{"id":1391341,"date":"2026-05-09T09:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T06:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/ukraines-chances-at-eurovision-2026-updated-bookmakers-rating\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T09:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T06:41:01","slug":"ukraines-chances-at-eurovision-2026-updated-bookmakers-rating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/ukraines-chances-at-eurovision-2026-updated-bookmakers-rating\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine&#8217;s chances at Eurovision 2026: updated bookmakers&#8217; rating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>There are a few months left until Eurovision 2026, and it is already known when Ukraine will perform and which countries bookmakers consider the main favorites of the competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This is reported by the organizers of the competition and updated bookmaker ratings.<\/p>\n<p> Ukraine will be represented at Eurovision 2026 by singer LEL\u00c9KA (Viktoria Leleka). She will perform in the second semi-final, which will take place on May 14, at number 12. The contest will be held in the capital of Austria, Vienna, at the Wiener Stadthalle arena.<\/p>\n<p> The Eurovision 2026 schedule looks like this: the first semi-final is scheduled for May 12, the second for May 14, and the grand final, where the winner will be determined, will take place on May 16.<\/p>\n<p> According to preliminary bookmakers&#8217; forecasts, Ukraine is currently in 11th place in the ranking with a chance of winning of about 2%.<\/p>\n<p> The leaders remain France with approximately 34% chance of winning, Greece \u2014 13% and Denmark \u2014 11%. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/48780236985ffe9cd62ec0a7085698aa-1024x706.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1391208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/48780236985ffe9cd62ec0a7085698aa-1024x706.webp 1024w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/48780236985ffe9cd62ec0a7085698aa-300x207.webp 300w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/48780236985ffe9cd62ec0a7085698aa-768x529.webp 768w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/48780236985ffe9cd62ec0a7085698aa-650x448.webp 650w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/48780236985ffe9cd62ec0a7085698aa.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> In Ukraine, the broadcast of the contest will be available on the &#8220;Social Culture&#8221; TV channel, the &#8220;Social Eurovision&#8221; website, the &#8220;Eurovision Ukraine&#8221; YouTube channel, and the &#8220;Diya&#8221; application. In addition, the broadcast will be broadcast on Radio Promin.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a few months left until Eurovision 2026, and it is already known when Ukraine will perform and which countries bookmakers consider the main favorites of the competition. This is reported by the organizers of the competition and updated bookmaker ratings. Ukraine will be represented at Eurovision 2026 by singer LEL\u00c9KA (Viktoria Leleka). 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