Is there any different about the choice of picking which two subrounds? I think it is, let me explain:
Let A group be those who take 1st and 2nd subround, B group be those who take 1st and 3rd, and C group be those who take 2nd and 3rd. In 1st subround: includes top people from A and B. In 2nd subround: includes losers from A and top people from C. in 3rd subround: includes only losers from B and C. obviously, 1st subround is more competitive than 2nd and 3rd. likely, 2nd subround is also more competitive than 3rd. If you are in group A, you face top people from A and B (in subround 1) and C (in subround 2). If you are in group B, you face top people from A and B (in subround 1). If you are in group C, you only face top people from C (in subround 2). Thus, group C is better than group B, and group B is better than group A. In other words, picking 2nd, 3rd round is better than picking 1st, 3rd, which is better than 1st, 2nd. Am I correct? On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Cong Thanh Tran <[email protected]>wrote: > > Here is your answer: > [quote] > Online Round 1 > Online Round 1 consists of several sub-rounds offered at different > times to ensure that you have ample opportunity to participate in this > round no matter what time zone you're in. The three sub-rounds in > Online Round 1 will take place on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, > September 13. Note: The sub-round times are listed in UTC. Thus, the > actual dates of the sub-rounds may be different in your time zone. > > Each advancer will be able to participate in a maximum of either two > or three contests for Round 1, as announced by Google over email after > the conclusion of the Qualification Round. During registration, you'll > have been asked for your preferred contest times in Online Round 1. > You can change that preference until Saturday, September 5, 2009 at > 00:00 UTC (Friday, September 4, 2009 5:00 PM PT). You only have to > participate in one of your assigned sub-rounds. We'll endeavor to > register contestants for their preferred sub-round times, but cannot > guarantee that all contestants will received their preferred sub-round > times. Note: Once they have been assigned, you will not be able to > change your sub-round dates or times. > > The top-scoring 1000 finalists from each sub-round, totaling 3000 > skilled programmers, will advance to Round 2. If you advance to Online > Round 2 from your first assigned sub-round, you may not participate in > your second assigned sub-round. If you do not advance to Online Round > 2 from your first assigned sub-round, you may participate in your > second assigned sub-round for a final opportunity to advance to Round > 2. > [/quote] > On Sep 5, 8:53 am, Xiao <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does it mean I can choose one of them, or I should compete in all the > > three sub round? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
