MRTvision Screenshot Contest 9

MRTvision Screenshot Contest 9
MRTvision Screenshot Contest 9 logo
Host
Venue	Wazamawazi Tau Ceti Film Club & Mini-Cinema, Wazamawazi
Presenter	MinecraftYoshi26
Producers	MinecraftYoshi26 autobus22
Official broadcaster	MBS
Slogan	"To the Stars and Beyond!"
Dates
Joining period(s)	August 17, 2021 - August 29, 2021
Submission period	August 21, 2021 - September 11, 2021
Voting period(s)	September 11, 2021 - September 16, 2021 (semi-finals) September 18, 2021 - September 24, 2021 (final)
Semi-final	September 18, 2021
Final	September 25, 2021
Participants
Number of entries	40
Debuting cities	Broville Caprica Cirno Bay Creeperville Essex Miu Wan Itavanga Midbay Musique Silverville Upton Ulster
Returning cities	Oparia Tokyo Utopia
Non-returning cities	Arbatskaya Moscow Ardaman Armada Cardinal Bay Chillington Encinitas Frikandel Macapa Millville New Amsterdam San Dzobiak Secunda Storalia
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	Essex (in Semi-final 1)
Winning screenshot	Wazamawazi "Villaggio Mistico" - autobus22
Contest chronology
Preceded by	MRTvision Screenshot Contest 8
Followed by	MRTvision Screenshot Contest 10

The MRTvision Screenshot Contest 9 was the ninth 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 eighth contest with the screenshot "Before Closing". The contest debuted with a soft opening on August 17, 2021, and an official opening on August 21, 2021. The contest's slogan was "To The Stars and Beyond!". The winner was revealed on September 25, 2021, at 8 p.m. UTC at the Wazamawazi Tau Ceti Film Club & Mini-Cinema. There was an official MBS prerecorded broadcast for both the semi-final and final ceremonies.

40 cities participated in the contest. The winner was Wazamawazi with "Villaggio Mistico", a screenshot of Caprica taken by autobus22. Lapis Bay came second with the screenshot "A Glimpse of Hope" and Peripotamia came third with the screenshot "Sail Away and Find Tranquility". With this win, autobus22 became the first person to win the MRTvision Screenshot Contest three times.

Production

The contest was first announced on August 15, 2021, by MinecraftYoshi26 submitting an event funding proposal to the August 2021 ISM. The host city was announced as Wazamawazi on the same day.

The non-qualifiers' placements and point totals in the semi-finals were released on September 24, 2021, following voting being completed for the final.

Venue

The exterior of the venue of the contest, the Wazamawazi Tau Ceti Film Club & Mini-Cinema, in eastern Wazamawazi

The contest's results ceremonies took place for the second time in Wazamawazi, following Wazamawazi's victory in the previous edition with the screenshot "Before Closing", taken by autobus22. The city previously hosted the third contest. The host venue was announced on August 17, 2021.

The contest took place at Wazamawazi's mini-theater, the Wazamawazi Tau Ceti Film Club & Mini-Cinema. The venue was constructed by autobus22 in July 2021 for the contest. The entrance to the theater is located above an outdoor shopping center. The venue's specific location was selected as it is located above the location of autobus22's winning screenshot. The closest transit to the theater is the Tau Ceti bus stop outside of the shopping center, with Queen Maxima Station on RaiLinQ and Kessler-Wazamawazi East Station on the MRT Taiga Line being the closest train stations.

With only nine seats, the theater is the smallest host venue of any MRTvision Screenshot Contest.

Visual design

The contest's slogan was announced on August 15, 2021. The contest's logo was revealed a day later and is an edited complication of an image of two vectors: a constellation by freepik and a night sky by piksuperstar. The logo was compiled and edited by RacCort, and designed by autobus22. The logo is based on the constellation Cetus, the namesake of the contest's host venue.

The intro to the MBS broadcast featured the contest's logo being drawn in a night sky with a flying rocket showcasing some entries to the contest. The outro of the broadcast for the final ceremony featured a montage of the finalist screenshots in reverse place order and a timelapse of the outside of the Wazamawazi Tau Ceti Film Club & Mini-Cinema.

Format

Similarly to the previous contests, 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. Similarly to most of the previous contests, there was no theme.

The deadline to join was announced as August 29, 2021. The deadline to send in a screenshot was announced as September 11, 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 $20 as a participatory stipend for voting. The top 10 were featured on the MRT website.

Semi-final allocation draw

On August 21, 2021, it was confirmed that there would be two semi-finals. As the prior winner, Wazamawazi automatically qualifies for the final and votes in both semi-finals. The top 10 screenshots from each semi-final advance to the final.

For the fifth time, there were pots created for semi-final allocation drawings. The 39 semi-finalists were allocated into five 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 August 30, 2021. Wazamawazi's draw number for the final was also selected.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
Bahia Caravaca City-State of Kitania Covina Malosa Murrville Peripotamia Redwood	Barshat Abtalit Foresne Lacledic Republic Lapis Bay Sansvikk Tokyo Totem Beach Utopia	Beachview Bawktown Lanatam Niwen Nymphic Union Oparia Shenghua Winterville	Cape Cambridge Carnoustie Creeperville Itavanga Silverville Titsensaki Winterside Upton Ulster	Broville Caprica Cirno Bay Essex Midbay Miu Wan Musique

Participating cities

autobus22, representing Wazamawazi, won with the screenshot "Villaggio Mistico".

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

SansNotLuigi was given permission to participate under the city he formerly owned, Sansvikk, by hvt2011. RacCort was given permission to participate under the city he formerly owned, Murrville, by KittyCat11231. _Kastle was given permission to participate under the city he formerly owned, Covina, by MinecraftYoshi26.

Semi-final 1

The semi-final ceremony broadcasted by MBS on YouTube

19 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 September 18, 2021, at 7 p.m. UTC.

Draw	City	Photographer	Screenshot	City photographed	Points	Place
01	Lacledic Republic	Valkorion314	"Casting Call"	Porton	93	6
02	Nymphic Union	Melecie	"watch the world go by"	Lapis Bay	133	1
03	Upton Ulster	stxnmusic	"a sky full of infrastructure."	Siletz	23	16
04	Lapis Bay	AlphaDS	"A Glimpse of Hope"	Gray Cloud	101	4
05	Redwood	MC_Protocol	"Happy Hour"	Redwood	126	2
06	Totem Beach	crimsonf0x	"Departures"	Sunshine Coast	78	7
07	Utopia	Narnia17	"It was a Dark and Stormy Night"	Redwood	41	12
08	Peripotamia	Cookie46910	"Sail Away and Find Tranquility"	Gray Cloud	94	5
09	Caprica	Tonster__	"Silence in the Library"	Caprica	52	10
10	Essex	_Ludus	"Market Day."	Essex	0	19
11	City-State of Kitania	KittyCat11231	"Gateway"	Achowalogen Takachsin, Covina	102	3
12	Shenghua	mi_aquamarine	"Yoru no Umi"	Kazeshima	52	11
13	Caravaca	Freskooo	"Noche de bohemia y de ilusión"	Caravaca	66	8
14	Titsensaki	frogggggg	"Calm Evening"	Las Playas	38	14
15	Musique	Missa_Solemnis	"Between the Lines"	Nymphalia	40	13
16	Lanatam	MPolo455	"Blue Immensity"	None	20	17
17	Itavanga	SAYNOAHREBL_	"Frills of the Lake"	Itavanga	16	18
18	Creeperville	Frosty_Creeper10	"In the beauty of the lilies"	Geneva Bay	26	15
19	Bawktown	Foote_Chicken	"Evening Over the Sprawling Savannah"	Gray Cloud	59	9

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 September 18, 2021, at 7 p.m. UTC.

Draw	City	Photographer	Screenshot	City photographed	Points	Place
01	Murrville	RacCort	"I remember this place"	Murrville	113	3
02	Niwen	DNAmaster10	"An Icy Morning"	Niwen	37	16
03	Tokyo	Megafro	"Tranquil Brutalism"	Secunda	40	14
04	Malosa	ArizTrad	"Lunar Fantasy"	Heights City	148	1
05	Foresne	__7d	"The Voyage"	Porton	116	2
06	Carnoustie	CaptainObi	"echoes of capitalism"	Redwood	16	17
07	Beachview	DintyB	"Beauty Below"	Caprica	110	4
08	Cape Cambridge	PaintedBlue	"After a Long Day at Work"	Lilygrove	38	15
09	Cirno Bay	chimata	"Imperial Palace"	Zhong Guo	58	9
10	Broville	bro1bro2	"Morning Coffee"	Broville	41	13
11	Bahia	Echohue	"Naranja"	Redwood	76	7
12	Winterville	_fwis	"The Next Stop Along the Journey"	Moton	44	12
13	Sansvikk	SansNotLuigi	"The End of the Game"	Secunda	80	6
14	Midbay	Krakabraka	"who needs shaders anyway"	Ponton Pier	1	20
15	Winterside	Needn_NL	"Capricorn? No, I'm a Scorpio!"	Caprica	75	8
16	Oparia	kyyl_	"Congressional Pause"	Encinitas	57	10
17	Covina	_Kastle	"Why is my reflection someone I don't know?"	Gray Cloud	102	5
18	Barshat Abtalit	Wipeout111	"Parallax"	Secunda	47	11
19	Silverville	CyAmethyst	"A Wintry Park"	Silverville	13	18
20	Miu Wan	HarborRandom852	"Calling at Temple Bay"	Miu Wan	6	19

Final

The final ceremony broadcasted by MBS on YouTube

21 cities participated in the final, with all qualifying cities required to vote. Wazamawazi automatically qualified for the final as the prior winner. The results were revealed on September 25, 2021, at 8 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	Cirno Bay	chimata	"Imperial Palace"	Zhong Guo	54	18
02	Winterside	Needn_NL	"Capricorn? No, I'm a Scorpio!"	Caprica	106	13
03	Bahia	Echohue	"Naranja"	Redwood	119	10
04	Caravaca	Freskooo	"Noche de bohemia y de ilusión"	Caravaca	50	19
05	Malosa	ArizTrad	"Lunar Fantasy"	Heights City	148	6
06	Lapis Bay	AlphaDS	"A Glimpse of Hope"	Gray Cloud	190	2
07	Covina	_Kastle	"Why is my reflection someone I don't know?"	Gray Cloud	127	8
08	Caprica	Tonster__	"Silence in the Library"	Caprica	62	17
09	Totem Beach	crimsonf0x	"Departures"	Sunshine Coast	88	15
10	Oparia	kyyl_	"Congressional Pause"	Encinitas	44	20
11	Redwood	MC_Protocol	"Happy Hour"	Redwood	141	7
12	Murrville	RacCort	"I remember this place"	Murrville	77	16
13	Sansvikk	SansNotLuigi	"The End of the Game"	Secunda	110	12
14	Bawktown	Foote_Chicken	"Evening Over the Sprawling Savannah"	Gray Cloud	39	21
15	Wazamawazi	autobus22	"Villaggio Mistico"	Caprica	241	1
16	Peripotamia	Cookie46910	"Sail Away and Find Tranquility"	Gray Cloud	189	3
17	City-State of Kitania	KittyCat11231	"Gateway"	Achowalogen Takachsin, Covina	126	9
18	Beachview	DintyB	"Beauty Below"	Caprica	114	11
19	Nymphic Union	Melecie	"watch the world go by"	Lapis Bay	148	5
20	Foresne	__7d	"The Voyage"	Porton	175	4
21	Lacledic Republic	Valkorion314	"Casting Call"	Porton	88	14

Voting

Semi-final 1

		Total score	Participant vote
			Lacledic Republic	Nymphic Union	Upton Ulster	Lapis Bay	Redwood	Totem Beach	Utopia	Peripotamia	Caprica	Essex	City-State of Kitania	Shenghua	Caravaca	Titsensaki	Musique	Lanatam	Itavanga	Creeperville	Bawktown	Wazamawazi
Participants	Lacledic Republic	93		8	7	10			12	10			5	8	7	6	2	5	8		3	2
	Nymphic Union	133			8	12	4	7	8	12		4	7	5	10	5	12	10	12	8	2	7
	Upton Ulster	23	2				3				7			4		2	5
	Lapis Bay	101	12	1			10	12	5	7	10	6	6				10	3		1	8	10
	Redwood	126	10	12		4			10	1	12	5	10	6	8	12	8		4	12	12
	Totem Beach	78	7	10	5				2	6	6	12	3		3	10		6	7			1
	Utopia	41	5								2	3	8	7	6	3		4		3
	Peripotamia	94	6	2		8	12	10	7		8		12		12					2	7	8
	Caprica	52		6	6	1	2	2				2	1		1	7	7	8	2	4		3
	Essex	0
	City-State of Kitania	102	8	3	4	2	8	8	6	5	4	10		10	5		6			7	10	6
	Shenghua	52	1		12		6	6	3			1	2		4	4		1		6	1	5
	Caravaca	66		4	3	3		5	4	8		8		3		1		12	10	5
	Titsensaki	38	4	7			1					7							5	10	4
	Musique	40				6		3	1		3		4					7	6		6	4
	Lanatam	20	3		1	7				3	1			2			3
	Itavanga	16			2		5	1		4							4
	Creeperville	26		5		5		4						1	2		1	2	1		5
	Bawktown	59			10		7			2	5			12		8			3			12

12 points

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

No.	City	Cities giving 12 points
5	Redwood	Bawktown, Caprica, Creeperville, Nymphic Union, Titsensaki
4	Nymphic Union	Itavanga, Lapis Bay, Musique, Peripotamia
3	Peripotamia	Caravaca, City-State of Kitania, Redwood
2	Bawktown	Shenghua, Wazamawazi
	Lapis Bay	Lacledic Republic, Totem Beach
1	Caravaca	Lanatam
	Lacledic Republic	Utopia
	Shenghua	Upton Ulster
	Totem Beach	Essex

Semi-final 2

		Total score	Participant vote
			Murrville	Niwen	Tokyo	Malosa	Foresne	Carnoustie	Beachview	Cape Cambridge	Cirno Bay	Broville	Bahia	Winterville	Sansvikk	Midbay	Winterside	Oparia	Covina	Barshat Abtalit	Silverville	Miu Wan	Wazamawazi
Participants	Murrville	113		10	12	7	1		10	6	8	2	6	7	12	8	6	2	8	8
	Niwen	37						1	4	4				1	7							12	8
	Tokyo	40					8		5	3		12	2									10
	Malosa	148	8	12	8		12	10	12	12	10		1	12	10	4	3	10	3	5		4	12
	Foresne	116	10	2	2	5		8		8	4		8	8	8	10	1	12	12	7	5		6
	Carnoustie	16								2			3		1								10
	Beachview	110	12	6		10	4	5		10	5	7	12		3	3		5		12	4	7	5
	Cape Cambridge	38	1	3		4	5					10							7			8
	Cirno Bay	58				1		6	3				4	6	4	12	2	7	6		3		4
	Broville	41			4		7	7		7				2	2		7	1	1	1	2
	Bahia	76	7	1	10	12		3	2		3	1			5		4	6	2	10	7	3
	Winterville	44	6		3		3				2	6	10								12	2
	Sansvikk	80	2		6	8			6		1	8	7	3		1	8	8	10	3		6	3
	Midbay	1																			1
	Winterside	75		8	7	2		12	1		6	5	5			5		3		6	10	5
	Oparia	57	5	5		3			7	1	7	3		4	6	2	5		5	2			2
	Covina	102	3	7	5	6	2	2	8	5	12	4		5		7	12	4		4	8	1	7
	Barshat Abtalit	47	4	4	1		10	4						10			10		4
	Silverville	13					6									6							1
	Miu Wan	6																			6

12 points

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

No.	City	Cities giving 12 points
6	Malosa	Beachview, Cape Cambridge, Foresne, Niwen, Wazamawazi, Winterville
3	Beachview	Bahia, Barshat Abtalit, Murrville
2	Covina	Cirno Bay, Winterside
	Foresne	Covina, Oparia
	Murrville	Sansvikk, Tokyo
1	Bahia	Malosa
	Cirno Bay	Midbay
	Niwen	Miu Wan
	Tokyo	Broville
	Winterside	Carnoustie
	Winterville	Silverville

Final

Split results of the final

Place	Combined		Qualifiers		Public
	City	Points	City	Points	City	Points
1	Wazamawazi	241	Peripotamia	146	Wazamawazi	106
2	Lapis Bay	190	Wazamawazi	135	Lapis Bay	105
3	Peripotamia	189	Foresne	91	Foresne	84
4	Foresne	175	Lapis Bay	85	Nymphic Union	77
5	Nymphic Union	148	Malosa	81	City-State of Kitania	75
6	Malosa	148	Redwood	75	Lacledic Republic	70
7	Redwood	141	Nymphic Union	71	Sansvikk	67
8	Covina	127	Covina	69	Malosa	67
9	City-State of Kitania	126	Beachview	65	Redwood	66
10	Bahia	119	Murrville	59	Bahia	61
11	Beachview	114	Bahia	58	Totem Beach	60
12	Sansvikk	110	Winterside	52	Covina	58
13	Winterside	106	City-State of Kitania	51	Winterside	54
14	Lacledic Republic	88	Sansvikk	43	Beachview	49
15	Totem Beach	88	Caprica	29	Peripotamia	43
16	Murrville	77	Totem Beach	28	Caravaca	40
17	Caprica	62	Cirno Bay	22	Caprica	33
18	Cirno Bay	54	Lacledic Republic	18	Cirno Bay	32
19	Caravaca	50	Oparia	17	Oparia	27
20	Oparia	44	Bawktown	13	Bawktown	26
21	Bawktown	39	Caravaca	10	Murrville	18

		Total score	Public score	Qualifier vote
				Cirno Bay	Winterside	Bahia	Caravaca	Malosa	Lapis Bay	Covina	Caprica	Totem Beach	Oparia	Redwood	Murrville	Sansvikk	Bawktown	Wazamawazi	Peripotamia	City-State of Kitania	Beachview	Nymphic Union	Foresne	Lacledic Republic
Qualifiers	Cirno Bay	54	32										5					5	12
	Winterside	106	54			3	7		7		4			7					4	1	8	6	4	1
	Bahia	119	61					10				7	1			2		7		7	5	7		12
	Caravaca	50	40																10
	Malosa	148	67	8					2	7	5		7		7	7	4	10		6	6		12
	Lapis Bay	190	105	3	12			7		3	12	8		5		3	7	3	2			3	10	7
	Covina	127	58	7	8	2	8		8		6					6		1	1		12			10
	Caprica	62	33	12	4					1				4				2			4	2
	Totem Beach	88	60		6	4	2							6	4								6
	Oparia	44	27				1		3			3		3	3	1					3
	Redwood	141	66	6	3		5	2			10		6		5		6			10		10	8	4
	Murrville	77	18	4		8		4		4		1	4	1		5	10			4	7		1	6
	Sansvikk	110	67			5	4	5		5		5	2				5					12
	Bawktown	39	26							2	1							8					2
	Wazamawazi	241	106	10	7		12	8	12	10	8	10	10	2	6	8	8		6	5	2	4	5	2
	Peripotamia	189	43	5		10	6	12	4	12	7	12	8	12	12	12		12		12		5		5
	City-State of Kitania	126	75		1	1	3			6	2	6			2	10	2				10			8
	Beachview	114	49			12		6	5			2	3	10	8			4	5	2		1	7
	Nymphic Union	148	77	2	10	7	10	3	10			4			1		3	6	8	3	1		3
	Foresne	175	84	1	5			1	1	8	3		12	8	10	4	12		7	8		8		3
	Lacledic Republic	88	70		2	6			6								1		3

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
8	Peripotamia	Covina, City-State of Kitania, Malosa, Murrville, Redwood, Sansvikk, Totem Beach, Wazamawazi
7	Lapis Bay	Caprica, Winterside, Public (5)
4	Wazamawazi	Caravaca, Lapis Bay, Public (2)
3	Malosa	Foresne, Public (2)
	Sansvikk	Nymphic Union, Public (2)
2	Caprica	Cirno Bay, Public (1)
	City-State of Kitania	Public (2)
	Foresne	Bawktown, Oparia
	Nymphic Union	Public (2)
	Redwood	Public (2)
1	Bahia	Lacledic Republic
	Beachview	Bahia
	Covina	Beachview
	Cirno Bay	Peripotamia
	Lacledic Republic	Public (1)
	Oparia	Public (1)
	Totem Beach	Public (1)

Other cities

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

Prior participants

• Arbatskaya Moscow – On August 27, 2021, MikeRoma was asked about participating and said that he wouldn't have time to participate. Arbatskaya Moscow last participated in the eighth contest.
• Cardinal Bay – On August 23, 2021, notshort925 was asked about participating and noted that he believed he did not have enough time to participate. Cardinal Bay last participated in the eighth contest.
• Chillington – On August 18, 2021, CyAmethyst officially declared participation under Silverville. Thus, there was no representative for Chillington. Chillington last participated in the eighth contest.
• Encinitas – On June 16, 2021, kyyl_ left the server and transferred Encinitas to KittyCat11231. On August 17, 2021, KittyCat11231 officially declared participation under the City-State of Kitania. Thus, there was no representative for Encinitas. Encinitas last participated in the eighth contest.
• Macapa – On August 18, 2021, SAYNOAHREBL_ officially declared participation under Itavanga. Thus, there was no representative for Macapa. Macapa last participated in the eighth contest.
• Millville – On August 24, 2021, Sasha9076 officially declared participation; however, on August 26, 2021, they withdrew. Millville last participated in the eighth contest.
• New Amsterdam – On August 21, 2021, Red_Ray was asked about participating and stated that he had "started to become more and more inactive on the server" and did not have any intentions to participate. New Amsterdam last participated in the eighth contest.
• San Dzobiak – On August 24 and 27, 2021, time2makemymove was asked about participating in the contest and stated both times that his "horoscope won't allow it". San Dzobiak last participated in the eighth contest.
• Secunda – On August 27, 2021, _Mossie stated that he would not partake due to exams. Secunda last participated in the eighth contest.
• Storalia – On July 14, 2021, Vulpicula left the server and transferred the various cities under the state to numerous individuals a day later, essentially turning the state into a Metropolitan Planning Organization-like organization. Thus, Storalia became ineligible to partake. Storalia last participated in the eighth contest.
• West Calbar – On August 27, 2021, sesese9 was asked about participation in the contest and said that he would not participate. 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:

• Ardaman
• Armada
• Frikandel