Thread - WSC 5 - Rounds and Types

The playoffs were amazing! The top 4 from my earlier post qualified for the playoffs with Jan having an 8min advantage due to his higher points. The format had 10 puzzles in 60mins.

Jan started superbly by finishing almost 3 puzzles by the time the rest finished their first. The 4th puzzle was a Consecutive and Jan put the first digit incorrectly (A 7 next to an 8 without a bar) and hence kept going wrong. He wasted about 10-12mins...
Jakub on the other hand blazed through the puzzles. When Jan finally found his error and solve the Consecutive, Jakub had almost finished the 6th puzzle.
So, Jan was on his 5th puzzle while Jakub started his 7th.
The 8th puzzle was an Irregular Sudoku (which was supposed to be quite tough) and that turned out to be the decider since Jakub tried but seemed a little slow and got stuck a little, while Jan absolutely destroyed the Irregular in about 4-5mins to eventually overtake Jakub and win the title.

So, Jan Mrozowski wins WSC for the 2nd time in a row.

I'll write about WSC in more detail on my blog in the next two days...

Rohan


	@ 2010-05-02 7:17 PM (#517 - in reply to #483) (#517) Top
vopani Posts: 739 Country : India	vopani posted @ 2010-05-02 7:17 PM The playoffs were amazing! The top 4 from my earlier post qualified for the playoffs with Jan having an 8min advantage due to his higher points. The format had 10 puzzles in 60mins. Jan started superbly by finishing almost 3 puzzles by the time the rest finished their first. The 4th puzzle was a Consecutive and Jan put the first digit incorrectly (A 7 next to an 8 without a bar) and hence kept going wrong. He wasted about 10-12mins... Jakub on the other hand blazed through the puzzles. When Jan finally found his error and solve the Consecutive, Jakub had almost finished the 6th puzzle. So, Jan was on his 5th puzzle while Jakub started his 7th. The 8th puzzle was an Irregular Sudoku (which was supposed to be quite tough) and that turned out to be the decider since Jakub tried but seemed a little slow and got stuck a little, while Jan absolutely destroyed the Irregular in about 4-5mins to eventually overtake Jakub and win the title. So, Jan Mrozowski wins WSC for the 2nd time in a row. I'll write about WSC in more detail on my blog in the next two days... Rohan
	@ 2010-05-02 7:20 PM (#518 - in reply to #483) (#518) Top
vopani Posts: 739 Country : India	vopani posted @ 2010-05-02 7:20 PM One correction: The '9th' puzzle was an Irregular Sudoku.
	@ 2010-05-03 9:49 AM (#519 - in reply to #518) (#519) Top
harmeet Posts: 85 Country : India	harmeet posted @ 2010-05-03 9:49 AM Guys, Amazing performance! A real confidence booster!! Congratulations to one and all! regards, Harmeet
	@ 2010-05-03 10:44 AM (#520 - in reply to #483) (#520) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2010-05-03 10:44 AM Detailed account of the championship and play offs http://motris.livejournal.com/104548.html
	@ 2010-05-07 10:14 PM (#555 - in reply to #483) (#555) Top
vopani Posts: 739 Country : India	vopani posted @ 2010-05-07 10:14 PM I have written about WSC 2010 from my point of view. Do read it, and comments are most welcomed. http://rohanrao.blogspot.com/2010/05/world-sudoku-championship-2010...