Thread - Times Sudoku Championship - Indian selection to World Sudoku Championship 2012 Croatia

@ 2012-06-30 9:51 PM (#7641 - in reply to #7640) (#7641) Top

purifire

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purifire posted @ 2012-06-30 9:51 PM

ShiloStephen - 2012-06-30 9:24 PM

Quite disappointed with the timing this time. 4 days before the event its announced??? and without any publicity at all?? I'm from Bangalore and I just now get to know that the event is tomorrow.. not all people are free every sunday.. atleast a week's time to make ourselves free would have been great.. of wat I see.. 36 posts to this thread.. seems it might turn out to be an empty affair at bangalore tomorrow..

Shilo... Surprisingly there are millions of people in Bangalore who read the newspapers and are gearing up... You will be surprised at the turnout. sometimes, it is better to keep following the news rather than check at the last minute.

Rishi

@ 2012-06-30 9:55 PM (#7642 - in reply to #7640) (#7642) Top

Administrator

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Administrator posted @ 2012-06-30 9:55 PM

ShiloStephen - 2012-06-30 9:24 PM

seems it might turn out to be an empty affair at bangalore tomorrow..

Thank you for your prediction. We have 2000+ people registered for the event via SMS. I hope some of them will turn up and it won't be an empty event. And I know quite a few people who are coming from as far as Hyderabad to Bangalore.

@ 2012-06-30 9:55 PM (#7643 - in reply to #7641) (#7643) Top

purifire

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purifire posted @ 2012-06-30 9:55 PM

and all the best to the participants at Bangalore tomorrow. Pity I miss this years ISC as well :(

@ 2012-06-30 10:35 PM (#7644 - in reply to #7642) (#7644) Top

macherlakumar

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macherlakumar posted @ 2012-06-30 10:35 PM

Administrator - 2012-06-30 9:55 PM

ShiloStephen - 2012-06-30 9:24 PMseems it might turn out to be an empty affair at bangalore tomorrow..

Wow 2000+ is really a very good number, its great that now people are showing interest in these events. I wish that it will turn out to be a grand event at all places.
Sadly this time I won't be able to participate in ISC.

Regards,
Ravi

@ 2012-06-30 10:59 PM (#7645 - in reply to #7644) (#7645) Top

adityasaraf007

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adityasaraf007 posted @ 2012-06-30 10:59 PM

Including one Online Round would have been a bit better..... Nonetheless, its good to see that The Times Group have come forward to again sponsor the event.... Kudos to Deb, Amit and the team for bringing the sponsorship....

Would be missing this years ISC!!!!! Best of luck to all the participants for all the 4 cities..... Cheers!!!!

@ 2012-07-01 12:53 AM (#7648 - in reply to #7645) (#7648) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-07-01 12:53 AM

Best of luck to all participants. Would be interesting to see who qualifies from each city. Its quite competitive, so its gonna be fun :P

Btw, really sad you can't make it Rishi :| Please do next year, by that time I'll learn to beat you (I hope :P )

@ 2012-07-01 7:17 AM (#7651 - in reply to #7643) (#7651) Top

rajeshk

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rajeshk posted @ 2012-07-01 7:17 AM

purifire - 2012-06-30 9:55 PM

Pity I miss this years ISC as well :(

Rishi Try to participate. Your presence will make the event more competitive and a strong Indian Team. You are among the best Sudoku solver in the world.

@ 2012-07-01 8:03 AM (#7652 - in reply to #7651) (#7652) Top

amitsowani

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amitsowani posted @ 2012-07-01 8:03 AM

Guys best of luck for the event.
Do remember to carry your pens, pencils, erasers. A writing pad will be helpful too.

@ 2012-07-01 12:06 PM (#7655 - in reply to #7590) (#7655) Top

Sinchana

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Sinchana posted @ 2012-07-01 12:06 PM

Can I get any info about what time will the event end? Have another appointment scheduled for the evening, so need to know.........

@ 2012-07-01 12:28 PM (#7656 - in reply to #7651) (#7656) Top

purifire

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purifire posted @ 2012-07-01 12:28 PM

rajeshk - 2012-07-01 7:17 AM

purifire - 2012-06-30 9:55 PM

Pity I miss this years ISC as well :(

Rishi Try to participate. Your presence will make the event more competitive and a strong Indian Team. You are among the best Sudoku solver in the world.

Rajesh

Is there a preliminary round in london too? If yes then I will definitely participate :D

and thanks for the kind words.

Rishi

Edited by purifire 2012-07-01 12:29 PM

@ 2012-07-01 8:43 PM (#7663 - in reply to #7590) (#7663) Top

pavrose

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pavrose posted @ 2012-07-01 8:43 PM

Has the sms code for Chennai been published? Hope it will be updated in this site like for Bangalore

@ 2012-07-01 8:50 PM (#7664 - in reply to #7663) (#7664) Top

vopani

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vopani posted @ 2012-07-01 8:50 PM

pavrose - 2012-07-01 8:43 PM

Has the sms code for Chennai been published? Hope it will be updated in this site like for Bangalore

Yes, it will be published here 'too'. Please be patient, it will be announced soon.

@ 2012-07-01 8:56 PM (#7665 - in reply to #7590) (#7665) Top

pavrose

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pavrose posted @ 2012-07-01 8:56 PM

Hey thanks for responding Rohan. I checked the Chennai Times site and the SMS code was SMS TOISUDC to 58888

@ 2012-07-01 9:05 PM (#7666 - in reply to #7590) (#7666) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2012-07-01 9:05 PM

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@ 2012-07-01 9:06 PM (#7667 - in reply to #7590) (#7667) Top

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Administrator posted @ 2012-07-01 9:06 PM

The SMS code is for Chennai event only

@ 2012-07-01 10:39 PM (#7668 - in reply to #7667) (#7668) Top

pooja.seksaria

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pooja.seksaria posted @ 2012-07-01 10:39 PM

will such an event be held in Mumbai as well?

@ 2012-07-01 10:48 PM (#7669 - in reply to #7668) (#7669) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-07-01 10:48 PM

pooja.seksaria - 2012-07-01 10:39 PM

will such an event be held in Mumbai as well?

Yes, read prior posts and wait for details. Reading the Times Of India newspaper is advisable too.

@ 2012-07-02 6:09 AM (#7671 - in reply to #7590) (#7671) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2012-07-02 6:09 AM

Link to news article in Times of India

(If the link does not work, Goto http://epaper.timesofindia.com/ , Select Times of India, Bangalore, 2nd July, Main Print, Page 2 )

Edited by debmohanty 2012-07-02 8:32 AM

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@ 2012-07-02 10:51 AM (#7672 - in reply to #7671) (#7672) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2012-07-02 10:51 AM

debmohanty - 2012-07-02 6:09 AM

Link to news article in Times of India

(If the link does not work, Goto http://epaper.timesofindia.com/ , Select Times of India, Bangalore, 2nd July, Main Print, Page 2 )

or, another link : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/They-crack-the-ji...

@ 2012-07-02 12:22 PM (#7675 - in reply to #7672) (#7675) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-07-02 12:22 PM

Congrats to Jaipal, Rakesh, Asha and Rajesh. 1200 is quite a satisfactory turnout.

@ 2012-07-02 12:42 PM (#7676 - in reply to #7675) (#7676) Top

Yokozuna

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Yokozuna posted @ 2012-07-02 12:42 PM

Can someone tell the various types of sudoku that will be put forward to us??

@ 2012-07-02 12:48 PM (#7677 - in reply to #7676) (#7677) Top

rakesh_rai

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rakesh_rai posted @ 2012-07-02 12:48 PM

Yokozuna - 2012-07-02 12:42 PM

Can someone tell the various types of sudoku that will be put forward to us??

Specific instructions will be provided on the respective date at the event location.

@ 2012-07-02 1:11 PM (#7678 - in reply to #7590) (#7678) Top

prasanna16391

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prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-07-02 1:11 PM

Will the format of the other regional rounds be similar to the one in Bangalore? As in, 6x6s to determine the first round eliminations and then 9x9s with variants in the next rounds?

@ 2012-07-02 1:25 PM (#7679 - in reply to #7678) (#7679) Top

debmohanty

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debmohanty posted @ 2012-07-02 1:25 PM

prasanna16391 - 2012-07-02 1:11 PM

Will the format of the other regional rounds be similar to the one in Bangalore? As in, 6x6s to determine the first round eliminations and then 9x9s with variants in the next rounds?

It is already answered earlier in this thread.

@ 2012-07-02 8:57 PM (#7683 - in reply to #7671) (#7683) Top

swaroop2011

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swaroop2011 posted @ 2012-07-02 8:57 PM

Congrats to all of them !! Now waiting for Mumbai event :)


	@ 2012-06-30 9:51 PM (#7641 - in reply to #7640) (#7641) Top
purifire Posts: 460 Country : India	purifire posted @ 2012-06-30 9:51 PM ShiloStephen - 2012-06-30 9:24 PM Quite disappointed with the timing this time. 4 days before the event its announced??? and without any publicity at all?? I'm from Bangalore and I just now get to know that the event is tomorrow.. not all people are free every sunday.. atleast a week's time to make ourselves free would have been great.. of wat I see.. 36 posts to this thread.. seems it might turn out to be an empty affair at bangalore tomorrow.. Shilo... Surprisingly there are millions of people in Bangalore who read the newspapers and are gearing up... You will be surprised at the turnout. sometimes, it is better to keep following the news rather than check at the last minute. Rishi
	@ 2012-06-30 9:55 PM (#7642 - in reply to #7640) (#7642) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-06-30 9:55 PM ShiloStephen - 2012-06-30 9:24 PM seems it might turn out to be an empty affair at bangalore tomorrow.. Thank you for your prediction. We have 2000+ people registered for the event via SMS. I hope some of them will turn up and it won't be an empty event. And I know quite a few people who are coming from as far as Hyderabad to Bangalore.
	@ 2012-06-30 9:55 PM (#7643 - in reply to #7641) (#7643) Top
purifire Posts: 460 Country : India	purifire posted @ 2012-06-30 9:55 PM and all the best to the participants at Bangalore tomorrow. Pity I miss this years ISC as well :(
	@ 2012-06-30 10:35 PM (#7644 - in reply to #7642) (#7644) Top
macherlakumar Posts: 123 Country : India	macherlakumar posted @ 2012-06-30 10:35 PM Administrator - 2012-06-30 9:55 PM ShiloStephen - 2012-06-30 9:24 PMseems it might turn out to be an empty affair at bangalore tomorrow.. Thank you for your prediction. We have 2000+ people registered for the event via SMS. I hope some of them will turn up and it won't be an empty event. And I know quite a few people who are coming from as far as Hyderabad to Bangalore. Wow 2000+ is really a very good number, its great that now people are showing interest in these events. I wish that it will turn out to be a grand event at all places. Sadly this time I won't be able to participate in ISC. Regards, Ravi
	@ 2012-06-30 10:59 PM (#7645 - in reply to #7644) (#7645) Top
adityasaraf007 Posts: 45 Country : India	adityasaraf007 posted @ 2012-06-30 10:59 PM Including one Online Round would have been a bit better..... Nonetheless, its good to see that The Times Group have come forward to again sponsor the event.... Kudos to Deb, Amit and the team for bringing the sponsorship.... Would be missing this years ISC!!!!! Best of luck to all the participants for all the 4 cities..... Cheers!!!!
	@ 2012-07-01 12:53 AM (#7648 - in reply to #7645) (#7648) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-07-01 12:53 AM Best of luck to all participants. Would be interesting to see who qualifies from each city. Its quite competitive, so its gonna be fun :P Btw, really sad you can't make it Rishi :\| Please do next year, by that time I'll learn to beat you (I hope :P )
	@ 2012-07-01 7:17 AM (#7651 - in reply to #7643) (#7651) Top
rajeshk Posts: 542 Country : India	rajeshk posted @ 2012-07-01 7:17 AM purifire - 2012-06-30 9:55 PM Pity I miss this years ISC as well :( Rishi Try to participate. Your presence will make the event more competitive and a strong Indian Team. You are among the best Sudoku solver in the world.
	@ 2012-07-01 8:03 AM (#7652 - in reply to #7651) (#7652) Top
amitsowani Posts: 349 Country : India	amitsowani posted @ 2012-07-01 8:03 AM Guys best of luck for the event. Do remember to carry your pens, pencils, erasers. A writing pad will be helpful too.
	@ 2012-07-01 12:06 PM (#7655 - in reply to #7590) (#7655) Top
Sinchana Posts: 1	Sinchana posted @ 2012-07-01 12:06 PM Can I get any info about what time will the event end? Have another appointment scheduled for the evening, so need to know.........
	@ 2012-07-01 12:28 PM (#7656 - in reply to #7651) (#7656) Top
purifire Posts: 460 Country : India	purifire posted @ 2012-07-01 12:28 PM rajeshk - 2012-07-01 7:17 AM purifire - 2012-06-30 9:55 PM Pity I miss this years ISC as well :( Rishi Try to participate. Your presence will make the event more competitive and a strong Indian Team. You are among the best Sudoku solver in the world. Rajesh Is there a preliminary round in london too? If yes then I will definitely participate :D and thanks for the kind words. Rishi Edited by purifire 2012-07-01 12:29 PM
	@ 2012-07-01 8:43 PM (#7663 - in reply to #7590) (#7663) Top
pavrose Posts: 5 Country : Canada	pavrose posted @ 2012-07-01 8:43 PM Has the sms code for Chennai been published? Hope it will be updated in this site like for Bangalore
	@ 2012-07-01 8:50 PM (#7664 - in reply to #7663) (#7664) Top
vopani Posts: 739 Country : India	vopani posted @ 2012-07-01 8:50 PM pavrose - 2012-07-01 8:43 PM Has the sms code for Chennai been published? Hope it will be updated in this site like for Bangalore Yes, it will be published here 'too'. Please be patient, it will be announced soon.
	@ 2012-07-01 8:56 PM (#7665 - in reply to #7590) (#7665) Top
pavrose Posts: 5 Country : Canada	pavrose posted @ 2012-07-01 8:56 PM Hey thanks for responding Rohan. I checked the Chennai Times site and the SMS code was SMS TOISUDC to 58888
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Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-07-01 9:05 PM This post is intentionally left blank.
	@ 2012-07-01 9:06 PM (#7667 - in reply to #7590) (#7667) Top
Administrator Country : India	Administrator posted @ 2012-07-01 9:06 PM The SMS code is for Chennai event only The SMS code is for Chennai event only
	@ 2012-07-01 10:39 PM (#7668 - in reply to #7667) (#7668) Top
pooja.seksaria Posts: 2 Country : India	pooja.seksaria posted @ 2012-07-01 10:39 PM will such an event be held in Mumbai as well?
	@ 2012-07-01 10:48 PM (#7669 - in reply to #7668) (#7669) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-07-01 10:48 PM pooja.seksaria - 2012-07-01 10:39 PM will such an event be held in Mumbai as well? Yes, read prior posts and wait for details. Reading the Times Of India newspaper is advisable too.
	@ 2012-07-02 6:09 AM (#7671 - in reply to #7590) (#7671) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2012-07-02 6:09 AM Link to news article in Times of India (If the link does not work, Goto http://epaper.timesofindia.com/ , Select Times of India, Bangalore, 2nd July, Main Print, Page 2 ) Edited by debmohanty 2012-07-02 8:32 AM (BangaloreTOI2012.jpg) Attachments ---------------- BangaloreTOI2012.jpg (38KB - 3 downloads)
	@ 2012-07-02 10:51 AM (#7672 - in reply to #7671) (#7672) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2012-07-02 10:51 AM debmohanty - 2012-07-02 6:09 AM Link to news article in Times of India (If the link does not work, Goto http://epaper.timesofindia.com/ , Select Times of India, Bangalore, 2nd July, Main Print, Page 2 ) or, another link : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/They-crack-the-ji...
	@ 2012-07-02 12:22 PM (#7675 - in reply to #7672) (#7675) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-07-02 12:22 PM Congrats to Jaipal, Rakesh, Asha and Rajesh. 1200 is quite a satisfactory turnout.
	@ 2012-07-02 12:42 PM (#7676 - in reply to #7675) (#7676) Top
Yokozuna Posts: 3 Country : India	Yokozuna posted @ 2012-07-02 12:42 PM Can someone tell the various types of sudoku that will be put forward to us??
	@ 2012-07-02 12:48 PM (#7677 - in reply to #7676) (#7677) Top
rakesh_rai Posts: 774 Country : India	rakesh_rai posted @ 2012-07-02 12:48 PM Yokozuna - 2012-07-02 12:42 PM Can someone tell the various types of sudoku that will be put forward to us?? Specific instructions will be provided on the respective date at the event location.
	@ 2012-07-02 1:11 PM (#7678 - in reply to #7590) (#7678) Top
prasanna16391 Posts: 1801 Country : India	prasanna16391 posted @ 2012-07-02 1:11 PM Will the format of the other regional rounds be similar to the one in Bangalore? As in, 6x6s to determine the first round eliminations and then 9x9s with variants in the next rounds?
	@ 2012-07-02 1:25 PM (#7679 - in reply to #7678) (#7679) Top
debmohanty Country : India	debmohanty posted @ 2012-07-02 1:25 PM prasanna16391 - 2012-07-02 1:11 PM Will the format of the other regional rounds be similar to the one in Bangalore? As in, 6x6s to determine the first round eliminations and then 9x9s with variants in the next rounds? It is already answered earlier in this thread.
	@ 2012-07-02 8:57 PM (#7683 - in reply to #7671) (#7683) Top
swaroop2011 Posts: 668 Country : India	swaroop2011 posted @ 2012-07-02 8:57 PM debmohanty - 2012-07-02 6:09 AM Link to news article in Times of India (If the link does not work, Goto http://epaper.timesofindia.com/ , Select Times of India, Bangalore, 2nd July, Main Print, Page 2 ) Congrats to all of them !! Now waiting for Mumbai event :)