Liedjes Championships I

This was the first Liedjes Championships. It took place between 3 October 1980 and 11 November 1980. It contained 10 games that would be played in a random order, with later games accounting for a higher score. There was a pool of 12 total games to choose from, with the two being excluded being chosen from a mix of luck and influence from the countries. There would be six teams competing, each made up of four countries. The teams were supposed to be based on skill, but due to this being the first tournament, they were approximately closely with proximity or alliances.

Teams
Many of the teams were selected due to geographical areas, alliances and language groups for the first edition. This, however, saw a lot of criticism since it led to pretty weak teams compared to very strong teams. The Romantic team was seen as the obvious overpowered team containing four powerhouses, compared to the Benelux team which contained only really two strong nations, but not superpowers.

=Game 1 - Racing= No multiplier was selected for the first game. It contained rounds including 200m, 500m and 1000m races. The top 5 individual countries were:


 * 1)  - 2000 points
 * 2)  - 1750 points
 * 3)  - 1670 points
 * 4)  - 1500 points
 * 5)  - 1415 points

=Game 2 - Racing Relay= This is the first game with a multiplier. It has a low multiplier since it was played early on, with a 1.05x multiplier. It contained relay rounds including 800m; 1600m and 2400m. The scores appear unmultiplied in individual scores but are calculated afterwards.

Individual Country Leaderboard
The top 5 individual countries were:


 * 1)  - 2500 points
 * 2)  - 2313 points
 * 3)  - 2250 points
 * 4)  - 2125 points
 * 5)  - 1938 points

The leader board after this game sits at:

=Game 3 - Obstacle Course - 05 October 1980= This is the second game with a multiplier. It has a 1.5x multiplier. The leader board after this game sits at:

=Game 4 - Target Archery - 06 October 1980= This is the second game with a multiplier. It has a 1.75x multiplier.

=Game 5 - Escape Room - 07 October 1980= This is the second game with a multiplier. It has a 2x multiplier.

=Dodgeball - 08 October 1980=