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CompetitiveProgramming@ HKU
Founded in 1991, we train, select and support the University of Hong Kong’s teams for the ICPC, CCPC, the ACM-HK Programming Contest and other regional and open contests — from weekly training to continental finals and the ICPC World Finals.
The season
Thirteen squads. Thirty-three contestants. One weekly ritual: contest, upsolve, repeat.
Latest result
49th ICPC World Finals
40th place, Baku 2025
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ICPC World Finals
2001 — 2025
1
ICPC World Finals medal
Bronze, 2005
65
ICPC regional medals
Asia
37
Seasons on record
Since 1990
Competition
HKU adds three medals in Chengdu
Team name ddl today and Hot Kpop Union take silver, while A wine still dominates the tomb earns bronze at the 51st ICPC Asia Chengdu Regional.
Competition
HKU takes three medals in Xi’an
Team name ddl today wins silver, with sysmss_hku and WeShowSpeed taking bronze at the 51st ICPC Asia Xi’an Regional.
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Selected results
Three decades of contests, condensed to the results we are proudest of.
Hot Kpop UnionSilver43rd
A wine still dominates the tombBronze137th
sysmss_hkuBronze155th
WeShowSpeedBronze161st
03 / Approach
Built on reps,
not tricks.
There is no secret syllabus. We meet twice a week, compete most weekends, and read every editorial we can find. The rest is consistency.
How we train- 01
Train in public
Weekly theory sessions, rated contests and a shared upsolving log. Everyone’s mistakes are useful.
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Compete often
Regional and continental contests each season, plus virtual contests every weekend.
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Leave it better
Senior members coach beginners. Alumni come back to judge, set problems and tell honest stories.
Join / Every August
Think you can keep up?
Open tryouts, free training and a room full of people who will happily argue about segment trees. No prior contest experience required.
How to join