The Draw

[nunaney]

Why can't Lithuania open the semi two years in a row? Romania closed the semi 2 years in a row.

 

[Schlagerman1]

So SVT and EBU, could we please get the draws tomorrow or at latest Wednesday, since I am having my familys annual ESC-listening on Thursday?

 

[Leydan]

So SVT and EBU, could we please get the draws tomorrow or at latest Wednesday, since I am having my familys annual ESC-listening on Thursday?

What? You have such a thing? If I proposed something like that to my family i'll be laughed out of the room.

 

[Schlagerman1]

What? You have such a thing? If I proposed something like that to my family i'll be laughed out of the room.

Yep we do! It is actually our 10th anniversary, we did it the first time in 2007!
Yeah I guess it is weird, but my family really likes doing it, it is a tradition.

 

[Leydan]

Yep we do! It is actually our 10th anniversary, we did it the first time in 2007!
Yeah I guess it is weird, but my family really likes doing it, it is a tradition.

Oh wow. Ok. You should post the outcome of the ESC-Listening on here when it's done.

 

[Schlagerman1]

Oh wow. Ok. You should post the outcome of the ESC-Listening on here when it's done.

Of course, I did it last year in "What's Your Mum's fave" thread, you can find it HERE. Will probably put it in the 2016 one this weekend as well

 

[anto475]

Of course, I did it last year in "What's Your Mum's fave" thread, you can find it HERE. Will probably put it in the 2016 one this weekend as well

Very jealous. Everytime I try and sneak eurovision videos onto the television I get screamed at until I take them off hahahaha

 

[Schlagerman1]

Very jealous. Everytime I try and sneak eurovision videos onto the television I get screamed at until I take them off hahahaha

Oh haha that is sad to hear. Well I guess it is like that for many, I have just been lucky with an acceptable family that enjoys the possibility to hear them prior to the contest.

 

[tuorem]

Why can't Lithuania open the semi two years in a row? Romania closed the semi 2 years in a row.

Romania indeed closed semi 2 twice in a row (which was unfair imo), but technically, they weren't given the same starting position since the number of participants wasn't the same (17th in 2013, 15th in 2014).

If Lithuania was to open semi 2, they would have the same number as last year. As far as I remember, no one was given the same number since the decided draw was introduced, so I assume there may be a rule behind it. We'll know it soon enough though If Lithuania is the opener, then there's absolutely no restrictions.

 

[nunaney]

The running order is supposed to be about the songs, not the countries so I don't think there should be any restrictions.

 

[tuorem]

The running order is supposed to be about the songs, not the countries so I don't think there should be any restrictions.

You're right in absolute terms, but that would be unfair to give the same countries the same starting positions. You should know that that non-random draw is not the result of a naive reflection based on purely musical aspects. So, I guess that resorting to shifts isn't that bad.

 

[QwaarJet]

Might as well post predictions of the running order. Here is mine.

Semi 1

1. Finland
2. Moldova
3. San Marino
4. Greece
5. Hungary
6. Russia
7. Netherlands
8. Croatia
9. Armenia

10. Cyprus
11. Bosnia Herzegovina
12. Estonia
13. Montenegro
14. Malta
15. Azerbaijan
16. Austria
17. Czech Republic
18. Iceland


Semi 2

1. Belarus
2. Poland
3. Macedonia
4. Lithuania
5. Switzerland
6. Australia
7. Israel
8. Serbia
9. Latvia
10. Ireland

11. Bulgaria
12. Albania
13. Slovenia
14. Norway
15. Denmark
16. Romania
17. Belgium
18. Georgia
19. Ukraine

 

[joancamo]

I would like this running order for semi 1

Starting strong and finishing strong and balancing ballads/uptempo songs

1. Finland
2. San Marino
3. Greece
4. Croatia
5. Moldova
6. Hungary
7. The Netherlands
8. Armenia
9. Russia
10. Czech Republic
11. Cyprus
12. Estonia
13. Montenegro
14. Azerbaijan
15. Austria
16. Malta
17. Bosnia and Herzegovina
18. Iceland

 

[theCONWEL]

My running order predictions:

1. Finland
2. The Netherlands
3. Moldova
4. Croatia
5. San Marino
6. Greece
7. Russia
8. Armenia
9. Hungary
10. Bosnia & Herzegovina
11. Czech Republic
12. Montenegro
13. Azerbaijan
14. Estonia
15. Austria
16. Iceland
17. Malta
18. Cyprus



1. Belarus
2. Serbia
3. Lithuania
4. Switzerland
5. FYR Macedonia
6. Ireland
7. Poland
8. Latvia
9. Israel
10. Australia
11. Slovenia
12. Georgia
13. Belgium
14. Norway
15. Romania
16. Ukraine
17. Bulgaria
18. Albania
19. Denmark

 

[JamieBrown]

Prediction time

SF1
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

SF2
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

 

[Leydan]

Wow, let me get my fail prediction going. Enjoy this almost random.org prediction.

SEMI 1	SEMI 2
01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.	01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

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[GermanBango]

Why is everyone putting Russia on 9?
Would be a great opener for Semi 1, wouldn't it? They could also give the death spot #2 to Russia because we all know they will qualify anyway

 

[DanielLuis]

Why is everyone putting Russia on 9?
Would be a great opener for Semi 1, wouldn't it? They could also give the death spot #2 to Russia because we all know they will qualify anyway

#2 isn't really a death spot in the semis, it's more in the final that it's awful.

 

[Schlagerman1]

[MENTION=12078]AshleyWright[/MENTION], you missed out Israel in your guess.

 

[Leydan]

[MENTION=12078]AshleyWright[/MENTION], you missed out Israel in your guess.

No I didn't. xshifty