Congratulations to our UI Design Champion,
kharm
About the UI Design Competition
First you must become a Topcoder member and start competing!
The competition is free but you must be a member who is 18 years or older, as well as meet all eligibility criteria, in order to participate.
Finalists
Rules
The 2017 Topcoder Open UI Design Competition will take place in four (4) online stages.
The top three (3) performers, per the leaderboard, of each stage from the UI Design Competition will win a prize and/or a trip to compete in the TCO17 Finals in Buffalo, New York, USA on October 21-24, 2017.
Topcoder shall determine at its sole discretion which UI Design Competitions are Tournament-eligible. The UI Design Competition is part of the Tournament, and by participating in the UI Design Competition, you agree to the rules on this web page as well as the Tournament rules and the topcoder Terms of Use (collectively, the “Rules”).
Topcoder reserves the right to add or remove competition tracks as needed. Competition stages and prizes may be changed at any time at Topcoder’s sole discretion.
Schedule
During each Stage, Contestants who participate in Tournament-eligible UI Design Competitions on the Topcoder website will receive points for that Stage as outlined in these Rules.Only Tournament-eligible UI Design Competitions in which registration has opened during the four (4) Stages shall be included in determining points for that Stage.
All Tournament – eligible UI Design Competitions will be clearly marked on the active challenge listing page.
UI Design Online Competition Stages Dates | |
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Stage 1 | September 1 – November 30, 2016 |
Stage 2 | December 1 – February 28, 2017 |
Stage 3 | March 1 – May 31, 2017 |
Stage 4 | June 1 – July 31, 2017 |
Competition Scoring
Scoring in the UI Design Competition is determined based on the final ranking for a Contestant’s submission in a Tournament-eligible UI Design Competition (as applicable) in accordance with the rules of such competition.Scores will be rounded to two decimal places.
Upon the completion of all Tournament-eligible UI Design Competitions, the individual scores that a Contestant receives during all Stages will be added for a cumulative score.
The total placement points to distribute per challenge is based on the total cash prize purse of that challenge.
Percentage of Placement Points
# of Submissions that Pass Review:Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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1st | 100% | 70% | 65% | 60% | 56% |
2nd | 30% | 25% | 22% | 20% | |
3rd | 10% | 10% | 10% | ||
4th | 8% | 8% | |||
5th | 6% |
If more than five (5) submissions pass review, the competitors who place in 6th position or below will not receive any placement points.
All final fixes will be completed according to the schedule specified for the applicable UI Design Competition. On a case-by-case basis, as determined by topcoder personnel, placement points may be deducted for failing to complete final fixes on time.
Placement Ties
In the event of a tie for a Stage, the tie will be resolved in the following manner:The tied Contestant with the highest number of first place submissions will receive a higher placement in the UI Design Competition in that Stage.
- If a tie still remains, then the remaining tied Contestant with the highest number of second place submissions will receive a higher placement in the UI Design Competition in that Stage.
- If a tie still remains, then the remaining tied Contestant with the highest number of third place submissions will receive a higher placement in the UI Design Competition in that Stage.
- If a tie still remains, then the remaining tied Contestant with the highest number of fourth place submissions will receive a higher placement in the UI Design Competition in that Stage.
- If a tie still remains, then all remaining tied Contestants will receive the same placement.
Tie for Prizes
In the event of a tie, the tie will be resolved in the following manner:- The tied Contestant with the highest number of first place submissions across the UI Design Competition Stage will receive a higher placement in the UI Design Competition.
- If a tie still remains, then the remaining tied Contestant with the highest number of second place submissions across the UI Design Competition Stage will receive a higher placement in the UI Design Competition.
- If a tie still remains, then the remaining tied competitor with the highest number of third place submissions across the UI Design Competition Stage will receive a higher placement in the UI Design Competition.
- If a tie still remains, then the remaining tied competitor with the highest number of fourth place submissions across the UI Design Competition Stage will receive a higher placement in the UI Design Competition.
- If a tie still remains, then prizes will be divided equally between tied Contestants.
Prizes
Any and all applicable taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prize winner.Stage 1-4 Online Winners | Prize |
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1st Place | Trip to TCO17 Finals |
2nd Place | Trip to TCO17 Finals |
3rd Place | Trip to TCO17 Finals |
Onsite Final Winners | Prize |
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Champion | $10,000 |
2nd place | $1,500 |
3rd place | $500 |
Prior to Contestants receiving their cash prize, they must complete all work for all underlying UI Design Competitions and Tournament and UI Design Competition-related work, such as final fixes.
Contestants are eligible to win only one trip to the onsite tournament regardless of the track they compete in (as long as the Final schedules do not overlap). However, contestants with more than one win across different tracks will receive $500 in lieu of each extra trip won.