How many rounds are there?
Qualification Round
The competition commences with a 72-hour Qualification Round on January 8, 2011 at 0:00 UTC (January 7, 2011 at 4:00 PM PST) and ends on January 11, 2011 at 0:00 UTC (January 10, 2011 at 4:00 PM PST). All registered competitors will be presented with three problems. Only competitors who correctly solve at least 1 problem will advance to Online Round 1.
Online Round 1
Online Round 1 consists of 3 sub-rounds, each lasting 3 hours. Competitors who advance to Online Round 1 can participate in any of the 3 sub-rounds, until they qualify to Online Round 2.
The first sub-round will start January 15, 2011 at 15:00 UTC (7:00 AM PST) and end January 15, 2011 at 18:00 UTC (10:00 AM PST) .
The second sub-round will start January 15, 2011 at 21:00 UTC (1:00 PM PST) and end January 16, 2011 at 0:00 UTC (January 15, 2011 - 4:00 PM PST).
The third sub-round will start January 16, 2011 at 21:00 UTC (1:00 PM PST) and end January 17, 2011 at …
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