This is a tournament style competition to proclaim which country is the best at producing metal in the world. The Metal World Cup will be modeled on FIFA style soccer tournaments. There will be two stages: first a group stage, and then a knockout stage.
Group stage: For the group stage, countries are clustered into groups of four. For each group:
Knock out stage: There will then be a four round knock-out tournament. Teams will be ranked based on points earned. The knockout stage will follow the pattern below:
You have until next Friday at 5 PM Pacific to vote on the group stage. Therefore, you can change your votes between now and Friday without consequence. Feel free to lobby and share music from any countries that have bands you think other people may not be familiar with.
Group A:
Brazil
Germany
Hungary
Japan
Group B:
Denmark
Iceland
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Group C:
France
Netherlands
New Zealand
Poland
Group D:
Canada
Colombia
Italy
Ireland
Group E:
Austria
China
Finland
Greece
Group F:
Czech Republic
Romania
Russia
Sweden
Group G:
Australia
Mexico
Norway
Portugal
Group H:
Croatia
Spain
Ukraine
USA
Group stage: For the group stage, countries are clustered into groups of four. For each group:
- BOLD your first choice. This is worth five points.
- Italicize your second choice. This is worth three points.
- Underline your third choice. This is worth one point. (If you have no third choice, just leave it blank).
Knock out stage: There will then be a four round knock-out tournament. Teams will be ranked based on points earned. The knockout stage will follow the pattern below:
You have until next Friday at 5 PM Pacific to vote on the group stage. Therefore, you can change your votes between now and Friday without consequence. Feel free to lobby and share music from any countries that have bands you think other people may not be familiar with.
Group A:
Brazil
Germany
Hungary
Japan
Group B:
Denmark
Iceland
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Group C:
France
Netherlands
New Zealand
Poland
Group D:
Canada
Colombia
Italy
Ireland
Group E:
Austria
China
Finland
Greece
Group F:
Czech Republic
Romania
Russia
Sweden
Group G:
Australia
Mexico
Norway
Portugal
Group H:
Croatia
Spain
Ukraine
USA