Thread - Times Sudoku Championship 2013

I think she was one of the 4 people who submitted before time but made an error (including Swaroop ) ,Rajesh had scored highest among non-completed 55/60
Rohan cracked in 27 minutes
Prasanna was close in 30+ ( not sure)
Manuj in 43 minutes mostly

Edited by Rohan Rao 2013-07-27 9:25 PM

@ 2013-07-27 6:51 PM (#11933 - in reply to #11711) (#11933) Top

swaroop2011

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2013-07-27 6:51 PM

another missed chance, left two cells blank with pencil marks :(. so my score went down to 54/60.
Anyways congrats to top 4. :)

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utkaarsh

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utkaarsh posted @ 2013-07-27 7:01 PM

bad luck buddy , you had it in your hand !!

Edited by utkaarsh 2013-07-27 7:03 PM

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prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2013-07-27 7:02 PM

utkaarsh - 2013-07-27 4:36 PM

I think she was one of the 4 people who submitted before time but made an error (including Swaroop ) ,Rajesh had scored highest among non-completed 55/60
Rohan cracked in 27 minutes
Prasanna was close in 30+ ( not sure)
Manju in 43 minutes mostly

I wasn't so close actually, they say 37 minutes, but I don't mind, I spent a whole lot of time checking number by number, and actually found a little mistake, so just relieved I qualified, after last year's experience.

Thanks Varun and Swaroop. :)

7 people submitted all but 4 had a mistake and Tejal was, unfortunately, one of them. Only the top 3 got full value.

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rakesh_rai

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rakesh_rai posted @ 2013-07-27 7:15 PM

Congratulations Rohan, Manuj and Rajesh. Glad to see a few 'R's in the reckoning.

Prasanna: Congratulations for clearing the tougher part.

@ 2013-07-27 7:18 PM (#11938 - in reply to #11937) (#11938) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2013-07-27 7:18 PM

rakesh_rai - 2013-07-27 7:15 PM

Prasanna: Congratulations for clearing the tougher part.

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rajeshk

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rajeshk posted @ 2013-07-27 8:51 PM

Congrats to all the winners to Mumbai round.
Sad to see Swaroop missing it again. I am sure that Swaroop will bounce back very strongly next year.

@ 2013-07-27 10:51 PM (#11941 - in reply to #11711) (#11941) Top

r_baniya

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r_baniya posted @ 2013-07-27 10:51 PM

Good Evening Friends,
I am Rajesh Baniya, stood 4th in Mumbai Rounds...
I was a bit dejected for leaving cells blank in the Easiest Sudoku(TRIO) with the Minimum Marks of 5.....
Anyways,
that is the important part, a minute error can make a Difference, as in Su-Doku a solution has to be "COMPLETE"....

@ 2013-07-27 10:56 PM (#11942 - in reply to #11711) (#11942) Top

neerajmehrotra

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neerajmehrotra posted @ 2013-07-27 10:56 PM

Heartiest Congrats to all the winners to Mumbai round and nice to see Rajesh Baniya back in the fray. I am really missing the event this year, Maybe I will be back next year. All the best to participants at Bangalore.

@ 2013-07-27 11:20 PM (#11943 - in reply to #11711) (#11943) Top

rvarun

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rvarun posted @ 2013-07-27 11:20 PM

All the best to the Bangalore participants.. :-)

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Siva2013

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Siva2013 posted @ 2013-07-28 12:28 AM

atkninja - 2013-07-26 6:35 PM

I am playing this for the first time in Bangalore .
Could someone please provide the format of the test (how many rounds, duration , types of puzzles etc)?

Is there some place where the test puzzles are published ?

What is the best online reference to prepare for this competition ?
Thanks!

After the first round of 8 6x6 classics in 15 minutes, there is a 1 hour round with 4 classics and 4 variants. Therefore practice very well with 8 sudoko of 6x6. it is hard if u dont practice very well. once u are clear with it, then they will give a call in an hour and will let u know whether u are selected for the second round or not.

@ 2013-07-28 10:01 AM (#11946 - in reply to #11711) (#11946) Top

hidost

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hidost posted @ 2013-07-28 10:01 AM

Is it possible to get which SUDOKU puzzle was given in competition @ bby? I was just eager to check my timings :)

@ 2013-07-28 10:04 AM (#11947 - in reply to #11941) (#11947) Top

hidost

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hidost posted @ 2013-07-28 10:04 AM

Just read article in today's Times Of India. Many congratulations. Just wanted to check if you can post blank copy of the Sudoku given in competition?

@ 2013-07-28 11:05 AM (#11948 - in reply to #11947) (#11948) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2013-07-28 11:05 AM

hidost - 2013-07-28 10:04 AM

Just read article in today's Times Of India. Many congratulations. Just wanted to check if you can post blank copy of the Sudoku given in competition?

Whether or not that's possible (up to ToI I'd think), if you just want to compare your general speed against the qualifiers, there's many other ways to do that, as India's top players have participated in many tests in the past here on LMI where the results and sudokus are all archived

@ 2013-07-28 4:13 PM (#11953 - in reply to #11711) (#11953) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2013-07-28 4:13 PM

Top 4 from Bangalore -
1. Harmeet Singh.
2. Varun Shetty.
3. Deepika M.
4. Rajesh Kumar.

Congrats to the winners! The 16 is complete.

@ 2013-07-28 5:00 PM (#11954 - in reply to #11945) (#11954) Top

rvarun

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rvarun posted @ 2013-07-28 5:00 PM

Congrats to the bangalore round winners.. All the best to the 16 qualifiers for the national finals.. :-)

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r_baniya

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r_baniya posted @ 2013-07-28 6:33 PM

Congrats to the Banglore sQUAD.....
All the Best to Swift Sixteen......for the Finalsssss

@ 2013-07-28 6:37 PM (#11956 - in reply to #11711) (#11956) Top

akash.doulani

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akash.doulani posted @ 2013-07-28 6:37 PM

When will the instruction booklet be out?

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aniketpol 94

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aniketpol 94 posted @ 2013-07-28 7:45 PM

All d best to the final 16

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bnpavan

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bnpavan posted @ 2013-07-28 9:42 PM

Congratulations to the top 4 in Bangalore.

All the best to all of you for the final 4 positions... :)

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gowrishankar

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gowrishankar posted @ 2013-07-28 10:51 PM

Congratulations to all the top 16..!
perform well in National Finals..!
do well in China..!

one request/Suggestion to organizers, If it's possible please also include Variants Sudoku in Prelims next time,

My point is ,say consider person A is aware of Variant Sudokus along with the classic ones , and can solve both of them pretty good...lets assume Person B is good at only classic Sudoku, and
knows how to solve them fast,,! but what if Person B gets through prelims and Person A does some minor mistake in a hurry and could not get through..!
Person B after getting through prelims, and can only solve Classic ones ???? and what about the adaptability to variants ?
in that case Person A has lost a Valuable chance .And i am not taking about any person in general..and just a thought..!no harsh feelings..!


	@ 2013-07-27 3:30 PM (#11927 - in reply to #11711) (#11927) Top
ssandy Posts: 5 Country : India	ssandy posted @ 2013-07-27 3:30 PM All the best for all participants this weekend
	@ 2013-07-27 4:21 PM (#11929 - in reply to #11711) (#11929) Top
utkaarsh Posts: 89 Country : India	utkaarsh posted @ 2013-07-27 4:21 PM Mumbai qualifiers Rohan Rao Prasanna S Manuj A Rajesh Baniya
	@ 2013-07-27 4:24 PM (#11930 - in reply to #11711) (#11930) Top
purifire Posts: 460 Country : India	purifire posted @ 2013-07-27 4:24 PM Tejal?
	@ 2013-07-27 4:35 PM (#11931 - in reply to #11711) (#11931) Top
rvarun Posts: 268 Country : India	rvarun posted @ 2013-07-27 4:35 PM Congrats guys.. :)
	@ 2013-07-27 4:36 PM (#11932 - in reply to #11711) (#11932) Top
utkaarsh Posts: 89 Country : India	utkaarsh posted @ 2013-07-27 4:36 PM I think she was one of the 4 people who submitted before time but made an error (including Swaroop ) ,Rajesh had scored highest among non-completed 55/60 Rohan cracked in 27 minutes Prasanna was close in 30+ ( not sure) Manuj in 43 minutes mostly Edited by Rohan Rao 2013-07-27 9:25 PM
	@ 2013-07-27 6:51 PM (#11933 - in reply to #11711) (#11933) Top
swaroop2011 Posts: 668 Country : India	swaroop2011 posted @ 2013-07-27 6:51 PM another missed chance, left two cells blank with pencil marks :(. so my score went down to 54/60. Anyways congrats to top 4. :)
	@ 2013-07-27 7:01 PM (#11935 - in reply to #11933) (#11935) Top
utkaarsh Posts: 89 Country : India	utkaarsh posted @ 2013-07-27 7:01 PM bad luck buddy , you had it in your hand !! Edited by utkaarsh 2013-07-27 7:03 PM
	@ 2013-07-27 7:02 PM (#11936 - in reply to #11932) (#11936) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2013-07-27 7:02 PM utkaarsh - 2013-07-27 4:36 PM I think she was one of the 4 people who submitted before time but made an error (including Swaroop ) ,Rajesh had scored highest among non-completed 55/60 Rohan cracked in 27 minutes Prasanna was close in 30+ ( not sure) Manju in 43 minutes mostly I wasn't so close actually, they say 37 minutes, but I don't mind, I spent a whole lot of time checking number by number, and actually found a little mistake, so just relieved I qualified, after last year's experience. Thanks Varun and Swaroop. :) 7 people submitted all but 4 had a mistake and Tejal was, unfortunately, one of them. Only the top 3 got full value.
	@ 2013-07-27 7:15 PM (#11937 - in reply to #11915) (#11937) Top
rakesh_rai Posts: 774 Country : India	rakesh_rai posted @ 2013-07-27 7:15 PM Congratulations Rohan, Manuj and Rajesh. Glad to see a few 'R's in the reckoning. Prasanna: Congratulations for clearing the tougher part.
	@ 2013-07-27 7:18 PM (#11938 - in reply to #11937) (#11938) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2013-07-27 7:18 PM rakesh_rai - 2013-07-27 7:15 PM Prasanna: Congratulations for clearing the tougher part.
	@ 2013-07-27 8:51 PM (#11939 - in reply to #11711) (#11939) Top
rajeshk Posts: 542 Country : India	rajeshk posted @ 2013-07-27 8:51 PM Congrats to all the winners to Mumbai round. Sad to see Swaroop missing it again. I am sure that Swaroop will bounce back very strongly next year.
	@ 2013-07-27 10:51 PM (#11941 - in reply to #11711) (#11941) Top
r_baniya Posts: 4 Country : India	r_baniya posted @ 2013-07-27 10:51 PM Good Evening Friends, I am Rajesh Baniya, stood 4th in Mumbai Rounds... I was a bit dejected for leaving cells blank in the Easiest Sudoku(TRIO) with the Minimum Marks of 5..... Anyways, that is the important part, a minute error can make a Difference, as in Su-Doku a solution has to be "COMPLETE"....
	@ 2013-07-27 10:56 PM (#11942 - in reply to #11711) (#11942) Top
neerajmehrotra Posts: 329 Country : India	neerajmehrotra posted @ 2013-07-27 10:56 PM Heartiest Congrats to all the winners to Mumbai round and nice to see Rajesh Baniya back in the fray. I am really missing the event this year, Maybe I will be back next year. All the best to participants at Bangalore.
	@ 2013-07-27 11:20 PM (#11943 - in reply to #11711) (#11943) Top
rvarun Posts: 268 Country : India	rvarun posted @ 2013-07-27 11:20 PM All the best to the Bangalore participants.. :-)
	@ 2013-07-28 12:28 AM (#11945 - in reply to #11915) (#11945) Top
Siva2013 Posts: 1 Country : India	Siva2013 posted @ 2013-07-28 12:28 AM atkninja - 2013-07-26 6:35 PM I am playing this for the first time in Bangalore . Could someone please provide the format of the test (how many rounds, duration , types of puzzles etc)? Is there some place where the test puzzles are published ? What is the best online reference to prepare for this competition ? Thanks! After the first round of 8 6x6 classics in 15 minutes, there is a 1 hour round with 4 classics and 4 variants. Therefore practice very well with 8 sudoko of 6x6. it is hard if u dont practice very well. once u are clear with it, then they will give a call in an hour and will let u know whether u are selected for the second round or not.
	@ 2013-07-28 10:01 AM (#11946 - in reply to #11711) (#11946) Top
hidost Posts: 2	hidost posted @ 2013-07-28 10:01 AM Is it possible to get which SUDOKU puzzle was given in competition @ bby? I was just eager to check my timings :)
	@ 2013-07-28 10:04 AM (#11947 - in reply to #11941) (#11947) Top
hidost Posts: 2	hidost posted @ 2013-07-28 10:04 AM Just read article in today's Times Of India. Many congratulations. Just wanted to check if you can post blank copy of the Sudoku given in competition?
	@ 2013-07-28 11:05 AM (#11948 - in reply to #11947) (#11948) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2013-07-28 11:05 AM hidost - 2013-07-28 10:04 AM Just read article in today's Times Of India. Many congratulations. Just wanted to check if you can post blank copy of the Sudoku given in competition? Whether or not that's possible (up to ToI I'd think), if you just want to compare your general speed against the qualifiers, there's many other ways to do that, as India's top players have participated in many tests in the past here on LMI where the results and sudokus are all archived
	@ 2013-07-28 4:13 PM (#11953 - in reply to #11711) (#11953) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2013-07-28 4:13 PM Top 4 from Bangalore - 1. Harmeet Singh. 2. Varun Shetty. 3. Deepika M. 4. Rajesh Kumar. Congrats to the winners! The 16 is complete.
	@ 2013-07-28 5:00 PM (#11954 - in reply to #11945) (#11954) Top
rvarun Posts: 268 Country : India	rvarun posted @ 2013-07-28 5:00 PM Congrats to the bangalore round winners.. All the best to the 16 qualifiers for the national finals.. :-)
	@ 2013-07-28 6:33 PM (#11955 - in reply to #11711) (#11955) Top
r_baniya Posts: 4 Country : India	r_baniya posted @ 2013-07-28 6:33 PM Congrats to the Banglore sQUAD..... All the Best to Swift Sixteen......for the Finalsssss
	@ 2013-07-28 6:37 PM (#11956 - in reply to #11711) (#11956) Top
akash.doulani Posts: 157 Country : India	akash.doulani posted @ 2013-07-28 6:37 PM When will the instruction booklet be out?
	@ 2013-07-28 7:45 PM (#11958 - in reply to #11711) (#11958) Top
aniketpol 94 Posts: 3 Country : India	aniketpol 94 posted @ 2013-07-28 7:45 PM All d best to the final 16
	@ 2013-07-28 9:42 PM (#11959 - in reply to #11711) (#11959) Top
bnpavan Posts: 1 Country : India	bnpavan posted @ 2013-07-28 9:42 PM Congratulations to the top 4 in Bangalore. All the best to all of you for the final 4 positions... :)
	@ 2013-07-28 10:51 PM (#11963 - in reply to #11711) (#11963) Top
gowrishankar Posts: 13 Country : India	gowrishankar posted @ 2013-07-28 10:51 PM Congratulations to all the top 16..! perform well in National Finals..! do well in China..! one request/Suggestion to organizers, If it's possible please also include Variants Sudoku in Prelims next time, My point is ,say consider person A is aware of Variant Sudokus along with the classic ones , and can solve both of them pretty good...lets assume Person B is good at only classic Sudoku, and knows how to solve them fast,,! but what if Person B gets through prelims and Person A does some minor mistake in a hurry and could not get through..! Person B after getting through prelims, and can only solve Classic ones ???? and what about the adaptability to variants ? in that case Person A has lost a Valuable chance .And i am not taking about any person in general..and just a thought..!no harsh feelings..!