Eildon 2093

**Oceanivision Eildon 2093** is set to be the 22nd annual edition held in Eildon, Victoria following Victoria's victory in Galiwin'ku the previous year. This was the fourth time that Victoria won the contest, tying the Solomon Islands' record. Victoria and the Solomon Islands are still the only two countries to win more than once, this year could (hopefully, really hoping after Victoria's 4th win!) change it though.

Sixteen cities were in contention to host this year; they were narrowed down to 8: Bairnsdale, Bendigo, Eildon, Mallacoota, Melbourne, Sale (Salg), Tidal River, and Warrnambool. These were further narrowed down to just 4: Bairnsdale, Eildon, Melbourne, and Tidal River, then finally between Bairnsdale and Eildon with Eildon ultimately being chosen as Victoria's fourth host.

26 countries participated, a record amount, but also the maximum possible with South Mesa's debut.

Singapore achieved its 1st victory with the song Tidak ada jalan keluar. The country gathered 102 points from the song, the second time a country has reached 102 points, tying the highest winning score (Northern Desert - 102 points, Sandakan 2091), as of 2093. New Kanangri came in 2nd, a placement the country hadn't reached in 11 years. Kiribati came third, with coincidently another 11-year wait, Palau ended up in 4th with a better score in the same position as last year, and Kalimari and Fiji tied for 5th, with Kalimari officially taking the placement.

## Participants

The following countries have confirmed their participation for 2093 as of 01 September 2092:

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

## Withdrawing/Uncertain

* Celebes - EBT confirmed on {24 October 2091} that Celebes would not debut in 2093.
* East African Islands - RTV-EAI confirmed on 01 September 2092 that the East African Islands would not debut in 2093.
* Japan - JPBC confirmed on 01 October 2092 that Japan would not debut in 2093.
* The Maldives - MV-RTV confirmed on {01 November 2091} that The Maldives would not debut in 2093.
* Siam - BCSiam confirmed on 01 September 2092 that Siam would not debut in 2093.

## 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 07 November 2022
* 2093 used a physical draw to determine the placements in the Grand Final
* 2093 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, New Kanangri, Singapore, and South Mesa obtained the most amount of points than they ever have
	+ Singapore and South Mesa achieved their best placements
* There were many ties this year; 5 2-country ties and 1 3-country tie
* The maximum amount of countries that could perform was present at this contest. 26 out of the maximum 26 countries confirmed their participation.