Congratulations TCO11 Design Champion, BLE
About the Design Competition
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The Design Competition includes the following tracks: Architecture, Component Design, Conceptualization, Specification, and Testing Scenarios.
Competitors will have from March 21 – July 15, 2011 to compete and accumulate points leading up to the Finals, being held at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Florida, USA September 25 – 28, 2011. The top fifteen scorers including the Champion will win this fabulous trip!
Rules
The 2011 TopCoder Open Design Competition (“Design Competition”) will take place between March 21 and July 15, 2011. The Design Competition will include the following tracks of competition: Architecture, Component Design, Conceptualization, Specification, and Testing Scenarios. The Design Competition will consist of online qualifying competitions, with up to fifteen (15) of the highest scoring Competitors from the Design Competition winning a trip to the Tournament. The Design Competition is part of the Tournament, and by participating in the competition, you agree to these rules.
Schedule
Competitors can register for the Tournament and be eligible for the Design Competition between 9:00 UTC -4 on March 21, 2011 and 9:00 UTC -4 on July 15, 2011. The Design Competition will take place between March 21, 2011 and July 15, 2011 (“Design Competition Period”).
During the Design Competition Period, Competitors who have registered for the Tournament by July 15, 2011 and who participate in Tournament-eligible design competitions (as applicable) on the TopCoder website, will receive points as outlined in these Rules.Competitors must be registered for the Tournament prior to registering for the Tournament-eligible design competitions in order to receive points. A Competitor’s submission will not be scored separately for the Design Competition. Only Tournament-eligible design competitions in which registration has opened during the Design Competition Period shall be included in determining points for the Design Competition.
Competition Scoring
Scoring in the Design Competition is determined based on the final placement for a Competitor’s submission in a Tournament-eligible design competition (as applicable) in accordance with the rules of such competition. A design competition is Tournament-eligible if the competition is identified as being included as part of the Tournament. Only Competitors who are registered for the Tournament will be considered in determining place and placement points. Placement scoring mirrors the Digital Run placement scoring, and is as follows (where Placement Points for a contest equal the number of DR points that contest offers). (Scores will be rounded to two decimal places.)
Percentage of Placement Points
# of Submissions that Pass Review:
Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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1st | 100% | 70% | 65% | 60% | 56% |
2nd | 30% | 25% | 22% | 20% | |
3rd | 10% | 10% | 10% | ||
4th | 8% | 8% | |||
5th | 6% |
If more than five (5) submissions pass review, the competitors who place in 6th position or below will not receive any placement points.
Penalties
All final fixes will be completed according to the applicable schedule. On a case-by-case basis, as determined by TopCoder staff, placement points may be deducted for failing to complete final fixes on time.
Placement/Advancement
Up to fifteen (15) Competitors with the highest cumulative placement score in the Design Competition in Tournament-eligible competitions will be invited to attend the onsite awards ceremony at the Tournament.
In the event of a tie, the tie will be resolved in the following manner:
- The tied competitor with the highest number of first place submissions will receive a higher placement in the Design Competition.
- If a tie still remains, then the remaining tied competitor with the highest number of second place submissions will receive a higher placement in the Design Competition.
- If a tie still remains, then the remaining tied competitor with the highest number of third place submissions will receive a higher placement in the Design Competition.
- If a tie still remains, then the remaining tied competitor with the highest number of fourth place submissions will receive a higher placement in the Design Competition.
- If a tie still remains, then all remaining tied competitors will receive the same placement.
About the Prizes
The Design Competition will award up to $30,250. Any and all applicable taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prizewinner.
Competitor(s) | Prize |
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1st place finisher* | $20,000 |
2nd place finisher* | $5,000 |
3rd place finisher* | $1,500 |
4th place finisher* | $1,000 |
5th-15th place finisher* | $250 each |
Up to the first 50 Competitors with the highest amount of points (minimum of 15 placement points) | Limited edition 2011TopCoder Open t-shirt |
* Prize will be awarded during the onsite Awards Presentation at the Tournament. The winner must be present at the onsite Awards Presentation to receive prize.
Prior to Competitors receiving their cash prize, they must complete all work for all underlying design competitions and Tournament and Design Competition-related work, such as final fixes.