Chapter 442 Final
A week later, the finals of the computer programming competition officially began. A total of 112 teams entered the finals, from more than 30 countries around the world.
In order to make the event into the 'Olympics' in the computer field, the organizing committee has taken great pains.
As early as a month ago, they had publicly stated that all aspects of the final would be conducted in accordance with Olympic standards.
In addition, unlike previous trials, this time there will be 12 teams receiving medals of honor, with the first-ranked team receiving a gold medal, the fifth-ranked team receiving a silver medal, and the ninth-ranked team receiving a bronze medal.
The number of medals has increased, but the number of questions has also increased from 6 to 11.
The strength of the players who can make it through the major global trials is beyond doubt, so this move is not actually good news for solo players like Lin Siqiao.
On the day of the competition, the stadium entrance was crowded with people.
It was only when Lin Siqiao and his friends arrived outside the venue that they realized that there were not only many media reporters but also many relatives and friends as well as students from major universities.
Among this crowd, Lin Siqiao spotted the most special one at a glance.
At this moment, she finally understood clearly why people in later generations would say, "If faith has a color, it must be Chinese red!" 】
Looking at the familiar faces in front of him, Lin Siqiao was extremely surprised.
She really didn't expect that Director Chen would come with a group of people from the liaison office, followed by local Chinese and overseas Chinese. Everyone was wearing the same red Chinese clothing, holding a red flag representing national faith in their hands, and shouting in unison to cheer for themselves.
Lin Siqiao, who originally thought it didn't matter whether he got a medal or not, felt a fire inexplicably ignited in his heart after seeing this scene.
She wants to win!
She wants to stand on the highest podium with everyone's hopes.
She wants to tell the world that she is from China.
And China is not as bad as they think!
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The final will still be held at 10 am. According to the rules, the competition duration is the same as before, which is 6 hours.
The more questions a contestant solves during the period, the higher his ranking will be. Teams that solve the same number of questions will be ranked based on the time they take to solve them.
After careful consideration, Lin Siqiao gave up his previous idea of answering the questions backwards.
There was no way she could finish answering all the questions, so what she had to do now was to try to buy herself more time in the front and get all the points she could.
As the competition officially began, the venue suddenly became quiet, and the moment Lin Siqiao received the questions, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she did not stubbornly follow her previous train of thought. Otherwise, considering the amount of calculation required for the first question, Lin Siqiao couldn't imagine how many brain cells she would lose for the last and final question.
Of course, it is also thanks to Teacher Frank. Otherwise, he would have spent more than a month providing targeted coaching to the contestants who entered the finals.
It is impossible for Lin Siqiao's logical calculation ability and problem-solving speed to improve so quickly.
In addition, she would take a wake-up pill to refresh herself when she had nothing to do, so although Lin Siqiao's solving speed for the first few questions was not as fast as the three-person group, the whole process was relatively smooth.
It was only from the fourth question that Lin Siqiao began to feel the strain.
At this time, the players on the field also showed varying degrees of anxiety and uneasiness, because everyone discovered that the difficulty of the finals was really incomparable to the qualifiers.
When the competition was halfway through, most teams had not even finished the first third of the questions.
Lin Siqiao glanced at the screen on the field and saw that the university currently ranked first was Harvard University in the United States.
The second one is also from the United States, which is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The third one is Oxford University in the United States. As for my own ranking... it is still dozens of places away.
Knowing that there was no point in getting anxious, Lin Siqiao simply stopped.
After calmly peeling off a piece of dark chocolate and putting it into his mouth and drinking some warm boiled water, Lin Siqiao closed his eyes and gently pressed the acupoints around his eyes with his fingers.
Due to the screen and resolution of computers in this era, the characters are pitifully small. After three hours of intense concentration, Lin Siqiao's eyes were obviously uncomfortable.
She had to relieve the pressure on her eyes, otherwise she might not be able to hold on in the second half of the game, because... the further the game went, the more calculations required in the questions.
"Look, what is she doing?"
Many contestants noticed Lin Siqiao's actions. Seeing her pressing her nose bridge, scratching her eyelids, and muttering something in a low voice, their faces changed immediately.
Even the referees felt a little shocked after seeing this scene.
But they didn't dare to step forward and interrupt Lin Siqiao's "casting".
He just waited quietly for her to finish before walking over with a nervous look on his face.
"Student, if you have any ideas or requests, or if we have done anything inappropriate, you can tell us directly."
Just stop chanting the mantra.
God knows, during those few minutes when she chanted the spell just now, several players on the field were almost collapsing.
Without exception, these people have all whispered about Lin Siqiao in private.
Perhaps because they were guilty, they always felt that the target of Lin Siqiao's spell just now must be them.
Otherwise, why would they feel so nervous when they saw the questions, and be completely unable to concentrate? Now even their hands are starting to tremble.
Lin Siqiao had no idea that just doing a set of eye exercises and stretching his muscles would cause such a big misunderstanding.
However, seeing that everyone was looking at her in shock, she roughly guessed something.
She recalled that when her best friend was studying abroad, she just turned the key ring on her hand and hummed something in Chinese when she went upstairs. As a result, the foreign classmates coming down the stairs thought she had cast a spell on them.
Because in the perception of foreigners, Chinese people not only know martial arts, they also know witchcraft. And foreign countries, influenced by religion, have always been in awe of this mysterious oriental power.
Realizing that his behavior had caused them confusion, Lin Siqiao explained with a smile.
"I don't have any opinion, it's all good."
"My eyes just felt a little uncomfortable, but I massaged them and now they feel much better."
"Massage... your eyes?"
Lin Siqiao nodded, with an expression that said, "Don't make a fuss." "This is an eye exercise from China. Pressing it can relieve visual fatigue."
Everything that needed to be explained had been explained. As for whether they believed it or not, Lin Siqiao had no right to care.
After resting for a while, Lin Siqiao devoted himself to the second half of the game.
As the saying goes, sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. After 20 minutes of rest, Lin Siqiao maintained a good condition in the second half.
As time passed, her ranking gradually improved. By the time the list was released, Lin Siqiao had already entered the top ten.
However, this is not the final result, because the next hour is the key to determine the victory or defeat.
Time was ticking, and the players on the field began to race against time to score points, while the audience below held their breath, quietly waiting for the final result.
An hour later, the referee announced the official end of the game.
After two hours of scoring and proofreading, Mr. Rona, the head of the organizing committee of the competition, took the microphone and announced the list of winners.
The first to be announced was the bronze medalist.
Lin Siqiao took a quick look and saw that two of the groups were ranked in the top 7 before the list was finalized, and the remaining two groups had been ranked around 15th before. This showed how fierce the competition was in the last hour.
After the awards were presented, it was time for the contestants to give speeches. After this series of operations, it was already an hour later when the contestant who won the silver medal went on stage.
The moment the list of winners was heard, the whole audience was in an uproar.
No one expected that Harvard University, which had been ranked first, would unexpectedly drop to sixth place, and Oxford University only ranked eighth.
This result not only surprised the contestants, but also made everyone more curious about who would win the championship.
Finally, the exciting moment arrived.
Mr. Rona began to read out the list of gold medal winners.
"Now please invite the gold medal winners to come on stage to receive their awards. They are from St. Petersburg State University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Cambridge University."
There was no suspense about the first three, after all, there was only one participating team from their university.
But Cambridge has two teams participating this time, and the scores between the two groups have been very close.
Before the list was closed, they all made it into the top ten.
For a moment, everyone focused their attention on these two teams from Cambridge.
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