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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?

So that concludes the opening day of action at the Totallympics International Song Contest - Special Event in Japan. Here is a recap of today's results: Day -2 Fixtures / Results Group A Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 19:00 (GMT +1) Japan 1 vs 7 Jamaica Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 19:30 (GMT +1) Guinea 3 vs 5 Gibraltar Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Jamaica 1 1 0 0 7 1 +6 3 Gibraltar 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 3 Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guinea 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0 Japan 1 0 0 1 1 7 -6 0 Group B Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 20:00 (GMT +1) Sri Lanka 3 vs 5 Somalia Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 20:30 (GMT +1) Kosovo 2 vs 6 Puerto Rico Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 6 2 +4 3 Somalia 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 3 Kiribati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sri Lanka 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0 Kosovo 1 0 0 1 2 6 -4 0 Group C Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) Zambia 3 vs 5 Guatemala Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 21:30 (GMT +1) South Korea 0 vs 8 Burundi Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Burundi 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 3 Guatemala 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 3 Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zambia 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0 South Korea 1 0 0 1 0 8 -8 0 So a dream start for Jamaica and Burundi who both recorded convincing victories on the opening day of action. Although it's an early blow for the teams who suffered defeat today, it's just a stumble at this point with much more points left to fight for. And with 3 qualification places potentially available in each group everything is wide open. Here is a reminder of the match-ups coming up tomorrow when we kick-off the action in Groups D, E and F Day -1 Thursday 23rd July Group D Match 07 19:00: Monaco v Costa Rica Match 08 19:30: South Africa v Iraq Group E Match 09 20:00: Cape Verde v Iceland Match 10 20:30: Mali v Cuba Group F Match 11 21:00: Barbados v Belize Match 12 21:30: North Macedonia v Angola See you all tomorrow

No draws on the opening day. @heywoodu will be pleased

Group C Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 21:30 (GMT +1) South Korea 0 vs 0 Burundi The second encounter in Group C sees South Korea take on Burundi. The judges are in their seats for the final match of the day and both sets of fans are anxiously waiting to see if their team can make it a victorious start to 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 South Korea vs Burundi 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 C Standings after match

Group C Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) Zambia 0 vs 0 Guatemala Group C gets underway with the clash of Zambia and Guatemala. The artists have been tweaking their staging in order to get the performances just right for the big day and hoping to bag all 3 points. 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 Zambia vs Guatemala 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 C Standings after match

Group C Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) Zambia 0 vs 0 Guatemala

Group B Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 20:30 (GMT +1) Kosovo 0 vs 0 Puerto Rico Kosovo v Puerto Rico is the line-up for the second match of Group B. Both sets of fans are confident for an opening series win for their teams. Or will we see the 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 Kosovo vs Puerto Rico 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 B Standings after match

Yes, more dressage commentary please What about the "flying changes"? Whatever that is

You will spontaneously combust

Group B Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 20:00 (GMT +1) Sri Lanka 0 vs 0 Somalia The opening encounter in Group B involves Sri Lanka and Somalia. A win in the opening match would be a great boost for either nation and would set them up well for the remainder of the group. 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 Sri Lanka vs Somalia 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 B Standings after match

Let's be honest, you would have been raging had it been a draw.

Indeed I don't think there has been too many Sri Lanka v Somalia contests either.

Group A Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 19:30 (GMT +1) Guinea 0 vs 0 Gibraltar The second match of the tournament is ready to kick-off. Guinea v Gibraltar is not a common match-up across any sports event but TISC Special 2020 has brought the 2 nations together to do battle. The prize at stake, 3 crucial Group A points. 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 Guinea vs Gibraltar 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 A Standings after match

Group A Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 19:00 (GMT +1) Japan 0 vs 0 Jamaica Good evening everyone and welcome to the opening match of the TISC Special 2020 in Japan. The tournament opener features hosts Japan take on Jamaica in Group A. Both nations are looking to get their tournament off to a positive start. It's also a repeat of the Group H clash from the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Let's see who comes out on top this time.... 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 Japan vs Jamaica 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 A Standings after match