Galiwin'ku 2092

**Oceanivision Galiwin'ku 2092** was the 21st annual edition held in Galiwin'ku, Northern Desert following Northern Desert's victory in Sandakan the previous year. This was the frist time that Northern Desert won the contest, being the 15th new country to win the contest and the 4th in a row. Victoria and the Solomon Islands are still the only two countries to win more than once, this year could (hopefully) change it though.

Sixteen cities were in contention to host this year; they were narrowed down to 8: Galiwin'ku, Mataranka, Milyakburra, Minjilang, Pellew, Quoin, Tiwi, and Yulara. These were further narrowed down to just 4: Galiwin'ku, Minjilang, Quoin, and Tiwi, then finally between Galiwin'ku and Minjilang with Galiwin'ku ultimately being chosen to host after Northern Desert's first win.

24 countries participated, tying the record amount, but still not the maximum possible.

Victoria achieved its 4th victory with the song Soldiers of Love. The country gathered 74 points from the song, although they weren't the only ones to garner this amount of points; Fiji, Kalimari, and Sri Lanka all tied for first with Victoria, but all lost since Victoria had the most countries (15) give them points. With that, Fiji came in 2nd, a second time; Kalimari came third, losing to Fiji by 1 12-point; Sri Lanka ended up in 4th, although they would've won with the old tie-breaker system; and Tuvalu and Northern Desert tied for 5th, with Tuvalu ultimately taking the higher placement.

## Participants

### Allocation Draw

Each country randomly draws a number, that number being their performing placement. The host draws their placement first, then the automatic qualifiers draw their placements, finally, every other country draws theirs.

### Grand Final

All countries voted. The final took place on 08 August 2091. \*indicates an automatic qualifier

### Official Rankings

1. **Victoria**\* (Tie-1st)
2. Fiji (Tie-1st)
3. Kalimari (Tie-1st)
4. Sri Lanka (Tie-1st)
5. Tuvalu (Tie-5th)
6. Northern Desert (Tie-5th)
7. Solomon Islands (Tie-7th)
8. Tasmanija (Tie-7th)
9. Vanuatu
10. Malaysia
11. Micronesia
12. Singapore (Tie-12th)
13. New Kanangri (Tie-12th)
14. New Guinea\*
15. The Philippines
16. New Zealand (Tie-16th)
17. Timor\* (Tie-16th)
18. Palau
19. Tonga
20. The Marshall Islands
21. Queensland
22. Pacifica Islands\*
23. Kiribati
24. Indonesia

## Withdrawing/Uncertain

* Brunei - BUITT confirmed on 01 December 2091 that Brunei will not participate in 2090. The country cited poor placements as of recent and a lack of funds from hosting in 2090. They hope to return in 2093 once this is all sorted out and they have the necessary funds to participate.
* Celebes - EBT confirmed on 24 October 2091 that Celebes would not debut in 2092.
* East African Islands - RTV-EAI confirmed on 01 September 2091 that the East African Islands would not debut in 2092.
* Japan - JPBC applied for an OBU membership on 11 September 2091, which was accepted on 11 October 2091 making them eligible to debut in 2093 if they so please.
* The Maldives - MV-RTV confirmed on 01 November 2091 that The Maldives would not debut in 2092.
* Siam - BCSiam confirmed on 06 October 2091 that Siam would not debut in 2092.
* South Mesa - SMERT confirmed on 23 November 2091 that South Mesa would not debut for 2092, although this is first time that they have seriously and heavily considered it.

## Other Countries

These are countries that aren't part of the OBU but are still in association with them.

* Alaska broadcasts the event and has applied to participate in the event (they are very avid fans of the contest), but have been declined by the OBU citing that the country is too distant and may disrupt voting. The OBU mentioned that it's possible for Alaska to join in the future, but only when the contest becomes more solid and the participants increase in number.
* Bangladesh broadcasts the event
* Bengal broadcasts the event
* California broadcasts the event
* Chile broadcasts the event
* Columbia broadcasts the event
* Costa Rica broadcasts the event
* Hawai'i broadcasts the event
* Kamchatka broadcasts the event
* Kolyma Plains broadcasts the event
* Manchuria broadcasts the event
* Okhotsk broadcasts the event
* Peru broadcasts the event
* Southern Korea broadcasts the event
* Taiwan broadcasts the event

## Trivia

* This was the second year that 1st place was tied after all the points were given, although this year it was between 4 countries
* 2092 continued to use computer-based randomization for voting, although country names would not be added, instead just a simple "Every Country" took each country's place
	+ Randomizations were kept somewhat anonymous to prevent pre-contest spoiling
* 2092 used a physical draw to determine the placements in the Grand Final
* The order of revealing points was the normal 01-24, points were checked every 8 delegations to make sure everything was up-to-date
* Sri Lanka and Tuvalu were the only two countries that obtained the most amount of points than they ever have, while Kalimari tied their most ever points
	+ Sri Lanka was the only country that achieved their best placement, while Victoria, Fiji, and Tuvalu all tied their best placements
* There were a record amount of ties this year; 4 2-country ties and 1 4-country tie
	+ This was also the first year that 4 countries tied for first
* The maximum amount of countries that could perform was not present at this contest. 24 out of the maximum 25 countries confirmed their participation.
	+ This was Brunei's first withdrawal
* This year's contest was held on 24 October 2022
	+ This will become a commonality for future contests