Congratulations to the 587 students who participated in the 2020 Simon Marais Mathematics Competition, many under the trying circumstances caused by Covid-19! As most of you know from first-hand experience, the Competition was held in a variety of formats, from completely online to completely in-person. As it was difficult to guarantee a fair and level playing field for everyone, the Organizers resolved to offer cash prizes mainly focussed on creativity. Additionally, while all papers were carefully scored as usual, we only list the names of top decile and quartile individuals and pairs, as well as top quartile Universities - all without any further ranking information. We will be sending additional information to all Local Coordinators shortly, so that students can receive feedback on their individual performance. Students that may be eligible for internships will also be contacted. Meanwhile, our special thanks to all Local Coordinators for their key contribution to the success of an event that crosses so many time zones and was particularly challenging to organise in 2020.
Hofflin Prize (A$3000, awarded for most creative solution to any problem in the Competition):
Peng Jun Bryan Wang (National University of Singapore), for an impressively creative and elegant solution to the very challenging A4. The solution stood well above the others and drew well-deserved praise from the markers and the Problem Committee.
Merit Prizes:
Individuals (A$1000 per student):
Jiyun Park (Seoul National University), for their solution to B2
Preet Jignesh Patel (Monash University), for their solution to A1
Pairs (A$1000 per student):
Nicholas Anthony Giannoulis & Stanley Chi Sang Luk (The University of Sydney), for their solution to A1
Dooyoung Kang & Soheun Yi (Seoul National University), for their solution to B2
Minchan Kang & Woobin Yang (Seoul National University), for their solution to A4
Taehyoung Kim & Chanwoo Park (Seoul National University), for their solution to B3
Top decile listing for individuals:
Jinho Bok (Seoul National University)
Karen Frilya Celine (National University of Singapore)
Kyle Patrick Dulay (Ateneo de Manila University)
Xin Yu Matthew Fan (National University of Singapore)
Isaac Greene (The University of Sydney)
Yifan Guo (The University of Melbourne)
Joon-Soo Ha (Seoul National University)
Anish Hebbar (Indian Institute of Science)
Timothy Horscroft (Australian National University)
Yinhan Huang (The University of Melbourne)
Chinmay S I (Indian Institute of Science)
Tsz Lok Ip (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Seongmim Kim (Korea University)
Miles Koumouris (The University of Melbourne)
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne)
Zefeng Li (The University of Melbourne)
Yan Hao Ling (National University of Singapore)
Gerard Francis Ortega (Ateneo de Manila University)
Jia Hao Pang (National University of Singapore)
Jiyun Park (Seoul National University)
Preet Jignesh Patel (Monash University)
Oden Petersen (UNSW Sydney)
Lachlan Potter (Australian National University)
Kush Singhal (The University of Hong Kong)
Pulkit Sinha (Indian Institute of Science)
Zhi Yi Bernard Teo (National University of Singapore)
Hau Tian Teo (Nanyang Technological University)
Jing Yang Teoh (National University of Singapore)
Gia Phong Tran (National University of Singapore)
Peng Jun Bryan Wang (National University of Singapore)
[Name Withheld] (Indian Institute of Science)
[Name Withheld] (National University of Singapore)
Rest of top quartile for individuals:
Bhavya Agrawalla (Indian Institute of Science)
Syed Muhammad Bin Asif (The University of Hong Kong)
Ranit Bose (Australian National University)
Chethana Chathuprabha (University of Colombo)
Aritra Chatterjee (Indian Institute of Science)
Malcolm Hoong Wai Chen (University of Malaya)
Yu-cheng Chiu (The University of Hong Kong)
Sungjun Choi (Seoul National University)
Hongyu Cui (The University of Hong Kong)
Jack Gibney (The University of Melbourne)
Hyunjun Gil (KAIST)
Eric Hall (Australian National University)
Khay Boon Hong (Xiamen University Malaysia)
Linhang Huang (National University of Singapore)
Mathew Kerr (The University of Queensland)
Keonwoo Kim (KAIST)
Yuil Kim (KAIST)
Tat Wa Kong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Hei Chun Leung (The University of Hong Kong)
Kin Lok Li (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Pak Yi Li (The University of Hong Kong)
Jiayu Li (National University of Singapore)
Isabel Longbottom (Australian National University)
Andrey Konstantinovich Lugovskoy (The University of Western Australia)
Forbes Mailler (Australian National University)
Yash Mehta (Indian Institute of Science)
Zi Hao Moo (Nanyang Technological University)
Madeline Nurcombe (The University of Queensland)
Finn O'Keeffe (University of Canterbury)
Quang Ong (The University of Melbourne)
Aaradhya Pandey (Indian Institute of Science)
Prathamesh Patil (Indian Institute of Science)
Lucas Payne (University of Canterbury)
Purna Perera (Monash University)
Nicholas Peters (University of Canterbury)
Mohith Raju (Indian Institute of Science)
Piyush Sati (Indian Institute of Science)
Albert Chejin Edward Smith (The University of Western Australia)
Zilin Su (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Bi Hong Tiang (Nanyang Technological University)
Brad Wilson (Australian National University)
Yuzheng Yan (Australian National University)
[Name Withheld] (The University of Hong Kong)
[Name Withheld] (Ateneo de Manila University)
Top decile listing for pairs:
Sai Sanjeev Balakrishnan & E Shreepranav Varma (Indian Institute of Science)
Jordan Barrett & Long Qian (Victoria University of Wellington)
Kyu Hyeon Choi & Yonghwan Kim (Seoul National University)
Yiting Dong & Tianyong Qu (The University of Hong Kong)
Jeff Ivanos Gana & Vishandi Rudy Keneta (National University of Singapore)
Jin Heo & Seungbeen Lee (Korea University)
Hongkwon Jo & Seunghyun Lee (Seoul National University)
Minchan Kang & Woobin Yang (Seoul National University)
Dooyoung Kang & Soheun Yi (Seoul National University)
Taehyoung Kim & Chanwoo Park (Seoul National University)
Minseo Kim & Hyunwoo Lee (KAIST)
Man Yi Mandy Kwok & Shun Ming Samuel Lee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Hyunjong Lee & Seung Hoon Paik (Seoul National University)
Kyungwoo Mun & Jiwoong Park (Seoul National University)
Woojung Seung & Junhyeok Yang (KAIST)
Rest of top quartile for pairs:
Yeuk Lai Au & Kam Ming Lau (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Ryan Campbell & Shun Xiao (The University of Melbourne)
Qifan Chen & Zichao Lin (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Ming En Cho & Dick Jessen William (National University of Singapore)
Sameep Dahal & Vinayak (Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi)
Cameron Luke Eggins & Dibyendu Roy (The University of Sydney)
Chuan Le Nicholas Foo & Clement Cheuk Wai Yung (National University of Singapore)
Haowen Gao & Georgio Hawi (The University of Sydney)
Jackson Goerner & Liam Shorter (Monash University)
Sauditya Jaiswal & Souptik Mudi (Indian Institute of Science)
Marcus Lai & Rui Kai Benjamin Yoap (National University of Singapore)
Lucas Lawrence & Rivaldo Billy Sebastian (Nanyang Technological University)
Nhat Hoang Le & Duc Nhat Minh Phan (National University of Singapore)
Yuchen Lou & Tianyou Zeng (The University of Hong Kong)
Georgiana Lyall & Elise Palethorpe (Australian National University)
Vladimir Mikho & Jonathan Zuk (Monash University)
Chi Ki Ngai & Wing So (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Jinhee Paeng & Eui Yoo (Seoul National University)
Toan Pham & Jaco Van Tonder (The University of Queensland)
Adrianzka Mayreswara Dewa Rachmawisista & Andrew Wiraatmaja (Nanyang Technological University)
Kwanhong Son & Jungbin Yoon (Korea University)
Raghuram Sundararajan & Aatman Supkar (Indian Institute of Science)
Otto Alexander Sutianto & Gian Yion Tan (National University of Singapore)
Jason Yi Yang & Chengyan Yao (UNSW Sydney)
Top quartile listing for Universities:
Ateneo de Manila University
Australian National University
Indian Institute of Science
KAIST
Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore
Seoul National University
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
The University of Melbourne
Statistics of 2020 Competition Results
To place individual and pairs results in context, we provide a few aggregate views demonstrating the performance of entrants in each question.
Hofflin Prize (A$3000, awarded for most creative solution to any problem in the Competition):
Peng Jun Bryan Wang (National University of Singapore), for an impressively creative and elegant solution to the very challenging A4. The solution stood well above the others and drew well-deserved praise from the markers and the Problem Committee.
Merit Prizes:
Individuals (A$1000 per student):
Jiyun Park (Seoul National University), for their solution to B2
Preet Jignesh Patel (Monash University), for their solution to A1
Pairs (A$1000 per student):
Nicholas Anthony Giannoulis & Stanley Chi Sang Luk (The University of Sydney), for their solution to A1
Dooyoung Kang & Soheun Yi (Seoul National University), for their solution to B2
Minchan Kang & Woobin Yang (Seoul National University), for their solution to A4
Taehyoung Kim & Chanwoo Park (Seoul National University), for their solution to B3
Top decile listing for individuals:
Jinho Bok (Seoul National University)
Karen Frilya Celine (National University of Singapore)
Kyle Patrick Dulay (Ateneo de Manila University)
Xin Yu Matthew Fan (National University of Singapore)
Isaac Greene (The University of Sydney)
Yifan Guo (The University of Melbourne)
Joon-Soo Ha (Seoul National University)
Anish Hebbar (Indian Institute of Science)
Timothy Horscroft (Australian National University)
Yinhan Huang (The University of Melbourne)
Chinmay S I (Indian Institute of Science)
Tsz Lok Ip (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Seongmim Kim (Korea University)
Miles Koumouris (The University of Melbourne)
Ilia Kucherov (The University of Melbourne)
Zefeng Li (The University of Melbourne)
Yan Hao Ling (National University of Singapore)
Gerard Francis Ortega (Ateneo de Manila University)
Jia Hao Pang (National University of Singapore)
Jiyun Park (Seoul National University)
Preet Jignesh Patel (Monash University)
Oden Petersen (UNSW Sydney)
Lachlan Potter (Australian National University)
Kush Singhal (The University of Hong Kong)
Pulkit Sinha (Indian Institute of Science)
Zhi Yi Bernard Teo (National University of Singapore)
Hau Tian Teo (Nanyang Technological University)
Jing Yang Teoh (National University of Singapore)
Gia Phong Tran (National University of Singapore)
Peng Jun Bryan Wang (National University of Singapore)
[Name Withheld] (Indian Institute of Science)
[Name Withheld] (National University of Singapore)
Rest of top quartile for individuals:
Bhavya Agrawalla (Indian Institute of Science)
Syed Muhammad Bin Asif (The University of Hong Kong)
Ranit Bose (Australian National University)
Chethana Chathuprabha (University of Colombo)
Aritra Chatterjee (Indian Institute of Science)
Malcolm Hoong Wai Chen (University of Malaya)
Yu-cheng Chiu (The University of Hong Kong)
Sungjun Choi (Seoul National University)
Hongyu Cui (The University of Hong Kong)
Jack Gibney (The University of Melbourne)
Hyunjun Gil (KAIST)
Eric Hall (Australian National University)
Khay Boon Hong (Xiamen University Malaysia)
Linhang Huang (National University of Singapore)
Mathew Kerr (The University of Queensland)
Keonwoo Kim (KAIST)
Yuil Kim (KAIST)
Tat Wa Kong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Hei Chun Leung (The University of Hong Kong)
Kin Lok Li (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Pak Yi Li (The University of Hong Kong)
Jiayu Li (National University of Singapore)
Isabel Longbottom (Australian National University)
Andrey Konstantinovich Lugovskoy (The University of Western Australia)
Forbes Mailler (Australian National University)
Yash Mehta (Indian Institute of Science)
Zi Hao Moo (Nanyang Technological University)
Madeline Nurcombe (The University of Queensland)
Finn O'Keeffe (University of Canterbury)
Quang Ong (The University of Melbourne)
Aaradhya Pandey (Indian Institute of Science)
Prathamesh Patil (Indian Institute of Science)
Lucas Payne (University of Canterbury)
Purna Perera (Monash University)
Nicholas Peters (University of Canterbury)
Mohith Raju (Indian Institute of Science)
Piyush Sati (Indian Institute of Science)
Albert Chejin Edward Smith (The University of Western Australia)
Zilin Su (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Bi Hong Tiang (Nanyang Technological University)
Brad Wilson (Australian National University)
Yuzheng Yan (Australian National University)
[Name Withheld] (The University of Hong Kong)
[Name Withheld] (Ateneo de Manila University)
Top decile listing for pairs:
Sai Sanjeev Balakrishnan & E Shreepranav Varma (Indian Institute of Science)
Jordan Barrett & Long Qian (Victoria University of Wellington)
Kyu Hyeon Choi & Yonghwan Kim (Seoul National University)
Yiting Dong & Tianyong Qu (The University of Hong Kong)
Jeff Ivanos Gana & Vishandi Rudy Keneta (National University of Singapore)
Jin Heo & Seungbeen Lee (Korea University)
Hongkwon Jo & Seunghyun Lee (Seoul National University)
Minchan Kang & Woobin Yang (Seoul National University)
Dooyoung Kang & Soheun Yi (Seoul National University)
Taehyoung Kim & Chanwoo Park (Seoul National University)
Minseo Kim & Hyunwoo Lee (KAIST)
Man Yi Mandy Kwok & Shun Ming Samuel Lee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Hyunjong Lee & Seung Hoon Paik (Seoul National University)
Kyungwoo Mun & Jiwoong Park (Seoul National University)
Woojung Seung & Junhyeok Yang (KAIST)
Rest of top quartile for pairs:
Yeuk Lai Au & Kam Ming Lau (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Ryan Campbell & Shun Xiao (The University of Melbourne)
Qifan Chen & Zichao Lin (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Ming En Cho & Dick Jessen William (National University of Singapore)
Sameep Dahal & Vinayak (Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi)
Cameron Luke Eggins & Dibyendu Roy (The University of Sydney)
Chuan Le Nicholas Foo & Clement Cheuk Wai Yung (National University of Singapore)
Haowen Gao & Georgio Hawi (The University of Sydney)
Jackson Goerner & Liam Shorter (Monash University)
Sauditya Jaiswal & Souptik Mudi (Indian Institute of Science)
Marcus Lai & Rui Kai Benjamin Yoap (National University of Singapore)
Lucas Lawrence & Rivaldo Billy Sebastian (Nanyang Technological University)
Nhat Hoang Le & Duc Nhat Minh Phan (National University of Singapore)
Yuchen Lou & Tianyou Zeng (The University of Hong Kong)
Georgiana Lyall & Elise Palethorpe (Australian National University)
Vladimir Mikho & Jonathan Zuk (Monash University)
Chi Ki Ngai & Wing So (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Jinhee Paeng & Eui Yoo (Seoul National University)
Toan Pham & Jaco Van Tonder (The University of Queensland)
Adrianzka Mayreswara Dewa Rachmawisista & Andrew Wiraatmaja (Nanyang Technological University)
Kwanhong Son & Jungbin Yoon (Korea University)
Raghuram Sundararajan & Aatman Supkar (Indian Institute of Science)
Otto Alexander Sutianto & Gian Yion Tan (National University of Singapore)
Jason Yi Yang & Chengyan Yao (UNSW Sydney)
Top quartile listing for Universities:
Ateneo de Manila University
Australian National University
Indian Institute of Science
KAIST
Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore
Seoul National University
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
The University of Melbourne
Statistics of 2020 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 |
2.66 |
3.21 |
0.65 |
0.22 |
2.51 |
1.02 |
0.78 |
0.00 |
11.06 |
Pairs:
Pairs:
Problem |
A1 |
A2 |
A3 |
A4 |
B1 |
B2 |
B3 |
B4 |
Total |
Score |
3.34 |
3.68 |
0.83 |
0.42 |
3.13 |
1.69 |
1.25 |
0.00 |
14.34 |
Percentage of students that attained each score (inc. cumulative):
| By score | Cumulative | |||
| Score | Individual % | Pairs % | Individual % | Pairs % |
| 44 | 0.33 | 0.70 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 43 | - | - | 99.67 | 99.30 |
| 42 | - | - | 99.67 | 99.30 |
| 41 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 99.67 | 99.30 |
| 40 | - | 0.70 | 99.00 | 98.60 |
| 39 | - | 0.70 | 99.00 | 97.90 |
| 38 | 0.33 | 1.40 | 99.00 | 97.20 |
| 37 | - | 0.70 | 98.67 | 95.80 |
| 36 | - | - | 98.67 | 95.10 |
| 35 | 1.66 | 1.40 | 98.67 | 95.10 |
| 34 | 0.66 | 1.40 | 97.01 | 93.71 |
| 33 | - | 0.70 | 96.35 | 92.31 |
| 32 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 96.35 | 91.61 |
| 31 | - | 1.40 | 95.35 | 90.91 |
| 30 | 0.33 | 2.10 | 95.35 | 89.51 |
| 29 | 0.33 | 2.80 | 95.02 | 87.41 |
| 28 | 1.99 | - | 94.68 | 84.62 |
| 27 | 0.66 | 2.10 | 92.69 | 84.62 |
| 26 | 2.66 | 2.80 | 92.03 | 82.52 |
| 25 | 0.66 | 1.40 | 89.37 | 79.72 |
| 24 | 1.66 | 2.80 | 88.70 | 78.32 |
| 23 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 87.04 | 75.52 |
| 22 | 1.66 | 1.40 | 86.05 | 72.73 |
| 21 | 2.33 | 1.40 | 84.39 | 71.33 |
| 20 | 3.65 | - | 82.06 | 69.93 |
| 19 | 1.66 | 4.20 | 78.41 | 69.93 |
| 18 | 1.99 | 2.10 | 76.74 | 65.73 |
| 17 | 1.99 | 4.90 | 74.75 | 63.64 |
| 16 | 2.66 | 3.50 | 72.76 | 58.74 |
| 15 | 1.99 | 2.80 | 70.10 | 55.24 |
| 14 | 2.66 | 3.50 | 68.11 | 52.45 |
| 13 | 4.98 | 0.70 | 65.45 | 48.95 |
| 12 | 3.99 | 0.70 | 60.47 | 48.25 |
| 11 | 2.66 | 4.20 | 56.48 | 47.55 |
| 10 | 1.99 | 0.70 | 53.82 | 43.36 |
| 9 | 3.32 | 2.10 | 51.83 | 42.66 |
| 8 | 2.33 | 2.10 | 48.50 | 40.56 |
| 7 | 4.65 | 4.20 | 46.18 | 38.46 |
| <7 | 41.53 | 34.27 | 41.53 | 34.27 |
(*) We would like to remind all participants of Rule 5.1: "Grading and scoring decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into."
(*) We would like to remind all participants of Rule 5.1: "Grading and scoring decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into."