MRTvision Screenshot Contest 8

MRTvision Screenshot Contest 8
Paint The World
Host
Venue	Covina Ellipse Theater, Covina
Presenter	MinecraftYoshi26
Producers	MinecraftYoshi26
Official broadcaster	MBS
Dates
Joining period	February 25, 2021 - March 7, 2021
Submission period	February 28, 2021 - March 13, 2021
Voting period	March 13, 2021 - March 19, 2021 (semi-finals) March 20, 2021 - March 25, 2021 (finals)
Semi-final	March 20, 2021
Final	March 27, 2021
Participants
Number of entries	39
Debuting cities	Ardaman Armada Barshat Abtalit Beachview Cape Cambridge Caravaca Cardinal Bay Chillington Encinitas Frikandel Lanatam Macapa Millville Niwen Winterside Winterville
Returning cities	Carnoustie Lapis Bay Storalia
Non-returning cities	Aprix Arcadia Castilion Courtbush Dand Deadbush East Mesa Eastlake Hendon Moramoa Oparia Pixl Richville Santa Abeja Segville Spruce Valley Tranquil Forest Waverly Wenyanga West Calbar Whiteley
Vote
Voting system	Semi-finals: Each city awards a set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favorite screenshots, respectively Final: Each qualifying city and willing members of the public award a set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favorite screenshots, respectively
Vote weight	Semi-finals: 100% participants Final: 50% qualifiers, 50% public
Nul points	Millville (in Semi-final 2)
Winning screenshot	Wazamawazi "Before Closing" - autobus22
Contest chronology
← 7 • MRTvision Screenshot Contest • 9 →

The MRTvision Screenshot Contest 8 is the eighth edition of the MRTvision Screenshot Contest. The contest is the original MRT Screenshot Contest with Eurovision-style voting and representation.

The ceremony took place in Covina, following _Kastle's win at the seventh contest with the screenshot "Like a Shooting Star, I Will Go the Distance". The contest debuted with a soft opening on February 25, 2021, and an official opening on February 27, 2021. The contest's slogan was "Paint The World". The winner was revealed on March 27, 2021, at 8 p.m. UTC at the Covina Ellipse Theater without a live audience. There was an MBS prerecorded broadcast for both the semi-final and final ceremonies instead of the normal ceremonies due to scheduling conflicts.

The winner was Wazamawazi with the screenshot "Before Closing", taken by autobus22.

Production

The contest was first teased on February 14, 2021, by MinecraftYoshi26 posting "screenshot contest soon? 👍 or 👎" in the #event-announcements channel in the MRT Discord. The message garnered 31 thumbs up reactions from other members and the contest was confirmed on the wiki later that day. The host city was announced as Covina on February 18, 2021.

The contest's slogan and logo were announced on February 24, 2021. The contest's logo is an original work created by RacCort. The logo was made with a focus on using a paint-like style in mind.

For the first time, the contest's semi-final ceremony was changed from a live broadcast with a live audience to a private, pre-recorded prerecorded broadcast.

The non-qualifiers' placements and point totals in the semi-finals were released on March 25, 2021, following voting being completed for the final.

Venue

The venue of the contest, the Covina Ellipse Theater, underneath a train station in northern Covina

The contest's results ceremonies took place for the first time in Covina, following Covina's victory in the previous edition with the screenshot "Like a Shooting Star, I Will Go the Distance", taken by _Kastle. The host venue was announced on February 27, 2021.

The contest took place at Covina's 270-seat theater, the Covina Ellipse Theater, which was renovated in 2021 for the contest. The theater had no official name until the renovations were complete for the contest by MinecraftYoshi26. The entrance to the theater is located inside a train station, which was originally constructed in Wampanoag by bryce_am. To get to the entrance from the station, an underground tunnel was created to give access to the theater from the train station platform. Located on the north side of the town, it is the only venue of its kind in Covina. The closest transit to the theater is the RaiLinQ and Fred Rail trains at the stations outside of the entrance. ATC-1 is also right outside of the station.

Format

As per usual, the contest featured 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. Similar to most of the previous contests, there was no theme.

The deadline to join was announced as March 7, 2021. The deadline to send in a screenshot was announced as March 20, 2021. 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 is able to influence the slogan for the next contest, choose the next host city, and receive $3,000. 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 website.

Semi-final allocation draw

On February 27, 2021, it was confirmed that there would be two semi-finals. As the prior winner, Covina would automatically qualify for the final and vote in both semi-finals. The top 10 screenshots from each semi-final advance to the final.

For the fourth time, there were pots created for semi-final allocations drawings. The 44 semi-finalists were allocated into 7 pots, based on aggregate rankings by participant, not by city, from prior contest data. Drawing from different pots helps to reduce the chance of lopsided semi-finals by predicted placement from prior contests. The semi-final allocations were made on March 7, 2021. Covina's draw number for the final was also selected.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6	Pot 7
Bahia Malosa Murrville Redwood Secunda Wazamawazi	Arbatskaya Moscow City-State of Kitania Lacledic Republic Peripotamia Sansvikk Spruce Valley	Bawktown Nymphic Union Shenghua Storalia Totem Beach West Calbar	Barshat Abtalit Carnoustie Foresne New Amsterdam Pixl Titsensaki	Armada Encinitas Hendon Lapis Bay San Dzobiak Wenyanga	Beachview Cardinal Bay Frikandel Lanatam Macapa Niwen Winterville	Ardaman Cape Cambridge Caravaca Chillington Cypress Millville Winterside

Participating cities

autobus22, representing Wazamawazi, won with the screenshot "Before Closing".

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

_Kastle was given permission to participate under the city he formerly owned, Covina, by MinecraftYoshi26.

Semi-final 1

19 cities participated in the first semi-final. As the prior winner, Covina voted in both semi-finals. The highlighted cities qualified for the final. The results were revealed on March 20, 2020, at 7 p.m. UTC.

Cypress, Spruce Valley, and Wenyanga were originally allocated to participate in the first semi-final but withdrew.

Draw	City	Photographer	Screenshot	City photographed	Place	Points
01	Totem Beach	crimsonf0x	"A Sunday Morning's Tram Ride"	Monte Isola	1	140
02	Cape Cambridge	PaintedBlue	"A City in Motion"	Cape Cambridge	18	20
03	Malosa	ArizTrad	"The Widower"	Stormhold Bay	4	94
04	Titsensaki	frogggggg	"The Journey's Over"	Pretoria	15	34
05	Encinitas	kyyl_	"Sibley Never Sleeps"	Biwabik	8	74
06	Caravaca	Freskooo	"350 years of Holy Wonders"	Caravaca	5	86
07	Cardinal Bay	notshort925	"Under The Lights"	Cardinal Bay	9	61
08	Lacledic Republic	Valkorion314	"Victory and Death"	Central City	7	78
09	Shenghua	mi_aquamarine	"To the trains!"	Kevtropolis	17	24
10	Bawktown	Foote_Chicken	"Travelling the MRT"	None	13	40
11	Murrville	RacCort	"Games Continued"	Sesby	3	101
12	Peripotamia	Cookie46910	"Will I see you tonight on a downtown train?"	Arcadia	6	86
13	Carnoustie	CaptainObi	"The Morning Before"	Sunshine Coast	16	32
14	Ardaman	_cosmon	"Concrete Scope"	Larkspur	14	36
15	Secunda	_Mossie	"The Architect's Sketch"	Secunda	10	55
16	Winterville	_fwis	"Remote Commute"	Aquamarine Bay	12	42
17	Niwen	DNAmaster10	"Morning Yoga"	Niwen	11	43
18	Armada	PtldKnight	"am(rt)ong us"	Central City	19	1
19	Foresne	__7d	"Castle on the Hill"	Norloch	2	113

Semi-final 2

19 cities participated in the second semi-final. As the prior winner, Covina voted in both semi-finals. The highlighted cities qualified for the final. The results were revealed on March 20, 2020, at 7 p.m. UTC.

Hendon, Pixl, and West Calbar were originally allocated to participate in the second semi-final but withdrew.

Draw	City	Photographer	Screenshot	City photographed	Place	Points
01	Bahia	Echohue	"Sunset Over Manumanu"	Itokani	3	109
02	Millville	Sasha9076	"Morning run on the A Line"	Millville	19	0
03	Lapis Bay	AlphaDS	"Civilization"	Chansee	10	51
04	City-State of Kitania	KittyCat11231	"Inclement Weather"	Secunda	4	106
05	New Amsterdam	Red_Ray	"Praying by the shore"	Achowalogen Takachsin	17	8
06	Frikandel	Aegledis	"Guiding Light"	Frikandel	9	56
07	Sansvikk	SansNotLuigi	"Time Flies"	Redwood	7	85
08	Storalia	Vulpicula	"The Smell of Spring"	None	11	51
09	Winterside	Needn_NL	"Up early for the bus"	Augusta	15	27
10	Nymphic Union	Melecie	"mountain paradise"	Lumia	14	29
11	Chillington	CyAmethyst	"A Snow Arctic Learning Environment"	Chillington	18	1
12	San Dzobiak	time2makemymove	"With The World Behind You"	San Dzobiak	6	98
13	Barshat Abtalit	Wipeout111	"Together"	Barshat Abtalit	5	100
14	Beachview	DintyB	"Early Morning Stroll"	Secunda	13	38
15	Redwood	MC_Protocol	"Rural Suburbia"	Redwood	2	123
16	Macapa	Noahrebl_	"The Colour Above The Darkness"	Macapa	16	10
17	Wazamawazi	autobus22	"Before Closing"	Wazamawazi	1	140
18	Arbatskaya Moscow	MikeRoma	"Here Comes the Sun"	Redwood	8	80
19	Lanatam	MPolo455	"Night Shift"	Lanatam	12	48

Final

21 cities participated in the final, with all qualifying cities required to vote. Covina automatically qualified for the final as the prior winner. The results were revealed on March 27, 2021, at 8 p.m. UTC. The top 10 cities had their screenshots featured on the website.

     Winner

     Second place

     Third place

Draw	City	Photographer	Screenshot	City photographed	Place	Points
01	Sansvikk	SansNotLuigi	"Time Flies"	Redwood	13	115
02	Totem Beach	crimsonf0x	"A Sunday Morning's Tram Ride"	Monte Isola	4	162
03	Arbatskaya Moscow	MikeRoma	"Here Comes the Sun"	Redwood	12	118
04	City-State of Kitania	KittyCat11231	"Inclement Weather"	Secunda	3	176
05	Redwood	MC_Protocol	"Rural Suburbia"	Redwood	2	188
06	Murrville	RacCort	"Games Continued"	Sesby	9	130
07	Covina	_Kastle	"Out of the sea, Wish I could be, Part of that world"	Gray Cloud	5	151
08	Barshat Abtalit	Wipeout111	"Together"	Barshat Abtalit	7	132
09	Encinitas	kyyl_	"Sibley Never Sleeps"	Biwabik	18	57
10	Malosa	ArizTrad	"The Widower"	Stormhold Bay	17	68
11	Lacledic Republic	Valkorion314	"Victory and Death"	Central City	21	34
12	Frikandel	Aegledis	"Guiding Light"	Frikandel	19	52
13	Bahia	Echohue	"Sunset Over Manumanu"	Itokani	11	129
14	Foresne	__7d	"Castle on the Hill"	Norloch	8	130
15	Secunda	_Mossie	"The Architect's Sketch"	Secunda	16	83
16	San Dzobiak	time2makemymove	"With The World Behind You"	San Dzobiak	6	135
17	Caravaca	Freskooo	"350 years of Holy Wonders"	Caravaca	14	93
18	Cardinal Bay	notshort925	"Under The Lights"	Cardinal Bay	20	49
19	Peripotamia	Cookie46910	"Will I see you tonight on a downtown train?"	Arcadia	15	85
20	Wazamawazi	autobus22	"Before Closing"	Wazamawazi	1	220
21	Lapis Bay	AlphaDS	"Civilization"	Chansee	10	129

Scoreboard

Semi-final 1

Participants	Voting results
	Total
Totem Beach	140		12	8	3	12	10		3	6	3	6	10		10	10	6	12	5	12	12
Cape Cambridge	20				5		4	2			2		3						3		1
Malosa	94	3			6	7	2	10	8		7		8	5	7		12	6	4	2	7
Titsensaki	34	2	5					5		8		10								4
Encinitas	74			6	7		5	12	7	7	4	8	7	1	1	1	4				4
Caravaca	86	12			10			3			1	3	12	4	3	5	5	10		10	8
Cardinal Bay	61		2				7		12	10	5	7	4				8	5	1
Lacledic Republic	78			7	8	1		6				12	5		12		10		12		5
Shenghua	24				2									6	8				7	1
Bawktown	40			1	12					5						2	3	4	6	7
Murrville	101	10	6	10		6		1			12		6	12	5	7	7	3	10		6
Peripotamia	86	7	4	5		10	8	7	6	4		5		7		8		2	8	3	2
Carnoustie	32		8	3		8			5	3		2				3
Ardaman	36	5	3		4		6	4	1					2		4	1			6
Secunda	55					2	12		2	1	10			10	6			7		5
Winterville	42	4	1	4		5	3		4	2		4	1	3	2	6		1	2
Niwen	43	8	10	2		4	1				6	1								8	3
Armada	1	1
Foresne	113	6	7	12	1	3		8	10	12	8		2	8	4	12	2	8			10

12 points

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

No.	City	Cities giving 12 points
5	Totem Beach	Cape Cambridge, Covina, Encinitas, Foresne, Niwen
3	Foresne	Malosa, Secunda, Shenghua
	Lacledic Republic	Ardaman, Armada, Murrville
2	Caravaca	Peripotamia, Totem Beach
	Murrville	Bawktown, Carnoustie
1	Bawktown	Titsensaki
	Cardinal Bay	Lacledic Republic
	Encinitas	Cardinal Bay
	Malosa	Winterville
	Secunda	Caravaca

Semi-final 2

Participants	Voting results
	Total
Bahia	109		4		12	8	10	10	8		12	5			10	5	12	5	3		5
Millville	0
Lapis Bay	51		8		1		1		2		6	8	2	4	5		1	4	5		4
City-State of Kitania	106	7		4		2	7	12	12			12	6	12	12	7		1	2	4	6
New Amsterdam	8														4	1		3
Frikandel	56	1	5	5	2	10		2	3	1		6			1	4	10			6
Sansvikk	85	5	3	1	3	12			5	10	5		12	6		10		6	6		1
Storalia	51	2		6			8			7	3	7	3	1	2		8		1		3
Winterside	27		1					3					4	3			4	2		10
Nymphic Union	29			3		1			1	3		4	5			2	3		4	3
Chillington	1																			1
San Dzobiak	98	4	12	7	7			8		6	4			7		6	6	12	7		12
Barshat Abtalit	100	6	10	8	8		5	7	6		1		7		3		5	10	10	7	7
Beachview	38	3	2		6	7	4	1		5			1	2			2			5
Redwood	123	12	6	12	4	4	6	5	7	4	8		10	10	6			7	12	8	2
Macapa	10											10
Wazamawazi	140	10	7	10	5	5	2	6	10	12	10	1	8	8	8	8			8	12	10
Arbatskaya Moscow	80	8			10	6	3	4		2	2	3		5	7	12		8		2	8
Lanatam	48			2		3	12		4	8	7	2				3	7

12 points

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

No.	City	Cities giving 12 points
5	City-State of Kitania	Barshat Abtalit, Beachview, Chillington, Sansvikk, Storalia
4	Redwood	Arbatskaya Moscow, Bahia, Lapis Bay, Millville
3	Bahia	City-State of Kitania, Macapa, Nymphic Union
2	San Dzobiak	Covina, Wazamawazi
	Sansvikk	New Amsterdam, San Dzobiak
	Wazamawazi	Lanatam, Winterside
1	Arbatskaya Moscow	Redwood
	Lanatam	Frikandel

Final

Results
Place	Qualifiers	Points	Public	Points
1	Redwood	126	Wazamawazi	111
2	Wazamawazi	109	Totem Beach	100
3	City-State of Kitania	95	Lapis Bay	90
4	Arbatskaya Moscow	78	City-State of Kitania	81
5	Covina	77	Covina	74
6	Sansvikk	72	Murrville	70
7	Bahia	72	Barshat Abtalit	70
8	San Dzobiak	71	San Dzobiak	64
9	Foresne	69	Redwood	62
10	Barshat Abtalit	62	Foresne	61
11	Totem Beach	62	Bahia	57
12	Murrville	60	Peripotamia	47
13	Caravaca	48	Caravaca	45
14	Secunda	40	Encinitas	44
15	Lapis Bay	39	Secunda	43
16	Peripotamia	38	Sansvikk	43
17	Malosa	34	Arbatskaya Moscow	40
18	Frikandel	22	Malosa	34
19	Cardinal Bay	21	Frikandel	30
20	Encinitas	13	Cardinal Bay	28
21	Lacledic Republic	10	Lacledic Republic	24

Participants	Voting results
	Total	Pub.
Sansvikk	115	43		7		1	12			7		3			1	2		10	6	7	7	8	1
Totem Beach	162	100			3				10		10					7	7		8	3	6	6	2
Arbatskaya Moscow	118	40	5	3		10	2	1	8		7	12	8	3	5	10					4
City-State of Kitania	176	81	12	10			1	2		8	8		12	6	3		12	8		8	5
Redwood	188	62	7	12	12	3		7	4	12	4	4	3	7	12	1	8	12		5		3	10
Murrville	130	70	8		10	8	6		5			8			8		2	2					3
Covina	151	74	1		5		7	4		1		6	10						5	12	2	12	12
Barshat Abtalit	132	70	6		2	7		3	6		3				4	12	6	3				5	5
Encinitas	57	44																		10	3
Malosa	68	34					10		7		2		7	1				7
Lacledic Republic	34	24						8	2
Frikandel	52	30						12				1							2				7
Bahia	129	57	10	6	8	12		10				7	5			6	1	6			1
Foresne	130	61			6	5	8			6		10	6	10			10	5	1			2
Secunda	83	43					5			5				8					12			10
San Dzobiak	135	64	3	1		6	4	6	12	4		5	2		2	8	5		3	2		4	4
Caravaca	93	45		8	4				3		1			12	6	3	3				8
Cardinal Bay	49	28								2			1	4				4	4				6
Peripotamia	85	47	2	2		2			1		6				7				7	4		7
Wazamawazi	220	111	4	5	7	4	3	5		10	12		4	2	10	4	4	1	10	6	10		8
Lapis Bay	129	90		4	1					3	5	2		5		5				1	12	1

12 points

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

No.	City	Cities giving 12 points
6	City-State of Kitania	Lacledic Republic, Sansvikk, Secunda, Public (3)
	Redwood	Arbatskaya Moscow, Bahia, Barshat Abtalit, San Dzobiak, Totem Beach, Public (1)
4	Covina	Cardinal Bay, Lapis Bay, Wazamawazi, Public (1)
3	Bahia	City-State of Kitania, Public (2)
	Lapis Bay	Peripotamia, Public (2)
	Murrville	Public (3)
	Secunda	Caravaca, Public (2)
	Totem Beach	Public (3)
2	Barshat Abtalit	Foresne, Public (1)
	Frikandel	Murrville, Public (1)
	San Dzobiak	Covina, Public (1)
	Wazamawazi	Encinitas, Public (1)
1	Arbatskaya Moscow	Malosa
	Caravaca	Frikandel
	Sansvikk	Redwood

Other cities

Eligibility for participation in the MRTvision Screenshot Contest requires that the city be ranked and have a flag.

Prior participants

• Arcadia – On February 12, 2021, lil_shadow59 transferred Arcadia to MC_Protocol. On March 4, 2021, MC_Protocol officially declared his participation under Redwood. Thus, there was no representative for Arcadia. Arcadia last participated in the seventh contest.
• East Mesa – On February 26, 2021, 0x10 noted that he was not planning to participate after being asked. East Mesa last participated in the seventh contest.
• Hendon – On March 7, 2021, LondonThameslink officially declared participation; however, on March 10, 2021, he stated that he was withdrawing as his computer did not support shaders and had a lack of time to participate. Hendon was allocated to semi-final 2. Hendon last participated in the seventh contest.
• Moramoa – On March 2, 2021, megascatterbomb stated that he was not planning to participate due to a lack of free time. Moramoa last participated in the seventh contest.
• Oparia – On February 25, 2021, kyyl_ officially declared his participation under Encinitas. Thus, there was no representative for Oparia. Oparia last participated in the seventh contest.
• Pixl – On March 7, 2021, Seshpenguin officially declared participation; however, on March 12, 2021, when asked about submitting a screenshot, he withdrew. Pixl was allocated to semi-final 2. Pixl last participated in the seventh contest.
• Richville – On October 11, 2020, woorich999 was banned and transferred Richville to Cookie46910. On February 25, 2021, Cookie46910 officially declared his participation under Peripotamia. Thus, there was no representative for Richville. Richville last participated in the seventh contest.
• Segville – On February 26, 2021, godzilltrain noted that he was not planning to participate after being asked. Segville last participated in the seventh contest.
• Spruce Valley – On February 25, 2021, Johngi officially declared participation; however, on March 11, 2021, he withdrew. Spruce Valley was allocated to semi-final 1. Spruce Valley last participated in the seventh contest.
• Wenyanga – On February 28, 2021, Airplaneguy9 declared his participation officially. He failed to submit his screenshot by the deadline and thus was automatically withdrawn from the contest. Wenyanga was allocated to semi-final 1.
• West Calbar – On March 5, 2021, sesese9 officially declared participation; however, on March 12, 2021, when asked about submitting a screenshot, he withdrew. West Calbar was allocated to semi-final 2. West Calbar last participated in the seventh contest.

The following cities participated in the previous contest, but did not make any statement about the contest and did not confirm provisional participation by the deadline:

• Aprix
• Castilion

• Courtbush
• Dand

• Deadbush
• Eastlake

• Santa Abeja
• Tranquil Forest

• Waverly
• Whiteley

New participants

• Cypress – On February 27, 2021, Avaneesh2008 officially declared participation; however, on March 12, 2021, when asked about submitting a screenshot, he withdrew. Cypress was allocated to semi-final 2.

Notes

a. ^ Voting was set to close on April 2, 2021, but was moved to March 25, 2021, to accommodate for the shift in the final date.

b. ^ The final was originally scheduled for April 3, 2021; however, due to scheduling conflicts with MBS, it was moved to a week earlier. The final was also moved to an hour later from the original time to accommodate for the March 2021 ISM.

c. ^ Spruce Valley withdrew 3 days after the semi-final allocation draw.

d. ^ West Calbar withdrew 5 days after the semi-final allocation draw.

e. ^ Pixl withdrew 5 days after the semi-final allocation draw.

f. ^ Hendon withdrew 4 days after the semi-final allocation draw.

g. ^ Cypress withdrew 5 days after the semi-final allocation draw.

h. ^ Wenyanga failed to submit a screenshot and was forcibly withdrawn, 6 days after the semi-final allocation draw.

i. ^ ^{1 2} Port Locke is the closest city to the location photographed.