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2009 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Asia Manila Regionals was concluded here in the Philippines, October 22-23, 2009 at the Ateneo de Manila University, and sponsored by IBM. Here are some quick facts below, from Dr. Raffy Saldana’s blog, this year’s contest director. Visit his site for more info on complete rankings.

SUMMARY

Number of Teams Participated: 55
Number of Countries/Territories: 4 (Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam)
Number of Schools: 23
Number of Problems Given: 10
Number of Teams that Solved at least 1 Problem: 55 / 55 (100 %)
Number of Teams that Solved 10 /10 Problems: 6 / 55 (10.9 %)

Winners:

1. CHAMPION: University of the Philippines – Diliman (PHILIPPINES) ‘Mga SOGO ni E.T.’
2. First Runner-Up: Ho Chi Minh City University of Science (VIETNAM) ‘PASSION’
3. 2nd Runner-Up: National University of Singapore (SINGAPORE) ‘NUSSOC1′

Top Ten Schools:

1. University of the Philippines – Diliman (PHILIPPINES)
2. Ho Chi Minh City University of Science (VIETNAM)
3. National University of Singapore (SINGAPORE)
4. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HONG KONG)
5. University of Hong Kong (HONG KONG)
6. Ateneo de Manila University (PHILIPPINES)
7. De La Salle University – Manila (PHILIPPINES)
8. University of the Philippines – Los Banos (PHILIPPINES)
9. Ateneo de Naga University (PHILIPPINES)
10. University of Immaculate Conception – Davao (UIC)

Participating Schools:

Asia Pacific College (APC)
Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU)
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)
Ateneo de Naga University (ADNU)
Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU)
Cebu Institute of Technology (CIT)
De La Salle Canlubang (DLSC)
De La Salle University – Manila (DLSU)
Don Bosco Technical College (DBTC)
Emilio Aguinaldo College – Manila (EAC)
FEU East Asia College (FEUEAC)
Ho Chi Minh City University of Science (HCMCUS)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Technological Institute of the Philippines – Manila (TIP)
University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P)
University of the Immaculate Conception – Davao (UIC)
University of Hong Kong (UHK)
University of the Philippines – Diliman (UPD)
University of the Philippines – Los Banos (UPLB)
University of Saint Louis – Tuguegarao (USLT)
University of San Jose – Recoletos (USJR)
Xavier University (XU)

First hand experience notes and post from a participant: Visit Conrad Miguel’s blog.

The champion will go to China next year (February 1-6) to compete for the world finals.

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