Results 2017
Australian prize-winners at prize-giving ceremony held on 20 Feb 2018
Congratulations to the 459 students who participated in the inaugural Simon Marais Mathematics Competition! We are excited to report the results* and very pleased that students from so many Universities performed well. We will be sending additional information to all Local Coordinators shortly, so that students that did not place or win a cash prize can receive feedback on their performance. Students that may be eligible for internships will also be contacted. Meanwhile, our thanks to all Local Coordinators for their key contribution to the success of an event that crosses so many time zones!
Please keep in mind that each of the eight problems was scored on a scale 0-7.
Individual prize-winners (Name, University, Score) - 217 entered:
1st place: A$5000
Yan Sheng Ang (National University of Singapore), 41
2nd place: A$3500
Jit Wu Yap (National University of Singapore), 37
3rd place (joint): Total A$2500, A$1250 per student
Pin Lin Tan (Nanyang Technological University), 34
Daoye Wang (The University of Hong Kong), 34
5th place (joint): Total A$3000, A$1000 per student
Yong See Foo (The University of Melbourne), 33
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 33
Chi Cheuk Tsang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 33
8th place (joint): Total A$2000, A$1000 per student
Michelle Chen (The University of Melbourne), 32
Way Tan (National University of Singapore), 32
10th place (joint): Total A$1000, A$200 per student
Alan Guo (The University of Melbourne), 31
Peter Huxford (The University of Auckland), 31
Kee Wei Lee (National University of Singapore), 31
Ga Wai Leung (The University of Hong Kong), 31
Jeremy Yip (Monash University), 31
Pairs prize-winners (Name, University, Score) - 121 pairs entered:
1st place: Total A$10000, A$5000 per student
Si Wei How & Yao'an Li (National University of Singapore), 39
2nd place (joint): Total A$12000, A$2000 per student
Arihant Jain & Shubhojyoti Nath (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur), 35
Man Yi Kwok & Shun Ming Lee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 35
Kam Chuen Tung & Chun Shing Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 35
5th place: Total A$2000, A$1000 per student
Luyu Cen & Lu Lin (City University of Hong Kong), 32
6th place (joint): Total A$4000, A$1000 per student
Jongmin Lim & Edric Wang (The University of Sydney), 31
Yueqing Feng & Xun Tang (The University of Hong Kong), 31
8th place: Total A$2000, A$1000 per student
Allen Gu & Alex Ritter (The University of Melbourne), 30
9th place (joint): Total A$4000.02, A$666.67 per student
Jacob Bradd & Jessica Murphy (University of Wollongong), 29
Zhengyangguang Gong & Ramanujam Kamaraj (The University of Hong Kong), 29
Virinchi Rallabhandi & Alexander Rohl (The University of Western Australia), 29
University prize-winners:
(15 universities had at least one Eligible Grouping, see Rule 5.5 for the method of calculating University Scores)
1st place: A$20,000
The University of Hong Kong, 147
2nd place: A$15,000
The University of Melbourne, 142
3rd place: A$10,000
Nanyang Technological University, 140
Australia-wide prize-winners:
Best individual entry: Total A$1500, A$750 per student
Yong See Foo (The University of Melbourne), 33
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 33
Best pairs entry: Total A$3000, A$1500 per student
Jongmin Lim & Edric Wang (The University of Sydney), 31
Hofflin Prize (Total A$3000, awarded for most creative solution to any problem in the Competition):
Si Wei How & Yao'an Li (National University of Singapore), for the second of their two solutions to Problem A4. Their first solution to this very challenging problem was substantially the official one, but they also submitted a partial second solution, suggesting an approach described as "strikingly creative and sophisticated".
Best individual entry by country:
Australia (joint):
Yong See Foo (The University of Melbourne), 33
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 33
Hong Kong:
Daoye Wang (The University of Hong Kong), 34
India:
Kshitij Pratap Singh (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur), 28
Malaysia:
Kwok Yee Chin (University of Malaya), 23
New Zealand:
Peter Huxford (The University of Auckland), 31
Singapore:
Yan Sheng Ang (National University of Singapore), 41
Thailand:
Thanyatorn Chantivas (Mahidol University), 21
Best pairs entry by country:
Australia:
Jongmin Lim & Edric Wang (The University of Sydney), 31
Hong Kong (joint):
Man Yi Kwok & Shun Ming Lee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 35
Kam Chuen Tung & Chun Shing Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 35
India:
Arihant Jain & Shubhojyoti Nath (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur), 35
Malaysia:
Mun Chun Chan & Qi Huan Tan (Universiti Sains Malaysia), 28
New Zealand:
Zhiyang Chen & Samuel Dobson (Massey University), 28
Singapore:
Si Wei How & Yao'an Li (National University of Singapore), 39
Thailand:
Krittamed Lengrugsa & Krittin Suntharakon (Mahidol University), 23
Best of the 15 Universities with an Eligible Grouping, by country:
Australia:
The University of Melbourne, 142
Hong Kong:
The University of Hong Kong, 147
Malaysia:
Xiamen University Malaysia, 71
New Zealand:
University of Auckland, 74
Singapore:
Nanyang Technological University, 140
Statistics of 2017 Competition Results
To place individual and pairs results in context, we provide a few aggregate views demonstrating the performance of entrants in each question.
Breakdown of average score by problem (for individuals and pairs):
Please keep in mind that each of the eight problems was scored on a scale 0-7.
Individual prize-winners (Name, University, Score) - 217 entered:
1st place: A$5000
Yan Sheng Ang (National University of Singapore), 41
2nd place: A$3500
Jit Wu Yap (National University of Singapore), 37
3rd place (joint): Total A$2500, A$1250 per student
Pin Lin Tan (Nanyang Technological University), 34
Daoye Wang (The University of Hong Kong), 34
5th place (joint): Total A$3000, A$1000 per student
Yong See Foo (The University of Melbourne), 33
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 33
Chi Cheuk Tsang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 33
8th place (joint): Total A$2000, A$1000 per student
Michelle Chen (The University of Melbourne), 32
Way Tan (National University of Singapore), 32
10th place (joint): Total A$1000, A$200 per student
Alan Guo (The University of Melbourne), 31
Peter Huxford (The University of Auckland), 31
Kee Wei Lee (National University of Singapore), 31
Ga Wai Leung (The University of Hong Kong), 31
Jeremy Yip (Monash University), 31
Pairs prize-winners (Name, University, Score) - 121 pairs entered:
1st place: Total A$10000, A$5000 per student
Si Wei How & Yao'an Li (National University of Singapore), 39
2nd place (joint): Total A$12000, A$2000 per student
Arihant Jain & Shubhojyoti Nath (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur), 35
Man Yi Kwok & Shun Ming Lee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 35
Kam Chuen Tung & Chun Shing Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 35
5th place: Total A$2000, A$1000 per student
Luyu Cen & Lu Lin (City University of Hong Kong), 32
6th place (joint): Total A$4000, A$1000 per student
Jongmin Lim & Edric Wang (The University of Sydney), 31
Yueqing Feng & Xun Tang (The University of Hong Kong), 31
8th place: Total A$2000, A$1000 per student
Allen Gu & Alex Ritter (The University of Melbourne), 30
9th place (joint): Total A$4000.02, A$666.67 per student
Jacob Bradd & Jessica Murphy (University of Wollongong), 29
Zhengyangguang Gong & Ramanujam Kamaraj (The University of Hong Kong), 29
Virinchi Rallabhandi & Alexander Rohl (The University of Western Australia), 29
University prize-winners:
(15 universities had at least one Eligible Grouping, see Rule 5.5 for the method of calculating University Scores)
1st place: A$20,000
The University of Hong Kong, 147
2nd place: A$15,000
The University of Melbourne, 142
3rd place: A$10,000
Nanyang Technological University, 140
Australia-wide prize-winners:
Best individual entry: Total A$1500, A$750 per student
Yong See Foo (The University of Melbourne), 33
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 33
Best pairs entry: Total A$3000, A$1500 per student
Jongmin Lim & Edric Wang (The University of Sydney), 31
Hofflin Prize (Total A$3000, awarded for most creative solution to any problem in the Competition):
Si Wei How & Yao'an Li (National University of Singapore), for the second of their two solutions to Problem A4. Their first solution to this very challenging problem was substantially the official one, but they also submitted a partial second solution, suggesting an approach described as "strikingly creative and sophisticated".
Best individual entry by country:
Australia (joint):
Yong See Foo (The University of Melbourne), 33
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 33
Hong Kong:
Daoye Wang (The University of Hong Kong), 34
India:
Kshitij Pratap Singh (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur), 28
Malaysia:
Kwok Yee Chin (University of Malaya), 23
New Zealand:
Peter Huxford (The University of Auckland), 31
Singapore:
Yan Sheng Ang (National University of Singapore), 41
Thailand:
Thanyatorn Chantivas (Mahidol University), 21
Best pairs entry by country:
Australia:
Jongmin Lim & Edric Wang (The University of Sydney), 31
Hong Kong (joint):
Man Yi Kwok & Shun Ming Lee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 35
Kam Chuen Tung & Chun Shing Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 35
India:
Arihant Jain & Shubhojyoti Nath (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur), 35
Malaysia:
Mun Chun Chan & Qi Huan Tan (Universiti Sains Malaysia), 28
New Zealand:
Zhiyang Chen & Samuel Dobson (Massey University), 28
Singapore:
Si Wei How & Yao'an Li (National University of Singapore), 39
Thailand:
Krittamed Lengrugsa & Krittin Suntharakon (Mahidol University), 23
Best of the 15 Universities with an Eligible Grouping, by country:
Australia:
The University of Melbourne, 142
Hong Kong:
The University of Hong Kong, 147
Malaysia:
Xiamen University Malaysia, 71
New Zealand:
University of Auckland, 74
Singapore:
Nanyang Technological University, 140
Statistics of 2017 Competition Results
To place individual and pairs results in context, we provide a few aggregate views demonstrating the performance of entrants in each question.
Breakdown of average score by problem (for individuals and pairs):
Individuals:
|
Problem
|
A1 |
A2 |
A3 |
A4 |
B1 |
B2 |
B3 |
B4 |
Total |
|
Score |
3.44 |
2.61 |
0.54 |
0.06 |
4.16 |
1.96 |
0.07 |
0.00 |
12.85 |
Pairs:
|
Problem |
A1 |
A2 |
A3 |
A4 |
B1 |
B2 |
B3 |
B4 |
Total |
|
Score |
4.12 |
3.31 |
0.57 |
0.05 |
4.74 |
2.47 |
0.03 |
0.00 |
15.30 |
Percentage of students that attained
each score (inc. cumulative):
|
|
By score |
Cumulative |
||
|
Score |
Individual % |
Pairs % |
Individual % |
Pairs % |
|
41 |
0.46 |
- |
100.0 |
|
|
40 |
- |
- |
99.5 |
|
|
39 |
- |
0.83 |
99.5 |
100.0 |
|
38 |
- |
- |
99.5 |
99.2 |
|
37 |
0.46 |
- |
99.5 |
99.2 |
|
36 |
- |
- |
99.1 |
99.2 |
|
35 |
- |
2.48 |
99.1 |
99.2 |
|
34 |
0.92 |
- |
99.1 |
96.7 |
|
33 |
1.38 |
- |
98.2 |
96.7 |
|
32 |
0.92 |
0.83 |
96.8 |
96.7 |
|
31 |
2.30 |
1.65 |
95.9 |
95.9 |
|
30 |
0.92 |
0.83 |
93.6 |
94.2 |
|
29 |
0.92 |
2.48 |
92.6 |
93.4 |
|
28 |
4.15 |
7.44 |
91.7 |
90.9 |
|
27 |
2.77 |
2.48 |
87.6 |
83.5 |
|
26 |
3.69 |
4.13 |
84.8 |
81.0 |
|
25 |
0.92 |
- |
81.1 |
76.9 |
|
24 |
- |
2.48 |
80.2 |
76.9 |
|
23 |
1.38 |
3.31 |
80.2 |
74.4 |
|
22 |
1.38 |
1.65 |
78.8 |
71.1 |
|
21 |
3.69 |
7.44 |
77.4 |
69.4 |
|
20 |
2.30 |
- |
73.7 |
62.0 |
|
19 |
2.30 |
1.65 |
71.4 |
62.0 |
|
18 |
1.84 |
0.83 |
69.1 |
60.3 |
|
17 |
0.92 |
- |
67.3 |
59.5 |
|
16 |
3.69 |
2.48 |
66.4 |
59.5 |
|
15 |
2.77 |
7.44 |
62.7 |
57.0 |
|
14 |
8.76 |
4.13 |
59.9 |
49.6 |
|
13 |
1.84 |
4.96 |
51.2 |
45.4 |
|
12 |
0.46 |
- |
49.3 |
40.5 |
|
11 |
0.92 |
0.83 |
48.9 |
40.5 |
|
10 |
1.38 |
2.48 |
47.9 |
39.7 |
|
9 |
1.38 |
3.31 |
46.6 |
37.2 |
|
8 |
4.61 |
5.79 |
45.2 |
33.9 |
|
7 |
10.60 |
8.26 |
40.6 |
28.1 |
|
<7 |
30.0 |
19.8 |
30.0 |
19.8 |
(*) We would like to remind all participants of Rule 5.1: "Grading and scoring decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into."