👋 Salam, Codeforces!

We are thrilled to invite you to the Rayan Programming Contest 2024 - Selection (Codeforces Round, Div. 1 + Div. 2).

The Selection Round will be a rated contest for Div. 1 + Div. 2, taking place on Nov/30/2024 17:35 (Moscow time). The problems for this round were crafted and prepared by ArshiaDadras, MohammadParsaElahimanesh, AmShZ, AmirrzwM, and Keshi.

The top 60 trusted participants (with a maximum of three from each country) will qualify for the onsite Final Round in Tehran, in Spring 2025. An additional quota is reserved for the host country. Hotel accommodation and meals will be provided to all finalists. More details about the final contest will be available on the Rayan website.

🏆 Selection Round Prizes:

• The top 50 participants will receive T-shirts. 👕
• Additionally, 50 random participants from ranks 51-1000 will also receive T-shirts.

🏅 Final Round Prizes:

• 1st place: $15,000 💵
• 2nd place: $10,000 💵
• 3rd place: $5,000 💵
• 4th–6th places: $2,000 each
• 7th–10th places: $1,000 each

🙏 Special Thanks:

We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to:

• MikeMirzayanov for enabling this event through the amazing Codeforces platform.
• The one and only KAN for his invaluable support in hosting the round.
• Dear TheScrasse for his dedicated coordination efforts and lots of discussions about the problems and rejecting a big chunk of our problems for Problem C.
• Our testers who tested and provided invaluable feedback to improve the problems: peti1234 for being our LGM (VIP) tester, wyrqwq for his great ideas and ignoring his school midterms to test the problems, Error_Yuan for helping us and picking on tough problems for no reason, Hyperbolic, DylanSmith, valeriu, Clan328, powervic08, CepryH9, mispertion20, PineapplesOnPizza, vyshniak.n, ErrorAssassin, nicolasalba, naniim, estoy-re-sebado, mika_uwu, rulerofcakes, AkiLotus, Random_3652, sleepwalking643, Leonardo_Paes, RockSnow, waidenf, and newb_programmer.
• Prof. Hamid Zarrabi Zadeh and Prof. Mohammad Ali Abam, whose leadership and organizational efforts make this event a reality. Thanks to their vision, Rayan is becoming one of the largest competitive programming contests in terms of prizes (and soon participants!).
• You for participating and getting positive delta (and maybe the final prize in the next year 💸😉).

The score distribution will be shared closer to the contest date. 📊

We look forward to seeing you both online and onsite!

Good Luck & Have Fun! 🎉

Salam, Codeforces!

On behalf of Sharif University of Technology, we are thrilled to invite you to the Rayan Programming Contest 2024!

The contest will feature three exciting rounds:

1. Warm-Up Round: Will be started on November 12, 2024. You can participate here.
2. Selection Round: Scheduled for November 30, 2024, as a rated Div. 1 + Div. 2 contest.
3. Final Round: The grand finale will take place onsite in Tehran in Spring 2025.

Prizes

• A total prize pool of $40,000 for the Final Round winners!
• 50 exclusive T-shirts for participants in the Selection Round.

We would like to express our gratitude to:

• MikeMirzayanov for making this event possible.
• KAN for his dedicated coordination efforts.
• The Rayan team for organizing the contest.

Looking forward to seeing you in the upcoming rounds!

More information can be found at rayan.global.

Best of luck,
Rayan Programming Contest Team