Also Group C get to practice on the problems from the 1st subround, and losers from B get to practice on the problems from the 2nd subround.
On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 6:50 AM, Hawston LLH<[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
