Traralgon 2088

Oceanivision 2088 is set to be the 17th annual edition held in Traralgon, Victoria following Victoria's victory in Uruuru the previous year. This was the third time that Victoria won the contest, marking the end of the Solomon Islands' 3-in-a-row winning streak. Victoria and the Solomon Islands are still the only two countries to win more than once, this year could change it though.

## 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 10 August 2084. \*indicates an automatic qualifier

### Official Rankings

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

## Withdrawing/Uncertain

* East African Islands - RTV-EAI confirmed on 01 September 2087 that the East African Islands would not debut in 2088.
* New Zealand - NZBC confirmed on 01 December 2087 that New Zealand would not participate in 2088, citing political problems(?).
* The Philippines - PPRTV applied for an OBU membership on 01 May 2088, which was accepted on 01 June 2088 granting them the ability to debut in 2090.
* South Mesa - SMERT confirmed on 23 November 2087 that South Mesa would not debut for 2088.

## 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.
* California broadcasts the event
* Chile broadcasts the event
* Costa Rica broadcasts the event
* East African Islands broadcasts the event
* The Maldives broadcasts the event
* Mexico broadcasts the event
* Okhotsk broadcasts the event
* Peru broadcasts the event
* Siam broadcasts the event

## Trivia

* This year's contest was held on 23 August 2022
* 2088 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
* 2088 used a physical draw to determine the placements in the Grand Final
* The order of revealing points was the normal 01-22, points were checked every 7-8 delegations to make sure everything was up-to-date
* Fiji,  Kalimari, Kiribati, New Guinea,  Palau,  Singapore, and Timor all obtained the most amount of points than they ever have
* Victoria went from first to dead last, a very unfortunate feat
* This was the second year to have 22 countries participating, tying the record, although the maximum amount of countries that could perform was not present at that point