MRTvision Screenshot Contest 3

MRTvision Screenshot Contest 3
MRTvision Screenshot Contest 3 logo
Host
Venue	La Musica Theatre, Wazamawazi
Presenter	MinecraftYoshi26
Producers	MinecraftYoshi26 autobus22
Official broadcaster	MBS
Slogan	"One of a Kind"
Dates
Joining period(s)	February 13, 2019 - February 27, 2019
Submission period	February 13, 2019 - March 9, 2019
Voting period(s)	March 9, 2019 - March 11, 2019 (semi-finals) March 13, 2019 - March 24, 2019 (final)
Semi-final	March 13, 2019
Final	March 30, 2019
Participants
Number of entries	41
Debuting cities	Arcadia Christi Euphorial Lakestead Larkspur New Amsterdam Onemalu PMW City Venceslo Verdantium Victoria
Returning cities	Aprix New Bakersville City Nymphalia
Non-returning cities	Hanamura Kessler Radiance Square
Vote
Voting system	Semi-finals: Each city awards a set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favorite screenshots, respectively Final: Each city and willing non-participants award a set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favorite screenshots, respectively
Vote weight	Semi-finals: 100% participants Final: 50% participants, 50% public
Nul points	None
Winning screenshot	Fort Yaxier "One Summer's Day" - camelfantasy
Contest chronology
Preceded by	MRTvision Screenshot Contest 2
Followed by	MRTvision Screenshot Contest 4

The MRTvision Screenshot Contest 3 is the third edition of the MRTvision Screenshot Contest. The contest is a server-wide screenshot competition with Eurovision-style voting and representation.

The ceremony took place in Wazamawazi, following autobus22's win at the second contest with the screenshot "Golf at the Savannah Oasis". The contest debuted on February 13, 2019. The contest's slogan was "One Of A Kind". The winner was revealed on March 30, 2019, at 6 p.m. UTC at La Musica Theatre. There was an accompanying official MBS livestream for both the semi-final and final ceremonies.

This contest marks the first time semi-finals were used in the MRTvision Screenshot Contest. The amount of screenshots featured on the MRT website was changed from the top 12 to the top 10.

41 cities participated in the contest. The winner was Fort Yaxier with the screenshot "One Summer's Day", taken by camelfantasy.

Production

The contest was announced on the MRT Wiki on February 8, 2019. The contest was planned to be revealed after the February 2019 GSM; however, it was made public two days earlier to garner public opinion.

The non-qualifiers' placements and point totals in the semi-finals were released on March 24, 2019, following voting being completed for the final.

Venue

The venue of the contest, La Musica Theatre, in southern Wazamawazi

The contest's results ceremonies took place for the first time in Wazamawazi, following the city's victory in the previous edition with the screenshot "Golf at the Savannah Oasis", taken by autobus22. It took place at Wazamawazi's 104-seat theatre, La Musica Theatre, which was constructed in 2015. Located next to Queen Maxima Bus Terminal and Queen Maxima Railway Station, it is a one-story large, indoor theater with an entrance on Theatre Road. It is located in the Queen Maxima District of Wazamawazi. It was originally supposed the Third Eagle Awards; however, the event was cancelled and thus the theater did not host the event.

On February 8, 2019, autobus22 had confirmed privately that the contest would be held in Wazamawazi. It was announced publicly shortly after. As usual, the venue is required to have a stage, seating for viewers, and an optimal location for a camera. Also on that day, four venues were revealed as possible locations for hosting the ceremony.

On February 11, 2019, La Musica Theatre was selected as the venue for the contest and Grandma Henny's Grand Theatre's Hall 2 was shortlisted.

Key:  †  Host venue  ‡  Shortlisted

City	Venue	Notes
Wazamawazi	Grandma Henny's Grand Theatre ‡	Venue for the Fifth Eagle Awards. Selected venue for the MRTvision 2017 Song Contest and the MRT Railway Awards.
	Hiranomachi 5-Story Pagoda	Would have needed interior renovation works, located in the unincorporated district of Hiranomachi.
	La Musica Theatre †	Selected venue for the Third Eagle Awards before cancellation.

Visual design

The slogan and logo were revealed on February 10, 2018, at the beginning of the public portion of the February 2019 GSM. The logo is an online image by Freepik, edited by MinecraftYoshi26.

The intros to the MBS broadcasts featured cinematic shots of the exterior of the host venue and a fast-moving gallery of the contest's entries.

Format

Similarly to the previous contests, the contest features members representing cities, each submitting a screenshot to be voted on by the participants and the willing public. Each city and willing non-participants award a set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favorite screenshots, respectively. Each participant is required to vote. Failing to vote or voting strategically can result in the participant facing disqualification or a possible ban from participating in future contests. There was only a loose theme based on the slogan, "One Of A Kind", calling for unique screenshots.

The deadline to join was revealed as February 27, 2019, at 8 p.m. UTC. The deadline to send in a screenshot was on March 9, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. UTC. After the semi-final ceremony, the draw order was selected for the final and voting opened for the final near the end of the ceremony. The winner was able to influence the slogan for the next contest, choose the next host city, and received $4,000. Second place received $2,000. Third place received $1,000. All competitors received $15 as a participatory stipend for voting. The top 10 were featured on the MRT website, changed from the prior top 12.

It was revealed on February 11, 2019, that MinecraftYoshi26 was contemplating having semi-finals, but had not made an official decision on whether or not it would occur and had yet to work out all the logistics. He stated that it was time-sensitive and would be dependent on the number of participants. On February 22, 2019, it was confirmed that there would be two semi-finals. As the prior winner, Wazamawazi would automatically qualify for the final and vote in both semi-finals. The top 10 in the semi-finals advance to the final. Even if a participant is eliminated in the semi-finals, they are required to vote in the final. To receive their $15 stipend, eliminated participants would have to vote in the final. The top 10 screenshots from each semi-final advance to the final.

Participating cities

camelfantasy, representing Fort Yaxier, won with the screenshot "One Summer's Day".

All of the screenshots are viewable together on a public Google Folder.

Johngi ran under Carnoustie rather than CaptainObi as he preferred Johngi to. Johngi is the deputy mayor of Carnoustie. DevyySky ran under Verdantium rather than CaptainChimpy due to CaptainChimpy being busy. DevyySky is the deputy mayor of Verdantium.

Semi-final 1

The semi-final ceremony broadcasted by MBS on YouTube

20 cities participated in the first semi-final. As the prior winner, Wazamawazi voted in both semi-finals. The highlighted cities qualified for the final. The results were revealed on March 13, 2019, at 7 p.m. UTC.

Draw	City	Photographer	Screenshot	City photographed	Points	Place
01	Aprix	Kenoi	"frumple likes ramen"	Aprix	24	15
02	Waverly	cal76	"A Grand Day at the Park"	Kolpino City	90	5
03	New Bakersville City	FredTheTimeLord	"New Bakersville World's Fair"	New Bakersville City	72	8
04	Sunshine Coast	Cact0	"Suburbia"	Arcadia	108	4
05	Segville	godzilltrain	"Tranquility"	Kenthurst	36	13
06	Kyoto	0x10	"The Morning Commute"	Kantō	46	12
07	Nymphalia	SoaPuffball	"A Vacation"	Airchester, Sesby	9	19
08	Arcadia	lil_shadow59	"In Times Gone By"	Arcadia	155	1
09	Verdantium	DevyySky	"Welcome to Verdantium"	Verdantium	53	10
10	Peripotamia	Cookie46910	"Let's Take A Ride Together"	MRT Land	81	7
11	Venceslo	time2makemymove	"Sunday Farmer's Market"	Venceslo	31	14
12	Secunda	_Mossie	"Northern Mist"	Secunda	87	6
13	Euphorial	TheGreenKangaroo	"A Sight of Hope"	Sunshine Coast	59	9
14	Birchwood	Conric005	"Nighttime Wonders"	Williamsburg	52	11
15	Oasis Sands	ConnConn2005	"Under The Ever-Dimming Sky"	Coruscant	1	20
16	Bawktown	FooteChicken	"Venceslo at Dawn"	Venceslo	21	16
17	New Amsterdam	Red_Ray	"Two Rising Cities"	Hensall	13	17
18	New Woodbury	AlfiePops	"Future Through The Trees"	Konawa	119	3
19	Elecna Bay	mine_man_	"A Quaint Paradise"	Vegeta	148	2
20	Cactus River	SkyjumperTalon	"Day's End"	Cactus River	13	18

Semi-final 2

20 cities participated in the second semi-final. As the prior winner, Wazamawazi voted in both semi-finals. The highlighted cities qualified for the final. The results were revealed on March 13, 2019, at 7 p.m. UTC.

Draw	City	Photographer	Screenshot	City photographed	Points	Place
01	Kevtropolis	mi_aquamarine	"Walk in the Park"	Creeperville	68	11
02	Quiris	_HeavenAngel_	"Rhyl Port"	Quiris	26	15
03	Fort Yaxier	camelfantasy	"One Summer's Day"	Aeolia	134	1
04	Carnoustie	Johngi	"Selene Street"	Lanark	38	13
05	Rank Resort	megascatterbomb	"A Stranger Approaches the Island City"	Seoland	76	8
06	Christi	mustang_guy	"Believe in Magic"	Konawa	75	9
07	Larkspur	Vickiposa	"The Weakest Link"	Larkspur	83	5
08	Covina	_Kastle	"The City Above"	Gray Cloud	86	4
09	City-State of Kitania	KittyCat11231	"Elevated"	Siletz	61	12
10	Lacledic Republic	jphgolf4321	"The Beautiful Game"	Laclede	82	6
11	Pixl	Seshpenguin	"urbanist two"	Pixl	16	18
12	Richville	woorich999	"Wake Up Elecna Bay!"	Elecna Bay	17	17
13	Utopia	Narnia17	"Sunset in Paradise"	Isle of Chez	128	3
14	West Calbar	sesese9	"Morning Jog"	Scarborough	17	16
15	Lakestead	AgustinSuarez	"Breathe Lakestead"	Lakestead	1	20
16	Victoria	MC_Protocol	"Relaxation"	Dana Point	128	2
17	Espil	EspiDev	"urbanist"	Espil	79	7
18	Murrville	Cortesi	"Pushback Approved"	Airchester, Sesby	27	14
19	Onemalu	AyyLion	"This Side of Paradise"	Sunshine Coast	74	10
20	PMW City	dragonbloon419	"Portrait of the Mountain City"	PMW City	2	19

Final

The final ceremony broadcasted by MBS on YouTube

21 cities participated in the final, with all participating cities required to vote. Wazamawazi automatically qualified for the final as the prior winner. The results were revealed on March 30, 2019 at 6 p.m. UTC. The top 10 cities had their screenshots featured on the MRT website.

     Winner

     Second place

     Third place

Draw	City	Photographer	Screenshot	City photographed	Points	Place
01	New Bakersville City	FredTheTimeLord	"New Bakersville World's Fair"	New Bakersville City	88	21
02	Utopia	Narnia17	"Sunset in Paradise"	Isle of Chez	323	4
03	Elecna Bay	mine_man_	"A Quaint Paradise"	Vegeta	368	3
04	Secunda	_Mossie	"Northern Mist"	Secunda	226	9
05	Verdantium	DevyySky	"Welcome to Verdantium"	Verdantium	118	20
06	Covina	_Kastle	"The City Above"	Gray Cloud	293	6
07	Larkspur	Vickiposa	"The Weakest Link"	Larkspur	140	18
08	Peripotamia	Cookie46910	"Let's Take A Ride Together"	MRT Land	131	19
09	Onemalu	AyyLion	"This Side of Paradise"	Sunshine Coast	158	15
10	Fort Yaxier	camelfantasy	"One Summer's Day"	Aeolia	404	1
11	Euphorial	TheGreenKangaroo	"A Sight of Hope"	Sunshine Coast	148	17
12	Rank Resort	megascatterbomb	"A Stranger Approaches the Island City"	Seoland	185	13
13	Arcadia	lil_shadow59	"In Times Gone By"	Arcadia	312	5
14	Wazamawazi	autobus22	"A Lost Thought"	Monte Isola	251	8
15	Waverly	cal76	"A Grand Day at the Park"	Kolpino City	213	11
16	Victoria	MC_Protocol	"Relaxation"	Dana Point	377	2
17	Espil	EspiDev	"urbanist"	Espil	221	10
18	Christi	mustang_guy	"Believe in Magic"	Konawa	155	16
19	Sunshine Coast	Cact0	"Suburbia"	Arcadia	203	12
20	New Woodbury	AlfiePops	"Future Through The Trees"	Konawa	272	7
21	Lacledic Republic	jphgolf4321	"The Beautiful Game"	Laclede	170	14

Voting

Semi-final 1

		Total score	Participant vote
			Aprix	Waverly	New Bakersville City	Sunshine Coast	Segville	Kyoto	Nymphalia	Arcadia	Verdantium	Peripotamia	Venceslo	Secunda	Euphorial	Birchwood	Oasis Sands	Bawktown	New Amsterdam	New Woodbury	Elecna Bay	Cactus River	Wazamawazi
Participants	Aprix	24						1	10		3	4					3			3
	Waverly	90	6		4	12	7			3		10	3	7	3	1	4	6	2	5	12		5
	New Bakersville City	72				3	12	5	1	12		7	6		4	5			1	4	5	6	1
	Sunshine Coast	108	12	6	10				4	10	4	6	10	2	5	6	5	5	7		8	2	6
	Segville	36		5		2		7		1			4	5			2	4			2	1	3
	Kyoto	46	4	3					8		2					4			3	2		12	8
	Nymphalia	9						2			1									6
	Arcadia	155	7		5	10	4	12	5		12	8	12	10	12	12	12	8			10	4	12
	Verdantium	53	3	4		1	8	3	7	8		3			1	7					6		2
	Peripotamia	81	5	12	7	4	3	8	3				8	6	2		7	2	10	1	3
	Venceslo	31	1	7			1	6						1				7		7	1
	Secunda	87			8	5	6		6	7	7		5		6	2	6		5		4	10	10
	Euphorial	59		8	6		2			4	6	2	2	8				3	8		7	3
	Birchwood	52		2	3	6		10		2	5	5		3	8		1					7
	Oasis Sands	1																1
	Bawktown	21						4								3			6	8
	New Amsterdam	13			1															12
	New Woodbury	119	8	1	2	7	5		12	6	10	1		4	7	10	10	12	12			5	7
	Elecna Bay	148	10	10	12	8	10		2	5	8	12	7	12	10	8	8	10	4			8	4
	Cactus River	13	2										1							10

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each city:

No.	City	Cities giving 12 points
7	Arcadia	Birchwood, Euphorial, Kyoto, Oasis Sands, Venceslo, Verdantium, Wazamawazi
3	Elecna Bay	New Bakersville City, Peripotamia, Secunda
	New Woodbury	Bawktown, New Amsterdam, Nymphalia
2	New Bakersville City	Arcadia, Segville
	Waverly	Elecna Bay, Sunshine Coast
1	Kyoto	Cactus River
	New Amsterdam	New Woodbury
	Peripotamia	Waverly
	Sunshine Coast	Aprix

Semi-final 2

		Total score	Participant vote
			Kevtropolis	Quiris	Fort Yaxier	Carnoustie	Rank Resort	Christi	Larkspur	Covina	City-State of Kitania	Lacledic Republic	Pixl	Richville	Utopia	West Calbar	Lakestead	Victoria	Espil	Murrville	Onemalu	PMW City	Wazamawazi
Participants	Kevtropolis	68			8	12	1	8	1	5	3	4	4			4			12	2		1	3
	Quiris	26						3		7				3		3					7	3
	Fort Yaxier	134	5	12		5	12	12	12	6	10	8		12	5		2	3	5	8	5	2	10
	Carnoustie	38	2	3							1	6	3		4		1	5	2	3		8
	Rank Resort	76	12	4	5			6		8			2	6	8	1	12		6		1		5
	Christi	75	3	10	1	2			7	12		2	1	4	6			4	7		8		8
	Larkspur	83				8	10				7	3	5	7	12	6			4		10	4	7
	Covina	86	4		3		5	7	3		5	5	6	8	3	5	7	10		4	4	7
	City-State of Kitania	61	8	7	4		4			1				10	1	7	3	6		5	3		2
	Lacledic Republic	82		5	7		6	1			8		8	5	7	10			8	1	6	10
	Pixl	16																	10			6
	Richville	17	1				2		4	3	2							1					4
	Utopia	128	10	8	12	3	8	2	8	4	6	7	7	2		8	10	8		7	12		6
	West Calbar	17				1			5		4						4		3
	Lakestead	1												1
	Victoria	128	7	2	10	4	3	5	6	2	12	12	12		10	12	5			12	2		12
	Espil	79		6	2	6		4				10	10				6	12		10		12	1
	Murrville	27	6	1		10											8	2
	Onemalu	74			6	7	7	10	10	10		1			2	2		7	1	6		5
	PMW City	2							2

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each city:

No.	City	Cities giving 12 points
6	Victoria	City-State of Kitania, Lacledic Republic, Murrville, Pixl, Wazamawazi, West Calbar
5	Fort Yaxier	Christi, Larkspur, Quiris, Rank Resort, Richville
2	Espil	PMW City, Victoria
	Kevtropolis	Carnoustie, Espil
	Rank Resort	Kevtropolis, Lakestead
	Utopia	Fort Yaxier, Onemalu
1	Christi	Covina
	Larkspur	Utopia

Final

Split results of the final

Place	Combined		Participants		Public
	City	Points	City	Points	City	Points
1	Fort Yaxier	404	Fort Yaxier	218	Elecna Bay	198
2	Victoria	377	Victoria	211	Fort Yaxier	186
3	Elecna Bay	368	Arcadia	191	Covina	168
4	Utopia	323	Utopia	170	Victoria	166
5	Arcadia	312	Elecna Bay	170	Wazamawazi	166
6	Covina	293	New Woodbury	152	Utopia	153
7	New Woodbury	272	Covina	125	Arcadia	121
8	Wazamawazi	251	Waverly	117	Secunda	121
9	Secunda	226	Espil	108	New Woodbury	120
10	Espil	221	Onemalu	106	Espil	113
11	Waverly	213	Secunda	105	Rank Resort	113
12	Sunshine Coast	203	Christi	102	Sunshine Coast	103
13	Rank Resort	185	Sunshine Coast	100	Euphorial	101
14	Lacledic Republic	170	Wazamawazi	85	Waverly	96
15	Onemalu	158	Lacledic Republic	82	Verdantium	89
16	Christi	155	Larkspur	75	Lacledic Republic	88
17	Euphorial	148	Rank Resort	72	Peripotamia	72
18	Larkspur	140	Peripotamia	59	Larkspur	65
19	Peripotamia	131	New Bakersville City	54	Christi	53
20	Verdantium	118	Euphorial	47	Onemalu	52
21	New Bakersville City	88	Verdantium	29	New Bakersville City	34

		Total score	Public score	Participant vote
				New Bakersville City	Utopia	Elecna Bay	Secunda	Verdantium	Covina	Larkspur	Peripotamia	Onemalu	Fort Yaxier	Euphorial	Rank Resort	Arcadia	Wazamawazi	Waverly	Victoria	Espil	Christi	Sunshine Coast	New Woodbury	Lacledic Republic	Aprix	Segville	Kyoto	Nymphalia	Venceslo	Birchwood	Oasis Sands	Bawktown	New Amsterdam	Cactus River	Kevtropolis	Quiris	Carnoustie	City-State of Kitania	Pixl	Richville	West Calbar	Lakestead	Murrville	PMW City
Participants	New Bakersville City	88	34						5					7		12							4			12				3					1		4			6
	Utopia	323	153	12		1	5	12			3	7	12	4	5	1	6		12	5	1	4	2	6					1	5	8	10		5		6		2	8		12	4	4	7
	Elecna Bay	368	198	3	5		10	7	2	10	2	8	5	2	7	5	4	8		2		8	3	8	4	2	6		8		4	6	5	7		8			3	1	10		3	4
	Secunda	226	121		1	2		5		8		4			6	10	7			1	5	2		1	1			8	4	8				6			6	5			8	7
	Verdantium	118	89																							10	7	5							7
	Covina	293	168		8	10	4	3			4					4	3		7			3	12	4		1		1	12	7	7	7						1		10	7	3	5	2
	Larkspur	140	65	2	12							3			8								10		3			2					4	8	8			3	4	2				6
	Peripotamia	131	72				3					1						12	1	3			6			6	8	3							2				5	3	6
	Onemalu	158	52	1					7	5			6		3				10	7	4		5		5	3		6	2	10		5		3						7	5	6	6
	Fort Yaxier	404	186	4	7	3	7			12	12	2		3	10	6	5	6			10	7	1	10	2	8			7	12	5	8	6	10	12	10		7	10		2	2	7	5
	Euphorial	148	101	5		5	6	2										10	4																	12						1	2
	Rank Resort	185	113	6	4				3	1	5			5			1	1		6		1						4	6	4		1					5	4		5		10
	Arcadia	312	121		6	7	8	4	8	4	8	10	7	10	12		8	3	6	8		5		7			5		10			2	8	12	5		1	12	2	12	1
	Wazamawazi	251	166					10	1				1	8				4		4	6			2	7	7			3		3		12			7	2					5		3
	Waverly	213	96			12	12		6	6	6	12			4					12	8	12				5				1				4		5	12
	Victoria	377	166	7	10	6		6			7		8	12		8	10				2	10	8	12	6		10		5	2	12		10		6			10	12			12	12	8
	Espil	221	113	10			2												2		3			3	12		12	12			1	3	2		10	1			7			8	10	10
	Christi	155	53		3	8			12	2	10	6	3			2	12	5					7				3	7			10					4	3				4			1
	Sunshine Coast	203	103			4	1	1	4	3	1	5	2	1		3	2	7	5	10	7			5	10		4				2		3			2	8		1	8			1
	New Woodbury	272	120					8	10	7			4	6	1	7		2	8		12	6			8	4	1	10				12	7	1	3		7	8					8	12
	Lacledic Republic	170	88	8	2								10		2				3								2			6	6	4	1	2	4	3	10	6	6	4	3

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each city and public (in italics):

No.	City	Public and cities giving 12 points
11	Utopia	Fort Yaxier, New Bakersville City, Verdantium, Victoria, West Calbar, Public (6)
10	Victoria	Euphorial, Lacledic Republic, Lakestead, Murrville, Oasis Sands, Pixl, Public (4)
8	Waverly	Carnoustie, Elecna Bay, Espil, Onemalu, Secunda, Sunshine Coast, Public (2)
7	Fort Yaxier	Birchwood, Kevtropolis, Larkspur, Peripotamia, Public (3)
6	Covina	New Woodbury, Venceslo, Public (4)
5	Arcadia	Cactus River, City-State of Kitania, Rank Resort, Richville, Public (1)
	Espil	Aprix, Kyoto, Nymphalia, Public (2)
	Peripotamia	Waverly, Public (4)
4	Elecna Bay	Public (4)
	New Woodbury	Bawktown, Christi, PMW City, Public (1)
3	Euphorial	Quiris, Public (2)
2	Christi	Covina, Wazamawazi
	Lacledic Republic	Public (2)
	Larkspur	Utopia, Public (1)
	New Bakersville City	Arcadia, Segville
	Wazamawazi	New Amsterdam, Public (1)
1	Rank Resort	Public (1)
	Secunda	Public (1)
	Sunshine Coast	Public (1)
	Verdantium	Public (1)

Other cities

Eligibility for participation in the MRTvision Screenshot Contest requires that the city has a flag.

Prior participants

• Deadbush – On February 13, 2019, MojangChan was asked about his participation and stated that he would "think about it". On February 17, 2019, MojangChan confirmed he would not be participating in the contest. Deadbush last participated in the first contest.
• Eden – On February 14, 2019, shadowboarder stated "I'll have to think about it, but I'm thinking that I might be able to". On February 18, 2019, he stated he would be too busy to participate. Eden last participated in the first contest.
• Hanamura – On February 14, 2019, MikeRoma stated "maybe" when asked about his participation. MikeRoma failed to confirm provisional interest by the deadline and thus did not participate. Hanamura last participated in the second contest.
• Kessler – On February 14, 2019, lalaboy confirmed he would not be participating in the contest. Kessler last participated in the second contest.
• Marblegate – On February 22, 2019, Just_robinho confirmed he would not be participating in the contest due to university deadlines. Marblegate last participated in the first contest.
• Seoland – On February 13, 2019, CodyHM was asked about his participation, he stated "maybe" and contemplated the work that would needed to be put in and the possible outcome to see if it was beneficial for him to partake. CodyHM failed to confirm provisional interest by the deadline and thus did not participate. Seoland last participated in the first contest.
• Whiteley – On February 13, 2019, AP_Red was asked about his participation and declined the invitation to partake. He cited technical issues with his laptop and shaders for not participating. Whiteley last participated in the first contest.
• Woodsdale – On February 18, 2019, Hightech_TR stated that he would not participate in the contest due to being busy with junior college. Woodsdale last participated in the first contest.

The following city participated in the previous contest, but did not make any statement about the contest nor confirm provisional participation by the deadline:

• Radiance Square

New participants

• Skogheim – On February 14, 2019, Starcubed privately stated he was interested in participating. When asked about his flag, he did not respond until February 21, 2019 where he stated he was not going to participate as he had to "spend more time studying". Skogheim later joined the contest for the first time in the sixth contest.