document_title: Eurovision Song Contest 2018

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text: Eurovision Song Contest 2018

text: Location

text: The contest took place for the first time in Portugal, following the country's victory in the 2017 edition with the song "Amar pelos dois", performed by Salvador Sobral.[4]

text: Venue

text: The Altice Arena in Lisbon is a multi-purpose indoor arena built for the Expo '98 and has a capacity of 20,000 attendees, making it the largest indoor venue in Portugal and among the largest in Europe.[5] It is located in the Parque das Nações (Park of Nations) riverside district in the northeast of Lisbon, which was completely renovated to host the 1998 world's fair. It is connected by metro to the nearby international airport and by train (Oriente Station) to the rest of the country and Europe.[6]

text: Bidding phase and host city selection

text: On the day of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 final, it was reported that Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) would accept the challenge of organising the 2018 contest in case of a victory.[7] Following Sobral's triumph, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s Executive Supervisor for the Eurovision Song Contest, Jon Ola Sand, issued the hosting invitation to RTP during the winner's press conference.[4] The following day, the director-general of RTP, Nuno Artur Silva, confirmed that the broadcaster would organise the contest in 2018 and mentioned MEO Arena (later renamed Altice Arena) in Lisbon as a likely venue to host the contest.[8] On 15 May 2017, RTP appeared to have confirmed Lisbon as the host city,[9][10] but clarified the following day that no final decision had been taken regarding both the host city and venue.[11]

text: The basic requirements to select a host city were set out in a document presented by the EBU to RTP following their win in Kiev:[12]

text:
A suitable venue that can accommodate around 10,000 spectators.
An international press centre for 1,500 journalists with adequate facilities for all the delegates.
A good distribution of hotel rooms, at different price categories, able to accommodate at least 2,000 delegates, accredited journalists and spectators.
An efficient transport infrastructure, including a nearby international airport with readily available connections with the city, venue, and hotels.

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text: Besides Lisbon, other cities signalled their interest in bidding to host the 2018 contest: Braga, Espinho, Faro, Gondomar, Guimarães, and Santa Maria da Feira.[13][14][15] The mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, declared he would not be interested in "spending millions of euros" to host the contest,[11] but he would support a bid from the Metropolitan Area of Porto (Espinho, Gondomar, and Santa Maria da Feira).[14]

text: On 13 June 2017, RTP representatives met with the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group at the EBU headquarters in Geneva. During the meeting, RTP officials attended a workshop covering several topics related with hosting the Eurovision Song Contest and learned from the experience of the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC. They also had the opportunity to present their first plans for the 2018 contest, including multiple proposals for the host city and venue.[16]

text: On 25 July 2017, the EBU and RTP announced that Lisbon had been selected as the host city, overcoming confirmed bids from Braga, Gondomar, Guimarães, and Santa Maria da Feira.[17] In addition, RTP indicated the Parque das Nações, where Altice Arena is located, as the site for the shows.[18]

text: Key:     Host venue

text:
City
Venue
Capacity
Notes

Braga
Braga Exhibition Park
15,000 (after renovation)
Agro-industrial park inaugurated in 1981 and further expanded in 1987 with a 6,500 m2 (70,000 sq ft) exhibition hall able to hold 3,000 people, and in 1990 with a congress centre and auditorium for 1,200 people.[19] Renovation works starting in 2017 and ending in the first trimester of 2018 would increase the exhibition hall capacity to 15,000.[20]

Gondomar
Multiusos de Gondomar Coração de Ouro
8,000
Multi-purpose indoor arena inaugurated in 2007, with a total capacity for 8,000 people (4,400 seats).[21] Hosted the 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship final tournament.[22]

Guimarães
Multiusos de Guimarães
10,000
Multi-purpose indoor arena inaugurated in 2001, with a total capacity for 10,000 people (3,000 seats).[23] Selected by RTP to host the final of the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, the Festival da Canção, on 4 March 2018.[24]

Lisbon[8]
Altice Arena
20,000
Multi-purpose indoor arena inaugurated in 1998, it is the country's largest indoor venue with a total capacity for 20,000 people. Hosted the Expo '98,[25] the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship,[26] the 2000 ATP Finals,[27] the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships,[28] the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship,[29] the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards,[30] the UEFA Futsal Cup Final Four (2001–02, 2009–10[31] and 2014–15[32]), and since 2016 (for a three-year period, renewable) the Web Summit.[33]

Santa Maria da Feira
Europarque
11,000
Largest convention centre in the Porto Metropolitan Area, inaugurated in 1995. Hosted the European Council of June 2000, the Festival da Canção final in 2001, and the UEFA Euro 2004 final tournament draw. It was the option supported by the Metropolitan Council of Porto.[14]

text: Other sites

text: The Eurovision Village was the official Eurovision Song Contest fan and sponsors area during the event weeks, where it was possible to watch performances by contest participants and local artists, as well as the live shows broadcast from the main venue. It was located in Lisbon's downtown Praça do Comércio (also called Terreiro do Paço), a large central square open to the Tagus river.[34]

text: The EuroClub was the venue for the official after-parties and private performances by contest participants. Unlike the Eurovision Village, access to the EuroClub was restricted to accredited fans, delegations, and press. It was located at the "Ministerium" club, next to the Eurovision Village.[35]

text: The "Blue Carpet" event, where all the contestants and their delegations are presented before the accredited press and fans, took place on 6 May 2018 at the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT) in Lisbon's Belém district. This preceded the official Opening Ceremony of the 2018 contest, which took place at the nearby Electricity Museum.[36]

text: Format

text: Visual design

text: The theme for the contest, All Aboard!, was unveiled on 7 November 2017 in a press conference held at the Lisbon Oceanarium.[37] Its visual design features oceanic motifs that allude to Lisbon and Portugal's location on the Atlantic coast and to the country's seafaring history. Alongside the main emblem, which depicts a stylised seashell, twelve supplemental emblems were designed to symbolise different aspects of a marine ecosystem. The contest's Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand remarked that the theme and logos "resonate with Lisbon's history and underscore Eurovision's core values, including diversity, very well. The Ocean connects all of us and its variety can provide good inspiration for each of the participating broadcasters that we look forward to seeing in Lisbon next May."[38]

text: Presenters

text: On 8 January 2018, RTP and EBU announced that the contest would be hosted for the first time by four female presenters, consisting of RTP hosts Sílvia Alberto, Filomena Cautela, and Catarina Furtado, together with actress Daniela Ruah.[39] It will be the first time since 2015 that the contest does not feature a male presenter, and the second consecutive year that the presenters are all the same gender.[40][39] It was confirmed on 4 May 2018 that Cautela would host the green room.[41]

text: The Blue Carpet opening ceremony was hosted by actress Cláudia Semedo, radio host Inês Lopes Gonçalves, actor/TV host Pedro Granger, and actor/director Pedro Penim. Granger and Penim moderated the press conferences, as well.[42]

text: Semi-final allocation draw

text: The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals took place on 29 January 2018 at 13:00 CET, at Lisbon's City Hall. The thirty-seven semi-finalists had been allocated into six pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the contest's official televoting partner Digame. Drawing from different pots helps to reduce the chance of so-called "bloc voting" and increase suspense in the semi-finals. The draw also determined which semi-final would be broadcast and voted by each of the six automatic finalist countries (hosts Portugal and Big Five countries France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom). The ceremony was hosted by contest presenters Sílvia Alberto and Filomena Cautela, and included the passing of a Eurovision insignia from Vitali Klitschko, the Mayor of Kiev (host city of the previous contest), to Fernando Medina, the Mayor of Lisbon.[43]

text:
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
Pot 5
Pot 6

 Albania
 Croatia
 Macedonia
 Montenegro
 Serbia
 Slovenia
  Switzerland

 Denmark
 Finland
 Iceland
 Ireland
 Norway
 Sweden

 Armenia
 Azerbaijan
 Belarus
 Georgia
 Russia
 Ukraine

 Bulgaria
 Cyprus
 Greece
 Hungary
 Moldova
 Romania

 Australia
 Austria
 Czech Republic
 Israel
 Malta
 San Marino

 Belgium
 Estonia
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Netherlands
 Poland

text: Opening and interval acts

text: RTP released the first details regarding the opening and interval acts for the final on 12 March 2018. The opening act featured Portuguese fado singers Ana Moura and Mariza performing "Fado Loucura" and "Barco Negro", respectively, which was followed by a parade of flags introducing the 26 finalist participants, with live music by Portuguese scratching duo Beatbombers. The interval acts included Salvador Sobral, who performed his new single "Mano a mano" and his Eurovision-winning song "Amar pelos dois" (the latter in a duet with Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso), and electronic music performances by Branko featuring Sara Tavares (Portuguese representative in 1994), Mayra Andrade and Dino D'Santiago.[44][45][46][47][48][49]

text: Participating countries

text: The EBU announced on 7 November 2017 that forty-two countries would participate in the contest. Russia confirmed their return after withdrawing from the previous edition, while Macedonia's participation was provisionally blocked by the EBU due to unpaid debts by its national broadcaster.[38][50] However, ten days later, the EBU announced that Macedonia would be allowed to enter the contest, raising the number of participating countries to forty-three, equaling the highest number of participants with the 2008 and 2011 editions.[51]

text: Returning artists

text: The contest featured two representatives who also previously performed as lead vocalists for the same countries. Alexander Rybak won for Norway in 2009 performing "Fairytale" and Waylon placed second for the Netherlands in 2014 as part of The Common Linnets performing "Calm After the Storm".[52]

text: The contest also featured Jessica Mauboy, representing Australia, after taking part in 2014 as the interval act for the second semi-final, performing "Sea of Flags".[53] In addition, the contest featured four lead singers previously participating as backing vocalists, two of them for the same countries. Lea Sirk backed for Slovenia in 2014 and off-stage in 2016,[54] and Equinox member Vlado Mihailov backed for Bulgaria in 2017.[55] Cesár Sampson, representing Austria, backed for Bulgaria in 2016 (also as a dancer) and off-stage in 2017. SuRie, representing the United Kingdom, backed for Belgium in 2015 (also as a dancer) and was the musical director again for Belgium in 2017.[56]

text: Semi-final 1

text: The first semi-final took place on 8 May 2018 at 20:00 WEST (21:00 CEST).[57] Nineteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Those countries, plus Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom voted in this semi-final.[58] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

text:
Draw[59]
Country[59]
Artist[59]
Song
Language(s)
Place[60]
Points

01
 Azerbaijan
Aisel
"X My Heart"
English
11
94

02
 Iceland
Ari Ólafsson
"Our Choice"
English
19
15

03
 Albania
Eugent Bushpepa
"Mall"
Albanian
8
162

04
 Belgium
Sennek
"A Matter of Time"
English
12
91

05
 Czech Republic
Mikolas Josef
"Lie to Me"
English
3
232

06
 Lithuania
Ieva Zasimauskaitė
"When We're Old"
English[a]
9
119

07
 Israel
Netta
"Toy"
English[b]
1
283

08
 Belarus
Alekseev
"Forever"
English
16
65

09
 Estonia
Elina Nechayeva
"La forza"
Italian
5
201

10
 Bulgaria
Equinox
"Bones"
English
7
177

11
 Macedonia
Eye Cue
"Lost and Found"
English
18
24

12
 Croatia
Franka
"Crazy"
English
17
63

13
 Austria
Cesár Sampson
"Nobody but You"
English
4
231

14
 Greece
Yianna Terzi
"Oniro mou" (Όνειρό μου)
Greek
14
81

15
 Finland
Saara Aalto
"Monsters"
English
10
108

16
 Armenia
Sevak Khanagyan
"Qami" (Քամի)
Armenian
15
79

17
  Switzerland
Zibbz
"Stones"
English
13
86

18
 Ireland
Ryan O'Shaughnessy
"Together"
English
6
179

19
 Cyprus
Eleni Foureira
"Fuego"
English[c]
2
262

text: Semi-final 2

text: The second semi-final took place on 10 May 2018 at 20:00 WEST (21:00 CEST).[57] Eighteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Those countries, plus France, Germany and Italy voted in this semi-final.[58]

text: With the approval from the Reference Group, Italy broadcast and voted in the second semi-final following a request from the broadcaster RAI, as the date of the first semi-final coincided with the scheduled final of the fifth season of The Voice of Italy.[61]

text: The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

text:
Draw[62]
Country[62]
Artist[62]
Song
Language(s)
Place[60]
Points

01
 Norway
Alexander Rybak
"That's How You Write a Song"
English
1
266

02
 Romania
The Humans
"Goodbye"
English
11
107

03
 Serbia
Sanja Ilić & Balkanika
"Nova deca" (Нова деца)
Serbian[d]
9
117

04
 San Marino
Jessika feat. Jenifer Brening
"Who We Are"
English
17
28

05
 Denmark
Rasmussen
"Higher Ground"
English[e]
5
204

06
 Russia
Julia Samoylova
"I Won't Break"
English
15
65

07
 Moldova
DoReDoS
"My Lucky Day"
English
3
235

08
 Netherlands
Waylon
"Outlaw in 'Em"
English
7
174

09
 Australia
Jessica Mauboy
"We Got Love"
English
4
212

10
 Georgia
Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao
"For You"
Georgian[f]
18
24

11
 Poland
Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer
"Light Me Up"
English
14
81

12
 Malta
Christabelle
"Taboo"
English
13
101

13
 Hungary
AWS
"Viszlát nyár"
Hungarian
10
111

14
 Latvia
Laura Rizzotto
"Funny Girl"
English
12
106

15
 Sweden
Benjamin Ingrosso
"Dance You Off"
English
2
254

16
 Montenegro
Vanja Radovanović
"Inje"
Montenegrin
16
40

17
 Slovenia
Lea Sirk
"Hvala, ne!"
Slovene[g]
8
132

18
 Ukraine
Mélovin
"Under the Ladder"
English
6
179

text: Final

text: The final took place on 12 May 2018 at 20:00 WEST (21:00 CEST).[57] Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all 43 participating countries eligible to vote. The running order for the final was revealed after the press conference of the second semi-final qualifiers on 10 May.[65]

text:
Draw[65]
Country[65]
Artist[65]
Song
Language(s)
Place
Points

01
 Ukraine
Mélovin
"Under the Ladder"
English
17
7002130000000000000♠130

02
 Spain
Amaia & Alfred
"Tu canción"
Spanish
23
7001610000000000000♠61

03
 Slovenia
Lea Sirk
"Hvala, ne!"
Slovene[g]
22
7001640000000000000♠64

04
 Lithuania
Ieva Zasimauskaitė
"When We're Old"
English[a]
12
7002181000000000000♠181

05
 Austria
Cesár Sampson
"Nobody but You"
English
3
7002342000000000000♠342

06
 Estonia
Elina Nechayeva
"La forza"
Italian
8
7002245000000000000♠245

07
 Norway
Alexander Rybak
"That's How You Write a Song"
English
15
7002144000000000000♠144

08
 Portugal
Cláudia Pascoal[h]
"O jardim"
Portuguese
26
7001390000000000000♠39

09
 United Kingdom
SuRie
"Storm"
English
24
7001480000000000000♠48

10
 Serbia
Sanja Ilić & Balkanika
"Nova deca" (Нова деца)
Serbian[d]
19
7002113000000000000♠113

11
 Germany
Michael Schulte
"You Let Me Walk Alone"
English
4
7002340000000000000♠340

12
 Albania
Eugent Bushpepa
"Mall"
Albanian
11
7002184000000000000♠184

13
 France
Madame Monsieur
"Mercy"
French
13
7002173000000000000♠173

14
 Czech Republic
Mikolas Josef
"Lie to Me"
English
6
7002281000000000000♠281

15
 Denmark
Rasmussen
"Higher Ground"
English[e]
9
7002226000000000000♠226

16
 Australia
Jessica Mauboy
"We Got Love"
English
20
7001990000000000000♠99

17
 Finland
Saara Aalto
"Monsters"
English
25
7001460000000000000♠46

18
 Bulgaria
Equinox
"Bones"
English
14
7002166000000000000♠166

19
 Moldova
DoReDoS
"My Lucky Day"
English
10
7002209000000000000♠209

20
 Sweden
Benjamin Ingrosso
"Dance You Off"
English
7
7002274000000000000♠274

21
 Hungary
AWS
"Viszlát nyár"
Hungarian
21
7001930000000000000♠93

22
 Israel
Netta
"Toy"
English[b]
1
7002529000000000000♠529

23
 Netherlands
Waylon
"Outlaw in 'Em"
English
18
7002121000000000000♠121

24
 Ireland
Ryan O'Shaughnessy
"Together"
English
16
7002136000000000000♠136

25
 Cyprus
Eleni Foureira
"Fuego"
English[c]
2
7002436000000000000♠436

26
 Italy
Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro
"Non mi avete fatto niente"
Italian
5
7002308000000000000♠308

text: Scoreboard

text: Semi-final 1

text:
showSemi-final 1

Place
Televoting
Points
Jury
Points

1
 Cyprus
173
 Israel
167

2
 Czech Republic
134
 Austria
115

3
 Estonia
120
 Albania
114

4
 Israel
116
 Bulgaria
107

5
 Austria
116
 Czech Republic
98

6
 Ireland
108
 Cyprus
89

7
 Finland
73
 Estonia
81

8
 Bulgaria
70
 Ireland
71

9
 Lithuania
62
 Belgium
71

10
 Greece
53
  Switzerland
59

11
 Albania
48
 Lithuania
57

12
 Azerbaijan
47
 Azerbaijan
47

13
 Belarus
45
 Croatia
46

14
 Armenia
41
 Armenia
38

15
  Switzerland
27
 Finland
35

16
 Belgium
20
 Greece
28

17
 Croatia
17
 Belarus
20

18
 Macedonia
6
 Macedonia
18

19
 Iceland
0
 Iceland
15

text:
Voting procedure used:
  100% Televoting
  100% Jury vote

Voting results (Jury vote)[66]

Televoting Score

Azerbaijan

Iceland

Albania

Belgium

Czech Republic

Lithuania

Israel

Belarus

Estonia

Bulgaria

Macedonia

Croatia

Austria

Greece

Finland

Armenia

Switzerland

Ireland

Cyprus

Portugal

Spain

United Kingdom

Azerbaijan
94
47

5

10

3

7

12

10

Iceland
15
0

1
4

7

2

1

Albania
162
48
7
12

4
5
1
4
12
1
6
10
4
6
8
6
5

7
5
4
7

Belgium
91
20

2
4

10
8

4
12

1
7

5
6

2

10

Czech Republic
232
134

5

10

5
3
10

7
8
10
8
2

7
8
4
1
3
7

Lithuania
119
62

1

3

2

10
10

8
2

2

7

12

Israel
283
116
4
10
10
7
12
7

6

5
5
12
12
4
12
12
5
10
12
2
12
8

Belarus
65
45
12

7

1

Estonia
201
120
1
6

4

4

3
10

8
12
8
5
8
6
6

Bulgaria
177
70
2

6
2
7
3

5
7

12
6
4
6
10

3
6
6
7
3
12

Macedonia
24
6
6

8

1

3

Croatia
63
17
5

6
8
2
4
6

5

4
1

5

Austria
231
116

7

12
1
10
12
1
12
8

8
4
6
7
3
6
8
10

Greece
81
53
10
1
3

3

2

1
8

Finland
108
73

4

2
7
3
5
1

2
5
2

1
3

Armenia
79
41

6
2

5
4

2

10

3

4

2

Switzerland
86
27
3
3
2
8
6
6
8

5
1
1
1
3

3

5
4

Ireland
179
108

8

5
8
12

2
6

1
7
5

4

10

2
1

Cyprus
262
173
8

12
3

8
3
3
2

7
7
10
4
12

10

text:
Voting procedure used:
  100% Televoting
  100% Jury vote

Voting results (Televoting vote)[66]

Jury Score

Azerbaijan

Iceland

Albania

Belgium

Czech Republic

Lithuania

Israel

Belarus

Estonia

Bulgaria

Macedonia

Croatia

Austria

Greece

Finland

Armenia

Switzerland

Ireland

Cyprus

Portugal

Spain

United Kingdom

Azerbaijan
94
47

1
7

10

5

5
5
4
3

7

Iceland
15
15

Albania
162
114

3

12
4
1
10
1

10
1

5
1

Belgium
91
71
2

8
2
2
3

3

Czech Republic
232
98
8
12
2
8

7
12
8
7
3
6
10
10
6
7
7
3
4
7
1
4
2

Lithuania
119
57
1
3

4

6
10

2

12
3
6
3
12

Israel
283
167
10
8
4
3
12
1

10
1
7
3

6
2
10
4
8
5
8
2
7
5

Belarus
65
20
12

6

6
2

1
3
10

5

Estonia
201
81
3
6
6
5
5
12
7
3

4

6
3
8
12
5
1
10
6
12
2
4

Bulgaria
177
107
4

5

2
2
3
5

8

5
7

2

3
10

8
6

Macedonia
24
18

5

1

Croatia
63
46

10

2

1
4

Austria
231
115
5
7
3
10
6
10
8
4
8
8

7

8
6
12
8
1
5

Greece
81
28

10
1

10
4
3

8
2

12

3

Finland
108
35

10
8
2
1
3
6

12
1
2

5
6

4
6
7

Armenia
79
38

6
8

12

6

5

4

Switzerland
86
59

2
1

1

2

1
2
8

4

2

3
1

Ireland
179
71
6
4

12
4
4
4
1
5

8
12
4
6

6

2
8
12
10

Cyprus
262
89
7
5
12
7
7
5
10
7
4
12
7
12
7
12
5
12
7
7

10
10
8

text: 12 points

text: Countries in bold gave the maximum 24 points (12 points apiece from professional jury and televoting) to the specified entrant.

text: Jury

text: Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury in the first semi-final:

text:
N.
Contestant
Nation(s) giving 12 points

7
Israel
Armenia, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Spain

3
Austria
Belgium, Estonia, Israel

2
Albania
Belarus, Iceland

Bulgaria
Macedonia, United Kingdom

Cyprus
Albania, Ireland

1
Azerbaijan
Greece

Belarus
Azerbaijan

Belgium
Bulgaria

Estonia
Switzerland

Ireland
Lithuania

Lithuania
Portugal

text: Televoting

text: Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's televote in the first semi-final:

text:
N.
Contestant
Nation(s) giving 12 points

5
Cyprus
Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece

3
Estonia
Finland, Lithuania, Portugal

Ireland
Austria, Belgium, Spain

2
Czech Republic
Iceland, Israel

Lithuania
Ireland, United Kingdom

1
Albania
Macedonia

Armenia
Belarus

Austria
Switzerland

Belarus
Azerbaijan

Finland
Estonia

Greece
Cyprus

Israel
Czech Republic

text: Semi-final 2

text:
showSemi-final 2

Place
Televoting
Points
Jury
Points

1
 Denmark
164
 Sweden
171

2
 Moldova
153
 Norway
133

3
 Norway
133
 Australia
130

4
 Ukraine
114
 Netherlands
127

5
 Hungary
88
 Malta
93

6
 Sweden
83
 Latvia
92

7
 Australia
82
 Moldova
82

8
 Serbia
72
 Romania
67

9
 Slovenia
65
 Slovenia
67

10
 Poland
60
 Ukraine
65

11
 Russia
51
 Serbia
45

12
 Netherlands
47
 Denmark
40

13
 Romania
40
 Hungary
23

14
 Montenegro
17
 Montenegro
23

15
 Latvia
14
 Poland
21

16
 San Marino
14
 San Marino
14

17
 Georgia
13
 Russia
14

18
 Malta
8
 Georgia
11

text:
Voting procedure used:
  100% Televoting
  100% Jury vote

Voting results (Jury vote)[67]

Televoting Score

Norway

Romania

Serbia

San Marino

Denmark

Russia

Moldova

Netherlands

Australia

Georgia

Poland

Malta

Hungary

Latvia

Sweden

Montenegro

Slovenia

Ukraine

France

Germany

Italy

Norway
266
133

2
8
7
6
10
4
10
8
5
4
12
7
5
12
6
7
1
2
5
12

Romania
107
40
2

1

4
12
2

6
3
2
12
3
3
8
6
2
1

Serbia
117
72

6

6
1
7

1
6

12
4

1
1

San Marino
28
14

5

1

3

5

Denmark
204
164

5

1

6

8
5

1

4

10

Russia
65
51
4

7

3

Moldova
235
153

12

10
2
12

3
10
3

4

6
2
5
5

4
4

Netherlands
174
47
8
8
10
4
5

5

1
10
10

8
8
6
4
10
12
8
7
3

Australia
212
82
10

6

12
3
10
4

8
7
10
12
10
3
2
6
12
8
7

Georgia
24
13

1
2

8

Poland
81
60
1

2

2

5

4

1

4
2

Malta
101
8
6
10
4
8
8

2
1
3
4
1

7
4
7
8

6
6
8

Hungary
111
88

3

5

4
2
6

3

Latvia
106
14
7
1
3
5
7

3
7
5
8
7

2

7

10
10
10

Sweden
254
83
12

12
12
10
8

12
12
12
12
10
3
10

2
12
7
7
12
6

Montenegro
40
17

7
7

5

1
3

Slovenia
132
65
5
4
2
3
4

6
8
2
1
5

4
8

5
5
3
2

Ukraine
179
114
3

1
3
6
8
6
7
7
2
6

1
5
10

text:
Voting procedure used:
  100% Televoting
  100% Jury vote

Voting results (Televoting vote)[67]

Jury Score

Norway

Romania

Serbia

San Marino

Denmark

Russia

Moldova

Netherlands

Australia

Georgia

Poland

Malta

Hungary

Latvia

Sweden

Montenegro

Slovenia

Ukraine

France

Germany

Italy

Norway
266
133

6
6
7
12
8
6
10
6
5
7
6
8
4
10
5
10
8
4
4
1

Romania
107
67

12

8

8

12

Serbia
117
45
1
4

6
10
1

2

4
12
12

10
6
4

San Marino
28
14

2

12

Denmark
204
40
12
8
4
12

7
4
12
12
3
8
8
12
7
12
3
8
10
5
10
7

Russia
65
14

1
7
1

8

6

3

12

8

3

2

Moldova
235
82
5
12
5
6
6
12

7
10
12
2
4
10
8
5
4
6
12
12
5
10

Netherlands
174
127
7
3

2
7

3

1
1
1
5
4
1
6
2
1

3

Australia
212
130
8
7
3
4
8
1
5
4

3
10
3
2
7

4

6
7

Georgia
24
11

3

5

5

Poland
81
21
6

4

5

1
7

8

7
7
12
3

Malta
101
93

1

7

Hungary
111
23
2
10
12
8

4
1
8
3
4
10

3
1
1
5
2

8
6

Latvia
106
92

2

7
4

1

Sweden
254
171
10
2
1
5
10
5
2
6
8
2
5
7
1
6

6
2
4
1

Montenegro
40
23

10

7

Slovenia
132
67
3

8
3
3
2

3
4

6

5

3
10

6
2
2
5

Ukraine
179
65
4
5
2
10
5
10
7
2
5
10
12
2
6
10
2
7
3

3
1
8

text: 12 points

text: Jury

text: Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury in the second semi-final:

text:
N.
Contestant
Nation(s) giving 12 points

9
Sweden
Australia, Georgia, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia

3
Australia
Denmark, France, Latvia

Norway
Italy, Malta, Sweden

2
Moldova
Romania, Russia

Romania
Hungary, Moldova

1
Netherlands
Ukraine

Serbia
Montenegro

text: Televoting

text: Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's televote in the second semi-final:

text:
N.
Contestant
Nation(s) giving 12 points

6
Denmark
Australia, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, San Marino, Sweden

5
Moldova
France, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

2
Romania
Italy, Moldova

Serbia
Montenegro, Slovenia

1
Hungary
Serbia

Norway
Denmark

Poland
Germany

Russia
Latvia

San Marino
Malta

Ukraine
Poland

text: Final

text:
showFinal

Place
Televoting
Points
Jury
Points

1
 Israel
317
 Austria
271

2
 Cyprus
253
 Sweden
253

3
 Italy
249
 Israel
212

4
 Czech Republic
215
 Germany
204

5
 Denmark
188
 Cyprus
183

6
 Germany
136
 Estonia
143

7
 Ukraine
119
 Albania
126

8
 Moldova
115
 France
114

9
 Estonia
102
 Bulgaria
100

10
 Lithuania
91
 Moldova
94

11
 Norway
84
 Lithuania
90

12
 Serbia
75
 Australia
90

13
 Austria
71
 Netherlands
89

14
 Bulgaria
66
 Ireland
74

15
 Hungary
65
 Czech Republic
66

16
 Ireland
62
 Norway
60

17
 France
59
 Italy
59

18
 Albania
58
 Spain
43

19
 Netherlands
32
 Slovenia
41

20
 United Kingdom
25
 Denmark
38

21
 Finland
23
 Serbia
38

22
 Slovenia
23
 Hungary
28

23
 Sweden
21
 United Kingdom
23

24
 Spain
18
 Finland
23

25
 Portugal
18
 Portugal
21

26
 Australia
9
 Ukraine
11

text:
Voting procedure used:
  100% Televoting
  100% Jury vote

Voting results (Jury vote)[68]

Televoting Score

Ukraine
130
119

6

5

Spain
61
18

6
1

1
10

1
2

7

7

6

2

Slovenia
64
23
5

4
6
1
2

5

1

1
7

2

4

3

Lithuania
181
91

5

7

2

4

12

6
1

3

3
10

10

5

4

3
8

1

6

Austria
342
71
7

10

10

1
8
8

8
12
10
7

5
12
5
12
3
12
8
7
7
5
12
4
2
1
12

8

10
7

4
12
12
12
10
8

Estonia
245
102
1
3

5
4
12

10
1
2
7
6

8

3
3

7
12

4
8

3
1

3

5
2

6
10

5
12

Norway
144
84

8

3

4

5
2

5

2

12

4
6

2
7

Portugal
39
18

2

6

3

3

7

United Kingdom
48
25

2

2

3
6

2

8

Serbia
113
75

10

3

8

3

2

12

Germany
340
136

2

10
12
3

7
7
10
12

1
3
6

8
4

6
4
5
12
8
10
10
6
10

5
6

1
4
12
5
10
5

Albania
184
58

12
7

6

4

7

7

1
2

6
10

2

1
6

7
7
10
10

7

4
10

France
173
59
12

8

6

2

5
10
7
6
4

3

3
7

3
4
5
5

5
2

10
2
5

Czech Republic
281
215
4

6

4
5

4
3

1
4

1

7

4

1

5
6
8

3

Denmark
226
188
3

3

1

8

12
6

3

2

Australia
99
9
2

2
2

3

10

8
6

2

7

6
10

2

7

7

5

7
4

Finland
46
23

5

4
3

3

2

6

Bulgaria
166
66

5

2
6

6
1
8
6

8
7
10

4

8

7

10

2
1
2

7

Moldova
209
115

7

7

2
8

7

2

5
10
10

10

8

12

6

Sweden
274
21
6

1
8
8
7
7
12
2
8
4
2

12
4

8
5

8
10
5
1
12
5
12
12
12
2
8
1

12
8
10
5
10
6
8
12

Hungary
93
65

8

2

4

6

3
3
2

Israel
529
317
10
1

12
5
1
6
3
10
12
3
10
7

5
10
7

12
8
10
6

12
2
6

2

8
4
4
6

1
12
8
1

6
1
1

Netherlands
121
32
8

5

1

5

8

1
10
4
6

1
7

3

4
3
5

8
3
7

Ireland
136
62

1

5
4

3
4

3

10
4

1
1
5
4

1

3

8
2

6

5
4

Cyprus
436
253

4
12

6
10
12

12

5

12

10

12
5

2
6
4
5

3

8

7
3
12

1
3
6
7
7

1
8

Italy
308
249

4

10

3

12

8
8

1

4

4
1

4

text:
Voting procedure used:
  100% Televoting
  100% Jury vote

Voting results (Televoting vote)[68]

Jury Score

Ukraine
130
11

8
12
5

4

8

3

12

10

4
8

2
4
1

7

8

7
12

4

Spain
61
43

5

1

12

Slovenia
64
41

2

7

8

6

Lithuania
181
90
2

5
7

12
7
12

12

12

12

6

4

Austria
342
271

3

1

10

2

2

5

3
8

6

6
4

3

5
3

4
1

3
2

Estonia
245
143
3

6
2

10
4

4

5

1

7
6

4
2
2
4

12
3

8

12

7

Norway
144
60

7
10

1

3

8

8
2

4
5

1
2
3
5
7

3
5

5

5

Portugal
39
21

8

10

United Kingdom
48
23

1

1

3

3

10

6

1

Serbia
113
38

10

8

12

1
1

7

12

12

12

Germany
340
204

3

4
12

4

6
6
12
3
5

8
3
8
4
3
8
4
2
6

3
2

3

2
1

6
3
1
2
4
8

Albania
184
126

12

2

4

12

10

10

7

1

France
173
114
7

4
4

5

6

8
1

1
5

4

6
3
5

Czech Republic
281
66
10
6
5
10
6
5
3

10
12
6
5
3
4

5
7
3

10
6
1
4

3
5
5
8
8
3
7
8

8
5
2

12
4
8
8

Denmark
226
38
8

7
6
8

2
2

5

2
12
5

2
2
2
7
12

5
10
2
4
10
8
4

12

3
10
7
2
4
6
10
7
2

Australia
99
90

6

2
1

Finland
46
23

6

3

4
10

Bulgaria
166
100

1
1

7
7

5

6

6
1

5
1

3

2
12

5

4

Moldova
209
94
6
4
6
2

1

3

4

7

1
12
6

6
10
5
1
1

1
8
1
2

12

10

6

Sweden
274
253

2

7

2

3

2

1

4

Hungary
93
28
1

2

2

3

10

2

2

3
12

5

3
2
8

7

3

Israel
529
212
12
12
8
12
10
3
8
12
12
7

7
10
8
1
6
6
8
10
7
12
10
7
12
7
12

7
10
10
10
6
10
1
10
7
10
5

10
1

1

Netherlands
121
89

5

1

3

12
5

4

2

Ireland
136
74

3
4

1
4
4
10

7

1
4

4

8

7

2

3

Cyprus
436
183
4
10
3
7
5
8
10
10
8
1
1
8
4
1
10
8
5
7
8
1
7
7
2
3
5
7
4
10

12
12
12
7
5
6
1
4
3
2
8
6
6
5

Italy
308
59
5
5
4
8
7
6
12
5
7
10

6
12
10

6
2

8
6

10

7
6
7
3
6
8
6
8
12
6
6
8
5
5
7
10
10

text: 12 points

text: Jury

text:
N.
Contestant
Nation(s) giving 12 points

9
Austria
Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Iceland, Israel, Lithuania, Romania, Poland, United Kingdom

8
Sweden
Armenia, Australia, Cyprus, Georgia, Germany, Latvia, Serbia, Slovenia

6
Cyprus
Belarus, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Spain, Sweden

5
Israel
Austria, Czech Republic, France, Finland, San Marino

4
Germany
Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland

3
Estonia
Macedonia, Moldova, Portugal

1
Albania
Azerbaijan

Denmark
Hungary

France
Ukraine

Italy
Albania

Lithuania
Croatia

Moldova
Russia

Norway
Italy

Serbia
Montenegro

text: Televoting

text:
N.
Contestant
Nation(s) giving 12 points

8
Israel
Australia, Azerbaijan, France, Georgia, Moldova, San Marino, Spain, Ukraine

5
Lithuania
Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Norway, United Kingdom

4
Serbia
Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Switzerland

3
Cyprus
Armenia, Bulgaria, Greece

Denmark
Hungary, Iceland, Sweden

Italy
Albania, Germany, Malta

Ukraine
Belarus, Czech Republic, Poland

2
Albania
Italy, Macedonia

Czech Republic
Austria, Israel

Estonia
Finland, Lithuania

Germany
Denmark, Netherlands

Moldova
Romania, Russia

1
Bulgaria
Cyprus

Hungary
Serbia

Netherlands
Belgium

Spain
Portugal

text: Other countries

text: Eligibility for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership,[69] or a special invitation from the EBU as in the case of Australia.

text: Active EBU members

text:
Andorra – The Director General of Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) announced on 14 May 2017 that Andorra would not participate in the contest, due to financial difficulties and the restructuring of the company.[70]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina – On 18 September 2017, BHRT confirmed that Bosnia and Herzegovina would not return to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018.[71]
 Luxembourg – Steve Schmit, the Director of Programming at the Luxembourgish broadcaster (RTL), explained last year the reasons against participating in the Eurovision Song Contest. He also underlined that Luxembourg's chance for success in the contest is limited: "I believe that (with) the enlargement of Eurovision, the days (of victory) are gone. With the new voting system, it is very unlikely that Luxembourg is successful. Small countries are somewhat more troubled now". Luxembourg last participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993.[72]
 Monaco – On 31 August 2017, Monegasque broadcaster TMC confirmed that Monaco would not participate in the 2018 contest.[73]
 Slovakia – Eríka Rusnáková, press spokesperson of the Slovak broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS), confirmed on 11 September 2017 to Czech Eurovision website Eurocontest.cz that the country would not participate in the 2018 contest.[74]
 Turkey – On 12 July 2017, Sertab Erener, who won for Turkey in 2003, announced on an Instagram live chat that Turkey would return and wished luck to the next representative.[75] maNga, the 2010 Turkish representatives,[76] and Hadise, the 2009 Turkish representative, also expressed their interests for Turkey returning to the contest. Despite these statements, on 7 August 2017, the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, Bekir Bozdağ, issued a statement saying that there were no plans for a return.[77] The same day, TRT confirmed their non-participation in the 2018 contest.[78]

text: Associate EBU members

text: Kazakhstan – Khabar Agency became an associate member of the EBU on 1 January 2016, opening up the possibility of future participation.[79] They broadcast all the shows in 2017. Furthermore, the winner of the Turkvision Song Contest 2014, Zhanar Dugalova, said she would be interested in representing Kazakhstan in the contest.[80] However, on 25 September, Khabar Agency told Esctoday that: "We have no information about Kazakshtan’s participation in Eurovison 2018 yet", maintaining the possibility of the country being invited by the EBU, as it is entirely at the EBU’s discretion to extend an invitation like in the case of Australia.[81] The EBU however, chose not to invite Kazakhstan, as seen in the list of participants.[82] On 22 December 2017, it was claimed that Channel 31 had finalised negotiations with the EBU, allowing Kazakhstan to debut in 2019,[83] however, on 23 December 2017, the EBU told Esctoday that: "Channel 31 Kazakhstan has indeed expressed interest in becoming a Member of the EBU and hence participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. However, since Channel 31 is outside the European Broadcasting Area and is also not a member of the Council of Europe, it is not eligible to become an active Member of the EBU".[84]

text: Non-EBU members

text:
Kosovo – Kosovar media reported that RTK was hopeful that they would debut in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal. In an article published by RTK the Director of Television at the Kosovar broadcaster stated that he had received the support of national broadcasters across the Balkans to participate in the competition. However, both Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia had opposed such participation.[85] The EBU then sent a letter to RTK explaining that Kosovo cannot participate in the ESC, because it is not a UN member and it is not a fully recognised state.[86]
 Liechtenstein – On 1 September 2017, 1 FL TV, the national broadcaster of the Principality of Liechtenstein confirmed that the country would not debut in 2018.[87] However, on 4 November 2017, 1 FL TV announced that they are planning a debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019.[88]

text: Commentators and spokespersons

text: Spokespersons

text: The spokespersons announced the 12-point score from their respective country's national jury in the following order:[89]

text:
Ukraine – Natalia Zhyzhchenko
 Azerbaijan – Tural Asadov
 Belarus – Naviband (Belarusian representative in 2017)
 San Marino – John Kennedy O'Connor
 Netherlands – O'G3NE (Dutch representatives in 2017)
 Macedonia – Jana Burčeska (Macedonian representative in 2017)
 Malta – Lara Azzopardi
 Georgia – Tamara Gachechiladze (Georgian representative in 2017)
 Spain – Nieves Álvarez
 Austria – Kati Bellowitsch
 Denmark – Ulla Essendrop
 United Kingdom – Mel Giedroyc
 Sweden – Felix Sandman
 Latvia – Dagmāra Legante
 Albania – Andri Xhahu
 Croatia – Uršula Tolj
 Ireland – Nicky Byrne (Irish representative in 2016)
 Romania – Sonia Argint-Ionescu
 Czech Republic – Radka Rosická
 Iceland – Edda Sif Pálsdóttir
 Moldova – Djulieta Ardovan
 Belgium – Danira Boukhriss Terkessidis
 Norway – Aleksander Walmann and JOWST (Norwegian representatives in 2017)
 France – Élodie Gossuin
 Italy – Giulia Valentina Palermo
 Australia – Ricardo Gonçalves
 Estonia – Ott Evestus
 Serbia – Dragana Kosjerina
 Cyprus – Hovig (Cypriot representative in 2017)
 Armenia – Arsen Grigoryan
 Bulgaria – Joanna Dragneva (Bulgarian representative in 2008)
 Greece – Olina Xenopoulou
 Hungary – Bence Forró
 Montenegro – Nataša Šotra
 Germany – Barbara Schöneberger
 Finland – Anna Abreu
 Russia – Alsou (Russian representative in 2000 and host of the final in 2009)
  Switzerland – Letícia Carvalho
 Israel – Lucy Ayoub
 Poland – Mateusz Szymkowiak
 Lithuania – Eglė Daugėlaitė
 Slovenia – Maja Keuc (Slovenian representative in 2011)
 Portugal – Pedro Fernandes

tag: ol

text: Commentators

text: Most countries sent commentators to Lisbon or commented from their own country, in order to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, the provision of voting information.

text:
Albania – Andri Xhahu (RTSH, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana, all shows)
 Armenia – Avet Barseghyan and Felix Khachatryan (Armenia 1 and Public Radio of Armenia, all shows)[90]
 Australia – Myf Warhurst and Joel Creasey (SBS, all shows)[91]
 Austria – Andi Knoll (ORF eins, all shows)
 Azerbaijan – Azer Suleymanli (İTV, all shows)
 Belarus – Evgeny Perlin (Belarus-1 and Belarus 24, all shows)
 Belgium – Dutch: Peter Van de Veire (één, all shows);[92] French: Maureen Louys and Jean-Louis Lahaye (La Une, all shows; second semi-final 90-minute-delayed, first semi-final and final live)
 Bulgaria – Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev (BNT 1, all shows)
 Croatia – Duško Ćurlić (HRT 1 and HR 2, all shows)[93][94][95]
 Cyprus – Costas Constantinou and Vaso Komninou (CyBC, all shows)[96]
 Czech Republic – Libor Bouček (ČT2, semi-finals and ČT1, final)
 Denmark – Ole Tøpholm (DR 1, all shows)[97]
 Estonia – Estonian: Marko Reikop (ETV, all shows);[98] Mart Juur and Andrus Kivirähk (Raadio 2, first semi-final and final);[99] Russian: Aleksandr Hobotov, Julia Kalenda (ETV+, all shows)[100]
 Finland – Finnish: Mikko Silvennoinen (with Saara Aalto in the second semi-final); Swedish: Johan Lindroos and Eva Frantz (Yle TV2, Yle X3M, all shows); Anna Keränen (Yle Radio Suomi, semi-finals); Anna Keränen, Aija Puurtinen, Sami Sykkö (Yle Radio Suomi, final)[101]
 France – Christophe Willem and André Manoukian (France 4, semi-finals); Stéphane Bern, Christophe Willem and Alma (France 2, final)[102][103]
 Georgia – Demetre Ergemlidze (GPB First Channel, all shows)[104]
 Germany – Peter Urban (One, semi-finals and Das Erste, final)[105][106]
 Greece – Alexandros Lizardos and Daphne Skalioni (ERT1, ERT HD, ERA 2, Voice of Greece, all shows)[107]
 Hungary – Krisztina Rátonyi and Freddie (Duna, all shows)[108]
 Iceland – Gísli Marteinn Baldursson (RÚV, all shows)
 Ireland – Marty Whelan (RTÉ 2, semi-finals and RTÉ One, final); Neil Doherty and Zbyszek Zalinski (RTÉ Radio 1, first semi-final and final)
 Israel – Asaf Liberman and Shir Reuven (Kan 11, first semi-final); Itai Herman and Goel Pinto (Kan 11, second semi-final); Erez Tal and Idit Hershkowitz (Kan 11, final)
 Italy – Carolina Di Domenico and Saverio Raimondo (Rai 4, semi-finals);[61] Serena Rossi and Federico Russo (Rai 1, final); Carolina Di Domenico and Ema Stokholma (Rai Radio 2, final)
 Latvia – Toms Grēviņš (LTV, all shows) Magnuss Eriņš (final)[109]
 Lithuania – Darius Užkuraitis and Gerūta Griniūtė (LRT televizija, LRT Radijas, all shows)
 Macedonia – Karolina Petkovska (MRT 1, MRT 2, Macedonian radio, all shows)[110][111]
 Malta – No commentary
 Moldova – Djulieta Ardovan[112] (Moldova 1, Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Muzical, Radio Moldova Tineret, semi-finals);[113] Doina Stimpovschii (Moldova 1, Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Muzical, Radio Moldova Tineret, final)[114]
 Montenegro – Dražen Bauković and Tijana Mišković (TVCG 1 and TVCG SAT, all shows)[115]
 Netherlands – Cornald Maas and Jan Smit (NPO 1, all shows)[116]
 Norway – Olav Viksmo-Slettan (NRK1, all shows);[117] Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Nordnes and Markus Neby (NRK3, final);[118] Ole Christian Øen (NRK P1, final)[119]
 Poland – Artur Orzech (TVP1, TVP Polonia, all shows)[120]
 Portugal – Nuno Galopim and Hélder Reis (RTP1, RTP África, RTP Internacional, all shows)
 Romania – Liliana Ștefan and Radu Andrei Tudor (TVR1, TVR HD, TVRi, all shows)[121]
 Russia – Yuriy Aksuta and Yana Churikova (Channel One, all shows; first semi-final 110-minute-delayed, second semi-final and final live)
 San Marino – Lia Fiorio and Gigi Restivo (San Marino RTV and Radio San Marino, all shows)[122]
 Serbia – Silvana Grujić and Tamara Petković (RTS1, RTS HD, RTS Svet, RTS Planeta, first semi-final); Duška Vučinić (RTS1, RTS HD, RTS Svet, RTS Planeta, second semi-final and final)[123][124][125]
 Slovenia – Andrej Hofer (TV Slovenija 2, semi-finals and TV Slovenija 1, final)
 Spain – Tony Aguilar and Julia Varela (La 2, semi-finals; La 1, final)[126][127]
 Sweden – Sanna Nielsen and Edward af Sillén (SVT1, all shows)[128]
  Switzerland – German: Sven Epiney (SRF zwei, semi-finals and SRF 1, final);[129] Italian: Clarissa Tami (RSI La 2, semi-finals and RSI La 1, final);[130] French: Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner (RTS Deux, semi-finals and RTS Un, final)
 Ukraine – Serhiy Prytula (STB, all shows);[131] Timur Miroshnychenko (UA:First, all shows); Mariya Yaremchuk (UA:First, first semi-final); Alyosha (UA:First, second semi-final); Jamala (UA:First, final)[132]
 United Kingdom – Scott Mills and Rylan Clark-Neal (BBC Four, semi-finals); Graham Norton (BBC One, final); Ken Bruce (BBC Radio 2, final)[133][134]

text: Non-participating countries

text:
China – Duan Yixuan and Hei Nan (Mango TV, semi-final 1[i] 9-hour-delay)[135][136]
 Kazakhstan – Kaldybek Zhaysanbay and Diana Snegina (Khabar TV, all shows)[137]
 Kosovo – Alma Bektashi and Agron Krasniqi (RTK, all shows)[138]
 Slovakia – Daniel Baláž, Pavol Hubinák, Juraj Malíček, Ela Tolstová and Celeste Buckingham (Radio FM, final)[139]
 United States – English: Ross Mathews and Shangela (Logo TV, final);[140] Ewan Spence and Lisa-Jayne Lewis (WJFD-FM radio, final);[141] Portuguese: Ana Filipa Rosa (WJFD-FM radio, final)[141]

text: Incidents

text: Accusations of cultural appropriation

text: Following the performance of Israel's Netta Barzilai and her song "Toy", critics of the song accused Netta of culturally appropriating Japanese culture, with several users taking to social media such as Twitter to call the performance "offensive". The accusations were made after she wore a kimono and buns, as well as Maneki-nekos being shown during the performance.[142][143][144]

text: The topic was debated on British morning show Good Morning Britain on 14 May 2018 in response,[145] with television presenters Trisha Goddard and Piers Morgan defending Netta by stating that she was simply implementing elements of Japanese culture due to her own appreciation of it. English journalist Rebecca Reid disagreed, arguing "It's not a beautiful, loving representation of real Japanese culture. It's a costume".[146]

text: Belarusian song submission

text: On 10 January 2018, it had emerged on Russian networking site VK that Ukrainian singer Alekseev had performed a Russian-language version of his EuroFest entry "Forever" (as Navsegda) in May 2017 in Stavropol – before 1 September 2017, the submission deadline set by the EBU, potentially violating the rules of the contest.[147] Six artists threatened to withdraw from the selection if it were allowed to compete,[148] with Sofi Lapina actually doing so.[149] Alekseev was ultimately allowed to compete by BTRC following a melodic revamp of the song, and went on to win the selection, thus representing Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.[150] However, on 23 February 2018, it was reported that the EBU had given Alekseev permission to perform his original English-language version of the song at the contest, and he would opt to sing that version of the song in May.[151] A few weeks after that announcement, on 28 March 2018 Alekseev premiered a new official version of his Eurovision entry with a lighter intro and additional choir at the end of the track. He also confirmed that this version would be the one performed in Lisbon.[152]

text: Czech rehearsal injuries

text: On 29 April 2018, during the first rehearsal of the Czech Republic's performance, singer Mikolas Josef reportedly sustained injuries to his back while rehearsing and was subsequently rushed to hospital. The singer updated his fans on Instagram, stating "I can confirm that I got injured during the rehearsal and the situation got worse after several hours. I can't even walk now. Got back from the first hospital and I am now heading to another one". He stated that he would, however, "perform no matter what".[153] Josef performed in the first semi-final on 8 May with a slightly altered performance, owing to his injuries, and ultimately finished 6th in the Grand Final on 12 May, achieving Czech Republic's best result to date. He was also the second Czech contestant to qualify for the Grand Final, the other being Gabriela Gunčíková in 2016.[citation needed]

text: Mango TV censorship

text: During the Chinese broadcast of the first semi-final on Mango TV, both Albania and Ireland were edited out of the show, along with their snippets in the recap of all 19 entries.[154] Albania was skipped due to a ban on television performers displaying tattoos that took effect in January 2018, while Ireland was censored due to its representation of a homosexual couple on-stage.[155] In addition, the LGBT flag and tattoos on other performers were also blurred out from the broadcast.[156] As a result, the EBU has terminated its partnership with Mango TV, citing that censorship "is not in line with the EBU's values of universality and inclusivity and its proud tradition of celebrating diversity through music," which led to a ban on televising the second semi-final and the grand final in the country.[136][157] A spokesperson for the broadcaster's parent company Hunan TV said they "weren't aware" of the edits made to the programme.[158] Ireland's representative, Ryan O'Shaughnessy told the BBC in an interview, "they haven't taken this lightly and I think it's a move in the right direction, so I'm happy about it."[156]

text: United Kingdom stage invasion

text: The performance of SuRie, representing the United Kingdom, in the final was disrupted by a man who rushed onto the stage and grabbed her microphone, reportedly shouting "Modern Nazis of the UK media, we demand freedom! War is not peace."[159][160] The man, later identified as 'Dr ACactivism', a political activist from London,[161] climbed into a camera run to get access to the stage.[162] SuRie was able to complete her performance, and after the song the broadcast cut to an unscheduled interview in the green room.[163][164] The EBU offered SuRie and her team the opportunity to perform again, but she declined.[159] SuRie later revealed that she had suffered several bruises on her right hand.[165] For official release on YouTube, Eurovision edited out the interrupted performance and substituted SuRie's Jury Night performance from the previous evening. The official video retains the unscheduled green room interview with the Ukrainian delegation that followed the stage invasion.

text: Other awards

text: In addition to the main winner's trophy, the Marcel Bezençon Awards and the Barbara Dex Award will be contested during the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Additionally, the OGAE voting poll took place before the final.

text: Marcel Bezençon Awards

text: The Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia, honouring the best competing songs in the final. Founded by Christer Björkman (Sweden's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 and the current Head of Delegation for Sweden) and Richard Herrey (a member of the Herreys and the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 winner from Sweden), the awards are named after the creator of the annual competition, Marcel Bezençon.[166] The awards are divided into three categories: Press Award, Artistic Award, and Composer Award. The winners are revealed shortly before the Eurovision final.

text:
Category
Country
Song
Performer(s)
Composer(s)

Artistic Award
 Cyprus
"Fuego"
Eleni Foureira
Alex Papaconstantinou, Geraldo Sandell, Viktor Svensson, Anderz Wrethov Didrick

Composer Award
 Bulgaria
"Bones"
Equinox
Borislav Milanov, Trey Campbell, Joacim Persson, Dag Lundberg

Press Award
 France
"Mercy"
Madame Monsieur
Émilie Satt, Jean-Karl Lucas

text: OGAE

text: Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision (more commonly known as OGAE) is an international organisation that was founded in 1984 in Savonlinna, Finland by Jari-Pekka Koikkalainen.[167] The organisation consists of a network of over 40 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond, and is a non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit company.[168] In what has become an annual tradition for the OGAE fan clubs, a voting poll took place before the main Eurovision Song Contest allowing members from over 40 clubs to vote for their favourite songs of the contest.

text:
Country
Performer(s)
Song
OGAE result[169]

 Israel
Netta
"Toy"
456

 France
Madame Monsieur
"Mercy"
352

 Finland
Saara Aalto
"Monsters"
226

 Australia
Jessica Mauboy
"We Got Love"
202

 Czech Republic
Mikolas Josef
"Lie to Me"
181

text: *Table reflects the 2018 voting results from all 44 OGAE clubs.

text: Barbara Dex Award

text: The Barbara Dex Award is a fan award originally awarded by House of Eurovision from 1997 to 2016, and since 2017 by songfestival.be. This is a humorous award given to the worst dressed artist each year in the contest, and was named after the Belgian artist, Barbara Dex, who came last in the 1993, in which she wore her own self-designed dress.

text:
Place
Country
Performer(s)

1
 Macedonia
Eye Cue

2
 Australia
Jessica Mauboy

3
 Belgium
Sennek

4
 Montenegro
Vanja Radovanović

5
 Israel
Netta

text: Official album

text:
Eurovision Song Contest: Lisbon 2018

Compilation album by Eurovision Song Contest

Released
20 April 2018

Genre
Pop

Length

66:03 (CD 1)
62:39 (CD 2)

Label
Universal

Eurovision Song Contest chronology

Eurovision Song Contest: Kyiv 2017
(2017)
''Eurovision Song Contest: Lisbon 2018''
(2018)

text: Eurovision Song Contest: Lisbon 2018 is the official compilation album of the contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group digitally on 6 April 2018 and physically on 20 April 2018.[170] The album features all 43 participating entries, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify for the grand final.

text:
CD 1

No.
Title
Artist
Length

1.
"Mall" (Albania)
Eugent Bushpepa
3ː07

2.
"Qami" (Armenia)
Sevak Khanagyan
2ː57

3.
"We Got Love" (Australia)
Jessica Mauboy
3ː04

4.
"Nobody but You" (Austria)
Cesár Sampson
3ː03

5.
"X My Heart" (Azerbaijan)
Aisel
3ː01

6.
"A Matter of Time" (Belgium)
Sennek
3ː00

7.
"Bones" (Bulgaria)
Equinox
2ː59

8.
"Forever" (Belarus)
Alekseev
3ː00

9.
"Stones" (Switzerland)
Zibbz
2ː57

10.
"Fuego" (Cyprus)
Eleni Foureira
3ː03

11.
"Lie to Me" (Czech Republic)
Mikolas Josef
2ː50

12.
"You Let Me Walk Alone" (Germany)
Michael Schulte
2ː57

13.
"Higher Ground" (Denmark)
Rasmussen
3ː03

14.
"Tu canción" (Spain)
Amaia and Alfred
2ː59

15.
"La forza" (Estonia)
Elina Nechayeva
3ː04

16.
"Monsters" (Finland)
Saara Aalto
3ː00

17.
"Mercy" (France)
Madame Monsieur
3ː02

18.
"Storm" (United Kingdom)
SuRie
2ː57

19.
"For You" (Georgia)
Iriao
2ː59

20.
"Oniro mou" (Greece)
Gianna Terzi
3ː04

21.
"Crazy" (Croatia)
Franka
3ː00

22.
"Viszlát nyár" (Hungary)
AWS
2ː57

Total length:
66ː03

text:
CD 2

No.
Title
Artist
Length

1.
"Together" (Ireland)
Ryan O'Shaughnessy
2ː54

2.
"Our Choice" (Iceland)
Ari Ólafsson
2ː59

3.
"Toy" (Israel)
Netta
3ː00

4.
"Non mi avete fatto niente" (Italy)
Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro
3ː02

5.
"When We're Old" (Lithuania)
Ieva Zasimauskaitė
3ː00

6.
"Funny Girl" (Latvia)
Laura Rizzotto
3ː03

7.
"My Lucky Day" (Moldova)
DoReDoS
3ː02

8.
"Lost and Found" (Macedonia)
Eye Cue
3ː03

9.
"Taboo" (Malta)
Christabelle
3ː01

10.
"Inje" (Montenegro)
Vanja Radovanović
3ː00

11.
"Outlaw in 'Em" (Netherlands)
Waylon
2ː54

12.
"That's How You Write a Song" (Norway)
Alexander Rybak
3ː00

13.
"Light Me Up" (Poland)
Gromee and Lukas Meijer
3ː00

14.
"O jardim" (Portugal)
Cláudia Pascoal
2ː38

15.
"Goodbye" (Romania)
The Humans
2ː58

16.
"I Won't Break" (Russia)
Julia Samoylova
2ː59

17.
"Who We Are" (San Marino)
Jessika and Jenifer Brening
3ː00

18.
"Nova deca" (Serbia)
Sanja Ilić and Balkanika
3ː07

19.
"Hvala, ne!" (Slovenia)
Lea Sirk
3ː00

20.
"Dance You Off" (Sweden)
Benjamin Ingrosso
3ː00

21.
"Under the Ladder" (Ukraine)
Mélovin
2ː59

Total length:
62ː39

text: Charts

text:
Chart (2018)
Peak
position

Australian Albums (ARIA)[171]
14

Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[172]
22

German Compilation Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[173]
2

Greek Albums (IFPI)[174]
9


document_title: 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

question_text: under 19 world cup final date in 2018

question_tokens: under 19 world cup final date in 2018

root

text: 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

text: Qualification[edit]

text: The ten full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), as of 2016, qualified automatically for the tournament. Namibia, which placed seventh at the 2016 World Cup, also qualified automatically as the highest ranked associate member.[15] The other five places in the tournament were awarded to the winners of the five regional under-19 tournaments.[16]

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text:
Team
Mode of qualification

 Australia
ICC Full Member

 Bangladesh
ICC Full Member

 England
ICC Full Member

 India
ICC Full Member

 New Zealand
ICC Full Member

 Pakistan
ICC Full Member

 South Africa
ICC Full Member

 Sri Lanka
ICC Full Member

 West Indies
ICC Full Member

 Zimbabwe
ICC Full Member

 Namibia
Highest-ranked associate team at 2016 World Cup[15]

 Afghanistan
Champion of ACC Under-19 Premier League[17]

 Kenya
Champion of Africa Under-19 Championship[18]

 Canada
Champion of Americas Under-19 Championship[19]

 Papua New Guinea
Champion of EAP Under-19 Trophy[20]

 Ireland
Champion of Europe Under-19 Championship[21]

tag: table

text: Venues[edit]

text:
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Rangiora Oval, Rangiora
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Lincoln Green, Lincoln
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Cobham Oval, Whangarei

text: Umpires[edit]

text: On 3 January 2018, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament. Along with the seventeen umpires, Jeff Crowe, Dev Govindjee, David Jukes and Graeme Labrooy were also named as the match referees.[22]

text:
Rob Bailey
 Gregory Brathwaite
 Anil Chaudhary
 Nigel Duguid
 Shaun George
 Shaun Haig

 Mark Hawthorne
 Ranmore Martinesz
 C. K. Nandan
 David Odhiambo
 Buddhi Pradhan
 Ian Ramage

 Ahsan Raza
 Shozab Raza
 Tim Robinson
 Langton Rusere
 Paul Wilson

text: Squads[edit]

text: Each team selected a 15-man squad for the tournament.[23] Any players born on or after 1 September 1998 were eligible to be selected for the competition.[24]

text: Group stage[edit]

text: The fixtures for the tournament were confirmed by the ICC on 17 August 2017.[25][26]

text: Group A[edit]

text:
Team

v
t
e

Pld
W
L
T
NR
BP
Pts
NRR

 New Zealand
3
3
0
0
0
0
6
+2.576

 South Africa
3
2
1
0
0
0
4
+1.160

 West Indies
3
1
2
0
0
0
2
+0.660

 Kenya
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
-4.227

text:
13 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard

text:
West Indies
233/8 (50 overs)

v

 New Zealand
234/2 (39.3 overs)

Keagan Simmons 92* (132)
Rachin Ravindra 3/30 (7 overs)

Finn Allen 115* (100)
Alick Athanaze 1/22 (4 overs)

text:
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Shaun George (SA)
Player of the match: Finn Allen (NZ)

text: New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

text:
14 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
South Africa
341/7 (50 overs)

v

 Kenya
172/7 (50 overs)

Raynard van Tonder 143 (121)
Jasraj Kundi 2/49 (8 overs)

Jasraj Kundi 41 (53)
Akhona Mnyaka 2/9 (4 overs)

text:
South Africa won by 169 runs
Lincoln Green, Lincoln
Umpires: Ian Ramage (Sco) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Raynard van Tonder (SA)

text: South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

text:
17 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
New Zealand
436/4 (50 overs)

v

 Kenya
193/4 (50 overs)

Jakob Bhula 180 (144)
Sukhdeep Singh 1/29 (2 overs)

Aman Gandhi 63 (106)
Rachin Ravindra 2/33 (10 overs)

text:
New Zealand won by 243 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
Player of the match: Jakob Bhula (NZ)

text: Kenya won the toss and elected to field.

text:
17 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard

text:
South Africa
282/8 (50 overs)

v

 West Indies
206 (45.3 overs)

Wandile Makwetu 99* (99)
Jeavor Royal 1/34 (10 overs)

Alick Athanaze 76 (100)
Hermann Rolfes 4/33 (10 overs)

text:
South Africa won by 76 runs
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Wandile Makwetu (SA)

text:
West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
New Zealand and South Africa qualified for the Super League quarter-finals as a result of this match.[27]

text:
20 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
West Indies
318/7 (50 overs)

v

 Kenya
96 (24.4 overs)

Alick Athanaze 116* (93)
Aveet Desai 3/54 (10 overs)

Aman Gandhi 37 (42)
Bhaskar Yadram 5/18 (7 overs)

text:
West Indies won by 222 runs
Lincoln Green, Lincoln
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Alick Athanaze (WI)

text: West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

text:
20 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard

text:
New Zealand
279/8 (50 overs)

v

 South Africa
208 (46.2 overs)

Rachin Ravindra 76 (89)
Kgaudise Molefe 2/49 (10 overs)

Hermann Rolfes 108 (124)
Rachin Ravindra 4/32 (9.2 overs)

text:
New Zealand won by 71 runs
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Rachin Ravindra (NZ)

text: New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

text: Group B[edit]

text:
Team

v
t
e

Pld
W
L
T
NR
BP
Pts
NRR

 India
3
3
0
0
0
0
6
+3.930

 Australia
3
2
1
0
0
0
4
+2.721

 Zimbabwe
3
1
2
0
0
0
2
-0.892

 Papua New Guinea
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
-5.977

text:
13 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Papua New Guinea
95 (20 overs)

v

 Zimbabwe
98/0 (14 overs)

Igo Mahuru 26 (26)
Wesley Madhevere 3/19 (4 overs)

Wesley Madhevere 53* (44)

text:
Zimbabwe won by 10 wickets
Lincoln Green, Lincoln
Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Wesley Madhevere (Zim)

text:
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
Rain reduced the match to 20 overs per side.

text:
14 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard

text:
India
328/7 (50 overs)

v

 Australia
228 (42.5 overs)

Prithvi Shaw 94 (100)
Jack Edwards 4/65 (9 overs)

Jack Edwards 73 (90)
Kamlesh Nagarkoti 3/29 (7 overs)

text:
India won by 100 runs
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Prithvi Shaw (Ind)

text: India won the toss and elected to bat.

text:
16 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard

text:
Papua New Guinea
64 (21.5 overs)

v

 India
67/0 (8 overs)

Ovia Sam 15 (25)
Anukul Roy 5/14 (6.5 overs)

Prithvi Shaw 57* (39)

text:
India won by 10 wickets
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Anukul Roy (Ind)

text: India won the toss and elected to field.

text:
17 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Zimbabwe
134 (33.2 overs)

v

 Australia
135/3 (18.2 overs)

Robert Chimhinya 27 (31)
Xavier Bartlett 3/20 (7 overs)

Max Bryant 44 (27)
Liam Roche 1/14 (3 overs)

text:
Australia won by 7 wickets
Lincoln Green, Lincoln
Umpires: Shaun Haig (NZ) and David Odhiambo (Ken)
Player of the match: Xavier Bartlett (Aus)

text: Australia won the toss and elected to field.

text:
19 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Australia
370/8 (50 overs)

v

 Papua New Guinea
59 (24.5 overs)

Nathan McSweeney 156 (154)
James Tau 2/42 (10 overs)

Leke Morea 20 (66)
Jason Ralston 7/15 (6.5 overs)

text:
Australia won by 311 runs
Lincoln Green, Lincoln
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Nathan McSweeney (Aus)

text:
Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
Jason Ralston (Aus) took the best bowling figures in a group stage match at the U19 Cricket World Cup. However, his record was surpassed by Lloyd Pope who took the best bowling figures of 8/35 in U19 Cricket World Cup history in the knockout stages.[28][29]

text:
19 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard

text:
Zimbabwe
154 (48.1 overs)

v

 India
155/0 (21.4 overs)

Milton Shumba 36 (151)
Anukul Roy 4/20 (7.1 overs)

Shubman Gill 90* (59)

text:
India won by 10 wickets
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Ind)

text:
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
India and Australia qualified for the Super League quarter-finals as a result of this match.[30]

text: Group C[edit]

text:
Team

v
t
e

Pld
W
L
T
NR
BP
Pts
NRR

 England
3
3
0
0
0
0
6
+4.165

 Bangladesh
3
2
1
0
0
0
4
+0.438

 Canada
3
1
2
0
0
0
2
-2.107

 Namibia
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
-2.689

text:
13 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Bangladesh
190/4 (20 overs)

v

 Namibia
103/6 (20 overs)

Saif Hassan 84 (48)
Dewald Nell 1/22 (3 overs)

Eben van Wyk 55 (52)
Hasan Mahmud 2/12 (4 overs)

text:
Bangladesh won by 87 runs
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Saif Hassan (Ban)

text:
Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
Rain reduced the match to 20 overs per side.

text:
15 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Bangladesh
264/8 (50 overs)

v

 Canada
198 (49.3 overs)

Towhid Hridoy 122 (126)
Faisal Jamkhandi 5/48 (8 overs)

Arslan Khan 63 (108)
Afif Hossain 5/43 (10 overs)

text:
Bangladesh won by 66 runs
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Afif Hossain (Ban)

text: Canada won the toss and elected to field.

text:
15 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Namibia
196/9 (50 overs)

v

 England
198/2 (24.1 overs)

Shaun Fouché 44 (75)
Luke Hollman 3/41 (10 overs)

Will Jacks 73* (44)
Gerhard Lottering 2/33 (4 overs)

text:
England won by 8 wickets
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Anil Chaudhary (Ind)
Player of the match: Will Jacks (Eng)

text: Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.

text:
18 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Namibia
193 (46 overs)

v

 Canada
197/6 (42 overs)

Lohan Louwrens 38 (52)
Akash Gill 4/43 (8 overs)

Arslan Khan 72 (89)
Petrus Burger 2/29 (10 overs)

text:
Canada won by 4 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
Player of the match: Akash Gill (Can)

text:
18 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Bangladesh
175 (49.2 overs)

v

 England
177/3 (29.3 overs)

Afif Hossain 63 (85)
Ethan Bamber 3/19 (6 overs)

Harry Brook 102* (84)
Qazi Onik 1/19 (4 overs)

text:
England won by 7 wickets
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Anil Chaudhary (Ind)
Player of the match: Harry Brook (Eng)

text: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

text:
20 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
England
383/7 (50 overs)

v

 Canada
101 (31.5 overs)

Liam Banks 120 (114)
Faisal Jamkhandi 3/68 (9 overs)

Pranav Sharma 24 (42)
Prem Sisodiya 3/23 (10 overs)

text:
England won by 282 runs
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Liam Banks (Eng)

text:
Canada won the toss and elected to field.
England and Bangladesh qualified for the Super League quarter-finals as a result of this match.[31]

text: Group D[edit]

text:
Team

v
t
e

Pld
W
L
T
NR
BP
Pts
NRR

 Pakistan
3
2
1
0
0
0
4
+1.404

 Afghanistan
3
2
1
0
0
0
4
+0.639

 Sri Lanka
3
1
2
0
0
0
2
-0.464

 Ireland
3
1
2
0
0
0
2
-1.896

text:
13 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Pakistan
188 (47.4 overs)

v

 Afghanistan
194/5 (47.3 overs)

Rohail Nazir 81 (105)
Azmatullah Omarzai 3/34 (7.4 overs)

Darwish Rasooli 76 (78)
Hasan Khan 2/45 (10 overs)

text:
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets
Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Darwish Rasooli (Afg)

text: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

text:
14 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Ireland
207/8 (48 overs)

v

 Sri Lanka
208/3 (37.3 overs)

Jamie Grassi 75 (117)
Kamindu Mendis 3/35 (10 overs)

Dhananjaya Lakshan 101* (120)
Aaron Cawley 2/26 (6 overs)

text:
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Umpires: Shaun Haig (NZ) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
Player of the match: Dhananjaya Lakshan (SL)

text:
Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
Rain reduced the match to 48 overs per side.

text:
16 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Ireland
97 (28.5 overs)

v

 Pakistan
98/1 (8.5 overs)

Joshua Little 24* (20)
Shaheen Afridi 6/15 (8.5 overs)

Zaid Alam 43* (19)
Aaron Cawley 1/27 (3 overs)

text:
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Pak)

text: Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

text:
17 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Afghanistan
284/7 (50 overs)

v

 Sri Lanka
202 (37.3 overs)

Ibrahim Zadran 86 (112)
Nipun Malinga 2/56 (10 overs)

Jehan Daniel 48 (57)
Naveen-ul-Haq 4/35 (8 overs)

text:
Afghanistan won by 32 runs (D/L method)
Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Afg)

text:
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
Rain reduced the match to 38 overs due to rain.
Afghanistan qualified for the Super League quarter-finals as a result of this match.[32]

text:
19 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Sri Lanka
188 (48.2 overs)

v

 Pakistan
190/7 (43.3 overs)

Jehan Daniel 53 (70)
Thisaru Rashmika 3/47 (9 overs)

Ali Zaryab 59 (94)
Suleman Shafqat 3/29 (7.2 overs)

text:
Pakistan won by 3 wickets
Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Ali Zaryab (Pak)

text:
Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
Pakistan qualified for the Super League quarter-finals as a result of this match.[33]

text:
20 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Ireland
225/8 (50 overs)

v

 Afghanistan
221 (49.2 overs)

Graham Kennedy 37* (24)
Qais Ahmad 3/32 (10 overs)

Baheer Shah 34 (49)
Harry Tector 3/37 (10 overs)

text:
Ireland won by 4 runs
Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Umpires: Shaun Haig (NZ) and David Odhiambo (Ken)
Player of the match: Harry Tector (Ire)

text: Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.

text: Plate League[edit]

text:
13th-place playoff

Plate playoff semi-finals

Plate quarter-finals

Plate semi-finals

Plate final

C3
 Canada
265/8 (50)

B4
 Papua New Guinea
185 (44.3)

B4
 Papua New Guinea
121 (37.1)

C3
 Canada
136 (47.3)

D4
 Ireland
122/7 (41.5)

A3
 West Indies
323/8 (50)

A3
 West Indies
281/6 (48.2)

D4
 Ireland
278/8 (50)

D4
 Ireland
288/6 (50)

A3
 West Indies
254/5 (50)

C4
 Namibia
186 (39.1)

D3
 Sri Lanka
255/7 (49.4)

B3
 Zimbabwe
114/3 (19.3)

C4
 Namibia
113 (40.1)

C4
 Namibia
180/2 (27)

B3
 Zimbabwe
259/4 (50)

15th-place playoff

A4
 Kenya
176 (46.5)

D3
 Sri Lanka
260/5 (45.3)

11th-place playoff

B4
 Papua New Guinea
162 (48.3)

D3
 Sri Lanka
419/4 (50)

C3
 Canada
134 (37.5)

A4
 Kenya
176 (50)

A4
 Kenya
108 (35.5)

B3
 Zimbabwe
272/8 (50)

text: Plate quarter-finals[edit]

text:
22 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Canada
265/8 (50 overs)

v

 Papua New Guinea
185 (44.3 overs)

Akash Gill 120 (127)
James Tau 2/37 (9 overs)

Simon Atai 85 (117)
Aran Pathmanathan 3/23 (9 overs)

text:
Canada won by 70 runs
Lincoln Green, Lincoln
Umpires: Ian Ramage (Sco) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Akash Gill (Can)

text: Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.

text:
22 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Namibia
113 (40.1 overs)

v

 Zimbabwe
114/3 (19.3 overs)

Eben van Wyk 24 (40)
Nkosilathi Nungu 2/11 (3.1 overs)

Wesley Madhavere 47 (38)
Gerhard Lottering 1/19 (4 overs)

text:
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Wesley Madhevere (Zim)

text:
23 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Sri Lanka
419/4 (50 overs)

v

 Kenya
108 (35.5 overs)

Hasitha Boyagoda 191 (152)
Abhishekh Chidambaran 2/68 (10 overs)

Thomas Ochieng 45 (63)
Haren Buddila 4/27 (10 overs)

text:
Sri Lanka won by 311 runs
Lincoln Green, Lincoln
Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Hasitha Boyagoda (SL)

text:
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Hasitha Boyagoda (SL) made the highest individual score in U19 ODIs as well as in the history of the U19 Cricket World Cup (191).[34]

text:
23 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Ireland
278/8 (50 overs)

v

 West Indies
281/6 (48.2 overs)

Neil Rock 91 (101)
Jeavor Royal 3/59 (10 overs)

Nyeem Young 55* (33)
Max Neville 2/53 (6 overs)

text:
West Indies won by 4 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and David Odhiambo (Ken)
Player of the match: Nyeem Young (WI)

text: Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.

text: Plate playoff semi-finals[edit]

text:
25 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Papua New Guinea
121 (37.1 overs)

v

 Ireland
122/7 (41.5 overs)

Igo Mahuru 45 (83)
JJ Garth 4/18 (8.1 overs)

Neil Rock 43 (76)
James Tau 4/45 (10 overs)

text:
Ireland won by 3 wickets
Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: JJ Garth (Ire)

text: Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.

text:
25 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Kenya
176 (46.5 overs)

v

 Namibia
180/2 (27 overs)

Aman Gandhi 52 (80)
Petrus Burger 5/24 (10 overs)

Lohan Louwrens 114 (76)
Aveet Desai 1/10 (2 overs)

text:
Namibia won by 8 wickets
Lincoln Green, Lincoln
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
Player of the match: Lohan Louwrens (Nam)

text: Namibia won the toss and elected to field.

text: Plate semi-finals[edit]

text:
25 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Zimbabwe
259/4 (50 overs)

v

 Sri Lanka
260/5 (45.3 overs)

Jayden Schadendorf 74 (78)
Thisaru Rashmika 2/58 (10 overs)

Nishan Madushka 109* (135)
Nkosilathi Nungu 2/49 (7 overs)

text:
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Nishan Madushka (SL)

text: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

text:
26 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
West Indies
323/8 (50 overs)

v

 Canada
136 (47.3 overs)

Keagan Simmons 166 (137)
Akash Gill 4/54 (9 overs)

Kavian Naress 61 (112)
Ronaldo Alimohamed 2/17 (5 overs)

text:
West Indies won by 187 runs
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Keagan Simmons (WI)

text: Super League[edit]

text:
5th-place playoff

Super League playoff semi-finals

Super League quarter-finals

Super League semi-finals

Final

C1
 England
96 (23.4)

B2
 Australia
127 (33.3)

C1
 England
216 (47.2)

B2
 Australia
182/4 (37.3)

C2
 Bangladesh
220/5 (47.3)

D2
 Afghanistan
181 (48)

A1
 New Zealand
107 (28.1)

D2
 Afghanistan
309/6 (50)

A2
 South Africa
180/2 (38.3)

B1
 India
220/2 (38.5)

C2
 Bangladesh
178 (41.4)

B2
 Australia
216 (47.2)

D1
 Pakistan
190/7 (47.5)

A2
 South Africa
189/9 (50)

A1
 New Zealand
211 (43.5)

D1
 Pakistan
69 (29.3)

7th-place playoff

A2
 South Africa
284/6 (50)

B1
 India
272/9 (50)

3rd-place playoff

A1
 New Zealand
229 (47.1)

B1
 India
265 (49.2)

D1
 Pakistan

C1
 England
261/7 (50)

C2
 Bangladesh
134 (42.1)

D2
 Afghanistan

text: Super League quarter-finals[edit]

text:
23 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Australia
127 (33.3 overs)

v

 England
96 (23.4 overs)

Jason Sangha 58 (91)
Will Jacks 3/21 (7 overs)

Tom Banton 58 (53)
Lloyd Pope 8/35 (9.4 overs)

text:
Australia won by 31 runs
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Lloyd Pope (Aus)

text:
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Lloyd Pope (Aus) took the best bowling figures in a U19 World Cup match.[35]

text:
24 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
South Africa
189/9 (50 overs)

v

 Pakistan
190/7 (47.5 overs)

Wandile Makwetu 60 (65)
Muhammad Musa 3/29 (10 overs)

Ali Zaryab 74* (111)
Jason Niemand 2/31 (10 overs)

text:
Pakistan won by 3 wickets
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Ali Zaryab (Pak)

text:
25 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Afghanistan
309/6 (50 overs)

v

 New Zealand
107 (28.1 overs)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz 69 (67)
Sandeep Patel 2/13 (3 overs)

Katene Clarke 38 (56)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4/14 (8.1 overs)

text:
Afghanistan won by 202 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (Afg)

text: Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.

text:
26 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
India
265 (49.2 overs)

v

 Bangladesh
134 (42.1 overs)

Shubman Gill 86 (94)
Qazi Onik 3/48 (10 overs)

Pinak Ghosh 43 (75)
Kamlesh Nagarkoti 3/18 (7.1 overs)

text:
India won by 131 runs
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Shaun George (SA)
Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Ind)

text: India won the toss and elected to bat.

text: Super League playoff semi-finals[edit]

text:
27 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
South Africa
284/6 (50 overs)

v

 New Zealand
211 (43.5 overs)

Raynard van Tonder 117 (129)
Matthew Fisher 2/59 (9 overs)

Dale Phillips 74 (82)
Gerald Coetzee 5/32 (9.5 overs)

text:
South Africa won by 73 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Raynard van Tonder (SA)

text:
28 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
England
216 (47.2 overs)

v

 Bangladesh
220/5 (47.3 overs)

Liam Banks 74 (82)
Afif Hossain 3/18 (5.2 overs)

Afif Hossain 71 (86)
Adam Finch 2/36 (8 overs)

text:
Bangladesh won by 5 wickets
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Afif Hossain (Ban)

text: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

text: Super League semi-finals[edit]

text:
29 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Afghanistan
181 (48 overs)

v

 Australia
182/4 (37.3 overs)

Ikram Ali Khil 80 (119)
Jonathan Merlo 4/24 (10 overs)

Jack Edwards 72 (65)
Qais Ahmad 2/35 (10 overs)

text:
Australia won by 6 wickets
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Jack Edwards (Aus)

text:
30 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
India
272/9 (50 overs)

v

 Pakistan
69 (29.3 overs)

Shubman Gill 102* (94)
Muhammad Musa 4/67 (10 overs)

Rohail Nazir 18 (39)
Ishan Porel 4/17 (6 overs)

text:
India won by 203 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Ind)

text: India won the toss and elected to bat.

text: Placement matches[edit]

text: 15th-place playoff[edit]

text:
27 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Kenya
176 (50 overs)

v

 Papua New Guinea
162 (48.3 overs)

Jayant Mepani 44 (79)
Semo Kamea 3/24 (10 overs)

Nou Rarua 47 (94)
Gerard Mwendwa 4/37 (9.3 overs)

text:
Kenya won by 14 runs
Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Jayant Mepani (Ken)

text: Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

text: 13th-place playoff[edit]

text:
27 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Ireland
288/6 (50 overs)

v

 Namibia
186 (39.1 overs)

Harry Tector 101 (113)
Mauritius Ngupita 2/41 (10 overs)

Lohan Louwrens 62 (88)
Joshua Little 3/33 (6.1 overs)

text:
Ireland won by 102 runs
Lincoln Green, Lincoln
Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
Player of the match: Harry Tector (Ire)

text: 11th-place playoff[edit]

text:
28 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Zimbabwe
272/8 (50 overs)

v

 Canada
134 (37.5 overs)

Wesley Madhavere 93 (84)
Faisal Jamkhandi 2/65 (9 overs)

Akash Gill 60 (63)
Wesley Madhevere 4/24 (7.5 overs)

text:
Zimbabwe won by 138 runs
Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
Player of the match: Wesley Madhevere (Zim)

text: Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

text: 9th-place playoff (Plate Final)[edit]

text:
28 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
West Indies
254/5 (50 overs)

v

 Sri Lanka
255/7 (49.4 overs)

Alick Athanaze 110* (110)
Praveen Jayawickrama 2/33 (10 overs)

Hasitha Boyagoda 116 (124)
Bhaskar Yadram 2/42 (10 overs)

text:
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Hasitha Boyagoda (SL)

text: 7th-place playoff[edit]

text:
30 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
England
261/7 (50 overs)

v

 New Zealand
229 (47.1 overs)

Tom Banton 112 (122)
Luke Georgeson 3/29 (10 overs)

Finn Allen 87 (100)
Will Jacks 3/41 (9.1 overs)

text:
England won by 32 runs
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
Umpires: Ian Ramage (Sco) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Tom Banton (Eng)

text: England won the toss and elected to bat.

text: 5th-place playoff[edit]

text:
31 January 2018
10:30
Scorecard

text:
Bangladesh
178 (41.4 overs)

v

 South Africa
180/2 (38.3 overs)

Afif Hossain 63 (59)
Fraser Jones 5/32 (8 overs)

Raynard van Tonder 82* (99)
Roni Hossain 1/21 (7 overs)

text:
South Africa won by 8 wickets
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Fraser Jones (SA)

text: 3rd-place playoff[edit]

text:
1 February 2018
10:30
Scorecard

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Afghanistan

v

 Pakistan

text:
Match abandoned
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Paul Wilson (Aus)

text:
No toss.
No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
Pakistan finished in third place as they finished their group ahead of Afghanistan on net run rate.[13]

text: Final[edit]

text:
3 February 2018
14:00
Scorecard

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Australia
216 (47.2 overs)

v

 India
220/2 (38.5 overs)

Jonathan Merlo 76 (102)
Ishan Porel 2/30 (7 overs)

Manjot Kalra 101* (102)
Will Sutherland 1/36 (6.5 overs)

text:
India won by 8 wickets
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Shaun George (SA)
Player of the match: Manjot Kalra (Ind)

text:
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
India won their fourth U19 World Cup, the most by any team.[14]
Manjot Kalra (Ind) became the fifth batsman to score a hundred in an U19 World Cup final.[36]

text: Final standings[edit]

text:
Pos.
Team

1
 India

2
 Australia

3
 Pakistan

4
 Afghanistan

5
 South Africa

6
 Bangladesh

7
 England

8
 New Zealand

9
 Sri Lanka

10
 West Indies

11
 Zimbabwe

12
 Canada

13
 Ireland

14
 Namibia

15
 Kenya

16
 Papua New Guinea