Sandakan 2091

**Oceanivision Sandakan 2091** was the 20th annual edition held in Sandakan, Malaysia following Malaysia's victory in Muara the previous year. This was the frist time that Malaysia won the contest, marking the third Southeast Asian country and the second in a row. Victoria and the Solomon Islands are still the only two countries to win more than once, this year could change it though.

Sixteen cities were in contention to host this year; they were narrowed down to 8: Belaga, Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Kudat, Miri, Sandakan, Sibu, and Tawau. These were further narrowed down to just 4: Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Sibu, and Tawau, then finally between Sandakan and Sibu with Sandakan ultimately being chosen to host after Malaysia's first win.

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

Northern Desert achieved its first victory with the song La Pluie. The country gathered 102 points from the song, the first time any country has received a total of 100 or more points. The Philippines came in 2nd, a record-breaking placement for the country and its second top-3 entry. Malaysia came third, finishing out the top three with the same 3 countries for the second year in a row, New Zealand ended up in 4th after their 3-year absence, and The Marshall Islands finished in 5th, 1 point higher than 6th place. New Guinea placed last (24th) with the least amount of points ever scored with the 12-point system: 10.

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

## Withdrawing/Uncertain

* Celebes - EBT is not eligible to debut until 2092 due to the 2-Year Independence Rule.
* East African Islands - RTV-EAI confirmed on 01 September 2090 that the East African Islands would not debut in 2091.
* The Maldives - MV-RTV confirmed on 01 November 2090 that The Maldives would not debut in 2091.
* Siam - BCSiam confirmed on 01 November 2090 that Siam would not debut in 2091.
* South Mesa - SMERT confirmed on 23 November 2090 that South Mesa would not debut for 2091.
* Vanuatu - VATV/VARC confirmed on 30 October 2090 that Vanuatu will not participate in 2091. With its VARC Head of Delegation retiring mere days before the confirmation deadline, Vanuatu cannot find a suitable replacement in time. This may cause future conflicts with sister broadcaster VATV as both need a HoD to confirm their participation.

## 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
* Japan broadcasts the event
* Kamchatka broadcasts the event
* Kolyma Plains broadcasts the event
* Manchuria broadcasts the event
* Mexico broadcasts the event
* Okhotsk broadcasts the event
* Peru broadcasts the event
* Southern Korea broadcasts the event
* Taiwan broadcasts the event

## Trivia

* 2091 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
* 2091 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
* Northern Desert and Sri Lanka were the only two countries that obtained the most amount of points than they ever have
	+ Northern Desert and The Philippines were the only two countries that achieved their best placements as well
* There were a record amount of ties this year; 2 2-country ties and 2 3-country ties
* This year had both the most and least amount of points ever scored in the 12-point system, with the most being the most points scored ever (as of 2091)
* 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 let New Guinea and Brunei be the first countries to ever be placed 24th and 23rd respectively
* This year's contest was held on 09-10 October 2022
	+ This will become a commonality for future contests

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