Meta Hacker Cup Round 1
Good morning! Meta Hacker Cup Round 1 starts on Saturday, October 7th at 10:00 AM Pacific in under 48 hours! Anyone can register for Round 1 this year, even if you haven't participated in the practice round.
Important info:
- To qualify for Round 2, you must solve at least one problem in this round. (Due to having too many submissions in the early part of the contest, we relaxed this requirement from the earlier one of needing to place in the top 5000 of the round)
- The contest will be 3 hours.
- As usual, you may not discuss solution ideas or code until after the contest hours is over. It's your responsibility to make sure that your code is not leaked. We'll DQ contestants if we have reason to believe they shared code or solutions with others.
Hacker Cup Round 2 Conflict with ICPC Regionals and WPC
Round 2 will overlap with some ICPC regionals and the World Puzzle Championship. For people able to prove that they will attend an official International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) or World Puzzle Championship (WPC) during the day of the Round 2, it will be possible to get a bye from Round 2 and go directly to Round 3.
To get the bye you must attend one of the events during the day of Round 2 and finish in top 500 in Round 1. At most 50 contestants will get a bye; if more than 50 qualify, only the best 50 of them in Round 1 will qualify. To be considered for a bye, send an clarification request before Round 1 with the word "ICPC" or "WPC" followed by your name. We will later validate your status for the bye.
Prizes
T-shirts will be awarded to top participants based on performance in Rounds 2 and 3. Contestants who do not qualify for Round 2 cannot earn a prize. More prize details will be announced after Round 1.
We’ve put a lot of work into these problems, and we hope you enjoy the contest. Good luck, and see you on the scoreboard!
