Results 2024 - West Division
Congratulations to the 213 students who participated in the East Division of the 2024 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 (103 participated):
1st place: A$4500
Luka Horjak (University of Ljubljana), 46
2nd place: A$3150
Luka Urbanc (University of Ljubljana), 44
3rd place: A$1350
Mads Kok (Leiden University), 41
4th place: A$900
Isaiah Iliffe (University of Edinburgh), 37
5th place (joint): Total A$1800, A$900 per student
Lance Bakker (Leiden University), 34
Jorge Casanova Moya (Universidad de Zaragoza), 34
7th place: A$900
Xiaorui Zhang (University of Amsterdam), 33
8th place (joint): Total A$2700, A$900 per student
Jul Comhaire (KU Leuven), 31
Zsombor Várkonyi (KU Leuven), 31
Brecht Verbeken (Ghent University), 31
11th place: A$900
Lukas Das (KU Leuven), 30
Pairs prize-winners (55 pairs participated):
1st place: A$9000, A$4500 each
Lovro Drofenik & Jaka Vrhovnik (University of Ljubljana), 43
2nd place: A$6300, A$3150 each
Casper Madlener & Ryan Staal (Leiden University), 39
3rd place: A$2700, A$1350 each
Benjamin Kleyn & Kerry Porrill (Stellenbosch University), 38
4th place: A$1800, A$900 each
Job Petrovčič & Luka Ponikvar (University of Ljubljana), 36
5th place: A$1800, A$900 each
Danielle Kleyn & Jean Weight (Stellenbosch University), 34
6th place (joint): Total A$3600, A$900 per student
Bas Capel & Hylke Hoogeveen (Utrecht University), 33
Anže Križnar & Jakob Šega (University of Ljubljana), 33
8th place: A$1800, A$900 each
Daan de Groot & Yanniek Alexander Nitescu (Radboud Universiteit), 31
9th place (joint): Total A$3600, A$900 per student
Tomàs Planelles Alonso & Miguel Puelma Martínez (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), 30
Thian Tromp & Kevin van Dijk (Utrecht University), 30
University prize-winners (22 participated):
1st Place: A$13500
University of Ljubljana, 160
2nd Place: A$10800
KU Leuven, 129
3rd Place: A$7200
Leiden University, 114
(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.)
Casper Madlener & Ryan Staal (Leiden University), for their complete solution of B4(a).
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.)
No Merit Prizes awarded in 2024.
Best individual entry by country (only scores 7 and above):
Belgium:
Jul Comhaire (KU Leuven), 31
Zsombor Várkonyi (KU Leuven), 31
Brecht Verbeken (Ghent University), 31
Italy:
Riccardo Zaccaria (University of Bologna), 17
Nigeria:
Abdulwasiu Qomarudeen (Obafemi Awolowo University), 9
Netherlands:
Mads Kok (Leiden University), 41
Slovenia:
Luka Horjak (University of Ljubljana), 46
Spain:
Jorge Casanova Moya (Universidad de Zaragoza), 34
UK:
Isaiah Iliffe (University of Edinburgh), 37
Best pairs entry by country (only scores 7 and above):
Belgium:
Elouan Hagenaers & Raven Steeno (KU Leuven), 25
Italy:
Matteo Bettini & Federico Maserati (University of Bologna), 24
Netherlands:
Casper Madlener & Ryan Staal (Leiden University), 39
Slovenia:
Lovro Drofenik & Jaka Vrhovnik (University of Ljubljana), 43
South Africa:
Benjamin Kleyn & Kerry Porrill (Stellenbosch University), 38
Spain:
Tomàs Planelles Alonso & Miguel Puelma Martínez (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), 30
UK:
Wojciech Kowalczyk & Chiu Leung (Durham University), 28
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:
Luka Horjak (University of Ljubljana), 46
Luka Urbanc (University of Ljubljana), 44
Mads Kok (Leiden University), 41
Isaiah Iliffe (University of Edinburgh), 37
Lance Bakker (Leiden University), 34
Jorge Casanova Moya (Universidad de Zaragoza), 34
Xiaorui Zhang (University of Amsterdam), 33
Jul Comhaire (KU Leuven), 31
Zsombor Várkonyi (KU Leuven), 31
Brecht Verbeken (Ghent University), 31
Lukas Das (KU Leuven), 30
Revi Gerner (University of Groningen), 27
Jelle Bloemendaal (Utrecht University), 26
Frederick Carter (University of Sheffield), 26
Wietske de Vos (University of Groningen), 26
Juš Kocutar (University of Groningen), 26
Luka Sebbag (Ghent University), 26
Jelle van der Drift (Utrecht University), 26
Lars Pos (Leiden University), 23
Jonas Boeykens (KU Leuven), 22
Luca Dehennin (KU Leuven), 21
Tjeerd Morsch (University of Groningen), 21
Pjotr Vugts (Utrecht University), 21
Millan Fatania (Durham University), 20
Aaron Katz (University of Edinburgh), 18
Ignacio Molins Terrer (Universidad de Zaragoza), 18
Jan Pantner (University of Ljubljana), 18
Pairs:
Lovro Drofenik & Jaka Vrhovnik (University of Ljubljana), 43
Casper Madlener & Ryan Staal (Leiden University), 39
Benjamin Kleyn & Kerry Porrill (Stellenbosch University), 38
Job Petrovčič & Luka Ponikvar (University of Ljubljana), 36
Danielle Kleyn & Jean Weight (Stellenbosch University), 34
Bas Capel & Hylke Hoogeveen (Utrecht University), 33
Anže Križnar & Jakob Šega (University of Ljubljana), 33
Daan de Groot & Yanniek Alexander Nitescu (Radboud Universiteit), 31
Tomàs Planelles Alonso & Miguel Puelma Martínez (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), 30
Thian Tromp & Kevin van Dijk (Utrecht University), 30
Jelle Groot & Midas Kiebert (University of Amsterdam), 28
Wojciech Kowalczyk & Chiu Leung (Durham University), 28
Tijmen de Lange & Katya Nikitchenko (Radboud Universiteit), 27
Katarina Grilj & Kaja Rajter (University of Ljubljana), 27
Tanja Muller & Merijn van Delft (Radboud Universiteit), 27
Universities (top performer in country noted in brackets):
University of Ljubljana, 160 (Slovenia)
KU Leuven, 129 (Belgium)
Leiden University, 114 (Netherlands)
Utrecht University, 95
University of Edinburgh, 89 (UK)
Stellenbosch University, 86 (South Africa)
(*) We remind all participants of Rule 5.1: "Grading and scoring decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into."