KLab Holds “Tenkaichi Programmer Contest 2014” to Decide Japan’s Top Student Programmer

Tenkaichi Programmer Contest 2014 Official Website
http://tenka1.klab.jp/2014/

About the Tenkaichi Programmer Contest

The Tenkaichi Programmer Contest, an event aimed at students, was first held by KLab and AtCoder in 2009 with subsequent events held in 2012 and 2013. While most programming contests are typically held online and in English, KLab’s vision for the world of future programming has inspired the company to create a real-life contest held primarily in Japanese. This provides an exciting opportunity for young programmers to come together face-to-face to test their skills and network with other talented engineers.

The Tenkaichi Programmer Contest features two preliminary rounds held online. The championship that follows is held in Roppongi, a hot spot for Tokyo’s burgeoning IT industry. Anyone with an AtCoder account is allowed to participate in the preliminary round, making the application process easy for first-time participants joining the event.* In order to make the contest more challenging for experienced programmers, KLab has enlisted the help of AtCoder**, a professional programming contest sponsor. The company will also assist with contest judging, content creation, and problem review.

* Entrants must fulfill the participation requirements for the Championships in order to take part in the final round.
** AtCoder (http://atcoder.co.jp/) is an event hosting company that holds programming contests in Japanese. The company is led by Naohiro Takahashi, winner of the first Tenkaichi Programmer Contest.

KLab is constantly looking for ways to offer more fun and challenging programming contests. The company has also put out a call for students and aspiring programmers to join in the contest in order to make this year’s event the biggest and best yet.

About Programming Contests

Programming contests give computer engineers a chance to test their skills in competitions based on specific programming themes. These competitions may include a challenge based on a particular computer algorithm or data structure, in which participants must create a program that solves the given problem based on certain set of conditions applicable to that contest. In the Tenkaichi Programmer Contest, points are awarded based on the accuracy of the participant’s answers and the time it takes them to submit their code. The programmer with the highest number of points is declared the winner.

Tenkaichi Programmer Contest 2014 Overview

Participation Requirements

Preliminary Rounds

Anyone with an AtCoder account is eligible to participate.

Championship

The 10 winners of each preliminary round of the Tenkaichi Programmer Contest 2014 who also fulfill the following conditions will be eligible to participate in the Championship.

- Be a student (middle school, high school, technical school, vocational school, junior college, university, or graduate school) living in Japan, or have graduated within the past 3 years without any professional work experience
- Be eligible for the Championship round of the Tenkaichi Programmer Contest 2014 for the first time

* A total of 20 participants (10 from Preliminary Round A, 10 from Preliminary Round B) will be selected to participate in the Championship. Students who become eligible to participate in the Championship via Preliminary Round A, will be automatically removed from the top 10 winners of Preliminary Round B in order to prevent the same programmer from being counted twice.

Event Schedule

Anyone with an AtCoder account is eligible to participate in the preliminary rounds of the contest. However, programmers who do not fulfill the requirements to enter the Championship may not take part in the final round. Participants who earn the most points in the preliminary rounds will be selected for the Championship first.

Preliminary Round A

9 pm - 11 pm on Saturday, August 9

Preliminary Round B

9 pm - 11 pm on Saturday, August 23

Championship

Saturday, September 9
The Championship will be held in the Roppongi district of Tokyo.

Rules

At the start of the contest, participants will be presented with a number of problems which vary in difficulty. Participants can solve these problems in any order they wish. They will be awarded points based on the accuracy of their answers and the total time it takes them to turn in their code. The programmer with the most points wins.

Eligible Programming Languages

All eligible programming languages will be decided by AtCoder.

Prizes

Rank

Prize

Champion

JPY 320,011

2nd Place

JPY 160,007

3rd Place

JPY 80,009

4th Place

JPY 40,011

5th Place

JPY 20,005

6th Place

JPY 10,009

7th Place

JPY 5,006

8th Place

JPY 2,507

Details can be found on the official website. Future updates will be posted on this website as well.

Tenkaichi Programmer Contest 2014 Official Website
http://tenka1.klab.jp/2014/

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