Skudai 2094

**Oceanivision Skudai 2094** is set to be the 23rd annual edition held in Skudai, Singapore following Singapore's victory in Eildon the previous year. This was the first time that Singapore won the contest, having the same gap of 6 years between debut and winning as Malaysia and Northern Desert. Victoria and the Solomon Islands are still the only two countries to win more than once, this year could (hopefully, really hoping after another 1st win for a country) change it though.

Sixteen cities were in contention to host this year; they were narrowed down to 8: Alor Setar, Ipoh, Langkawi, Malacca, Mentega Layak, Sentosa (Singapore), Skudai, and (Kuala) Terengganu. These were further narrowed down to just 4: Alor Setar, Ipoh, Langkawi, and Skudai, then finally between Alor Setar and Skudai with Skudai ultimately being chosen as Singapore's first host.

The Maldives debuted, but with Palau's withdrawal, the total amount of participants was 26 countries; tying the record amount of participating countries

Victoria achieved its 5th victory with the song Moths to a Flame. The country gathered 105 points from the song, the highest amount of points a country in Oceanivison has achieved, as of 2094. Kiribati came in 2nd, the first time that the country achieved a second place. South Mesa came third, a fantastic placement for the country's second appearance, Northern Desert ended up in 4th, a fifth in a row top-10 placement for the country in the 2090's, and Sri Lanka placed for 5th, almost beating both their placement record and highest point record.

## Participants

The following countries have confirmed their participation for 2093 as of 01 January 2094:

* Brunei
* Fiji
* Indonesia
* Kalimari
* Kiribati
* Malaysia
* The Maldives
* The Marshall Islands
* Micronesia
* New Guinea\*
* New Kanangri
* New Zealand
* Northern Desert
* Pacifica Islands\*
* The Philippines
* Queensland
* Singapore
* Solomon Islands
* South Mesa
* Sri Lanka
* Tasmanija
* Timor\*
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu
* Victoria\*

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

## Withdrawing/Uncertain

* Celebes - *EBT* confirmed on 23 October 2093 that Celebes will not debut in 2094. Although participation is seeming more likely due to the broadcaster [EBT] obtaining a dedicated sponsor.
* East African Islands - *RTV-EAI* confirmed on 01 September 2093 that the East African Islands will not debut in 2094.
* Japan - *JPBC* confirmed on 01 October 2093 that Japan will not debut in 2094.
* Palau - *PLU-RTV* confirmed on 01 December 2093 that Palau will not participate in 2094. The broadcaster stated that a one-year break from the contest, after participating for 10 years straight, was needed for the country. They will return in 2095! The country was also under pressure from Pacifica Islands to add *Pacifica Islands Blue* to the country's flag as Palau was the only former country from the union to not have the color on its flag; Palau decided not to participate because Pacifica Islands was taking part in the contest that year. The necessary flag format rules also helped make their decision to withdraw, just to change their flag.
* Siam - *BCSiam* confirmed on 01 October 2093 that Siam will not debut in 2094.

## 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 year's contest was held on 12 December 2022
* 2094 used a physical draw to determine the placements in the Grand Final
* 2094 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
* The order of revealing points was the normal 01-26, points were checked every 8-9 delegations to make sure everything was up-to-date
* Kiribati, The Maldives, South Mesa, and Victoria obtained the most amount of points than they ever have
	+ The Maldives and South Mesa achieved their best placements, while Victoria tied their best record
* There were less ties this year; 2 2-country ties and 1 3-country tie
* The maximum amount of countries that could perform was not present at this contest. 26 out of the maximum 27 countries confirmed their participation.