hmm... doesn't this system mean that the people who compete in B and C have better chances, since people from A have already been qualified?
On Sep 5, 3:16 am, Luke Pebody <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
