About
The tournament that gathers the most talented college minds in South America for an algorithmic academic challenge has arrived! This tournament is focused to bring the best of the best collegiate minds in South America together. We are excited to bring the exciting event, prizes, goodies and yes an intense competition for you.
ltaravilse was and is one of the finest coders on Topcoder from South America. He had been a member of Topcoder since 2007. He was a fantastic competitor, participating in SRMs and forum discussions and much more. More than that, he was a great community member and gave back to the community in countless ways. ltaravilse personally trained and motivated many other members to participate in SRMs and Marathon Matches.
ltaravilse Cup aka Topcoder Collegiate Contest South America is organized this year to commemorate his legacy.
The Algorithm competition, part of the 2019 Topcoder Collegiate Contest South America, is a timed contest where all contestants compete online and are given the same problems to solve under the same time constraints. The competition is available in four programming languages: Java, C#, C++, and VB.NET.
The qualifiers will be held Online on June 20, 2019 and Finals will be held on July 20, 2019 at Medallia, Arevalo 1840, CABA, ZipCode: 1414.
Prizes
The 2019 Topcoder Collegiate South America Champion and the Runner Up in the Onsite Finals will get awarded with $400 and $150 respectively along with TCC19 South America Trophies.
The top 10 from the Qualifying Round who agree to attend the finals will receive the following:
Registration Ticket to TCO19 South America Regionals.
Travel Reimbursement of up to $250, to travel to the Onsite Finals.
Topcoder T-shirt - Personalised with their handles/usernames.
Next 20 from the online round will be awarded TCC t-shirts.
Rounds Schedule
Online Round
June 23, 12:00 UTC -3
To qualify for the finals, you will first have to compete in an Online Qualifying Round. The top 10 from the qualifiers will compete in the Onsite finale during the TCO19 South America Regional Event.
TCC19 Onsite Finals
July 20, 10:00 EST Onwards
The onsite final round will be held during TCO19 South America Regionals will be held on July 20, 2019 at Medallia, Arevalo 1840, CABA, ZipCode: 1414.
Online Qualifiers Results
| South America Rank | Handle | Score | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | samuelfgs | 1271.96 | Brazil |
| 2 | MauricioC | 1141.25 | Brazil |
| 3 | Lautaro_Lasorsa | 1135.37 | Argentina |
| 4 | MarioYC | 1115.95 | Peru |
| 5 | Nson | 1042.19 | Brazil |
| 6 | VictorXjoeY | 1018.94 | Brazil |
| 7 | mcros | 1009.39 | Argentina |
| 8 | pulgares | 653.01 | Venezuela |
| 9 | 14carlosoto | 623.74 | Argentina |
| 10 | sebamarin | 517.89 | Argentina |
| 11 | FelipeFoschiera | 493.6 | Brazil |
| 12 | sam721 | 490.8 | Venezuela |
| 13 | marcosk | 487.42 | Argentina |
| 14 | Woreviam | 486.12 | Peru |
| 15 | hymsly | 485.31 | Peru |
| 16 | lucho2014 | 483.8 | Peru |
| 17 | Guty | 482.33 | Argentina |
| 18 | Juaanma | 480.61 | Argentina |
| 19 | rafaelgo2 | 475.16 | Brazil |
| 20 | Heibor | 471.76 | Argentina |
| 21 | rodz | 470.16 | Brazil |
| 22 | sebach | 461.13 | Argentina |
| 23 | Mr_Universe | 458.86 | Bolivia |
| 24 | AguaPodrida | 452.99 | Argentina |
| 25 | Kokosha | 445.68 | Brazil |
| 26 | hamlet_fiis | 439.24 | Peru |
| 27 | berocs | 431.56 | Argentina |
| 28 | Jfcowboy | 430.72 | Colombia |
| 29 | bcurcio | 412.61 | Argentina |
| 30 | Teofr | 384.07 | Argentina |
Eligibility
Members who are currently enrolled full time at an accredited college or university in South America only are allowed to compete.
For any queries feel free to drop an email to harshit@topcoder.com.
How to Compete?
Registration is open for the match in the Applet and the Arena!
Check out this guide to successfully compete in an algorithm match.
You can compete using:
Topcoder Java Applet - You can refer to this guide here to set up the applet. (Note that those who have Java 8 installed on their machine will see a security issue - You will have to add Topcoder in security exceptions in Java Control Panel. Please refer to the details in the guide here)
Topcoder Web Arena(Beta) - Please watch this video for step by step guide.
Registration is now open for the match in the Applet and the Arena!
Remembring the Champion and his Legacy
If one had to use just one word to describe Leo, it would be energy. He was always thinking about new projects and ways to improve the ones that he was already invested in. Whenever he had an idea, he would never take no as an answer (and that’s how he made things happen!).
Leo was a loyal friend and he was kind to everyone, going out of his way to help anyone that asked for his advice or aid. No one knew how he could manage to be committed in so many things and still have plenty of time for his family and friends!
His legacy will continue in the coding community of Latin America and in the memory of everyone that loved him.
If you haven’t heard about the great man, you should take a look at his achievements:
Computer Scientist from University of Buenos Aires
3-times ACM-ICPC World Finalist (2010 and 2012 as a competitor and in 2016 as coach of the Latin America Champion team).
Main impulsor of the creation of the Argentinian Training Camp for ICPC in 2010 and Director since 2016
Speaker at more than 10 Training Camps all over Latin America, all the way from Argentina to Cuba
Problem setter for ICPC Latin America Regionals, Argentinian Programming Tournament, Facebook HackerCup and Topcoder SRMs
Intern at Facebook and Google
Head of teaching assistants at University of Buenos Aires
