**This contest is CANCELLED.**↵
**Please read updates for details**↵
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We will hold ACL Contest 2.↵
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- Contest URL: https://atcoder.jp/contests/acl2↵
- Start Time: TBD↵
- Duration: 150 minutes↵
- Number of Tasks: 6↵
- Writer: [user:maroonrk,2020-09-25], [user:yosupo,2020-09-25]↵
- Tester: [user:maroonrk,2020-09-25], [user:yosupo,2020-09-25], [user:sigma425,2020-09-25]↵
- Rated range: 1200 — 2799↵
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The point values will be 300-600-700-900-1300-1900.↵
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The concept of this contest is the same as ACL1, so you may refer to the [announcement](https://mirror.codeforces.com/blog/entry/82806) of ACL1 for more details.↵
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We are looking forward to your participation!↵
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**UPD**:↵
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We decided to postpone the contest.↵
The new date is not confirmed, but it is likely to be 3rd October.↵
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The reason for this sudden decision is the collision of the problem with **today's Japanese contest** ([problem](https://yukicoder.me/problems/no/1241)).↵
This task is almost the same as our E.↵
We thought if we were to hold the contest with current problems, it would favor Japanese competitors too much.↵
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Sorry for the inconvenience; we appreciate your understanding.↵
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**UPD2**↵
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We regret to inform you that we discussed the issue and concluded that it is hard to hold ACL2.↵
If we replace E with another problem, you can easily deduce from the point values that these 300,500,700,900,1900 pointers do not need FFT, and the other one is likely to require it.↵
We thought this would spoil the contest, and we tried to find a way to avoid this situation.↵
However, we concluded that it's hard to keep going with this problem set.↵
Therefore, we decided to use the tasks in future contests (of course, we will not use them all together).↵
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[user:rng_58,2020-09-25] is now preparing a makeshift contest named Junior ACL (or something), which also uses AtCoder library but is much easier than the original ACL contest.↵
This contest is more like yet another ABC and rated for <2000.↵
The contest will be educational for beginners, but please don't expect ad-hoc, original problems (so it won't be interesting for D1 people; however, it may be useful if you want to test the usage of the ACL library).↵
He said he would finish the preparation quickly and hold the contest tomorrow (or today in the Asian timezone), that is, the same time and date as the original ACL2!↵
Watch out for the announcement from him.↵
↵
Again, we are very sorry about this.↵
We hope to see you in our next 2800 rated round, which will happen next week.
**Please read updates for details**↵
↵
We will hold ACL Contest 2.↵
↵
- Contest URL: https://atcoder.jp/contests/acl2↵
- Start Time: TBD↵
- Duration: 150 minutes↵
- Number of Tasks: 6↵
- Writer: [user:maroonrk,2020-09-25], [user:yosupo,2020-09-25]↵
- Tester: [user:maroonrk,2020-09-25], [user:yosupo,2020-09-25], [user:sigma425,2020-09-25]↵
- Rated range: 1200 — 2799↵
↵
The point values will be 300-600-700-900-1300-1900.↵
↵
The concept of this contest is the same as ACL1, so you may refer to the [announcement](https://mirror.codeforces.com/blog/entry/82806) of ACL1 for more details.↵
↵
We are looking forward to your participation!↵
↵
**UPD**:↵
↵
We decided to postpone the contest.↵
The new date is not confirmed, but it is likely to be 3rd October.↵
↵
The reason for this sudden decision is the collision of the problem with **today's Japanese contest** ([problem](https://yukicoder.me/problems/no/1241)).↵
This task is almost the same as our E.↵
We thought if we were to hold the contest with current problems, it would favor Japanese competitors too much.↵
↵
Sorry for the inconvenience; we appreciate your understanding.↵
↵
↵
**UPD2**↵
↵
We regret to inform you that we discussed the issue and concluded that it is hard to hold ACL2.↵
If we replace E with another problem, you can easily deduce from the point values that these 300,500,700,900,1900 pointers do not need FFT, and the other one is likely to require it.↵
We thought this would spoil the contest, and we tried to find a way to avoid this situation.↵
However, we concluded that it's hard to keep going with this problem set.↵
Therefore, we decided to use the tasks in future contests (of course, we will not use them all together).↵
↵
[user:rng_58,2020-09-25] is now preparing a makeshift contest named Junior ACL (or something), which also uses AtCoder library but is much easier than the original ACL contest.↵
This contest is more like yet another ABC and rated for <2000.↵
The contest will be educational for beginners, but please don't expect ad-hoc, original problems (so it won't be interesting for D1 people; however, it may be useful if you want to test the usage of the ACL library).↵
He said he would finish the preparation quickly and hold the contest tomorrow (or today in the Asian timezone), that is, the same time and date as the original ACL2!↵
Watch out for the announcement from him.↵
↵
Again, we are very sorry about this.↵
We hope to see you in our next 2800 rated round, which will happen next week.
