Marathon24 Final is already behind us. The team from Poland wins!

The final of the biggest Polish team programming contest Asseco Programming Marathon24 Gdynia 2013 - Powered by CodiLime ended on Sunday, December 1, 2013. ‘Precision Screwdrivers’ from Poland turned out to be the best team. Second and third place were held respectively by ‘SajchoPaczoSajgon’ and ‘Queueing’.

The grand final of Asseco Programming Marathon24 Gdynia 2013 - Powered by CodiLime ended on December 1, 2013 in the Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in Gdynia. The competition was attended by 30 teams from Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Iran, Austria, Serbia and even Japan. Contestants faced three complex problems within 24 hours, during which they competed with each other in the real time. The best turned out to be programmers from Poland: Eryk Kopczyński, Marcin Mucha and Paweł Parys, winning the grand prize of 5 000 PLN for each Participant and beating the opponents with experience on the international level.

The competition was very fierce and none of the team was certain of the victory till the very last minutes of the final. Polish Contestants proved a very high level of algorithmic skills and outdistanced programmers from Japan, Iran, Austria, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and Serbia. Full rankings can be viewed on the Competition website at www.marathon24.com.

Dr. Adam Góral, CEO of Asseco Poland, said: ‘Broad interest, measured by the number of teams that participated in the qualifications for ‘Asseco Programming Marathon24 Gdynia 2013 – Powered by CodiLime’ and the countries they were from proves best that such competitions are needed. Young people like to compete with their peers to see who is better. They have to spend a lot of time on preparation. The Contest encourages them to extending their knowledge and skills in Computer Science. The competition spirit of the Contest, its innovative form and prestige is a good opportunity to try oneself in challenging conditions and present one’s skills. ’

Dr. Wojciech Szczurek, mayor of Gdynia, said: ‘Marathon24 is another great initiative that, owing to the modern, functional and beautiful interiors of Pomeranian Science and Technology Park and its highly professional staff, has been exquisitely organized. I hope that the next editions of the Contest will also take place here proving that Gdynia is a modern, innovative and open city.’

Tomasz Kułakowski, CodiLime, CEO, added: ‘The first edition of the Marathon24 turned out to be success not only because of the broad interest of participants from Poland, Europe and the whole world, but also because of the very high level of competition presented by contestants. I am sure that Marathon24 will be a recognizable event among the international team programming contests and will attract the best programmers in the world. I would like to thank Asseco Poland and Mr Góral and the city of Gdynia and Mr Szczurek for the help during the organization of the Contest, as well as to Bank PKO Bank Polski and Mr Jagiełło and Mrs Kontowska for invaluable support.’

Asseco Programming Marathon24 Gdynia 2013. Powered by CodiLime – a nationwide team programming contest, where all the programmers, regardless of their age, educational background or professional experience, can participate. The contest is organized jointly by Asseco Poland – the biggest Polish IT company and the 7th biggest in Europe, Gdynia – the city supporting innovations, and CodiLime – an IT company founded among others by world champions in programming and gold medallists of ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest – the most prestigious global contest in collegiate programming. The contest consists of two stages – qualifying round and the grand final. 30 best teams will be selected in online qualifications and invited to participate in the grand final, which will start on November 30, 2013 in Gdynia in Pomeranian Science and Technology Park. It will last continuously for 24 hours; within this time contestants will face three problems and will compete one another in real time. The best participants will receive prizes amounting to over 30 000 PLN.