^ Why are the current favourites the two countries I *definitely* don't want to win (Russia and Sweden)... It's like choosing between a rock and a hard place! Or Scylla and Charybdis...
Betfair users reckons the 10 qualifers from SF1 will be
Estonia
Russia
Albania
Georgia
Belgium
Romania
Belarus
Greece
Macedonia
Armenia
Meaning Finland, Denmark, Serbia, Netherlands, Hungary and Moldova would not qualify
For SF2 it's
Sweden
Slovenia
Azerbaijan
Norway
Latvia
Iceland
Cyprus
Poland
Lithuania
Switzerland
Meaning that Malta, Czech Republic, Ireland, Israel, Montenegro, Portugal and San Marino would not qualify
The Betfair market is at a very formative preliminary stage though. Only about £3000 has been bet on the entire qualification market in total : a quite miniscule amount in betting terms, bearing in mind punters have 33 separate songs they can bet on.
We really have to see how some of these entries will come across on the stage though
I think it's absolutely shit tbh Only a handful of songs I would actually willingly listen to in there. But yes, hopefully some of them will come alive on stage.
Comments
http://www.escunited.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ranking-0314-score1.png
http://www.entertainmentodds.com/eurovision-song-contest/polina-the-early-pick/
Sweden-2.7
Italy-5.4
Estonia-7.6
Slovenia-18
Finland-19.5
Australia-20
Russia-27
Azerbaijan-42
Norway-46
Iceland-50
United Kingdom-60
Spain-80
Macedonia-95
Latvia-100
Albania-100
Belarus-110
Belgium-110
Israel-230
Armenia-230
Austria-240
Lithuania-260
France-280
Serbia-300
Greece-320
Georgia-340
Ireland-360
Montenegro-420
Netherlands-430
Hungary-460
Romania-460
Poland-510
Cyprus-520
Denmark-610
Malta-670
Switzerland-710
Moldova-730
Germany-810
Czech Republic-950
Portugal-1000
San Marino-1000
Estonia
Russia
Albania
Georgia
Belgium
Romania
Belarus
Greece
Macedonia
Armenia
Meaning Finland, Denmark, Serbia, Netherlands, Hungary and Moldova would not qualify
For SF2 it's
Sweden
Slovenia
Azerbaijan
Norway
Latvia
Iceland
Cyprus
Poland
Lithuania
Switzerland
Meaning that Malta, Czech Republic, Ireland, Israel, Montenegro, Portugal and San Marino would not qualify
why is semifinal 2 so strong
We really have to see how some of these entries will come across on the stage though
The Betfair market is at a very formative preliminary stage though. Only about £3000 has been bet on the entire qualification market in total : a quite miniscule amount in betting terms, bearing in mind punters have 33 separate songs they can bet on.
I think it's absolutely shit tbh
From the following week: http://www.escunited.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rankin-0321.png
http://www.oddschecker.com/tv/eurovision/winner
(Surprised to see Finland is still 5th there...