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Looking for teammates
By ivatopuria, history, 2 years ago, In English

Hi, I'm looking for teammates who will participate with me in ICPC regionals. I have 2 more attempts left and I'm ready to put a lot of effort to get to WF.

Right now I'm finishing my bachelor's degree and haven't yet decided on which university I'll enter (for my master's degree), if you are interested please text me on discord ivatopuria#4789 or telegram.

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2 years ago, # |
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do you not have to be in the same university to go in a team?

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    They mean they can consider going to any other one

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      That's right, i'm ready to enter any university (if it's possible) if i find teammates, i mean even abroad, not only in Georgia (where i'm currently located) .

      I haven't mentioned above, but ICPC means a lot to me, so ...

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Some people got confused so i'll mention it here : I'm from country Georgia, not from US state.

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This story has a beautiful ending. I was fortunate to find a team with amazing people like amanbol and DimmyT, and a wonderful coach, SimB4. Last year, after forming the team, I went to study at KBTU in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and was fortunate enough to receive a scholarship.

I am grateful for everything that coach Alimzhan, KBTU, and my teammates did for me. I can't say anything but good about the Kazakh competitive programming community and the incredible people I've met along the way. They truly embody the spirit of sportsmanship in competitive programming.

During the semifinals, we didn't achieve the result that we expected, but in the World Finals, we got 55th place out of 141 and were the first to solve problem D!

This year was my first and last ICPC World Finals (last chance to advance). I am happy that I shared the experience with my teammates. Every moment of the journey was mesmerizing, and I could only dream about it. Despite difficulties and stress, it gave me happiness and joy that nothing could ever match.

As a side note, many have found my story inspiring. I discovered competitive programming in the second year of my Bachelor's degree with zero background in programming and almost no background in maths. Since then, it has been my dream to advance to the WF. (all I did before was paint, read philosophy, and attend many parties).

Most told me that it was impossible, and the more challenges I faced more I wanted to achieve it :) For the last 3 years, I slept and woke up with one purpose in my head — to solve as many hard problems as I could.

Thank you, everyone, for being a part of this remarkable journey.

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    Congrats! Codeforces Master rank is super impressive!

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    ORZ

    Since then, it has been my dream to advance to the WF. Most told me that it was impossible

    Well, you've proven them wrong, has to be a great feeling, orz!

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    This is truly inspiring. I never thought of switching university for teammates. I guess that's why I'm purple, never tried hard enough.

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Are you related to Ilia Topuria?

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Bro really said: it's not over until I win. Huge respect

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