Contest today! Coverage here.

Teams are arriving at the Jubilee Sports Palace. The floor is ready, the TV crew is gearing up and the ACM-ICPC World Finals 2013 will shortly begin. Watch full coverage at http://icpclive.com or follow us here for updates throughout the day. Amanda Sturgill for...

The ICPCNews team at their breakfast meeting discussing coverage for competition day. (at St. Petersburg – Russia)

Regional training camps prepare teams for global stage

The first year that coach Borja Sotomayor and his University of Chicago team appeared in the AMC-ICPC World Finals in 2009, they didn’t solve a single problem. “We completely did not realize the caliber of finalists that were at the World Finals,” he said. The school...

Strategy a key to winning the ICPC World Finals

When teams of three are sharing one work station as they try for ICPC World Finals gold, all three highly skilled problem solvers must work together seamlessly. Some teams ask their fastest typists to write the code. Some teams ask a specialist to take over problems...

Prep and pressure! Listen to what contestants did before coming to the World Finals.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Teams rehearse, finalize strategy for World Finals

On Tuesday, teams and volunteers made their final preparations for Wednesday’s competition. The 360 world finalists had their first experience on the contest floor at the Jubilee Sports Palace. Each team held the World Finals trophy before the practice session for...