336 students solved crosswords at the Mind Games Olympiad

Hello,

Crossword solving was on the agenda for the first time at the Mental Sports Olympiad. We didn't expect a large turnout - crossword solving is not the most popular activity among Estonian schoolchildren.
We were extremely positively surprised that there were as many participants as there were in solving sudoku puzzles - 336 participants from 44 schools!

We have also received positive feedback from several schools - students enjoy solving crossword puzzles! So there are all the prerequisites that solving crossword puzzles will also be included in the Mental Sports Olympiad next year!

Let's now summarize the results of solving crossword puzzles by age group.

Elementary school
At the elementary school level, 124 students from 27 schools solved crossword puzzles.

Mikk Kaarel Õim from Tartu Kesklinna Kool remained undefeated. Mikk Kaarel won 4 out of 4 tournaments and collected the maximum 300 points.
Second place went to Elsbet Steinberg from Tallinn School of Science , who scored 285 points, and third place went to Mihkel Normak from Tallinn Old Town College of Education with 277 points.

In the school category, Tallinn Science School won, represented by 21 students at the primary school level.

Elementary school
At the elementary school level, 139 students from 30 schools solved crossword puzzles.

One student remained undefeated in this age group as well: Kairiin Soosaar from Tallinn Secondary School No. 32. Kairiin   won all four stages and scored the maximum 300 points.
Second place was taken by Gren Hõbemägi from Tallinn Old Town Educational College , who scored 285 points. Third place was taken by Kaspar Teede from Tallinn Science School, with 279 points.

In the school category, the winner was Tallinn Old Town Education College , represented by 24 students in this age group.

Gymnasium
In high school, 26 students from 6 schools solved crossword puzzles.

Kristjan Hansen from Nõo Secondary School won with the maximum score (300). The next two places went to Saaremaa Secondary School . Otto Tuuling came in second (287 points) and Kennar Kahju came in third (273 points).

In the school category, Saaremaa Ühisgümnaasium won with 13 solvers.

Congratulations to the winners, thank you everyone for participating, and see you next school year!

NB! Medals and trophies will probably be delivered to the best at the beginning of the new academic year, where they can be presented at a ceremony.

Marten Meikop
Estonian Mind Sports Association