Congratulations to the 971 students who participated in the 2019 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) - 393 entered:
1st place: A$5000
Jongwon Lee (KAIST), 50
2nd place: A$3500
Hyungjun Choi (Seoul National University), 49
3rd place: A$1500
Youseong Lee (Seoul National University), 45
4th place: A$1000
Jit Wu Yap (National University of Singapore), 44
5th place: A$1000
Kwansoo Kim (Seoul National University), 42
6th place: A$1000
Kyle Patrick Dulay (Ateneo de Manila University), 41
7th place: A$1000
Shrivathsa Pandelu (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 40
8th place: A$1000
Sungjun Choi (Seoul National University), 38
9th place (joint): Total A$2000, A$500 per student
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 37
Rohit Kumar (Indian Institute of Science), 37
JeongBum Lee (Seoul National University), 37
Kush Singhal (The University of Hong Kong), 37
Pairs prize-winners (Names, University, Score) - 289 pairs entered:
1st place (joint): Total A$17000, A$4250 per student
Jeonghyun Ahn & Kyu Hyeon Choi (Seoul National University), 50
Junghun Ju & SeoYeon Yang (Seoul National University), 50
3rd place: Total A$3000, A$1500 per student
Hyun Suk Kim & Seokjin Kim (Seoul National University), 45
4th place (joint): Total A$6000, A$1000 per student
Michelle Chen & Zoe Schwerkolt (The University of Melbourne), 43
Spandan Ghosh & Anish Hebbar (Indian Institute of Science), 43
Tian Lan & Chen Qian (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 43
7th place (joint): Total A$8000, A$666,67 per student
Clyde Wesley Si Ang & Albert John Lalim Patupat (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 42
Minki Cho & Jiyun Park (Seoul National University), 42
Hongkwon Jo & Seunghyun Lee (Seoul National University), 42
Dongryul Kim & Joonhyung Shin (KAIST), 42
Li Lim & Yan Hao Ling (National University of Singapore), 42
Alikhan Zimanov & Temirkhan Zimanov (KAIST), 42
University prize-winners:
(22 universities had at least one Eligible Grouping, see Rule 5.5 for the method of calculating University Scores)
1st place: A$20,000
National University of Singapore, 173
2nd place: A$15,000
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 172
3rd place: A$10,000
The University of Melbourne, 168
Australia-wide prize-winners:
Best individual entry: A$1500
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 37
Best pairs entry: Total A$3000, A$1500 per student
Michelle Chen & Zoe Schwerkolt (The University of Melbourne), 43
Hofflin Prize (Total A$3000, awarded for most creative solution to any problem in the Competition):
Many excellent and creative solutions were submitted, but in 2019 no single one stood out enough for the Hofflin Prize to be awarded.
Best individual entry by country (only scores 7 and above):
Australia:
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 37
Hong Kong:
Kush Singhal (The University of Hong Kong), 37
India:
Shrivathsa Pandelu (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 40
Malaysia:
Khay Boon Hong (Xiamen University Malaysia), 34
New Zealand:
Kevin Shen (The University of Auckland), 28
Philippines:
Kyle Patrick Dulay (Ateneo de Manila University), 41
Singapore:
Jit Wu Yap (National University of Singapore), 44
South Korea:
Jongwon Lee (KAIST), 50
Best pairs entry by country (only scores 7 and above):
Australia:
Michelle Chen & Zoe Schwerkolt (The University of Melbourne), 43
Hong Kong:
Tian Lan & Chen Qian (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 43
India:
Spandan Ghosh & Anish Hebbar (Indian Institute of Science), 43
Malaysia:
Xuan Liu & Zhidan Zhou (Xiamen University Malaysia), 19
New Zealand:
Yameizhen Li & Geoffrey Zhu (The University of Auckland), 18
Philippines:
Mikhaella Layos & Vince Jan Torres (University of the Philippines Diliman), 29
Singapore:
Li Lim & Yan Hao Ling (National University of Singapore), 42
South Korea (joint):
Jeonghyun Ahn & Kyu Hyeon Choi (Seoul National University), 50
Junghun Ju & SeoYeon Yang (Seoul National University), 50
Top Quartile listings for Individuals, Pairs and Universities:
(Individuals and pairs in italics will receive Stonehage Fleming/Marais Prizes)
Individuals:
Jongwon Lee (KAIST), 50
Hyungjun Choi (Seoul National University), 49
Youseong Lee (Seoul National University), 45
Jit Wu Yap (National University of Singapore), 44
Kwansoo Kim (Seoul National University), 42
Kyle Patrick Dulay (Ateneo de Manila University), 41
Shrivathsa Pandelu (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 40
Sungjun Choi (Seoul National University), 38
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 37
Rohit Kumar (Indian Institute of Science ), 37
JeongBum Lee (Seoul National University), 37
Kush Singhal (The University of Hong Kong), 37
Taegyun Kim (KAIST), 36
Piyush Sati (Indian Institute of Science), 36
Way Tan (National University of Singapore), 36
Wei Heng Bay (National University of Singapore), 35
Shashankh C (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur), 35
Dohyeong Ki (Seoul National University), 35
Jack Gibney (The University of Melbourne), 34
Khay Boon Hong (Xiamen University Malaysia), 34
[Name Withheld] (Indian Institute of Science), 34
Zhi Yi Bernard Teo (National University of Singapore), 34
Hyunjun Gil (KAIST), 34
Supravat Sarkar (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 33
Amritendu Hait (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 32
Yongjin Lee (Seoul National University), 32
Zilin Su (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 32
Cheuk Wai Clement Yung (National University of Singapore), 32
Chinmaya Kausik (Indian Institute of Science), 31
Akash Singha Roy (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 31
Deepesh Singhal (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 31
Jeremy Yip (Monash University), 31
Sui Kei Ho (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 30
Timothy Horscroft (Australian National University), 30
Vishandi Rudy Keneta (The University of Hong Kong), 30
Jacob Loader (The University of Sydney), 30
Allen Lu (UNSW Sydney), 30
Hoang Nguyen Canh (KAIST), 30
Gerard Francis Ortega (Ateneo de Manila University), 30
Sze Khai Thum (University of Malaya), 30
Finnegan Waugh (The University of Sydney), 30
Muhammad Haikal Abdullah Zain (The University of Melbourne), 30
Surjyatapo Basu (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 29
Sarbartha Bhattacharya (Indian Institute of Science), 29
Tien Chun Cheng (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 29
Yong See Foo (The University of Melbourne), 29
Zhuqing Li (City University of Hong Kong), 29
Forbes Mailler (Australian National University), 29
Hyunyoung Park (KAIST), 29
Vrunda Rathi (Indian Institute of Science), 29
Taru Shri (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 29
Michael Vogel (Australian National University), 29
Chi Ka Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 29
Anurag Kumar (Indian Institute of Science), 28
Kevin Shen (The University of Auckland), 28
Thomas Raymond Cummings (The University of Melbourne), 27
Kin Lok Li (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 27
Jiayu She (National University of Singapore), 27
Jie Rui Jeremy Tan (National University of Singapore), 27
Ranit Bose (Australian National University), 26
Pranshu Gaba (Indian Institute of Science), 26
Simran Gade (Indian Institute of Science), 26
Keeley Hoek (Australian National University), 26
Long Qian (Massey University), 26
[Name Withheld] (Indian Institute of Science), 26
Kartik Sharma (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune), 26
Albert Smith (University of Western Australia), 26
Aditya Iyer (Indian Institute of Science), 25
Seunghong Kim (Seoul National University), 25
Isabel Longbottom (Australian National University), 25
Dwaipayan Sarkar (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 25
Josie Smith (University of Canterbury), 25
Xuan Trung Vu (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 25
Achal Kumar (Indian Institute of Science), 24
HyukJae Kwon (Seoul National University), 24
Nap Hei Law (The University of Hong Kong), 24
Sayantan Santra (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 24
Shunan Sheng (Nanyang Technological University), 24
Anand Kannan Bharadwaj (The University of Melbourne), 23
Samarth Bhat (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 23
Yu-cheng Chiu (The University of Hong Kong), 23
Hongyu Cui (The University of Hong Kong), 23
Soham Ghosh (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 23
Jackson Goerner (Monash University), 23
Dac Thanh Chuong Ho (Swinburne University of Technology), 23
Muratzhan Kyranbay (Hong Kong Baptist University), 23
Raymond Li (UNSW Sydney), 23
Yuji Li (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 23
Abhilash Mukherjee (Indian Institute of Science), 23
Lachlan Potter (Australian National University), 23
Kam Fai Chan (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 22
Matthew Cheah (Monash University), 22
Malcolm Hoong Wai Chen (University of Malaya), 22
Nicholas Chuan Le Foo (National University of Singapore), 22
Dibyojyoti Ghosh (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 22
Eric Hall (Australian National University), 22
Aadrita Laha (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 22
Iulian Pavel Stoilescu (Australian National University), 22
Arindam Roy Chowdhury (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 22
Chinmay S I (Indian Institute of Science), 22
Pairs:
Jeonghyun Ahn & Kyu Hyeon Choi (Seoul National University), 50
Junghun Ju & SeoYeon Yang (Seoul National University), 50
Hyun Suk Kim & Seokjin Kim (Seoul National University), 45
Michelle Chen & Zoe Schwerkolt (The University of Melbourne), 43
Spandan Ghosh & Anish Hebbar (Indian Institute of Science), 43
Tian Lan & Chen Qian (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 43
Clyde Wesley Si Ang & Albert John Lalim Patupat (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 42
Minki Cho & Jiyun Park (Seoul National University), 42
Hongkwon Jo & Seunghyun Lee (Seoul National University), 42
Dongryul Kim & Joonhyung Shin (KAIST), 42
Li Lim & Yan Hao Ling (National University of Singapore), 42
Alikhan Zimanov & Temirkhan Zimanov (KAIST), 42
Man Yi Kwok & Shun Ming Samuel Lee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 41
Younghun Jo & Gyumin Roh (Seoul National University), 40
Jaehwan Kim & Changki Yun (Seoul National University), 40
Daebeom Choi & Minwoo Kim (KAIST), 39
Inwoo Hwang & Tae Kyun Lee (Seoul National University), 39
Saketh Heramb Narayanan & Aditya Prakash (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 38
[Name Withheld] & [Name Withheld] (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 38
Abhiram Kumar & Suhas Vadan Gondi (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 38
Sai Balakrishnan & Shreepranav Varma (Indian Institute of Science), 37
Sutanay Bhattacharya & Pulkit Sinha (Indian Institute of Science), 37
Sayak Chatterjee & Anirban Nath (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 37
Duc Kien Hoang & Tung Duong Mai (KAIST), 37
Sidharth Soundararajan & Adithya Upadhya (Indian Institute of Science), 37
Diganta Bhattacharya & Archi De (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 36
Isaac Greene & Jongmin Lim (The University of Sydney), 36
Rajat Adak & Shubhrajit Bhattacharya (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 35
Ritwik Bhaduri & Budhaditya Halder (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 35
Alan Guo & Jonathon Liu (The University of Sydney), 35
Chaewon Kim & Jeongwoo Oh (Seoul National University), 35
Minseo Kim & Hyunwoo Lee (KAIST), 35
Otto Alexander Suthianto & Gian Yion Tan (National University of Singapore), 35
Aman Agarwal & Prathyush Prasanth Poduval (Indian Institute of Science), 34
Yiqi Huang & Zichao Lin (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 34
Keonwoo Kim & [Name Withheld] (KAIST), 34
Dhruba Nandi & Sayan Paul (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 34
Tamzid Morshed Rubab & Thanic Nur Samin (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 34
Joon-Soo Ha & DeukJae Yoon (Seoul National University), 33
Miles Koumouris & Liang Tee (The University of Melbourne), 33
Deokjae Lee & Chanwoo Park (Seoul National University), 33
Wei Han Nigel Lim & Thomas Tan (National University of Singapore), 33
Yajur Phullera & Sharv Sohil Laad (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 33
Alexander Barber & Benjamin Butler (The University of Melbourne), 32
Megha Bhat & Aditya Khanna (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune), 32
Amit Singh Minhas Deep & Victor Wu (The University of Sydney), 32
Sehyun Ji & Donghwan Lee (Seoul National University), 32
Manan Bhatia & Pidaparthy Vasanth (Indian Institute of Science), 31
Aritra Chatterjee & Arka Das (Indian Institute of Science), 31
Gabriel Emiliano Carranza Menjivar & Mauricio Antonio Rodriguez Gutierrez (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 31
Jing Quan Chong & Zhing Sean Gee (National University of Singapore), 31
Abhishek Pradeep Khannur & Ritvik Ramanan Radhakrishnanan (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 31
[Name Withheld] & Jiayi Li (UNSW Sydney), 30
Jeff Ivanos Gana & Alvaro Manuel Yono (National University of Singapore), 30
Tianshi Lu & Yuzheng Yan (Australian National University), 30
Bing Wei Maurice Mok & Yu-Xuan Sean Pek (National University of Singapore), 30
Manit Paul & Abir Sarkar (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 30
Supratik Basu & Chirantan Biswas (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 29
Michael Cunanan & Zhan Wei (UNSW Sydney), 29
Xiaowei Fang & Luozi Shi (Nanyang Technological University), 29
Arunava Gantait & Sayan Sapui (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 29
Yikai Gong & Luwei Wang (Hong Kong Baptist University), 29
Advait Hemant Phadnis & Atharva Sachin Raje (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 29
Ezra Daniel Hui & Laeeque Jamdar (UNSW Sydney), 29
Mikhaella Layos & Vince Jan Torres (University of the Philippines Diliman), 29
Dantong Li & Lingke Yuan (The University of Hong Kong), 29
Chi Ki Ngai & Wing So (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 29
Audrey Felicio Anwar & Dick Jessen William (National University of Singapore), 28
Pranav Bhamidipati & Harshavardhan Somisetty (Indian Institute of Science), 28
Cameron Luke Eggins & Dibyendu Roy (The University of Sydney), 28
Kin Hei Kwok & Shendy Marcello Yuniar (The University of Hong Kong), 28
Kangrae Park & Woobin Yang (Seoul National University), 28
Adrianzka Mayreswara Dewa Rachmawisista & Andrew Wiraatmaja (Nanyang Technological University), 28
Kaustubh Roy & Sundararajan Srinivasan (Indian Institute of Science), 28
Universities (top performer in country noted in brackets):
(22 of the Universities entered had at least one Eligible Grouping)
National University of Singapore, 173 (Singapore)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 172 (Hong Kong)
The University of Melbourne, 168 (Australia)
Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore, 154 (India)
The University of Hong Kong, 142
Australian National University, 141
Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, 140
Monash University, 118
UNSW Sydney, 115
The University of Sydney, 111
Nanyang Technological University, 110
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 107
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, 104
Xiamen University Malaysia, 104 (Malaysia)
University of the Philippines Diliman, 104 (Philippines)
Statistics of 2019 Competition Results
To place individual and pairs results in context, we provide a few aggregate views demonstrating the performance of entrants in each question.
Congratulations to the 971 students who participated in the 2019 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) - 393 entered:
1st place: A$5000
Jongwon Lee (KAIST), 50
2nd place: A$3500
Hyungjun Choi (Seoul National University), 49
3rd place: A$1500
Youseong Lee (Seoul National University), 45
4th place: A$1000
Jit Wu Yap (National University of Singapore), 44
5th place: A$1000
Kwansoo Kim (Seoul National University), 42
6th place: A$1000
Kyle Patrick Dulay (Ateneo de Manila University), 41
7th place: A$1000
Shrivathsa Pandelu (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 40
8th place: A$1000
Sungjun Choi (Seoul National University), 38
9th place (joint): Total A$2000, A$500 per student
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 37
Rohit Kumar (Indian Institute of Science), 37
JeongBum Lee (Seoul National University), 37
Kush Singhal (The University of Hong Kong), 37
Pairs prize-winners (Names, University, Score) - 289 pairs entered:
1st place (joint): Total A$17000, A$4250 per student
Jeonghyun Ahn & Kyu Hyeon Choi (Seoul National University), 50
Junghun Ju & SeoYeon Yang (Seoul National University), 50
3rd place: Total A$3000, A$1500 per student
Hyun Suk Kim & Seokjin Kim (Seoul National University), 45
4th place (joint): Total A$6000, A$1000 per student
Michelle Chen & Zoe Schwerkolt (The University of Melbourne), 43
Spandan Ghosh & Anish Hebbar (Indian Institute of Science), 43
Tian Lan & Chen Qian (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 43
7th place (joint): Total A$8000, A$666,67 per student
Clyde Wesley Si Ang & Albert John Lalim Patupat (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 42
Minki Cho & Jiyun Park (Seoul National University), 42
Hongkwon Jo & Seunghyun Lee (Seoul National University), 42
Dongryul Kim & Joonhyung Shin (KAIST), 42
Li Lim & Yan Hao Ling (National University of Singapore), 42
Alikhan Zimanov & Temirkhan Zimanov (KAIST), 42
University prize-winners:
(22 universities had at least one Eligible Grouping, see Rule 5.5 for the method of calculating University Scores)
1st place: A$20,000
National University of Singapore, 173
2nd place: A$15,000
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 172
3rd place: A$10,000
The University of Melbourne, 168
Australia-wide prize-winners:
Best individual entry: A$1500
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 37
Best pairs entry: Total A$3000, A$1500 per student
Michelle Chen & Zoe Schwerkolt (The University of Melbourne), 43
Hofflin Prize (Total A$3000, awarded for most creative solution to any problem in the Competition):
Many excellent and creative solutions were submitted, but in 2019 no single one stood out enough for the Hofflin Prize to be awarded.
Best individual entry by country (only scores 7 and above):
Australia:
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 37
Hong Kong:
Kush Singhal (The University of Hong Kong), 37
India:
Shrivathsa Pandelu (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 40
Malaysia:
Khay Boon Hong (Xiamen University Malaysia), 34
New Zealand:
Kevin Shen (The University of Auckland), 28
Philippines:
Kyle Patrick Dulay (Ateneo de Manila University), 41
Singapore:
Jit Wu Yap (National University of Singapore), 44
South Korea:
Jongwon Lee (KAIST), 50
Best pairs entry by country (only scores 7 and above):
Australia:
Michelle Chen & Zoe Schwerkolt (The University of Melbourne), 43
Hong Kong:
Tian Lan & Chen Qian (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 43
India:
Spandan Ghosh & Anish Hebbar (Indian Institute of Science), 43
Malaysia:
Xuan Liu & Zhidan Zhou (Xiamen University Malaysia), 19
New Zealand:
Yameizhen Li & Geoffrey Zhu (The University of Auckland), 18
Philippines:
Mikhaella Layos & Vince Jan Torres (University of the Philippines Diliman), 29
Singapore:
Li Lim & Yan Hao Ling (National University of Singapore), 42
South Korea (joint):
Jeonghyun Ahn & Kyu Hyeon Choi (Seoul National University), 50
Junghun Ju & SeoYeon Yang (Seoul National University), 50
Top Quartile listings for Individuals, Pairs and Universities:
(Individuals and pairs in italics will receive Stonehage Fleming/Marais Prizes)
Individuals:
Jongwon Lee (KAIST), 50
Hyungjun Choi (Seoul National University), 49
Youseong Lee (Seoul National University), 45
Jit Wu Yap (National University of Singapore), 44
Kwansoo Kim (Seoul National University), 42
Kyle Patrick Dulay (Ateneo de Manila University), 41
Shrivathsa Pandelu (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 40
Sungjun Choi (Seoul National University), 38
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne), 37
Rohit Kumar (Indian Institute of Science ), 37
JeongBum Lee (Seoul National University), 37
Kush Singhal (The University of Hong Kong), 37
Taegyun Kim (KAIST), 36
Piyush Sati (Indian Institute of Science), 36
Way Tan (National University of Singapore), 36
Wei Heng Bay (National University of Singapore), 35
Shashankh C (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur), 35
Dohyeong Ki (Seoul National University), 35
Jack Gibney (The University of Melbourne), 34
Khay Boon Hong (Xiamen University Malaysia), 34
[Name Withheld] (Indian Institute of Science), 34
Zhi Yi Bernard Teo (National University of Singapore), 34
Hyunjun Gil (KAIST), 34
Supravat Sarkar (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 33
Amritendu Hait (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 32
Yongjin Lee (Seoul National University), 32
Zilin Su (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 32
Cheuk Wai Clement Yung (National University of Singapore), 32
Chinmaya Kausik (Indian Institute of Science), 31
Akash Singha Roy (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 31
Deepesh Singhal (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 31
Jeremy Yip (Monash University), 31
Sui Kei Ho (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 30
Timothy Horscroft (Australian National University), 30
Vishandi Rudy Keneta (The University of Hong Kong), 30
Jacob Loader (The University of Sydney), 30
Allen Lu (UNSW Sydney), 30
Hoang Nguyen Canh (KAIST), 30
Gerard Francis Ortega (Ateneo de Manila University), 30
Sze Khai Thum (University of Malaya), 30
Finnegan Waugh (The University of Sydney), 30
Muhammad Haikal Abdullah Zain (The University of Melbourne), 30
Surjyatapo Basu (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 29
Sarbartha Bhattacharya (Indian Institute of Science), 29
Tien Chun Cheng (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 29
Yong See Foo (The University of Melbourne), 29
Zhuqing Li (City University of Hong Kong), 29
Forbes Mailler (Australian National University), 29
Hyunyoung Park (KAIST), 29
Vrunda Rathi (Indian Institute of Science), 29
Taru Shri (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 29
Michael Vogel (Australian National University), 29
Chi Ka Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 29
Anurag Kumar (Indian Institute of Science), 28
Kevin Shen (The University of Auckland), 28
Thomas Raymond Cummings (The University of Melbourne), 27
Kin Lok Li (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 27
Jiayu She (National University of Singapore), 27
Jie Rui Jeremy Tan (National University of Singapore), 27
Ranit Bose (Australian National University), 26
Pranshu Gaba (Indian Institute of Science), 26
Simran Gade (Indian Institute of Science), 26
Keeley Hoek (Australian National University), 26
Long Qian (Massey University), 26
[Name Withheld] (Indian Institute of Science), 26
Kartik Sharma (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune), 26
Albert Smith (University of Western Australia), 26
Aditya Iyer (Indian Institute of Science), 25
Seunghong Kim (Seoul National University), 25
Isabel Longbottom (Australian National University), 25
Dwaipayan Sarkar (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 25
Josie Smith (University of Canterbury), 25
Xuan Trung Vu (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 25
Achal Kumar (Indian Institute of Science), 24
HyukJae Kwon (Seoul National University), 24
Nap Hei Law (The University of Hong Kong), 24
Sayantan Santra (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 24
Shunan Sheng (Nanyang Technological University), 24
Anand Kannan Bharadwaj (The University of Melbourne), 23
Samarth Bhat (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 23
Yu-cheng Chiu (The University of Hong Kong), 23
Hongyu Cui (The University of Hong Kong), 23
Soham Ghosh (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 23
Jackson Goerner (Monash University), 23
Dac Thanh Chuong Ho (Swinburne University of Technology), 23
Muratzhan Kyranbay (Hong Kong Baptist University), 23
Raymond Li (UNSW Sydney), 23
Yuji Li (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 23
Abhilash Mukherjee (Indian Institute of Science), 23
Lachlan Potter (Australian National University), 23
Kam Fai Chan (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 22
Matthew Cheah (Monash University), 22
Malcolm Hoong Wai Chen (University of Malaya), 22
Nicholas Chuan Le Foo (National University of Singapore), 22
Dibyojyoti Ghosh (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 22
Eric Hall (Australian National University), 22
Aadrita Laha (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 22
Iulian Pavel Stoilescu (Australian National University), 22
Arindam Roy Chowdhury (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 22
Chinmay S I (Indian Institute of Science), 22
Pairs:
Jeonghyun Ahn & Kyu Hyeon Choi (Seoul National University), 50
Junghun Ju & SeoYeon Yang (Seoul National University), 50
Hyun Suk Kim & Seokjin Kim (Seoul National University), 45
Michelle Chen & Zoe Schwerkolt (The University of Melbourne), 43
Spandan Ghosh & Anish Hebbar (Indian Institute of Science), 43
Tian Lan & Chen Qian (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 43
Clyde Wesley Si Ang & Albert John Lalim Patupat (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 42
Minki Cho & Jiyun Park (Seoul National University), 42
Hongkwon Jo & Seunghyun Lee (Seoul National University), 42
Dongryul Kim & Joonhyung Shin (KAIST), 42
Li Lim & Yan Hao Ling (National University of Singapore), 42
Alikhan Zimanov & Temirkhan Zimanov (KAIST), 42
Man Yi Kwok & Shun Ming Samuel Lee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 41
Younghun Jo & Gyumin Roh (Seoul National University), 40
Jaehwan Kim & Changki Yun (Seoul National University), 40
Daebeom Choi & Minwoo Kim (KAIST), 39
Inwoo Hwang & Tae Kyun Lee (Seoul National University), 39
Saketh Heramb Narayanan & Aditya Prakash (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 38
[Name Withheld] & [Name Withheld] (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 38
Abhiram Kumar & Suhas Vadan Gondi (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 38
Sai Balakrishnan & Shreepranav Varma (Indian Institute of Science), 37
Sutanay Bhattacharya & Pulkit Sinha (Indian Institute of Science), 37
Sayak Chatterjee & Anirban Nath (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 37
Duc Kien Hoang & Tung Duong Mai (KAIST), 37
Sidharth Soundararajan & Adithya Upadhya (Indian Institute of Science), 37
Diganta Bhattacharya & Archi De (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 36
Isaac Greene & Jongmin Lim (The University of Sydney), 36
Rajat Adak & Shubhrajit Bhattacharya (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 35
Ritwik Bhaduri & Budhaditya Halder (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 35
Alan Guo & Jonathon Liu (The University of Sydney), 35
Chaewon Kim & Jeongwoo Oh (Seoul National University), 35
Minseo Kim & Hyunwoo Lee (KAIST), 35
Otto Alexander Suthianto & Gian Yion Tan (National University of Singapore), 35
Aman Agarwal & Prathyush Prasanth Poduval (Indian Institute of Science), 34
Yiqi Huang & Zichao Lin (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 34
Keonwoo Kim & [Name Withheld] (KAIST), 34
Dhruba Nandi & Sayan Paul (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 34
Tamzid Morshed Rubab & Thanic Nur Samin (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 34
Joon-Soo Ha & DeukJae Yoon (Seoul National University), 33
Miles Koumouris & Liang Tee (The University of Melbourne), 33
Deokjae Lee & Chanwoo Park (Seoul National University), 33
Wei Han Nigel Lim & Thomas Tan (National University of Singapore), 33
Yajur Phullera & Sharv Sohil Laad (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 33
Alexander Barber & Benjamin Butler (The University of Melbourne), 32
Megha Bhat & Aditya Khanna (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune), 32
Amit Singh Minhas Deep & Victor Wu (The University of Sydney), 32
Sehyun Ji & Donghwan Lee (Seoul National University), 32
Manan Bhatia & Pidaparthy Vasanth (Indian Institute of Science), 31
Aritra Chatterjee & Arka Das (Indian Institute of Science), 31
Gabriel Emiliano Carranza Menjivar & Mauricio Antonio Rodriguez Gutierrez (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), 31
Jing Quan Chong & Zhing Sean Gee (National University of Singapore), 31
Abhishek Pradeep Khannur & Ritvik Ramanan Radhakrishnanan (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore), 31
[Name Withheld] & Jiayi Li (UNSW Sydney), 30
Jeff Ivanos Gana & Alvaro Manuel Yono (National University of Singapore), 30
Tianshi Lu & Yuzheng Yan (Australian National University), 30
Bing Wei Maurice Mok & Yu-Xuan Sean Pek (National University of Singapore), 30
Manit Paul & Abir Sarkar (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 30
Supratik Basu & Chirantan Biswas (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 29
Michael Cunanan & Zhan Wei (UNSW Sydney), 29
Xiaowei Fang & Luozi Shi (Nanyang Technological University), 29
Arunava Gantait & Sayan Sapui (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), 29
Yikai Gong & Luwei Wang (Hong Kong Baptist University), 29
Advait Hemant Phadnis & Atharva Sachin Raje (Chennai Mathematical Institute), 29
Ezra Daniel Hui & Laeeque Jamdar (UNSW Sydney), 29
Mikhaella Layos & Vince Jan Torres (University of the Philippines Diliman), 29
Dantong Li & Lingke Yuan (The University of Hong Kong), 29
Chi Ki Ngai & Wing So (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), 29
Audrey Felicio Anwar & Dick Jessen William (National University of Singapore), 28
Pranav Bhamidipati & Harshavardhan Somisetty (Indian Institute of Science), 28
Cameron Luke Eggins & Dibyendu Roy (The University of Sydney), 28
Kin Hei Kwok & Shendy Marcello Yuniar (The University of Hong Kong), 28
Kangrae Park & Woobin Yang (Seoul National University), 28
Adrianzka Mayreswara Dewa Rachmawisista & Andrew Wiraatmaja (Nanyang Technological University), 28
Kaustubh Roy & Sundararajan Srinivasan (Indian Institute of Science), 28
Universities (top performer in country noted in brackets):
(22 of the Universities entered had at least one Eligible Grouping)
National University of Singapore, 173 (Singapore)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 172 (Hong Kong)
The University of Melbourne, 168 (Australia)
Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore, 154 (India)
The University of Hong Kong, 142
Australian National University, 141
Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, 140
Monash University, 118
UNSW Sydney, 115
The University of Sydney, 111
Nanyang Technological University, 110
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 107
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, 104
Xiamen University Malaysia, 104 (Malaysia)
University of the Philippines Diliman, 104 (Philippines)
Statistics of 2019 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:
Individuals:
Problem |
A1 |
A2 |
A3 |
A4 |
B1 |
B2 |
B3 |
B4 |
Total |
Score |
3.74 |
3.39 |
1.38 |
0.10 |
3.72 |
1.01 |
0.90 |
0.04 |
14.28 |
Pairs:
Pairs:
Problem |
A1 |
A2 |
A3 |
A4 |
B1 |
B2 |
B3 |
B4 |
Total |
Score |
4.72 |
4.35 |
2.07 |
0.19 |
4.66 |
1.77 |
1.35 |
0.07 |
19.18 |
Percentage of students that attained each score (inc. cumulative):
Score |
By score Individual % |
By Score Pairs % |
Cumulative Individuals % |
Cumulative Pairs % |
50 |
0.25 |
0.69 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
49 |
0.25 |
- |
99.75 |
99.31 |
48 |
- |
- |
99.49 |
99.31 |
47 |
- |
- |
99.49 |
99.31 |
46 |
- |
- |
99.49 |
99.31 |
45 |
0.25 |
0.35 |
99.49 |
99.31 |
44 |
0.25 |
- |
99.24 |
98.96 |
43 |
- |
1.04 |
98.98 |
98.96 |
42 |
0.25 |
2.08 |
98.98 |
97.92 |
41 |
0.25 |
0.35 |
98.73 |
95.85 |
40 |
0.25 |
0.69 |
98.47 |
95.50 |
39 |
- |
0.69 |
98.22 |
94.81 |
38 |
0.25 |
1.04 |
98.22 |
94.12 |
37 |
1.02 |
1.73 |
97.96 |
93.08 |
36 |
0.76 |
0.69 |
96.95 |
91.35 |
35 |
0.76 |
2.08 |
96.18 |
90.66 |
34 |
1.27 |
1.73 |
95.42 |
88.58 |
33 |
0.25 |
1.73 |
94.15 |
86.85 |
32 |
1.02 |
1.38 |
93.89 |
85.12 |
31 |
1.02 |
1.73 |
92.88 |
83.74 |
30 |
2.54 |
1.73 |
91.86 |
82.01 |
29 |
2.80 |
3.46 |
89.31 |
80.28 |
28 |
0.51 |
2.42 |
86.51 |
76.82 |
27 |
1.02 |
3.11 |
86.01 |
74.39 |
26 |
2.04 |
1.04 |
84.99 |
71.28 |
25 |
1.53 |
1.38 |
82.95 |
70.24 |
24 |
1.27 |
4.84 |
81.42 |
68.86 |
23 |
3.31 |
2.08 |
80.15 |
64.01 |
22 |
2.54 |
2.42 |
76.84 |
61.94 |
21 |
4.83 |
4.84 |
74.30 |
59.52 |
20 |
1.53 |
3.11 |
69.47 |
54.67 |
19 |
2.54 |
3.46 |
67.94 |
51.56 |
18 |
4.07 |
3.81 |
65.39 |
48.10 |
17 |
2.54 |
3.81 |
61.32 |
44.29 |
16 |
3.31 |
3.11 |
58.78 |
40.48 |
15 |
4.83 |
1.73 |
55.47 |
37.37 |
14 |
2.54 |
4.15 |
50.64 |
35.64 |
13 |
1.27 |
3.11 |
48.09 |
31.49 |
12 |
3.56 |
3.11 |
46.82 |
28.37 |
11 |
1.53 |
1.04 |
43.26 |
25.26 |
10 |
2.04 |
1.04 |
41.73 |
24.22 |
9 |
2.80 |
2.08 |
39.69 |
23.18 |
8 |
2.54 |
0.35 |
36.90 |
21.11 |
7 |
1.53 |
1.04 |
34.35 |
20.76 |
<7 |
32.82 |
19.72 |
32.82 |
19.72 |
(*) We would like to remind all participants of Rule 5.1: "Grading and scoring decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into."