A Preview of the TCO20 Algorithm Finals!
TCO20 Algorithm Finals - the most awaited tournament of the year is almost here. Will tourist reign supreme or does someone else in the group have what it takes?
Here’s how the semifinal rounds look:
Semi-Final 1 Group
Iakov Dlugach
RUSSIA
Nikolay Kalinin
RUSSIA
Kevin Sun
CANADA
Mikhail Ipatov
RUSSIA
Neal Wu
U.S.A.
Yuzhou Gu
China
Gennady Korotkevich
BELARUS
Aleksei Daniliuk
RUSSIA
SEMI-FINAL 2 GROUP
Benjamin Qi
U.S.A.
Andrew He
U.S.A.
Egor Kulikov
RUSSIA
Hirotaka Isa
JAPAN
Petr Mitrichev
SWITZERLAND
Anton Raichuk
UKRAINE
Scott Wu
U.S.A.
Minoru Fujita
JAPAN
16 top rated members will be competing in the next few weeks for the ultimate title of Topcoder Open.
tourist, Petr, and bqi343 qualified from the online stages, competing in regular Topcoder SRM rounds and gaining points for every stage of TCO, where it is not that easy to be on the top of the stage where it gets very close.
On the other hand Dlougach, Sevenkplus, neal_wu, Egor, Um_nik, scott_wu,ecnerwal, IH19980412, KalininN, uwi and ihic worked hard through all the four TCO Rounds and in the end got a place in Top 11 to get a berth to TCO Finals.
ksun48 and RAVEman worked hard in the regional events and did well to stay in the top 2 in the wildcard round to make the cut to the finals.
Along with a focus on the greats, like tourist, Petr, Egor, Um_nik and scott_wu, this year giving them a tough fight will be Dlougach, and Sevenkplus, who are making a comeback to TCO Finals after 6+ years. Don’t discredit the much experienced target rated neal_wu, who would be keen on winning the championship in his first TCO Finals, as well as the IOI 2019 Champion bqi343. We should also not rule out the super experienced ecnerwal, ksun48, IH19980412, KalininN, uwi and ihic who have been regularly performing exceptionally well who equally have a shot at the title. All these red rated competitors have a tough few rounds on their hands for sure!
TCO20 Algorithm Rounds will be broadcasted live and you’ll be able to listen to the amazing hosts Errichto and lg5293 during the contest as they will explain the problems, do live commentary, and show you the competitors' screens.
Find the full schedule with all the details and signup links to the event here.
If you are new to Topcoder, we are also organizing an interesting educational beginner contest with prizes after Semifinal 2:
TCO20 Special Rookie SRM : Wednesday, November 18, 2020 13:00 UTC-5
The Rookie Round is open to everyone and will have some special cash prizes. It will only be rated for members who have competed in equal to or less than 5 rounds or if their current rating is less than 800 rating points.
Who will take home the coveted brackets trophy this year? Will there be a battle of the Wu brothers in the Final round? We hope to see you there!
Discuss your predictions here.