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The line-up for the Round of 16 is as follows: Day 8 Wednesday 12th August Round of 16 Match 69 13:00: Guinea (A2) v (C2) Burundi Match 70 13:30: South Africa (D1) v (F3) North Macedonia Match 71 15:00: Somalia (B1) v (D3) Costa Rica Match 72 15:30: Barbados (F1) v (E2) Cuba Match 73 17:00: Albania (C1) v (B3) Puerto Rico Match 74 17:30: Cape Verde (E1) v (D2) Côte d'Ivoire Match 75 19:00: Gibraltar (A1) v (C3) Guatemala Match 76 19:30: Sri Lanka (B2) v (F2) Angola

It’s also making me reminisce about TISC since Alex Trimble competed at the Annual in 2017 with Two Door Conema Club

Beijing 2008 London 2012 Athens 2004 Sydney 2000 Rio 2016 I have high hopes for the Tokyo ceremony. I hope they do a better job of the cauldron than London and Rio which I found to be underwhelming. (especially London’s cauldron). I want a big flame above the roof of the stadium, not some artistic thing tucked away in the corner of the stadium.

Have you never heard of a man called Ronnie O’Sullivan? He has had plenty of rude gestures of all types in his career

There will be no disqualifications of course if a judge doesn’t vote on time. We will just count the votes of the judges who do vote on time for any particular match. Then if there is a tie the supplementary panel will be asked to help out.

Very similar to what I had in mind . I just wasn't sure how many we should use in the repechage. We have a pool of 28 judges in the repechage since one judge is out on the 2 criteria (one match features a song from their group and the other match involves the songs they would play in the next round). So that leaves a neat 14 for each match. I guess if there is a tie in either match, we will do some sort of tie-break using the supplementary judging panel. And any time where judges will judge an uneven amount of matches, I might call on judges whose song is already eliminated to judge the extra match to help keep them as involved as possible. So then for the main competition: Repechages: 2 matches, 14 judges per match. Each judge will officiate 1 match each. Round of 16: 8 matches, 11 judges per match. Each judge will officiate 1 match each, 1 judge will officiate 4 matches. Quarter-Finals: 4 matches, 13 judges per match. Each judge will officiate 1 match. 23 out of the 29 judges on the panel will officiate 2 matches. Semi-Finals: 2 matches, 15 judges per match. Each judge will officiate 1 match, 5 judges will officiate 2 matches. Medal Matches: 2 matches, 27 judges per match. Each judge will officiate in each match. Challenge Trophy: Round 1: 6 matches, 7 judges per match. Each judge will officiate 1 match each, 13 judges will officiate 2 matches. Quarter-Finals: 4 matches, 9 judges per match. Each judge will officiate 1 match each, 7 judges will officiate 2 matches. Semi-Finals: 2 matches, 13 judges per match. Each judge will officiate 1 match, 1 judge will officiate 2 matches. Medal Matches: 2 matches, 27 judges per match. Each judge will officiate in each match.

Just to update you all, @mrv86 has kindly volunteered to step in and take over the hosting duties He will be involved in posting all of the results as well as organising the PMs to be sent out to everyone. From time to time, he might ask for help from some users in order to post the results, but @mrv86 is the only other user as of now who also knows the identity of all users behind each nation / song. However, although he has also kindly offered to abstain from voting, I honestly think there is no need for that as it won't affect his impartiality so I will keep him in the pool of judges. In the meantime, I need some help with figuring out how we breakdown the amount of judges for each stage. There is a pool of 29 judges. The general idea is that judges will be excluded from voting in their own match as well as in the match involving the songs they could meet in the next round of the competition. Therefore in the semis and final, any judges who still have a song active in the contest will be excluded. So any ideas on the breakdown (including repechages and the challenge trophy)? The only additional criteria for the repechage is that just like in the group stage, judges cannot officiate in any match that involves a song that was from their group. This is the last round where this criteria will apply as there is no need for it when we go into the Round of 16 and beyond. Also @dcro depending on the number of judges for each stage, would you be able to create another arena template like you did before showing the location of each judge? If not, it's fine, we could just scrap it if it is no longer practical.

Someone has kindly offered to take over the duties since they have free time for the next period so I’ll let you know once I confirm with them all the information. Thanks to all who have been willing to step in to help.

I guess it's best to pause this contest for the time being. If anyone is interested in having a go in taking over the duties then I will be happy to facilitate that. Sorry everyone, I know it's a disappointing situation.

Even a simple posting of results would be fine, even without a template. I really want to make this contest work since we've all invested so much already and it's been fun. So even just posting basic results is fine. It's the day-to-day organising I won't be able to keep on top of now as it will require quite a bit of time each day.

At this point I need to share with you my anxieties about the rest of this contest. I'm really not sure I will be able to maintain my organisation duties. In fact I know it will be almost impossible for me to organise it over the weekend and next week. I already shared this with you before the contest, but now it is crystal clear to me that it will be almost impossible for me to manage this alongside managing my personal life. I'm sorry to let anyone down but I need to do what's right for me. I hope you will understand. I have time scheduled to spend with friends and family during my time off from work and I would regret it if I cancelled those plans. I don't know what is best to do? If we continue with re-scheduling the dates then it will probably take a lot longer since I will be back at work then too and will only be able to manage what I can, when I can and the point of this event was to have it run alongside the old Olympic schedule. The other option would be to look for replacement organiser(s) but I don't know if anyone is interested in that. I'm really sorry everyone. I've enjoyed preparing this contest and I am having fun but I can't sacrifice my personal time for the remainder of my holiday to organise it. I would regret it if I didn't spend the time with my family

So the full list of Round of 16 ties: Day 9 Sunday 1st August Round of 16 Match 69 13:00: Guinea (A2) v (C2) Burundi Match 70 13:30: South Africa (D1) v North Macedonia Match 71 14:00: Somalia (B1) v Costa Rica / Belarus Match 72 14:30: Barbados (F1) v (E2) Cuba Match 73 19:00: Albania (C1) v Puerto Rico Match 74 19:30: Cape Verde (E1) v (D2) Côte d'Ivoire Match 75 20:00: Gibraltar (A1) v Guatemala / Mali Match 76 20:30: Sri Lanka (B2) v (F2) Angola

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 The way the 3rd placed nations finished means we have the following shakedown: vs 3rd placed nation in Group C or E ( or ) vs 3rd placed nation in Group A or D ( or ) vs 3rd placed nation in Group B vs 3rd placed nation in Group F

Here is the roadmap as a result of the group stages: Day 7 Friday 30th July Repechages Match 61 21:00: Costa Rica v Belarus Match 62 21:30: Guatemala v Mali Day 8 Saturday 31st July Challenge Trophy Match 63 14:00: Jamaica (A4) v (F5) Belize Match 64 14:30: Kiribati (B4) v (C5) Chinese Taipei Match 65 18:00: South Korea (C4) v (D5) Monaco Match 66 18:30: Iraq (D4) v (C5) Zambia Match 67 20:00: Iceland (E4) v (B5) Kosovo Match 68 20:30: Hong Kong (F4) v (A5) Japan Day 9 Sunday 1st August Round of 16 Match 69 13:00: Guinea (A2) v (C2) Burundi Match 70 13:30: South Africa (D1) v B3 / E3/ F3 Match 71 14:00: Somalia (B1) v A3 / C3/ D3 Match 72 14:30: Barbados (F1) v (E2) Cuba Match 73 19:00: Albania (C1) v A3 / B3 / F3 Match 74 19:30: Cape Verde (E1) v (D2) Côte d'Ivoire Match 75 20:00: Gibraltar (A1) v C3 / D3 / E3 Match 76 20:30: Sri Lanka (B2) v (F2) Angola

A total of 8 match 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 Belize Angola vs Hong Kong 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

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Group F Thursday, July 31st 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) North Macedonia 0 vs 0 Belize Thursday, July 31st 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) Angola 0 vs 0 Hong Kong The last of the group stage action takes place in Group F now with the ties of North Macedonia v Belize and Angola v Hong Kong. The permutations: Angola will advance to directly to the Round of 16 with a win. Hong Kong will advance directly to the Round of 16 with a win. Angola will qualify for the Round of 16 with a draw as long as North Macedonia do not win. Angola will advance to the Repechage with a draw if North Macedonia win. Hong Kong must win to be sure of staying in the competition. If they draw, the need North Macedonia to draw or lose if they are to stay alive. North Macedonia will qualify directly to the Round of 16 or as a best 3rd-placed nation if they win by a scoreline of 7-1 or 8-0. North Macedonia will advance to the Repechage Round if North Macedonia v Belize does not end in a tie. Otherwise they will be eliminated. A total of 8 match 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 Belize Angola vs Hong Kong A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest

A total of 8 match 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 Iceland Cuba vs Chinese Taipei 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