The 2011 Four Nations is the inaugural tournament of the Four Nations, which began on July 9th 2011. Each of the Four Nations, Aran, Mercury, Tianistan and Zealandia, sent 8 teams to the tournament, which will be played over two stages.
League Cup
Main article: 2011 Four Nations League Cup
The Four Nations League Cup kicked off on August 6th, with all 32 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament.
Stage One
The group draw was conducted by Joe Foxon, in which no teams were seeded.
Aran
Group A
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HOS |
DAI |
CRY |
SHO
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HOS
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1-3
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3-2
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15/10
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DAI
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03/09
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–
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15/10
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2-4
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CRY
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01/10
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0-3
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–
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0-2
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SHO
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2-1
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01/10
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03/09
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–
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Group B
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TAI |
RAN |
GAN |
ICH
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TAI
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2-2
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1-2
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15/10
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RAN
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03/09
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–
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15/10
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0-2
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GAN
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01/10
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3-2
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–
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2-3
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ICH
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1-1
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01/10
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03/09
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–
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Mercury
Group A
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MER |
BOH |
QUE |
DEA
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MER
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2-2
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1-1
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15/10
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BOH
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03/09
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–
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15/10
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0-4
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QUE
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01/10
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0-2
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–
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3-2
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DEA
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2-1
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01/10
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03/09
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–
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Group B
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MUL |
MAY |
TAY |
TOW
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MUL
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1-2
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1-2
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15/10
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MAY
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03/09
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–
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15/10
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4-0
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TAY
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01/10
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0-1
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–
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2-1
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TOW
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5-1
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01/10
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03/09
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–
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Tianistan
Group A
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MSC |
PTA |
PTR |
TIA
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MSC
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2-4
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2-4
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15/10
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PTA
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03/09
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–
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15/10
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1-2
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PTR
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01/10
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20/08
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–
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5-3
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TIA
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20/08
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01/10
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03/09
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–
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Group B
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NKL |
NTL |
RNH |
MAR
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NKL
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3-2
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2-1
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15/10
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NTL
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03/09
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15/10
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6-5
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RNH
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01/10
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20/08
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–
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5-3
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MAR
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20/08
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01/10
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03/09
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–
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Zealandia
Group A
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PUR |
BER |
ZDF |
CSC
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PUR
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1-0
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0-1
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15/10
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BER
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03/09
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–
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15/10
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1-2
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ZDF
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01/10
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20/08
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–
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1-1
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CSC
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20/08
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01/10
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03/09
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–
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Group B
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SCP |
KNG |
LIT |
TIT
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SCP
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2-1
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1-0
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15/10
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KNG
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03/09
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–
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15/10
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1-1
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LIT
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01/10
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20/08
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–
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0-1
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TIT
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20/08
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01/10
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03/09
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–
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Stage Two
In the Second Stage, all 32 teams will compete in more groups of 4. The draw will be conducted by Joe Foxon, and teams finishing top of their Stage One groups will be highest seeded, with teams finishing bottom being lowest seeds. No team will play another from the same nation in this stage.
Pot 1
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Pot 2
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Pot 3
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Pot 4
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Aran Group A 1st
Aran Group B 1st
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Aran Group A 2nd
Aran Group B 2nd
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Aran Group A 3rd
Aran Group B 3rd
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Aran Group A 4th
Aran Group B 4th
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Mercury Group A 1st
Mercury Group B 1st
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Mercury Group A 2nd
Mercury Group B 2nd
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Mercury Group A 3rd
Mercury Group B 3rd
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Mercury Group A 4th
Mercury Group B 4th
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Tianistan Group A 1st
Tianistan Group B 1st
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Tianistan Group A 2nd
Tianistan Group B 2nd
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Tianistan Group A 3rd
Tianistan Group B 3rd
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Tianistan Group A 4th
Tianistan Group B 4th
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Zealandia Group A 1st
Zealandia Group B 1st
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Zealandia Group A 2nd
Zealandia Group B 2nd
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Zealandia Group A 3rd
Zealandia Group B 3rd
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Zealandia Group A 4th
Zealandia Group B 4th
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Playoffs
The playoffs will be contested between the 8 group winners in the second stage. Teams will be seeded based on their overall record over the season.
Bracket
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Quarter Finals
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Semi Finals
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Final
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(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)
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