by admin | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
World finalists can spice up their work stations with their own good luck charms and mascots. In some stations, stuffed animals sit next to calculators on top of laptops. The University of Florida’s charm is a light blue stuffed elephant with white tusks. A...
by admin | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
At 11:18 a.m., a large portion of the spectator gallery cheered., as ITMO’s name appeared on the jumbo scoreboard. The team solved their fifth problem in a contest with only 11 problems in the set. The defending champion has both a record 4 ICPC trophies and a...
by admin | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
An hour into the competition: Defending world champion St. Petersburg National Research University of ITMO are leading the competition with 4 problems solved. National Taiwan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University trail ITMO with 3 problems solved. Eight (8)...
by admin | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s a little unusual for five different problems to have been solved at this point in the competition, with more than four hours remaining. We asked the judges, who said it’s actually a good thing, because they like for every team to succeed with at least...
by admin | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to National Taiwan University! The team solved the first problem of the 2013 ICPC World Finals. They solved problem F-6, earning blue balloons. At 10:20 p.m., ACM-ICPC staff tied three balloons to their No. 44 station: a gold “First Problem...
