Worldvision Second Chance Q1-2023
| Worldvision Second Chance Q1-2023 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 24 February 2023 |
| Host | |
| Venue | An Online Competition |
| Executive supervisor |  Mark Nightingale |
| Host broadcaster | contest of  United Kingdom |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 11 |
| Debuting countries |  China Lebanon Portugal Thailand |
| Returning Countries | None |
| Non-returning Countries |  Kazakhstan Netherlands |
| Participation map | |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point(s) to their 7 favourite songs |
| Winning song | 24 February 2023 |
The Worldvision Second Chance Q1-2023 - is set to be the 2nd edition of the Worldvision Second Chance that has been ever made.
Nine countries held their open national selections and two countries organized consultations to select an application from their shortlist for participation in Worldvision Q1-2023. China, Lebanon, Portugal and Thailand joined, while Kazakhstan and the Netherlands withdrew. The United States was originally supposed to debut as well, but due to the refusal to vote in the main competition, the country was withdrawn from participation in the second chance.
Location
The competition was held in an online version and did not assume a host country.
Format
On February 10, 2023, it became known that ten countries were able to fully conduct their selections for Worldvision Q1-2023. According to the rules of the competition, all these countries qualify for the second chance competition. Later, Hungary was added to this list of countries. The competition was held in the format of one final.
Entries
Eligibility to the countries was provided based on the presence of the national selection or if they have made a short-list or a decision to change the song.
Participating Countries
The countries listed below are eligible to participate after an open selection or the publication of a shortlist of applications for participation. Eleven countries were allowed to participate in the second chance.
Final
| # | Country | Artist | Song | Language(s) | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Sweden
|
Aiko | Daughter of the Sun | English | ||
| 02 |  Spain
|
Nick Jonas | This Is Heaven | English | ||
| 03 |  South Korea
|
Nayeon | POP! | Korean | ||
| 04 | Australia
|
Azure Ryder | Some Kind Of Love | English | ||
| 05 |  Hungary
|
Olivia Adams | Fool Me Once | English | ||
| 06 | China
|
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa | Sweetest Pie | English | ||
| 07 |  Japan
|
Rina Sawayama | This Hell | English | ||
| 08 | Thailand
|
Matcha | Just One Night | English, Thai | ||
| 09 | Portugal
|
Coldplay | Higher Power | English | ||
| 10 | Lebanon
|
Rose Gray | Promise Me | English | ||
| 11 | United Kingdom
|
Hamzaa and Miraa May | In Between | English |
Other Countries
United States - has made national selection as per the rules and eligible to participate, however due to the breach of the rules while participating at the main contest - has been disqualified from participation at Worldvision Second Chance Q1-2023
Incidents
China - China's second place of the national selection has been taken by 
Montenegro to compete at the main contest. This leaves China with no choice but to send the entry that finished 3rd at the national selection. If the third would be also taken by someone, the rules would have not allow China to choose 4th place and participate.
Hungary - The country has made a shortlist with no proper national selection, and granted with participation after requesting to do so. However, many contestants shared their views that this was not a proper national selection, hence the country is not eligible to participate. The decision was not revoked, but the participant was informed that the selection rules has to be revised inside the country
