Total Prize Purse of $5,000 !!!
Single Round Match Description
- Competitors with a rating of 1200 or higher at the start of the match will be placed into a division one
room. All other competitors, including non-rated competitors, will be placed into a division two room.
- Room assignments within each division will performed randomly, with prizes distributed evenly among all
rooms in each division.
- 70% of the total purse will be awarded to division one competitors, and 30% to division two
competitors.
- Approximately 20 competitors will be assigned to each room.
- The first, second, and third place coders in each division one room will receive 50%, 30%, and 20% of
the
room award, respectively.
- The first and second place competitors in each division two room will receive 60% and 40% of the room
award,
respectively.
- In the event of a tie for any prize winning position, the sum of the awards of the tied competitors will
be
distributed evenly. (For example, if five coders tie for second place in a division one room, each will
receive (30%+20%)/5 or 10% of the room award.)
- Prizes will only be awarded to competitors who finish with greater than zero scores.
- In order to be eligible for prizes, a competitor must be a TopCoder member in good standing, at least 18
years of age, and must not be a resident of Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, the
Quebec
province of Canada, or anywhere else where this challenge is prohibited by applicable law.
- Rating changes go into effect in next participated
rated
event
- For a complete guide to competing in a Single Round Match, read the
Algorithm Competition Guide
Eligibility:
- Any TopCoder member in good standing, who is at least 13 years of age, may compete in this
competition.
- In order to be eligible for prizes, a competitor must be a TopCoder member in good standing, at least 18
years of age, and must not be a resident of Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, the
Quebec
province of Canada, or anywhere else where this challenge is prohibited by applicable law.
- In the event that any member who is ineligible to receive prizes places in a position in which they
would
receive a prize, they will be asked to pick a
charity to which
to donate their prize. In the event that the member does not pick a charity, TopCoder will pick a
charity to
which the ineligible member's prize will be paid.
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complete rules & regulations
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