- What is Microsoft Excel World Championship?
Microsoft Excel World Championship is an online esports tournament that is based on Microsoft Excel. The tournament has a Qualification Round followed by Playoff Rounds, starting from the Last 128 Round. The Finals is a live event in Las Vegas.
- Who can participate in Microsoft Excel World Championship?
Microsoft Excel World Championship is open to any participant regardless of age, gender, race, place of living, or any other limiting factor.
- When will the Microsoft Excel World Championship take place?
The Microsoft Excel World Championship 2023 will take place on the following dates:
- Qualification Round: Saturday, October 7, 2023
- Last 128 Round: Saturday, October 28, 2023
- Last 64 Round: Saturday, October 28, 2023
- Last 32 Round: Thursday, November 2, 2023
- Last 16 Round: Thursday, November 2, 2023
- The Final Round (QF, SF, and the Finals): Saturday, December 9, 2023
Microsoft Excel World Championship organizers reserve the right to change the dates of Rounds at their sole discretion (to accommodate for international holidays, etc.)
If a date of a Round changes, a notice shall be provided on the FMWC Website or FMWC social media channels.
- At what time does each stage begin and end?
The Qualification Rounds will start at the following times:
- Asia/Pacific – Saturday, October 7, 2023, 8:00 AM London time.
- All other regions – Saturday, October 7, 2023, 5:00 PM London time.
The Playoff Rounds will take place according to the following schedule:
- When there are 2 (two) sessions in a round, these will take place at 8:00 AM London time and at 5:00 PM London time.
- The Final Round will have only 1 session and will take place on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 5:00 PM Las Vegas time.
- Where does the Microsoft Excel World Championship take place?
All preliminary rounds of MEWC will take place online, while the finals will be held in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
- How can I register for Microsoft Excel World Championship?
You can sign up for the challenge by clicking here.
- What is the format of the tasks of the Microsoft Excel World Championship?
- Qualification Round Format
- While the tournament starts with the Round of Last 128, it is expected that there will be more participants registered for Microsoft Excel World Championship.
- The 128 participants who will take part in the Play-Off Rounds of the tournament will be selected based on the following criteria:
- 45 places to the winners of the monthly Excel Esports Battles that will take place in January – September 2023.
- 16 places to the highest-ranked participants of the Financial Modeling World Cup based on the overall rankings after the September stage (excluding 2 (two) worst stage results for each participant).
- 4 places to the highest-ranked FMWC participants in the U-25 age group based on the overall rankings after the September stage (excluding 2 (two) worst stage results for each participant).
- 60 places– to the winners of the Qualification Round (see details below). Some of the players may qualify for the Play-Off Round under both i and ii rules. In such case, extra places will be available to the winners of the Qualification Round.
- 3 wildcards – awarded by the Organizers of MEWC 2023.
- In any case, the players willing to participate in Microsoft Excel World Championship, need to register for the tournament (buy the ticket).
- In order to provide fair ground for selecting the participants to take part in the Playoff Rounds of the tournament, besides the current FMWC ranking leaders, regional qualification rounds will be arranged on Saturday, October 7, 2023.
- The Qualification Round will be organized in 5 different regions:
- Africa,
- Asia/Pacific (including Australia),
- Europe,
- North America (USA & Canada),
- South/Latin America.
- The number of participants qualifying from each continent will be proportional to the number of total participants from the region (i.e., if one region has 560 applicants and all other four regions have only 10 applicants each, then there will be 56 participants qualifying from the first region and 1 participant – from each of the other regions).
- The Qualification Rounds will start at the following times:
- Asia/Pacific – Saturday, October 7, 2023, 8:00 AM London time.
- All other regions – Saturday, October 7, 2023, 5:00 PM London time.
- The Qualification Round will not be broadcasted.
- Playoff Round Format
- The Playoff Round starts with the Last 128 stage. 128 top Excel users, selected through a Qualification Round, Excel Esports battles or through FMWC regular season standings will be eligible to take part.
- The match winners of each round will proceed to the next round. The losers of each round will finish their participation in the event.
- All Playoff rounds will be broadcasted at least on the FMWC YouTube channel. Arrangements with other broadcasters will be announced on the FMWC homepage or FMWC social media channels.
- Round hosts will be focusing on several pre-selected matches. Microsoft Excel World Championship organizers will select a maximum of 8 participants for each round for the broadcast. These players will be required to log in for a video call and to solve the Tasks during the stream. Other players will be required to log in to the Examination Platform. If a player is chosen to take part in the stream but refuses to do so, such a player will be disqualified from further rounds of the competition.
- The Playoff Rounds will take place according to the following schedule:
- Last 128 and Last 64: Saturday, October 28, 2023 – 2 sessions (1 broadcasted)
- Last 32 and Last 16: Thursday, November 2, 2023 – 2 sessions (1 broadcasted)
- The Final Round (Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and the Final game): Saturday, December 9, 2023 – 1 session (1 broadcasted).
- In order to allow time zone flexibility for the participants, the first rounds up until and including the Round of Last 16 (i.e., Last 128, Last 64, Last 32, and Last 16) will have 2 (two) sessions. Depending on the location of the participants, each game will be assigned by the organizers to one of the sessions that provides the most convenient time for both players in the game.
- When there are 2 (two) sessions in a round, these will take place at 8:00 AM London time and at 5:00 PM London time.
- The Final Round will have only 1 session and will take place on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 5:00 PM Las Vegas time.
- The session’s Timeframe begins exactly at the time mentioned above. The Participant is invited to log in to the Competition on the examination Website in advance.
- The Timeframe takes into account:
- Downloading all relevant Tasks,
- Reading and analyzing the Tasks,
- Creation of models,
- Completing the relevant answers for Tasks,
- Submitting the answers,
- Uploading the model.
- When are the results published?
Within a reasonable time after the completion of each round.
- How does the point system work?
The total number of points available for correctly solving all the Tasks at each round – 1,000 points per round (also for the Qualifying Round). Additional extra point bonuses could be introduced by the organizers with the goal to give extra interest to the competition (e.g., extra 100 points for answering an additional extra-hard question).
During a round, the participants will have to upload their models. If this is not done upon completion of the participant’s work, the participant’s results might be annulled.
- How many points can I earn in a round?
You can earn 1000 points in each round.
- How do rankings and ratings work?
- The Competition utilizes an internal Ranking System which is based on the Participants’ performance.
- The Ranking System is unbiasedly handled, calculated and updated on the Website by the Organizers, based upon defined criteria.
- All rankings and decisions relating to rankings are strictly at the discretion of the organizers, who are under no obligation to disclose any decision-making processes.
- Participants will be ranked based on the total number of points.
- As it is expected that there will be further editions of the Competition, the rankings might be further expanded to accommodate the results of these future tournaments.
- Will I get the correct solutions for the tasks after the completion
Yes, you will get the answer files to all tasks after the completion of each round.
- How much does it cost to participate?
- The Participation Fee for the whole event should be paid upon registration. The Fee covers participation in all the rounds of the Microsoft Excel World Championship as far as the Participant qualifies as well as provides access to the game task files for all Microsoft Excel World Championship 2023 rounds. The Fee will increase towards the beginning of the competition. The exact price schedule is as follows:
Registration Date | Amount (In United States Dollars, USD) |
Early Bird Fee (up to May 31, 2023) | $35.- |
Regular Fee (up to October 6, 2023) | $50.- |
- Registration closes before the start of the Qualification Round – on Friday, October 6, 2023.
- The organizers reserve the right to change the Fee anytime at the organizer’s sole discretion.
- The organizers reserve the right to decline all, or part of any Participation in any Competition entry requested.
- The Fee is not returned if participants did not actually take part at Microsoft Excel World Championship.