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2004 World Finals

The 2004 ACM-ICPC World Finals were hosted at the Obecni Dum, Prague, by Czech Technical University in Prague. 3,150 teams representing 1,411 universities from 75 countries competed in elimination rounds, with 73 of those teams proceeding to the world finals. St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics from Russia won, solving 7 of 10 problems.^[13] Gold medalists were St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), Belarusian State University, and Perm State University (Russia).

2005 World Finals

The 2005 world finals were held at Pudong Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai on April 6, 2005, hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 4,109 teams representing 1,582 universities from 71 countries competed in elimination rounds, with 78 of those teams proceeding to the world finals. Shanghai Jiao Tong University won its second world title, with 8 of 10 problems solved.^[14] Gold medal winners were Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Moscow State University (Russia), St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics (Russia), and University of Waterloo (Canada).

2006 World Finals

The 2006 ACM-ICPC World Finals were held in San Antonio, Texas, and hosted by Baylor University.^[15] 5,606 teams representing 1,733 universities from 84 countries competed in elimination rounds, with 83 of those teams proceeding to the world finals. Saratov State University from Russia won, solving 6 of 10 problems.^[16] Gold medal winners were Saratov, Jagiellonian University (Poland), Altai State Technical University (Russia), University of Twente (The Netherlands).

2007 World Finals

The 2007 ACM-ICPC World Finals were held at the Tokyo Bay Hilton, in Tokyo, Japan, March 12–16, 2007. The World Finals was hosted by the ACM Japan Chapter and the IBM Tokyo Research Lab. Some 6,099 teams competed on six continents at the regional level. Eighty-eight teams advanced to the World Finals. Warsaw University won its second world championship, solving 8 of 10 problems. Gold Medal Winners were Warsaw University, Tsinghua University (China), St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics (Russia), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States). Silver Medal Winners include Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) and 3 other universities.

2008 World Finals

The 2008 ACM-ICPC World Finals were held at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, in Banff, Alberta, Canada, April 6–10, 2008.^[17] The World Finals was hosted by the University of Alberta. There were 100 teams in the World finals, out of 6700 total teams competing in the earlier rounds.^[18] The St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics won their second world championship. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Izhevsk State Technical University, and Lviv National University also received gold medals.

2009 World Finals

The 2009 ACM-ICPC World Finals were held in Stockholm, Sweden, April 18–22, at the campus of the hosting institution, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, as well as at the Grand Hotel, the Radisson Strand, and the Diplomat Hotel. There were 100 teams from over 200 regional sites competing for the World Championship. The St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics defended their title, winning their third world championship. Tsinghua University, St. Petersburg State University, and Saratov State University also received gold medals.^[19] The 2009 World Finals pioneered live video broadcasting of the entire contest, featuring elements such as expert commentary, live feeds of teams and their computer screens and interviews with judges, coaches and dignitaries. The event was broadcast online, as well as by Swedish television channel Axess TV.

2010 World Finals

The 2010 ACM-ICPC World Finals were held in Harbin, China. The host is Harbin Engineering University. Shanghai Jiao Tong University won the world championship.^[20] Moscow State University, National Taiwan University, and Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University also received gold medals.

2011 World Finals

The 2011 ACM-ICPC World Finals were held in Orlando, Florida and hosted by main sponsor IBM. The contest was initially scheduled to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in February, but was moved due to the political instability associated with the Arab Spring. Zhejiang University took first place with the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Tsinghua University, and Saint Petersburg State University taking 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively each receiving gold medals.^[21] China (2G) United States (1G) Russia (1G, 2S, 2B) Germany (1S) Ukraine (1S) Poland (1B) Canada (1B)

2012 World Finals

The 2012 World Finals were held in Warsaw, Poland. They were inaugurated on 15 May and hosted by University of Warsaw.^[22] St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics won their fourth world championship, the most by any University at the time. University of Warsaw, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University took 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place respectively each receiving gold medals. Russia (2G, 1B) China (1G,1S) Poland (1G) United States (1S) Hong Kong (1S) Belarus (1S, 1B) Canada (1B) Japan (1B)

2013 World Finals

The 2013 World Finals were held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. They were inaugurated on 3 July and were hosted by NRU ITMO.

2013 top thirteen teams that received medals are:

Japan (1G) Russia (1G, 1S, 2B) China (1G, 1B) Taiwan (1G) Poland (1S, 1B) Ukraine (1S) Belarus (1S) United States (1B)

• Saint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (GOLD, WORLD CHAMPION),
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (GOLD, 2nd Place),
• The University of Tokyo (GOLD, 3rd Place),
• National Taiwan University (GOLD, 4th Place),
• St. Petersburg State University (SILVER, 5th Place),
• University of Warsaw (SILVER, 6th Place),
• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (SILVER, 7th Place),
• Belarusian State University (SILVER, 8th Place),
• Jagiellonian University in Krakow (BRONZE, 9th Place),
• Moscow State University (BRONZE, 10th Place),
• Carnegie Mellon University (BRONZE, 11th Place),
• Tsinghua University (BRONZE, 12th Place),
• Perm State University (BRONZE, 13th Place).^[23][24]

2014 World Finals

The 2014 World Finals were held in Ekaterinburg, Russia on June 21–25, hosted by Ural Federal University. The final competition was held on June 25.^[25] 122 teams participated in the competition and St. Petersburg State University became the world champion.^[26]

Following teams were awarded medals in ICPC 2014:^[26]

Russia (2G, 2B) China (1G, 1S, 1B) Taiwan (1G) Japan (1S) Poland (1S) Croatia (1S) Slovakia (1B)

Gold

• St. Petersburg State University
• Moscow State University
• Peking University
• National Taiwan University

Silver

• University of Warsaw
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• The University of Tokyo
• University of Zagreb

Bronze

• St. Petersburg National Research University of IT, Mechanics and Optics
• National Research University Higher School of Economics
• Tsinghua University
• Comenius University

2015 World Finals

The 2015 World Finals were held in Marrakesh (Morocco) during May 16–21, hosted by Mohammed the Fifth University, Al Akhawayn University and Mundiapolis University. The final competition took place on May 20. 128 teams competed to be World Champion. Saint Petersburg ITMO emerged as the winner, having solved all problems (13) for the first time ever. Other medalists included teams from Russia (2G), China (1G, 1B, 1S), Japan (1G), the United States (1B, 1S), Croatia (1S), Czech Republic (1S), Korea (1B), and Poland (1B).

Gold

• ITMO University
• Moscow State University
• University of Tokyo
• Tsinghua University

Silver

• Peking University
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Zagreb
• Charles University

Bronze

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Korea University
• University of Warsaw

2016 World Finals

The 2016 World Finals were held in Phuket (Thailand) during May 16–21. The final competition was on May 19. 128 teams competed to be World Champion. The winners were Saint Petersburg State University, solving 11 out of 13 problems. The first runners-up were Shanghai Jiao Tong University, also solving 11 problems, but 7 minutes behind the winning team.

Gold

• Saint Petersburg State University
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Harvard University
• Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Silver

• University of Warsaw
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• St. Petersburg ITMO University
• Ural Federal University

Bronze

• University of Warsaw
• N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
• Lviv National University
• Fudan University^[27]

2017 World Finals

The 2017 World Finals were held in Rapid City, South Dakota (United States) during May 20–25, hosted by Excellence in Computer Programming. Due to visa issue, several teams were unable to present onsite, in which the affected schools are allowed direct qualifications for ICPC 2018 besides the usual qualification spots.

The winner was ITMO University. Teams of the following countries were awarded medals in ICPC 2017: Russia (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze), Poland (1 Gold), South Korea (1 Gold, 1 Bronze), China (3 Silver), Sweden (1 Bronze), Japan (1 Bronze).

Gold

• ITMO University
• University of Warsaw
• Seoul National University
• Saint Petersburg State University

Silver

• Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
• Tsinghua University
• Peking University
• Fudan University

Bronze

• KAIST
• Ural Federal University
• KTH Royal Institute of Technology
• University of Tokyo

2018 World Finals

The 2018 World Finals were held in Beijing (China), during April 15–20, hosted by Peking University.

Archived at the Wayback Machine (archived April 24, 2018)

In 2018 World Final, problems "Conquer the World" and "Uncrossed Knight's Tour" were not solved.

2019 World Finals

The 2019 World Finals were held in Porto (Portugal) from March 31 to April 5, 2019, hosted by the University of Porto and the City of Porto.^[28]

Gold

• Moscow State University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• University of Tokyo
• University of Warsaw

Silver

• National Taiwan University
• University of Wroclaw
• Seoul National University
• Kim Chaek University of Technology

Bronze

• Sharif University of Technology
• Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology
• National Research University Higher School of Economics
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong

World Finals Moscow (2020)

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 World Finals were postponed.^[29] The finals took place in Moscow (Russia) from October 1 to October 5, 2021, hosted by Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.^[30] To avoid confusion with dates, in all official materials it was called "World Finals Moscow" instead of 2020 or 2021.

"ICPC World Finals Moscow final standings". ICPC World finals. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-16.

In 2020–2021 World Final, problems K (Space Walls) and L (Sweep Stakes) were not solved.

World Finals Dhaka (2021)

The 45-th World Finals initially scheduled for 2021, was held in Dhaka (Bangladesh) from November 6 to November 11, 2022, because of schedule changes due to COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by the University of Asia Pacific.^[32] To avoid confusion about dates, it was called World Finals Dhaka in all official materials.

Source:^[33]

World Finals Luxor (2022 & 2023)

To synchronize with the schedule after all rescheduling because of Covid-19 pandemic both 46-th and 47-th world finals were scheduled to take place in the same time in November 2023 in Sharm El Sheikh. Because of Gaza war and related safety concerns, it was rescheduled once again and finally happened in Luxor in April from 14th to 19 April 2024. To avoid confusion about dates, the event was referred to as World Finals Luxor (World Finals Sharm before rescheduling), with two competitions as 46th and 47th separately, if needed, in all official materials.

Two competitions were held in parallel, with intersecting problem sets. In 47-th finals, due to very close results (less than 40 penalty minutes difference between 12 and 16 place), additional bronze medals were awarded at the next finals in Astana.

Source: Source:^[34][35]

World Finals Astana (2024)

The 48th World Finals was held on 15–20 September 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan hosted by The Kazakhstan Competitive Programming Federation.

Source:^[36]

World Finals Baku (2025)

The 49th ICPC World Championship will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from August 31 to September 5, 2025, hosted by ADA University in partnership with the Central Bank of Azerbaijan.^[37][38]