I never thought I was going to see an Excel world tournament with commentators, etc. That is, Excel as an e-sport.
Sydney man dubbed the 'Annihilator' wins spreadsheet world championship
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He’s Australian.
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#15I never thought I was going to see an Excel world tournament with commentators, etc. That is, Excel as an e-sport.
I actually watched this live at a sports bar airing ESPN-U. It was a surreal experience haha
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#16I wish they would explain more about what the actual tasks are. They basically jus said 'you get data and you do calculations'. Well thanks, thats basically all excel. A link to the problem set would be interesting. Real time data from Eve is pretty cool, but whats the actual results they are trying to get? How do they do scoring?
That's probably above the Guardian's heads. I don't mean that as a diss, just that that level of technicality isn't their thing.
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#17Excellent.
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Chinese-Australian. Nearly 20% of AU is Asian.
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The Australian math team for any year is going to blow your mind https://threesides.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022_EG...
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#20I was not expecting a sweet photo of a beaming actuary when opening an article about someone nicknamed the “Annihilator.” That Excel championship wrestling belt is really cool though.
The prizes are really cool. The winner of the sister competition (more finance focused) gets a large 'diamond' encrusted ring.
I encourage anyone who enjoys problem solving and Excel to sign up for the upcoming 2024 competition. Who knows, maybe you'll get flown out to Las Vegas to compete in the finals next year?