WORLDVISION STATEMENT
Earlier today, it has come to our attention that the votes of the Russian jury submitted in the first semi-final voting are invalid, due to the juror voting for the same country/region twice. This voting mistake has not been noticed until now and the overall results of the semi-final are changed somewhat, with one country (Pacific States) qualifying instead of another country/region.
However, the results of the first semi-final have already been revealed, including the result Pacific States got overall. After careful consideration and following the precedent we've set in the previous editions, the region will not be joining the final of the current edition, but instead be pre-qualified in the next one.
We'd like to take this occasion to remind everyone to take a moment and double-check your votes when you send them (especially if it is near the deadline) because, as much as our hosts are amazing at what they do, they are only human and can miss a mistake such as this.