands (auto-fill)
 * Harinia (auto-fill)
 * Sinokorea (auto-fill)
 * Western Republic (auto-fill)

Post-Tournament
After the tournament concludes, bidding will be open to determine the host of the next competition, which will be held in August 2018. Minor tournaments will occur until then. To bid, you must select between 4-8 venues (venue names and venue cities must also be stated) and state their capacity. All venues must have a capacity of more than 15,000. If a venue is stated to have a capacity of below 15,000, then the bid will be considered invalid until a new one is chosen that fits the criteria. Joint-bids are accepted.

Group Stage
Key: Pld=Games Played, W=Wins, L=Losses, PF=Points For, PA=Points Against, PD=Point Difference, Pts=Points. A win will add 2 points, and a loss will add 1 point.

Teams in bold advanced to the knockout stage.

Group A (Harrisburg)
Neritua 81-85 Sultanate of Niggastan

Sultanate of Niggastan 77-68 Western Republic

Neritua 84-101 Mid-Atlantic Union

Mid-Atlantic Union 81-78 Sultanate of Niggastan

Western Republic 72-78 Neritua

Group B (Pittsburgh)
Hoflan 78-69 Petamarken

Biscasia 87-93 (OT) Neo-Siam

Hoflan 73-63 Biscasia

Neo-Siam 89-76 Petamarken

Petamarken 96-90 Biscasia

Neo-Siam 85-88 (OT) Hoflan

Group C (Philadelphia)
Kurwalands 78-53 Orecolnia

Novasrbija 80-66 Thristarnia

Kurwalands 88-82 Novasrbija

Orecolnia 74-57 Thristarnia

Thristarnia 66-80 Kurwalands

Orecolnia 84-91 Novasrbija

Group D (Atlantic City)
Slavonica 89-81 Lennystan

Salvenia 74-87 Anatolia

Slavonica 89-84 Salvenia

Anatolia 70-75 Lennystan

Lennystan 72-58 Salvenia

Anatolia 80-79 Slavonica

Group E (Wilmington)
Rio Grande 87-97 Ronschdilatia

Albadonia 77-61 Monteregis

Rio Grande 77-55 Albadonia

Monteregis 70-63 Ronschdilatia

Ronschdilatia 78-50 Albadonia

Monteregis 77-79 Rio Grande

Group F (Newark)
Canary Islands 86-79 Tävakareluu

United Great Lakes 75-63 Darunesia

Canary Islands 79-61 United Great Lakes

Darunesia 82-73 Tävakareluu

Tävakareluu 69-75 United Great Lakes

Darunesia 92-99 (OT) Canary Islands

Group G (Erie)
Polnocslavia 68-72 Arkmarken

Ether 68-71 Valkyria Confederation

Polnocslavia 75-59 Ether

Valkyria Confederation 59-57 Arkmarken

Arkmarken 73-83 Ether

Valkyria Confederation 76-63 Polnocslavia

Group H (Williamsport)
Scotland-Ireland 88-81 Gotlanham

Harinia 68-79 Sinokorea

Scotland-Ireland 76-63 Harinia

Sinokorea 73-91 Gotlanhamn

Gotlanhamn 60-80 Harinia

Sinokorea 71-75 Scotland-Ireland

Knockout Stage
An asterisk (*) denotes an overtime period.

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