He currently does not know where the two missing votes are, but he has a hunch that one of them may be missing from several Polish judges who did not vote today.
After some more paper and pencil calculations, he calculated Robert's total score before and after rescoring.
The total score before re-scoring was 16.6*15, giving a score of 249 points.
The total score after re-scoring is 16.9*15, which is 253.5 points.
The difference between the two total scores is 4.5 points.
4.5 points.
Looking at this difference, he fell into deep thought.
According to the scoring rules of the first round, only if the on-site score given by a certain judge is greater than or equal to 3 points from the contestant's average score, the contestant's score will be abnormal in the eyes of the notary.
But Branjano has no way of knowing how many combinations there are behind this 4.5-point total difference.
Even though he is the chairman of the jury for this competition, he does not have the right to privately check the score details of each player in the first round.
All this must wait until the competition is over before it can be made public. This is a dead rule of the Chopin Competition.
But when the game is over, who will pay attention to the specific score of a player who was eliminated in the first round?
Imagine that if Robert only received 8 votes in the first round, this situation would hardly be noticed by anyone.
This reminded Branjano of the scandals at certain Chopin Competitions.
Think again about the re-vote tally in the conference room today.
A chill ran down his back.
After a long time, he crumpled up the scrawled pages in front of him and threw them into the wastebasket at his feet.
So what if he knew which judges gave what scores.
As a former contestant and now a judge, he knows that no one can guarantee that the results of the competition are 100% objective.
After all, what is the meaning of pursuing objectivity in art?
Why.
He only hoped that everything today was just a coincidence.
Maybe it's just that the judges really didn't like Robert's playing style.
He smiled bitterly.
He still remembers that when he was a player, after the second round, he was completely sprayed by some media.
On the stage of today's Chopin Competition, everyone seems to be more harsh on Polish players.
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At 17:45 pm on October 8, Warsaw time, there are still 15 minutes left before the first round results are announced.
The lobby on the first floor of the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall was noisy.
Reporters, media and most of the players from all over the world are crowded here.
Reporters and players will be accompanied by music fans, spectators, relatives and friends who accompany the players, and the like.
Qin Gang's family of three did not choose to come to the scene in order to avoid causing psychological pressure on Qin Jian.
Lin Chaoge and Duan Hong also did not appear at the scene.
After lunch, Qin Jian and Duan Ran said goodbye to Duan Hong at the door of the restaurant and went to relax elsewhere.
A relaxing lunch made people feel very comfortable. No matter what happened before, this time Duan Ran took Qin Jian to meet his father.
While they were wandering on the street, they received a call from Zhao Yinuo. The other people on the phone had already met at the door of the Warsaw Concert Hall in advance.
The two also rushed to the venue after receiving the call.
...
Fifteen minutes passed in a blink of an eye. As Branjano and two notaries appeared at the stairs on the second floor, the atmosphere in the lobby entered an exciting dynamic after a brief silence.
The first round results announcement begins live!
Branjano stood on the steps of the stairs, picking up the wheat and a piece of white paper in his hand amidst the cameras and everyone looking up.
"cough."
There was a slight cough, and the only sound left on the scene was the sound of the camera clicking.
He made an official opening in English, then got down to business, and his tone became solemn.
"The announcement rules for the first-round qualifying players will be announced in the order of the players' surnames a--z."
There was almost no one present who couldn’t understand ‘A’ and ‘Z’.
A tense moment follows.
Qin Jian was looking at the stairs on the second floor where reporters were gathered when he suddenly felt a tight grip on his left arm.
He turned his face to the side and saw Duan Ran grabbing his arm with excitement.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
Duan Ran twisted his nose: "A little excited~"
Qin Jian held Duan Ran's hand with his backhand and said softly: "I have a little bit too."
The two of them certainly didn't look nervous at all.
On the contrary, Fang Zongyao on the other side of Qin Jian looked a little uncomfortable.
According to the rules of the order in which the list is announced, the first person to be called——
"Contestant No. 1 Natsuki Aso is from Japan."
The name of the first qualified contestant rang out in the quiet lobby, and Branjano's voice spread through the speakers to every corner of the lobby.
call----
Fang Zongyao breathed a sigh of relief. On the other side of his peripheral vision, Xia Shuzheng patted his chest cutely.
"Contestant No. 3 Tuukas Bayliss is from the Netherlands."
A female voice cheered from a corner of the lobby.
"Contestant No. 6 Peter Bodie is from Germany."
"Contestant No. 7 Michelle Caroscia, from Canada."
Every time a name is read, there will be a small movement in the venue.
No. 9 player Ivanov was naturally on the list of those who advanced, but it seemed that he himself was not present.
No. 10 player Italian veteran Duccio also advanced successfully.
Soon the top ten players were selected, and there was no upset. The skipped numbers were naturally the players who did not advance. Overall, it was basically consistent with various predictions from the outside world.
"Contestant No. 12 Rachel Dora, from the United States."
"Selection No. 13, Si Ran, is from China."
The two can be said to be the two golden flowers of the "Group of Death". One is from the East and the other is from the West. They are both typical representatives of young female players who combine beauty and piano talent.
Their promotion was also expected by everyone.
"Contestant No. 15 Simon Edmundo, from Poland."
The scene was filled with cheers, very enthusiastic.
"Contestant No. 20, Mekuar Euis, is from Morocco."
If people don't take him seriously because of his dark complexion, then people who watched the last group of games in the first round will definitely remember the interesting op25.no5 under this black guy's fingers, as well as his white teeth.
Qin Jian still had a vivid memory of this face, especially his dexterous fingers and bright smile.
Then the young bearded British player No. 21 lost.
Feng Ziyan, Fang Zongyao, and Brazilian Lolita are on the list.
The names of Liang Kecheng, Li Xianlong and others were also announced one after another.
"Contestant No. 38 Lu Qiming, from the United States"
"Contestant No. 39 Jukash Miko, from Hungary"
"Contestant No. 40 Roman Martynov, from Macedonia."
"Contestant No. 42 Ido Mufawak, from Syria."
"Contestant No. 46 Ronald Nurgardi, from Ireland."
"Contestant No. 52 Piotr Lessard Pollack, from Sweden."
Then one name after another came out one after another, and the atmosphere in the lobby became more and more like a lottery ceremony.