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Hm, for some reason Germany always skips the Open contest. The last time they participated in an Open contest was in 2015 (and they only skipped the Annual contest once, in 2016).

3 days until the deadline Returning countries (6): (O2018), (O2017), (O2015), (A2018), (A2018), (A2018) Countries who participated in A2019 and have not yet confirmed the participation (8):

I am pretty sure the release date of the background video doesn't matter if the audio is old. We are voting for the songs/recordings, not the videos, which are just a "bonus" because we are using YouTube and not, for example, Spotify.

Updated map Returning countries (5): (O2018), (O2017), (O2015), (A2018), (A2018) Countries who participated at A2019 and have not yet confirmed the participation (11):

Let me tell you, there were a LOT of songs to choose from. I was debating whether I should submit a popular radio hit or something more obscure which represents my personal taste (for example, some alternative rock or electronic music). In the end I have decided to choose nether of those things, because this is the "return of Hungary" after a long break, and for this special occasion it felt more appropriate to me to send a respected Hungarian folk singer whose work is also accessible to listeners who aren't fans of folk music. So, without further ado, let me present to you the Hungarian entry... Bea Palya - "Szabadon" English translation of the lyrics: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/szabadon-freely.html

The rules don't say anything about this, but I think it would be weird if we would say that the artists who have "featuring" credit also represent more than 50% of the act. The use of the "featuring" credit instead of an "and" suggests that it's Sasha Lopez's song and not a completely equal collaboration between the artists. I mean, for example, let's say Desert Rose has two featured Algerian artists instead of one. Would that truly make it a 33% British production when it was released and promoted as a Sting single?

I was bored, so I quickly made this map. Returning countries (2): (O2017), (O2015) Countries who participated at A2019 and have not yet confirmed the participation (17):

Well, at least we have Major. I really hope she wins a medal in Tokyo, 16 years is a long enough wait for an Olympic shooting medal.

I guess I am eligible for this, so I will represent (with maybe some other Hungarian users if they also wish to participate). I do have to look it up if we have already sent something previously, I don't want to send the same song again.

Muszukajev Iszmail és Sastin Marianna kvótát szerzett birkózásban.

I still don't know how I feel about that Muszukajev might actually win a medal for us here and in Tokyo. I don't think we ever had a situation like this in Hungarian sport.

[hide] Knockout Round September 10th - September 15th, 2019 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Bronze Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 15th 2019, h. 16:00 France 5 Australia Gold Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 15th 2019, h. 20:00 Argentina 2 Spain [/hide]

The Hungarian formal wear for Tokyo 2020 (yep, it's our turn to be the European country that shows up in a formal wear that's kinda similar to the non-white host's traditional clothing)

[hide] Knockout Round September 10th - September 15th, 2019 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 13th 2019, h. 20:00 Argentina 7 France September 13th 2019, h. 16:00 Spain 9 Australia [/hide]

After Matchday 6 Group winners: Group runner-ups: League A play-offs vs. vs. League B play-offs vs. vs. League C play-offs vs. vs. League D play-offs vs. vs.

We will be lucky if we earn more than 3 points in our next 3 matches, the 2 away matches against Croatia and Wales will be incredibly hard. Your opponent for the 2nd spot is Wales from now on, so it will be crucial for you to win SVK-WAL.

Congrats to Slovakia, you will likely qualify after this victory.

The provocation is one thing, but I am more sad about that the qualifiers don't have VAR, because that was clearly an offside.goal. I hope we can somehow still come back from this.

wtf Croatia

[hide] Knockout Round September 10th - September 15th, 2019 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Quarterfinals Date & Time (GMT +8) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 September 10th 2019, h. 19:00 Argentina 7 Serbia September 10th 2019, h. 21:00 Spain 25 Poland September 11th 2019, h. 19:00 United States 3 France September 11th 2019, h. 21:00 Australia 20 Czech Republic [/hide]

The refs basically decided that game when they called that more than questionable offensive foul on Giannis. Not a good look for FIBA.

So Greece has to win with at least 12 points against Czech Republic to advance, right? (assuming that the US beats Brazil, ofc)

After 5 matchdays (this can obv still change a lot) Group winners: Group runner-ups: League A play-offs vs. vs. League B play-offs vs. vs. League C play-offs vs. vs. League D play-offs vs. vs.

lol, if Kosovo qualifies from that group, one of Georgia, North Macedonia, Belarus and Luxembourg will also have a spot at the Euros.

Quotas: +1 +1