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Belgrade 2008: The running order!

Posted 17 March 2008 at 17:48

The delegation heads of the 43 participating countries gathered at the Sava Centre studio to follow the draw, and to contribute it! Like last year, several delegation heads were drawn to decide about their starting slot.
Earlier, back in January, it was decided in which Semi-Final the participanting countries would take place.

The first Semi-Final (20th of May)

Delegation heads from Azerbaijan, Greece and Russia were drawn to decide themselves in which positions they would like to start. The running order of the other countries was drawn.
  1. Montenegro
  2. Israel
  3. Estonia
  4. Moldova
  5. San Marino
  6. Belgium
  7. Azerbaijan
  8. Slovenia
  9. Norway
  10. Poland
  11. Ireland
  12. Andorra
  13. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  14. Armenia
  15. The Netherlands
  16. Finland
  17. Romania
  18. Russia
  19. Greece

The second Semi-Final (22nd of May)

Delegation heads from FYR Macedonia, Portugal and Denmark were drawn to decide themselves in which positions they would like to start. The running order of the other countries was drawn.
  1. Iceland
  2. Sweden
  3. Turkey
  4. Ukraine
  5. Lithuania
  6. Albania
  7. Switzerland
  8. Czech Republic
  9. Belarus
  10. Latvia
  11. Croatia
  12. Bulgaria
  13. Denmark
  14. Georgia
  15. Hungary
  16. Malta
  17. Cyprus
  18. FYR Macedonia
  19. Portugal

The presentation of the points

It was also decided by draw in which order the 43 countries will give their points during the Final. The points will be presented in the following order: UK, FYR Macedonia, Ukraine, Germany, Estonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Albania, Belgium, San Marino, Latvia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Israel, Cyprus, Moldova, Iceland, France, Romania, Portugal, Norway, Hungary, Andorra, Poland, Slovenia, Armenia, Czech Republic, Spain, the Netherlands, Turkey, Malta, Ireland, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, Greece, Finland, Croatia, Sweden, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia, Montenegro, Georgia and Denmark.

The Final (24th of May)

The delegation head from Serbia was so lucky to be drawn to decide in which positions they would like to start. The running order of the other countries was drawn.
The Final slots will be filled out as soon as the Semi-Finalists are known.
  1. Semi-Final qualifier
  2. United Kingdom
  3. Semi-Final qualifier
  4. Germany
  5. Semi-Final qualifier
  6. Semi-Final qualifier
  7. Semi-Final qualifier
  8. Semi-Final qualifier
  9. Semi-Final qualifier
  10. Semi-Final qualifier
  11. Semi-Final qualifier
  12. Semi-Final qualifier
  13. Semi-Final qualifier
  14. Semi-Final qualifier
  15. Semi-Final qualifier
  16. Semi-Final qualifier
  17. Semi-Final qualifier
  18. Semi-Final qualifier
  19. France
  20. Semi-Final qualifier
  21. Semi-Final qualifier
  22. Spain
  23. Serbia
  24. Semi-Final qualifier
  25. Semi-Final qualifier
Stay tuned for more in-depth coverage of the draw for the running order.
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