ESC UNITED FORUM RANKING GAME 2023 - CLOSED - RESULTS RELEASED

[Sean]

Everyone's favourite ranking game is BACK for 2023, and we will begin in just a few short days!

We're sure #YOU know the score by now, but if not, here's a reminder of how the biggest game of the Eurovision 2023 forum works...

Vote in this thread
Clearly state the country you are voting from - we will check IPs!
STRICTLY ONE SET OF VOTES PER IP ADDRESS
YOU CANNOT VOTE FOR YOUR OWN COUNTRY IF ITS SONG IS REVEALED
ANY FRAUDULENT OR SUSPICIOUS VOTES WILL NOT BE COUNTED
ROUNDS WILL END ON A FRIDAY NIGHT THIS YEAR, NOT SATURDAY NIGHT

Full details of the rules can be found below, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ THE RULES IN FULL BEFORE PARTICIPATING!

RULES OF THE RANKING GAME

1. Please vote for your favourite songs using the standard Eurovision points system (12 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1). In any rounds with less than 10 eligible songs, omit the lowest points as necessary. If you are using flags in your post then you must also clearly state the name of the country and ensure the correct flag is used to avoid confusion or errors. You may present the votes how you wish but the points and receiving countries must be clear. Any incomplete set of votes will not be counted, even in part.

2. Please post your votes in this thread publicly. ONLY votes that are posted in this thread will count towards the weekly results. Therefore, only registered forum members may vote in the game.

3. IF YOU LIVE IN A COMPETING COUNTRY, YOU CANNOT VOTE FOR YOUR OWN COUNTRY! We will verify your IP and can also identify when a proxy is being used, and none of your points will be counted if you fail to submit a valid set of points. If your country is one of the first eleven countries to reveal their entry, please omit the lower points as appropriate.

4. When posting your votes you must CLEARLY indicate which country you are voting from. We will not count your votes if you fail to do so, and you will not be advised that this is the case, so you need to ensure your posted votes are valid.

5. Each round lasts 7 days. The round deadlines are now every Friday at 23:59 CET. This will allow the majority of national finalist winners their fair chance in each new week. All points will be reset to 0 at this point, so you must post your votes once more to count for the following round. You may begin voting in a new round as soon as the clock ticks into the Saturday. The weekly result will be posted by the end of Sunday here and via our weekly YouTube countdown video.

6. To reflect the unpredictable nature of countries revealing their entries, songs will immediately become eligible for voting once they are confirmed for Eurovision 2023 (to clarify - confirmed by the EBU or Eurovision.tv as representing the country). Eligible entries will be updated live in the first post.

7. Should you need to change your votes to reflect new entries in any given round, please re-post them and clearly mark *AMENDED VOTES* at the top of your post. Failure to do so will result in your changed votes not being counted.

8. We will check every single vote to ensure that they are legitimate and keep cheating to a minimum. However we reserve the right to not count your votes - without warning - in the weekly total if we feel they're fraudulent. Please make sure your votes are accurate and eligible before submitting.

9. STRICTLY ONE VOTE PER IP ADDRESS. Yes, you may have a friend or relative who is voting from the same household but it is impossible for us to verify that, therefore we have no other choice but to enforce this rule to reduce the risk of fraudulent voting.

RESULTS BY ROUND;

ROUND 1

358
346

ROUND 2

306
288

ROUND 3

ROUND 4

ROUND 5

ROUND 6

ROUND 7

ROUND 8

ROUND 9

ROUND 10

ROUND 11

ROUND 12

ROUND 13

ROUND 14

ROUND 15

ROUND 16

 

[Mainshow]

@Looren @Centerstring

You have to write the country name next to the flags (or your votes won´t count)

 

[Flamenkax]

calling !

España : Blanca Paloma - Eaea
Norge : Alessandra Mele - Queen of Kings
België : Gustaph - Because of You
Slovenija : Joker Out - Carpe Diem
Shqipëria : Albina & Familja Kelmendi - Duje
Україна : Tvorchi - Heart of Steel
Éire : Wild Youth - We Are One

Take it away fellas.

 

[Lighthouse]

calling

Norway
Slovenia
Ukraine
Ireland
Albania
Belgium
Spain

 

[Ajeje Brazorf]

Ok, time is up for my first top of the season (with comments):

Italy Calling:

Norway - Alessandra Mele - Queen of Kings (So, so happy she won MGP! My favourite in Norway since the get go)
Slovenia - Joker Out - Carpe Diem (Finally Slovenia sending something actually competitive enough to be back in the GF. I hope they succeed)
Spain - Blanca Paloma - Eaea (I have a feeling this will grow on me, like Secreto de agua last year)
Ukraine - Tvorchi - Heart of steel (Not bad, not great. But I don't dislike it)
Albania - Albina & Familija Kelmendi - Duje (not a fan, has some chances but live performance should improve in May)
Ireland - Wild Youth - We are one (safe song, won't go far imo)
Belgium - Gustaph - Because of you (biggest disappointment of the year)

 

[MopManMoss]

And lemme just re-state for everyone that hasn't fully read the rules (cos it happens every year...) WRITE THE COUNTRY NAME YOU ARE VOTING FOR AND NOT JUST THE FLAG EMOJIS OR YOUR VOTES WON'T COUNT!!]

Why do you get so annoyed at this all the time, it has been clarified many times that the flag emoji votes are counted and are just as valid

 

[akoz]

Enough songs selected so here are my first votes this season. From

points -
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[nudiecrudi]

12 ALBANIA
10 SLOVENIA
08 SPAIN
07 BELGIUM
06 UKRAINE
05 IRELAND
04 NORWAY

 

[rasmuslights]

12 SPAIN
10 UKRAINE
8 SLOVENIA
7 IRELAND
6 NORWAY
5 ALBANIA
4 BELGIUM

 

[theditz83]

Why do you get so annoyed at this all the time, it has been clarified many times that the flag emoji votes are counted and are just as valid

Ta much for linking me to this - never saw that post, and I always figured the posts with only flag emojis were being disallowed as well as the posts with IP issues. Call me a stickler for rules I guess. The fact the part of the rules that mentions that is in a spoiler means I reckoned most people weren't seeing/reading it.

 

[Alvisan]

UPDATE!!!!
Hello,čau!
Here are my votes
From with love:

 

[Sanni]

Germany calling
12 points go to Slovenia
10 points go to Ukraine
8 points go to Spain
7 points o to Ireland
6 points go to Belgium
5 points go to Albanina
4 points go to Norway

 

[MS.]

Belgium calling
Norway (My 1st by kilometers actually)


Spain ( The song is not amazing but the performance of Blanca Paloma is and the staging is great too + it's nice addition to have flamenco at Eurovision)

Ireland (I know this is very cliche but I like it. It's very anthemic)
Slovenia (This can grow on me a lot. At first hearing i was a bit disappointed but it's actually quite original)

Albania (The begining is nice and her voice is amazing but that's it for me. All the performance has to be so much better especially the parts with her brother and sisters in Liverpool if Albania wants to have any chance of qualifying in my humble opinion. I'm hoping a revamp with a lot of changes will be done.)
Ukraine (i'm sorry but i'm really not a fan of this song. Krut and Jerry Heil would be very very high up in my ranking and would have been contenders for the win in May in my opinion)

The level is not amazing overall until now. Let's say that UMK's level alone is by far better for me.

 

[Sabrewulf238]

calling:

Spain
Slovenia
Norway
Ukraine
Albania
Belgium

 

[Menea]

Calling:

Norway
Slovenia
Ukraine
Belgium
Albania
Spain
Ireland

 

[Ezio]

So many songs, so many flops:

calling

Slovenia


Dead on arrival:
Spain
Ukraine
Albania
Belgium
Norway
Ireland

 

[ayzelto]

12.
10.
08.
07.
06.

 

[Iker]

12
10
8
7
6
5
4

 

[ChiversLookDivine]

Votes from

Slovenia - Joker Out - Carpe Diem
Norway - Alessandra - Queen of Kings
Ukraine - Tvorchi - Heart of Steel
Spain - Blanca Paloma - Eaea
Belgium - Gustaph - Because Of You
Albania - Albina & Familja Kelmendi - Duje
Ireland - Wild Youth - We Are One

 

[Edweis]

 

[Gera11]

Norvegia
Spania
Slovenia
Albania
Belgia
Ucraina
Irlanda