Results 2025 - West Division
Congratulations to the 289 students who participated in the West Division of the 2025 Simon Marais Mathematics Competition! We are very pleased that students from so many Universities performed well and are excited to report the results*.
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. 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 seven of the eight problems were scored on a scale 0-7, while B4 was scored on a scale 0-14.
Individual prize-winners (137 participated):
1st place (joint): Total A$8500, A$4250 each
Mads Kok (Leiden University), 39
Luka Urbanc (University of Ljubljana), 39
3rd place: A$1500
Lars Pos (Leiden University), 37
4th place: A$1000
Luka Sebbag (Ghent University), 36
5th place: A$1000
Stefan Andrian Albescu (KU Leuven), 35
6th place: A$1000
Sampo Siitonen (University of Helsinki), 34
7th place: A$1000
Žiga Oštir (University of Ljubljana), 33
8th place: A$1000
Juho Arala (Aalto University), 32
9th place (Joint): Total A$2000, A$500 each
Wietske De Vos (University of Groningen), 28
Veikko Heikkinen (University of Helsinki), 28
Solomon Zhang (University of Edinburgh), 28
Jakob Žorž (University of Ljubljana), 28
Pairs prize-winners (76 pairs participated):
1st place: A$10000, A$5000 each
Tobias Kristiansen & Casper Madlener (Leiden University), 43
2nd place: A$7000, A$3500 each
Jelle Bloemendaal & Bas Capel (Utrecht University), 39
3rd place: A$3000, A$1500 each
Benjamin Kleyn & Kerry Porrill (Stellenbosch University), 36
4th place (joint): Total A$6000, A$1000 per student
Tijmen de Lange & Katya Nikitchenko (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen), 35
Fedir Fedorov & Johann Fried (Technical University Of Berlin), 35
Felix Hamoen & Hylke Hoogeveen (Utrecht University), 35
7th place: A$2000, A$1000 each
Tomàs Planelles Alonso & Miguel Puelma Martínez (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), 32
8th place: A$2000, A$1000 each
Ryan Staal & Lucas van de Sande (Leiden University), 31
9th place (joint): Total A$4000, A$1000 per student
Luka Andrenšek & Luka Ponikvar (University of Ljubljana), 29
Duco van Wallenberg & Tom Weerheijm (University of Amsterdam), 29
University prize-winners (30 participated):
1st Place: A$15000
University of Ljubljana, 152
2nd Place: A$12000
Leiden University, 119
3rd Place: A$8000
University of Edinburgh, 87
(See Rule 5.5 for the method of calculating University Scores: "A University score will be calculated for each University based on the performance of its participating students, as follows. The University score will be the maximum over all possible Eligible Groupings for that University. An Eligible Grouping consists of at most 3 individuals and at most 2 pairs, such that at most 4 of the students involved are of the same gender. An Eligible Grouping score is the sum of up to five scores: one for each individual and each pair in that Eligible Grouping.")
Hofflin Prize (across both Divisions):
(Total A$3000, awarded for most creative solution to any problem in the Competition.)
Jimin Kim & Yuwan Seo (Seoul National University), 50, for their unique and creative solution to A3 - A$1500 each
Merit Prizes
(A$1000 for individuals and A$2000 for pairs outside the Top 10, subject to reduction if necessary to ensure that the amount does not exceed that of any Top 10 prizes in the same Division and category - awarded for creative or insightful work on any problem.)
Roger Alzamora & Unai Gutiérrez (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) for their solution to B1 - $A1000 each
Best individual entry by country (only scores 7 and above):
Belgium:
Luka Sebbag (Ghent University), 36
Finland:
Sampo Siitonen (University of Helsinki), 34
Germany:
Malte Torben Grabmüller (Technical University of Berlin), 18
Karolina Daniela Libussa Schnitter (Technical University of Berlin), 18
Netherlands:
Mads Kok (Leiden University), 39
Slovenia:
Luka Urbanc (University of Ljubljana), 39
Spain:
Javier Belausteguigoitia-Corra (University of the Basque Country), 25
United Kingdom:
Solomon Zhang (University of Edinburgh), 28
United Arab Emirates:
Nurtas Shyntas (New York University Abu Dhabi), 21
Best pairs entry by country (only scores 7 and above):
Belgium:
[Name Withheld] & Mateo Mertens (KU Leuven), 13
Germany:
Fedir Fedorov & Johann Fried (Technical University Of Berlin), 35
Netherlands:
Tobias Kristiansen & Casper Madlener (Leiden University), 43
Slovenia:
Luka Andrenšek & Luka Ponikvar (University of Ljubljana), 29
South Africa:
Benjamin Kleyn & Kerry Porrill (Stellenbosch University), 36
Spain:
Tomàs Planelles Alonso & Miguel Puelma Martínez (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), 32
United Kingdom:
Kevin Zhao & Jingren Zhou (University of Edinburgh), 21
United Arab Emirates:
Catalin Botezat & Ivane Kuljanishvili (New York University Abu Dhabi), 24
Top Quartile listings for Individuals, Pairs and Universities:
Names in italics will receive Best-in-University Prizes: $200 for individuals and $400 for pairs (A$200 per student), with a minimum of A$100 per student in case of ties. This year the cut-off for Best-in-University prizes was set at top 25%.
Best-in-University Prizes are sponsored by:
Jane Street in the West Division
Individual:
Mads Kok (Leiden University), 39
Luka Urbanc (University of Ljubljana), 39
Lars Pos (Leiden University), 37
Luka Sebbag (Ghent University), 36
Stefan Andrian Albescu (KU Leuven), 35
Sampo Siitonen (University of Helsinki), 34
Žiga Oštir (University of Ljubljana), 33
Juho Arala (Aalto University), 32
Wietske De Vos (University of Groningen), 28
Veikko Heikkinen (University of Helsinki), 28
Solomon Zhang (University of Edinburgh), 28
Jakob Žorž (University of Ljubljana), 28
Lance Bakker (Leiden University), 26
Kees den Tex (Leiden University), 25
Javier Belausteguigoitia-Corra (University of the Basque Country), 25
Jelle van der Drift (Utrecht University), 25
Jul Comhaire (KU Leuven), 23
Nurtas Shyntas (New York University Abu Dhabi), 21
Matija Skrt (University of Ljubljana), 21
Albert Henriksson (Aalto University), 20
Casper Faulconer (Ghent University), 20
Hugo Trebše (University of Ljubljana), 19
Malte Torben Grabmüller (Technical University of Berlin), 18
Karolina Daniela Libussa Schnitter (Technical University of Berlin), 18
Takahiro Niinami (University College London), 18
Hermanni Sallinen (University of Helsinki), 17
Thomas Nowotka (Technical University of Berlin), 15
Daniel Slivinskiy (University of Helsinki), 15
Luka Vaupot (University of Groningen), 15
Jack Egan (University of Edinburgh), 14
Pieter Mantel (Utrecht University), 14
Pairs:
Tobias Kristiansen & Casper Madlener (Leiden University), 43
Jelle Bloemendaal & Bas Capel (Utrecht University), 39
Benjamin Kleyn & Kerry Porrill (Stellenbosch University), 36
Fedir Fedorov & Johann Fried (Technical University of Berlin), 35
Tijmen de Lange & Katya Nikitchenko (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen), 35
Felix Hamoen & Hylke Hoogeveen (Utrecht University), 35
Tomàs Planelles Alonso & Miguel Puelma Martínez (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), 32
Ryan Staal & Lucas van de Sande (Leiden University), 31
Luka Andrenšek & Luka Ponikvar (University of Ljubljana), 29
Duco van Wallenberg & Tom Weerheijm (University of Amsterdam), 29
Daan de Groot & Yanniek Nitescu (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen), 28
Midas Scheffers & David van Batenburg (University of Amsterdam), 28
Katarina Grilj & Kaja Rajter (University of Ljubljana), 27
Jort van de Wijs & Wouter Zandsteeg (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen), 26
Nives Gošnjak & Matic Pogorelec (University of Ljubljana), 25
Catalin Botezat & Ivane Kuljanishvili (New York University Abu Dhabi), 24
Ismael Jiménez Sánchez & Javier San Juan Zafrilla (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), 22
Iván López Navarro & Sergio Miguel Jorquera (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), 22
Universities (top performer in country noted in brackets):
University of Ljubljana, 152 (Slovenia)
Leiden University, 119 (Netherlands)
University of Edinburgh, 87 (United Kingdom)
Technical University of Berlin, 86 (Germany)
University of Helsinki, 79 (Finland)
Utrecht University, 78
KU Leuven, 71 (Belgium)
Ghent University, 69
University of Groningen, 69
(*) We remind all participants of Rule 5.1: "Grading and scoring decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into."