Online Math Olympiad 2012/2013 academic year - results

Hello, Last week the final round of the online Mind Sports Olympiad took place. A total of 553 students from 58 schools participated in the competition throughout the academic year (http://www.vint.ee/?module_action=Tournaments-school_tournament_participants&year=2012_2013). Results The top 35 students in each tournament earned tournament points, which were added up over the four rounds. In the overall standings (in case of equal points), the second criterion was the number of rounds participated in, and the third criterion was the sum of places. In the school standings, the results of the top five students in each tournament were taken into account. The second criterion (in case of equal points) was the coefficient of the number of participating students / the sum of places of students. All results can be found on the page http://www.vint.ee/mottespordi-olumpiaad/ Chess 167 students from 34 schools participated. The most chess players competed from Surju Basic School (16). In the primary school category, Carmel Helena Hallimäe from Peetri Kindergarten-Basic School won, the best school was Tallinn Tõnismäe Science School. In the basic school category, Eke Tominga from Surju Basic School won, the best school was Pärnu Kuninga Tänava Basic School. In the upper secondary school category, Marti Medar from Tallinn Järveotsa Secondary School won, the best school was Nõo Science School. Checkers 300 students from 37 schools participated. The most checkers players competed from Peetri Kindergarten-Basic School (27). In the primary school category, Mark Basarab from Peetri Kindergarten-Basic School won, the best school was also Peetri Kindergarten-Basic School. In the basic school category, Karel Paan from Pärnu Vanalinna Basic School won, the best school was Aruküla Basic School. In the upper secondary school category, Uku Eelmäe from Tallinn Community Secondary School won, the best school was Nõo Secondary School. Gomoku 223 students from 39 schools participated. The most gomoku players competed from Gustav Adolf Secondary School (22), which was also reflected in the results: Gustav Adolf Secondary School won the primary school category, and Mark Heidmets, a student from this school, also won overwhelmingly in the primary school individual category. In the basic school category, Martin Hõbemägi from Lilleküla Secondary School was the best, in the upper secondary age group, Gerli Krjukov from Tallinn Secondary School was the best. In the school category, Lilleküla Secondary School won both age groups. Solving Sudokus A total of 170 students from 30 schools solved sudokus during the year. In the primary school category, Rasmus Kalkun from Peetri Kindergarten-Basic School won, the best school was Narva Vanalinna State School. At the basic school level, the fastest Sudoku solver was Laura Olek from Tallinna Real School, the best school was Pärnu Kuninga Tänava Basic School. At the upper secondary school level, the best Sudoku solvers were from Nõo Real School, thus securing Nõo's third victory. In the individual classification, the best student from this school was Kalle Klaos. Awards The Estonian Chess Federation, Estonian Kabeliit, AS Kuma and Estonian Renjuliit will award the best school in each age group with a trophy, and the best student from each age group with a medal. In addition, the winners of the Sudoku competition from each age group will qualify for the final of the Sudoku 2014 Estonian Championship without preliminary rounds (probably to be held in March 2014). All schools will be contacted separately in the coming weeks to deliver the prizes. Summary and plans for the next academic year The online Thinking Sports Olympiad was held in this format for the first time. The large number of participating students shows that there is interest in the competition. We are also waiting for feedback from the students - what they liked, what could be better organized! On the technical side, there were some problems in the first stages, but the problems were eliminated on an ongoing basis and there were no more problems in the last stages. On the substantive side, problems were caused by the students' interest in participating in areas they had not registered for (for example, someone who registered for the gomoku tournament wanted to participate in the chess III stage and this became clear 5 minutes before the start of the tournament). This also gave rise to an idea for next year - when registering students, you no longer have to say which area the student will participate in, but the student will be registered for all tournaments by default. If a student becomes interested in trying a different area in the middle of the school year, they can do so without any problems. Next year, the competition will take place in the same format (different suggestions regarding the tournament times, time control and number of rounds are still welcome!). In addition, we are waiting for suggestions on how to advertise such a competition in schools (we are still convinced that at least half of Estonian schools have not heard of such a competition). Thank you to all schools for participating, see you next school year! Marten Meikop Estonian Thought Sports Association

Thank you, Marten, for completing the competition!