Hi Jonathan, thanks for your help in filling in 'some' of the blanks.
It's too bad the guy who was ranked #2 by the Yamaha Judges was eliminated, because I thought his arranger presentation innovative & creative and one of my 'top 2' picks.
I thought he looked at least 18, but would have expected Yamaha to verify this even before the contestant selection began, so hope Yamaha will eventually disclose the actual reason for his removal from the contest.
That said, it's on with the show . . . as the deadline for this round is midnight tonight !
It'll be interesting to learn which two contestants make it into the final round.