Warsaw, Poland - October 13, 2014 - On Saturday, October 11, 2014, the qualifying round of the second edition of the international team programming contest "Asseco Programming Marathon24 Gdynia 2014. Powered by CodiLime" was held. Over 2000 people from nearly 50 countries showed interest in the contest. Almost 400 teams of three registered for the second edition of the international team programming contest Marathon24 and over 2000 people from 50 countries were interested in the contest. This is almost 100% increase in comparison with the previous edition of the contest - at that time just over 1000 users were registered. 30 best teams from 9 countries will be invited to take part in the Grand Final that will be held on November 29-30, 2014 in Pomeranian Science and Technology Park Gdynia in Poland.
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The Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in Gdynia, Poland.
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Warsaw, Poland - October 13, 2014
On Saturday, October 11, 2014, the qualifying round of the second edition of the international team programming contest “Asseco Programming Marathon24 Gdynia 2014. Powered by CodiLime” was held.
Over 2000 people from nearly 50 countries showed interest in the contest.
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The map shows the cities where the contestants come from.
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Almost 400 teams of three registered for the second edition of the international team programming contest Marathon24 and over 2000 people from 50 countries were interested in the contest.
This is almost 100% increase in comparison with the previous edition of the contest – at that time just over 1000 users were registered.
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The first stage of the Marathon24 contest was held on Saturday, October 11.
Thirty teams that reached the highest scores in the qualifying round will be invited to the second round – the Grand Final.
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Among them there are representatives of Poland, United States, Japan, Austria, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Czech Republic and Italy.
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The Grand Final of Marathon24 will be held on November 29-30, 2014 in Pomeranian Science and Technology Park Gdynia in Poland.
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In this stage, the teams will compete against each other live for 24 hours by solving three problems requiring high programming and analytical skills as well as ability to make right strategic decisions.
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Katarzyna Mączkowiak, Project Director, said today:
“Marathon24 becomes more popular year by year. A significant increase in the number of registered users and almost twice as many countries in comparison with the first edition proves that many people are willing to participate in the contest and it becomes more and more recognizable among coders from all around the world. I believe that the next editions will reach a wider audience and Poland, as a country where the contest is held, will be widely associated with world-class programmers and new technologies. I sincerely congratulate all the finalists and wish them good luck in the next stage. Those who did not manage to qualify for the Grand Final are invited to participate in the next year’s edition of Marathon24.”
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More information about Marathon24, as well as pictures and a video from the Grand Final of the first edition, can be found on the contest website: www.marathon24.com
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‘Asseco Programming Marathon24 Gdynia 2014. Powered by CodiLime’ is one of the European largest and most prestigious team programming contests attracting top coders from all around the world.
An open formula of the contest allows all the programmers to join and compete against one another regardless of their age, educational background or professional experience.
The competition consists of two stages.
In the online qualifying round all registered teams of three compete to find themselves among 30 who will get invited to the second stage.
The Grand Final lasts continuously for 24 hours and is held in the Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in Gdynia, Poland (Editions 2013 and 2014).
Marathon24 is an annual contest organized jointly by CodiLime, Asseco Poland and the city of Gdynia, and is also supported by prestigious companies and institutions such as PKO Bank Polski (the largest bank in Central Europe), Bank Zachodni WBK, Polish Ministry of Economy, Polish Ministry of Administration and Digitization, University of Warsaw and Polish Academy of Science.
Edition 2013 attracted more that 1000 coders representing 26 countries from five continents.
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Contact:
Katarzyna Mączkowiak
Project Director
CodiLime
E: katarzyna@codilime.com
T: +48 795 548 918
www.marathon24.com
fb.com/marathon24
twitter.com/marathon24
Source: CodiLime
www.marathon24.com
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