OlympicIRL 5,532 Posted July 30, 2020 Author #1031 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Guinea will play the second placed nation in Group C in the Round of 16 (Burundi / Albania). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 5,532 Posted July 30, 2020 Author #1032 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Group B Thursday, July 30th 2020, 15:00 (GMT +1) Kosovo 0 vs 0 Somalia Thursday, July 30th 2020, 15:00 (GMT +1) Puerto Rico 0 vs 0 Kiribati After the results in Group A, Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka can now breathe a sigh of relief as they are guaranteed to qualify for the Round of 16, even if they finish in 3rd place in the group. However, both will still want to qualify directly in order to get a more favourable draw in the next round. Kosovo cannot qualify, however they will be playing for pride as well as a possible higher seeding in the Challenge Trophy. Their opponents Somalia, however, are playing for a place in the Round of 16 and a draw against Kosovo will be enough to guide them safely into the next round. The other match, Puerto Rico v Kiribati is a crucial one for the Pacific islanders. A draw for Puerto Rico will see them into the next round as an automatic qualifier but as we already know, they will still advance to the Round of 16 even in defeat. A 5-3 loss will be enough for the Puerto Ricans will finish ahead of Sri Lanka and qualify in one of the 2 direct qualifying slots. For Kiribati however, the situation is much less optimistic. They must win their match 8-0 while also hoping Somalia lose 8-0 against Kosovo. They need an absolute miracle and then some! The permutations: Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka will both advance at the very least as a best 3rd-placed nation. Kiribati must win the match 8-0 AND need Somalia to lose 8-0 to advance to the repechage . Somalia will qualify automatically for the Round of 16 if they win or draw. Otherwise Somalia will advance to the repechage as long as they do not lose by a margin of 8-0 AND if Kiribati do not win 8-0. A total of 8 matches judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H Kosovo vs Somalia Puerto Rico vs Kiribati A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 5,532 Posted July 30, 2020 Author #1033 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Judge K voted for.... Spoiler Somalia Current Score: Kosovo 0-1 Somalia ____________________________________________________ Kiribati Current Score: Puerto Rico 0-1 Kiribati Group B Standings updated after votes from Judge K: Nation VD Pts Somalia +7 9 Puerto Rico +5 7 Sri Lanka +4 7 Kiribati -7 6 Kosovo -9 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 5,532 Posted July 30, 2020 Author #1034 Share Posted July 30, 2020 despite taking the lead are now eliminated as they needed Somalia to lose 8-0. therefore are assured of a repechage berth at the very least. dcro and Dnl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 5,532 Posted July 30, 2020 Author #1035 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Judge E voted for.... Spoiler Somalia Current Score: Kosovo 0-2 Somalia ____________________________________________________ Kiribati Current Score: Puerto Rico 0-2 Kiribati Group B Standings updated after votes from Judge E: Nation VD Pts Somalia +8 9 Puerto Rico +4 7 Sri Lanka +4 7 Kiribati -6 6 Kosovo -10 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 5,532 Posted July 30, 2020 Author #1036 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Judge H voted for.... Spoiler Kosovo Current Score: Kosovo 1-2 Somalia ____________________________________________________ Puerto Rico Current Score: Puerto Rico 1-2 Kiribati Group B Standings updated after votes from Judge H: Nation VD Pts Somalia +7 9 Puerto Rico +5 7 Sri Lanka +4 7 Kiribati -7 6 Kosovo -9 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 5,532 Posted July 30, 2020 Author #1037 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Judge C voted for.... Spoiler Somalia Current Score: Kosovo 1-3 Somalia ____________________________________________________ Kiribati Current Score: Puerto Rico 1-3 Kiribati Group B Standings updated after votes from Judge C: Nation VD Pts Somalia +8 9 Puerto Rico +4 7 Sri Lanka +4 7 Kiribati -6 6 Kosovo -10 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 5,532 Posted July 30, 2020 Author #1038 Share Posted July 30, 2020 So at the halfway point on the final day in Group B, Somalia are on top of the group and Puerto Rico will drop behind Sri Lanka if their margin of defeat increases any further. need just one more vote from the final 4 judges to ensure they qualify directly to the Round of 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 5,532 Posted July 30, 2020 Author #1039 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Judge M voted for.... Spoiler Somalia Current Score: Kosovo 1-4 Somalia ____________________________________________________ Kiribati Current Score: Puerto Rico 1-4 Kiribati Group B Standings updated after votes from Judge M: Nation VD Pts Somalia +9 9 Sri Lanka +4 7 Puerto Rico +3 7 Kiribati -5 6 Kosovo -11 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 5,532 Posted July 30, 2020 Author #1040 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Congratulation to Somalia who have now secured at least a top 2 finish in the group and need just one more vote to ensure they qualify as Group B winners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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