Hello everyone,
I just wanted to share something that has been on my mind for a long time. I’ve been working very hard on competitive programming — practicing daily, solving problems, and improving my logic. But something strange (and honestly painful) keeps happening to me.
On LeetCode, my best contest performance (Weekly Contest 449) came when I solved Q4 for the first time. My rank was around 500, and I was so happy and excited for a big positive delta — but then the contest was declared unrated due to an error in problem C.
And today, on Codeforces, I had another of my best performances. For the first time, I solved Problem E1 in a Div1+2 round. My rank was around 1100 (note: my previous best rank was 2258), and I was so excited that I would finally get a big rating boost… but then I saw the announcement: the round was declared unrated because of a missing condition in Problem D.
It feels like every time I perform my absolute best, something out of my control ruins it. I was about to beat my previous record by a huge margin, but again… unlucky.
I know rating is not everything, and I mainly do this to improve my skills — but you can imagine how discouraging it feels when your rare peak performances don’t “count.”
This has happened to me back-to-back, and I’m feeling very sad right now.
Literally feeling the same, and I don't even understand why the condition for problem D was important, hope someone clarifies. My code at least will remain the exact same
Consider array 3,4,1,2
ah it fails, damn
Same here. Top 12 and I get no points.
I know why ppl r downvoting u and who they r
Don't let it affect your motivation and performance. That happens.
After a few years I'm getting back at cp, and the first round I participate in has become unrated. Is this a sign for me to stop?? lol
In my opinion, a contest being rated or unrated shouldnt affect much, just enjoy solving problems and chill....