The VHCup

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Introduction

 

Hello VHL

 

I recently in my podcast for theme week decreed that it would be a cool idea to implement a VHL cup. For those who don’t know a cup in soccer is usually a competition that goes between multiple different leagues, where there is usually a group stage and then a bracket style finals/playoffs system. I think it would be a cool little sim idea for either an offseason sim, or even just another sim alongside the main sims during the regular season. Yes, I hear you already “The simmers don’t have time for this, yeah I will get to that.” So before you rudely interrupt me again let me discuss my plans.

 

My Idea

 

As there are currently 34 teams amongst the three leagues we would need to split up the league into 8 groups, 2 of these groups will be five teams and the other 6 groups will have 4 teams a piece. Each team will play each other team once in the group stage for a maximum of 4 games if you are in the two groups of five. Teams will be allocated to their groups following a random draw, there are no limits for each group there could be any random allocation of teams to each group. Once the teams have been allocated to a group they will play every other team in their group once. They will then be placed on the ladder for each group with the following rules. Teams will receive 3 points for a win, two points for an overtime win, one point for an overtime loss and no points for a loss. Once the games have been played and points awarded the top two teams from each group will make it through to the bracket stage. Please note that if there is a tie of two teams in a spot to go to the bracket stage the following order will break the tie. Head to Head record, Highest goals scored, best goal differential, Most regular wins, Highest single total goals scored, most shutouts. If further tie breaks are needed I will make them up.

 

The top two teams from each group will make it to the bracket stage. All the first place teams will be matched up against a second placed team The teams will be seeded depending on the same tie breaker criteria, the only rule for the bracket stage is that a team must not play the other team from their group in the opening stage of the bracket round. Each bracket round will be a best of one and no reseeding will take place once teams are in their bracket. The winner of the final match will be awarded the Beketov Cup (name is subject to change).

 

Simming

 

So now to discuss the simming of it all. I know that the simmers are incredibly busy so I am going to make up a very rudimentary random number generator based on TPE values of all 34 teams. So stay tuned, in my vhl.com article this week I will go over the group draw for the VHCup if you are interested in it let me know and I can tag you in all my upcoming articles.

 

Thanks