ICPC Top Honors go to Moscow State University

Moscow State University took first place in this year’s World Finals of the ACM-ICPC, solving 9 of the 11 problems in this year’s set, the most of any team. Moscow State bested teams from the Russian city of St. Petersburg, who have claimed top honors for each of the...

Coaches offer thoughts on this year’s problem set

I read the problem set and it’s nice. I found the problem K is really elegant one and also found that Problem D is easy to solve. I think it can be solved with some experimenting. If I could give my team advice now, I want them to try the problems that everyone...

Reaching new heights for ICPC

The official opening day for ICPC 2018 got started on a high note with an early morning trip to the Great Wall of China at a spot near host city Beijing. The climb was formidable, but the view was great, and contestants, coaches and regional directors alike wore broad...

ICPC 2018 preparations in full swing

We had a great first full day of the ICPC 2018 World Finals in Beijing, China. After the teams went through registration yesterday evening, contestants were able to learn more about the event today. JetBrains gave their TechTrek presentation in the morning, showing...

World Finalists, we are ready for you

Yesterday was a beautiful day here in Beijing, where the many volunteers from ICPC and from Peking University were hard at work putting together the finishing touches for this year’s World Finals. Teams from all over the world have been working and waiting for months...

The results are in from Rapid City

After a fabulous and hard-fought contest in Rapid City, we have a winner. St. Petersburg ITMO University is, once again, ICPC World Champions. Here are the full results:Gold Medalists1. St. Petersburg ITMO University (European Champions)2. University of Warsaw3. Seoul...