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National Anthem of Japan Kimigayo

@Werloc could not be here to post these himself today but he has kindly asked me to share these songs with you as part of his tribute to Japanese music.

So that concludes the second day of action at the Totallympics International Song Contest - Special Event in Japan. Here is a recap of today's results: Day -1 Fixtures / Results Group D Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 19:00 (GMT +1) Monaco 1 vs 7 Costa Rica Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 19:30 (GMT +1) South Africa 5 vs 3 Iraq Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 7 1 +6 3 South Africa 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 3 Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iraq 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0 Monaco 1 0 0 1 1 7 -6 0 Group E Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 20:00 (GMT +1) Cape Verde 5 vs 3 Iceland Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 20:30 (GMT +1) Mali 3 vs 5 Cuba Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Cape Verde 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 3 Cuba 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 3 Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iceland 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0 Mali 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0 Group F Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) Barbados 6 vs 2 Belize Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:30 (GMT +1) North Macedonia 4 vs 4 Angola Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Barbados 1 1 0 0 6 2 +4 3 Angola 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 1 North Macedonia 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 1 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belize 1 0 0 1 2 6 -4 0 A great win for Costa Rica to get their Group D campaign off to a near-perfect start and wins also for South Africa, Cape Verde, Cuba and Barbados. We also witnessed the first draw of the tournament as North Macedonia and Angola delivered a dramatic finish to their match. There's still plenty of time for the defeated nations to recover and qualify for the knock-out phase. Just a reminder that there are no matches scheduled for tomorrow, which is instead designated as "Japan Day" and is open to all users to post tributes to Japan. Users can post their content in any style or format they wish. Any contribution is welcome . That's all from Japan today, see you all soon!

Group F Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:30 (GMT +1) North Macedonia 0 vs 0 Angola These nations clashed at the 2017 men's handball world championships and now it's time for rivalries to be renewed here at the TISC Special. Angola have waited for their revenge since those championships 3 years ago and tonight they have their chance to win back bragging rights over their European rival. It's time to find out the outcome of this Group F encounter. Or surely we are due a first tie of the contest? 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 North Macedonia vs Angola A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group F Standings after match

I can now reveal... that judge A voted as follows:

Group F Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:30 (GMT +1) North Macedonia 0 vs 0 Angola These nations clashed at the 2017 men's handball world championships and now it's time for rivalries to be renewed here at the TISC Special. Angola have waited for their revenge since those championships 3 years ago and tonight they have their chance to win back bragging rights over their European rival. It's time to find out the outcome of this Group F encounter. 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 North Macedonia vs Angola A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for....

Group F Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:30 (GMT +1) North Macedonia 0 vs 0 Angola

Well different judges and more importantly, different songs

There were more Spanish entries than usual also at the most recent TISC from what I remember.... just after Spain 12 became a thing. I smell a conspiracy

Group F Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) Barbados 0 vs 0 Belize Attention switches to Group F now as we get a first chance to see the performances of Barbados and Belize. It promises to be a fascinating match-up! 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 Barbados vs Belize A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group F Standings after match

I think white shoes would have been better in this case

Group E Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 20:00 (GMT +1) Mali 0 vs 0 Cuba Mali and Cuba get their TISC Special campaign underway as they meet in the second match-up in Group E. 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 Mali vs Cuba A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group E Standings after match

I also liked our uniforms and sportswear from 2016.

The red shoes along with the green outfits just crossed a line

Group E Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 20:00 (GMT +1) Cape Verde 0 vs 0 Iceland We have a battle between two volcanic islands to open proceedings in Group E as Cape Verde meet Iceland. With 5 nations competing for just 2 automatic qualification slots for the last 16, it's important to get off to a good start here. Let's see who will come out on top in this volcanic battle! 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 Cape Verde vs Iceland A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group E Standings after match

Group D Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 19:30 (GMT +1) South Africa 0 vs 0 Iraq The second match in Group D features South Africa and Iraq. Will we see our first draw of the tournament? 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 South Africa vs Iraq A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group D Standings after match

Group D Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 19:00 (GMT +1) Monaco 0 vs 0 Costa Rica Welcome to the opening match on Day -1 of the TISC Special. Group D gets underway today with an intriguing encounter between Monaco and Costa Rica. Let's see if either team can get their campaign off to a winning start. 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 Monaco vs Costa Rica A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group D Standings after match

We're about to kick off the second day of action at TISC Special

Mental notes being stored Just kidding, but actually Gavin James has been very close to being picked a couple of times and is considered for the Annual most years.

I agree with a lot of what you say. I also don't think that a nation should have to live up to a stereotype of what is considered an accurate cultural representation of that country. If that was the case I would have to show what is considered traditional Irish music as my entry every year. And for me personally, although I do really like that music as well, I want to be able to show any type of song I enjoy. Each nation doesn't have to live up to what is considered an identity. If we like a song we should be proud to show it, whether it's traditional style, English language, native language, old, new, famous or obscure. And if people don't like the song we send then fine, but people shouldn't feel guilty about any song they send. It's their personal choice and we all like different things. For me it's a very good thing that we have all different styles and approaches.

The locals are getting ready for their debut...

Day -1 (Thu 23 July) Fixtures / Results Group D Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 19:00 (GMT +1) Monaco 1 vs 7 Costa Rica Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 19:30 (GMT +1) South Africa 5 vs 3 Iraq Group E Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 20:00 (GMT +1) Cape Verde 5 vs 3 Iceland Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 20:30 (GMT +1) Mali 3 vs 5 Cuba Group F Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) Barbados 6 vs 2 Belize Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:30 (GMT +1) North Macedonia 4 vs 4 Angola

Just a reminder to everyone that Japan Day is on this Friday, 24th July and I really encourage and beg you all to contribute anything and everything you can to celebrate Japan on that day. I stress the word beg as I would be afraid that Japan Day will go unmarked otherwise

Yeah, just a typo in the opening post. Tomorrow it's Groups D, E and F. The 3rd post in the thread has the best and most reliable schedule. There's also a link to the complete schedule in that first post.

@dcro did you pick up any of the judging comments from that Burundi v South Korea match? What went wrong for South Korea?