Vektor

We didn't get a single point from 5 nations in a row, and then we got 30 points from the next 3. I feel like something similar happened to us in the last contest, this is the Hungarian way. 

We didn't get a single point from 5 nations in a row, and then we got 30 points from the next 3. I feel like something similar happened to us in the last contest, this is the Hungarian way. 

GERMANY
 

 
 
Hallo Freunde!
 
Hello fellow Totallympians, this is Germany calling!
Here are the votes of the German National Jury:
 
HUNGARY 10
SPAIN 9 MEXICO 8 CANADA 7 NETHERLANDS 6 NORWAY 5 ITALY 4 MALTA 3 AUSTRALIA 2 CHINA 1  

HUNGARY 11 KAZAKHSTAN 10
IRAN 9 SPAIN 8 SLOVENIA 7 GREECE 6 NETHERLANDS 5 BULGARIA 4 UKRAINE 3 IRELAND 2 FRANCE 1  
 
 

Just for comparison, this was the Top5 after 10 countries in the last contest:
 
1.   68pts
 
2.   53pts
 
3.   47pts
 
4.   42pts
 
5.   41pts
 
4 of these countries were in the final Top5. 

Just for comparison, this was the Top5 after 10 countries in the last contest:
 
1.   68pts
 
2.   53pts
 
3.   47pts
 
4.   42pts
 
5.   41pts
 
4 of these countries were in the final Top5. 

As boring as "Shawn Mendes is winning TISC" sounds, at least he would be the first ever non-European winner. And I must say, for worldwide contest with 14 editions, we are kinda overdue for that. 

Canada also got two 12s. 

ISRAEL
 

 
 
שלום לכם חברים! כבוד הוא לי להציג לראשונה את הבחירה של ישראל בתחרות
It is my honor to show you Israel's first voting results
 
Hello fellow Totallympians, this is Israel calling!
Here are the votes of the Israeli National Jury:
 
UNITED STATES 10
HUNGARY 9 MALTA 8 SWEDEN 7 LITHUANIA 6 URUGUAY 5 CROATIA 4 SLOVAKIA 3 IRELAND 2 TUNISIA 1  

So far it looks like we are completely all over the place, which is helping the most well-known song in the contest. 

Well, if the first 6 nations are any indication, this will be a really unpredictable contest. 

Oh yeah, and lastly:
 
Honourable mention to my RESERVES
 
13th place: Hungary @Vektor
14th place: Indonesia @Griff88
15th place: Sweden @Belle
16th place: Norway @Skijumpingmaster
and 17th place to the hosts.

AUSTRALIA
 

 
 
Hello fellow Totallympians, this is Australia calling!
Here are the votes of the Australian National Jury:
 
MALTA 10
FRANCE 9 POLAND 8 SLOVENIA 7 HUNGARY 6 SPAIN 5 DENMARK 4 ITALY 3 GREECE 2 SWEDEN 1

Only Portugal and Slovakia got points from all the 3 nations who voted so far. 

SPAIN
 

 
 
¡Buenos días desde España! Tenemos muchas ganas de disfrutar de una nueva final del TISC y pasar un gran día musical en medio de esta pandemia. ¡Mucha suerte a todos y espero que estéis todos sanos!
 
Hello fellow Totallympians, this is Spain calling!
Here are the votes of the Spanish National Jury:
 
GERMANY 10
PORTUGAL 9 CANADA 8 LITHUANIA 7 ARGENTINA 6 BULGARIA 5 CHINA 4 SLOVAKIA 3 INDIA 2 HUNGARY 1

HUNGARY 11 GREECE 10
NORWAY 9 INDIA 8 TUNISIA 7 IRELAND 6 AUSTRALIA 5 SLOVAKIA 4 PORTUGAL 3 UKRAINE 2 CANADA 1  

Fun fact: I did try to find English language songs by Hungarian artists both times I entered TISC because I am very much aware about that songs in English perform better in contests like TISC. And I couldn't find much.  For better or worse Hungary is doomed to send Hungarian language songs, because apparently we almost never write songs in English. 

Fun fact: I did try to find English language songs by Hungarian artists both times I entered TISC because I am very much aware about that songs in English perform better in contests like TISC. And I couldn't find much.  For better or worse Hungary is doomed to send Hungarian language songs, because apparently we almost never write songs in English. 

It's getting worse here, we had our worst day, 210 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths in one day. 

Maybe it's time to stop calling Hungary a democracy.
 
 

Maybe it's time to stop calling Hungary a democracy.
 
 

Maybe it's time to stop calling Hungary a democracy.
 
 

Well, shit, 10th victim of COVID-19 in Hungary was 37 years old, and likely healthy, because he was the deputy ambassador of UK: https://index.hu/english/2020/03/25/hungary_coronavirus_226_cases_10_dead_uk_deputy_head_of_mission/

For Hungary it's hard to say. Maybe our young women's handball team will improve in the next year? Some of our other young athletes might have been ready to shine this year, like Péni and Major in Shooting. 
 
On the other hand this is probably it for Katinka Hosszú's gold medal chances... I was already kinda skeptical of her beating Sydney Pickrem this year, and now I am sure that she or some other young talent will beat Hosszú next year. 

For Hungary it's hard to say. Maybe our young women's handball team will improve in the next year? Some of our other young athletes might have been ready to shine this year, like Péni and Major in Shooting. 
 
On the other hand this is probably it for Katinka Hosszú's gold medal chances... I was already kinda skeptical of her beating Sydney Pickrem this year, and now I am sure that she or some other young talent will beat Hosszú next year.