Werloc 3,164 Posted July 12, 2020 #501 Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: There’s this guy called Gebrasy... I'd dare say he's not even known in Lithuania Agger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,980 Posted July 12, 2020 #502 Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Werloc said: I'd dare say he's not even known in Lithuania He does show up as a YouTube curated Topic though “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werloc 3,164 Posted July 12, 2020 #503 Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, rybak said: You are right, but I wasn't surprised that someone selected them as their song and the band themeselves was controversial in ESC. My knowledge about Icelandic (non-eurovision) music is limited only to Bjork Well, United States rules the music world, followed by the UK and I guess Australia. Countries like France, italy and Germany are in their own bubble, but that's mostly since they push music in their own language rather than English and that's the reason why they don't hit the global charts. Spanish music is really breaking into the charts along with South Korean music, but after that I would definitely go towards Scandinavia (primarily Sweden and Iceland, followed by Norway and Denmark), if I were to pick who's setting the pop trends across Europe. If you ever have free time, there's definitely a lot of Icelandic music that's worth a listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werloc 3,164 Posted July 12, 2020 #504 Share Posted July 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: He does show up as a YouTube curated Topic though Not exactly sure what that does for me, but yay, I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,980 Posted July 12, 2020 #505 Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Werloc said: Not exactly sure what that does for me, but yay, I guess? Generally it means artists with a good following. Youtube creates those lists because people are interested in the topic. It could also just be a fan account since it only includes your latest song, but if someone went to the trouble to create a fan account, that’s probably a good thing too “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnl 691 Posted July 13, 2020 #506 Share Posted July 13, 2020 10 hours ago, rybak said: You are right, but I wasn't surprised that someone selected them as their song and the band themeselves was controversial in ESC. My knowledge about Icelandic (non-eurovision) music is limited only to Bjork i honestly really like Ásgeir who is also an Icelandic singer and far less controversial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnl 691 Posted July 13, 2020 #507 Share Posted July 13, 2020 i also got the feeling that this contest is unbalanced with the world top class singers and bands and the more local ones for me it's kind of lost the purpose of exploring new and sometimes unique music kungshamra71 and Wanderer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OlympicIRL 5,532 Posted July 13, 2020 Author Popular Post #508 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Provisional Schedule Below is an outline of the provisional schedule. It is still subject to change as I have to analyse everything carefully in order to foresee any problems. As of yet there are no match times and the days allocated for voting days in the final week may be filled with a challenge tournament for the songs eliminated in the early stages. I am still trying to figure out the logistics of everything but I just want to get this draft schedule out to you all as soon as possible as that's more important right now than making everything neat. The next and most important item on the agenda that I will work on now is the allocation of judges and the logistics of that! By the way, you will see on the schedule that I am planning on having a "Super Saturday" on July 25th, where all groups will have matches scheduled. That means 12 matches that day! I think it's a good way to kick-start the tournament after the official "Japan Day" which is scheduled for the day before where no matches will be played. Group Stages Group A Fixtures Wed, July 22nd Japan v Jamaica Wed, July 22nd Guinea v Gibraltar Sat, July 25th Gibraltar v Belarus Sat, July 25th Guinea v Japan Sun, July 26th Jamaica v Guinea Sun, July 26th Belarus v Japan Tue, July 28th Belarus v Guinea Tue, July 28th Gibraltar v Jamaica Thur, July 30th Jamaica v Belarus Thur, July 30th Japan v Gibraltar Group B Fixtures Wed, July 22nd Sri Lanka v Somalia Wed, July 22nd Kosovo v Puerto Rico Sat, July 25th Sri Lanka v Kosovo Sat, July 25th Somalia v Kiribati Sun, July 26th Puerto Rico v Sri Lanka Sun, July 26th Kiribati v Kosovo Tue, July 28th Kiribati v Sri Lanka Tue, July 28th Somalia v Puerto Rico Thur, July 30th Kosovo v Somalia Thur, July 30th Puerto Rico v Kiribati Group C Fixtures Wed, July 22nd Zambia v Guatemala Wed, July 22nd South Korea v Burundi Sat, July 25th Zambia v South Korea Sat, July 25th Guatemala v Albania Sun, July 26th Burundi v Zambia Sun, July 26th Albania v South Korea Tue, July 28th Albania v Zambia Tue, July 28th Guatemala v Burundi Thur, July 30th South Korea v Guatemala Thur, July 30th Burundi v Albania Group D Fixtures Thur, July 23rd Monaco v Costa Rica Thur, July 23rd South Africa v Iraq Sat, July 25th Monaco v South Africa Sat, July 25th Costa Rica v Côte d'Ivoire Mon, July 27th Iraq v Monaco Mon, July 27th Côte d'Ivoire v South Africa Wed, July 29th Côte d'Ivoire v Monaco Wed, July 29th Costa Rica v Iraq Fri, July 31st South Africa v Costa Rica Fri, July 31st Iraq v Côte d'Ivoire Group E Fixtures Thur, July 23rd Cape Verde v Iceland Thur, July 23rd Mali v Cuba Sat, July 25th Cape Verde v Mali Sat, July 25th Iceland v Chinese Taipei Mon, July 27th Cuba v Cape Verde Mon, July 27th Chinese Taipei v Mali Wed, July 29th Chinese Taipei v Cape Verde Wed, July 29th Iceland v Cuba Fri, July 31st Mali v Iceland Fri, July 31st Cuba v Chinese Taipei Group F Fixtures Thur, July 23rd Barbados v Belize Thur, July 23rd North Macedonia v Angola Sat, July 25th Barbados v North Macedonia Sat, July 25th Belize v Hong Kong Mon, July 27th Angola v Barbados Mon, July 27th Hong Kong v North Macedonia Wed, July 29th Hong Kong v Barbados Wed, July 29th Belize v Angola Fri, July 31st North Macedonia v Belize Fri, July 31st Angola v Hong Kong Repechages This round will determine the 4 best 3rd placed songs to advance to the Round of 16. Format yet to be decided. The repechage round is currently scheduled for Saturday, 1st August. Knockout Stages Round of 16 All Matches to be Played on Sunday, 2nd August Match 1: Runner-up Group A v Runner-up C Match 2: Winner D v Third-place B/E/F Match 3: Winner B v Third-place A/C/D Match 4: Winner F v Runner-up E Match 5: Winner C v Third-place A/B/F Match 6: Winner E v Runner-up D Match 7: Winner A v Third-place C/D/E Match 8: Runner-up B v Runner-up F Third-placed teams qualify from groups 1A vs 1B vs 1C vs 1D vs A B C D 3C 3D 3A 3B A B C E 3C 3A 3B 3E A B C F 3C 3A 3B 3F A B D E 3D 3A 3B 3E A B D F 3D 3A 3B 3F A B E F 3E 3A 3B 3F A C D E 3C 3D 3A 3E A C D F 3C 3D 3A 3F A C E F 3C 3A 3F 3E A D E F 3D 3A 3F 3E B C D E 3C 3D 3B 3E B C D F 3C 3D 3B 3F B C E F 3E 3C 3B 3F B D E F 3E 3D 3B 3F C D E F 3C 3D 3F 3E Quarter-Finals All Matches to be Played on Tuesday, 4th August QF 1: Winner of Match 1 vs Winner of Match 2 QF2: Winner of Match 3 vs Winner of Match 4 QF 3: Winner of Match 5 vs Winner of Match 6 QF 4: Winner of Match 7 vs Winner of Match 8 Semi-Finals All Matches to be Played on Thursday, 6th August SF 1: Winner of QF 1 vs Winner of QF 2 SF 2: Winner of QF 3 vs Winner of QF 4 Medal Matches All Matches to be Played on Saturday, 8th August BRONZE MEDAL MATCH Loser of SF 1 vs Loser of SF 2 GOLD MEDAL MATCH Winner of SF 1 vs Winner of SF 2 amen09, Dnl, Wumo and 10 others 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 5,532 Posted July 13, 2020 Author #509 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Another option I am considering is to have all the final group matches played on the same day, Thursday 30th July (instead of splitting them into 2 days). We could have the final matches from the same group play at the same time, the way they do at football tournaments. I think it will make the final day of matches in the group stage more exciting. Also, the big advantage of doing that, it means it opens up an extra day between repechages and Round of 16 to allow for voting as it might be very rushed to have repechages and then straight into Round of 16 the next day. Again I'm just thinking of the logistics of gathering the votes and giving myself the breathing room to prepare. For now, the schedule has the final group matches split into 2 days of action but this might change so I will keep you up-to-date on that. amen09, Werloc and Wanderer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,210 Posted July 13, 2020 #510 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I propose using Beach Volleyball Olympic tournament formula to decide who progresses of those ranked 3rd. Six 3rd-ranked nations are ranked by their points and vote difference. Top 2 then advance directly, while the remaining 4 progress to repechage playoffs. This will make individual votes during group stage even more important, which I believe is something everyone concerned would appreciate. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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