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{{Infobox recurring event|logo=Tco18-logo.png |name=Topcoder Open (TCO)|logo_caption=Topcoder Open 2018 logo|frequency=annually|country=USA|years_active=2001 - nowadays|first=Nov 2 - 3, 2001|last=October 21 - 24, 2017|activity=Competitive Programming, Data Science, Design, and Software Development Championship|organized=Topcoder|website=http://tco18.topcoder.com}}

{{Infobox recurring event|logo=Tco18-logo.png |name=Topcoder Open (TCO)|logo_caption=Topcoder Open 2018 logo|frequency=annually|country=USA|years_active=2001 - nowadays|first=Nov 2 - 3, 2001|last=October 21 - 2421–24, 2017|activity=Competitive Programming, Data Science, Design, and Software Development Championship|organized=Topcoder|website=http://tco18.topcoder.com}}

'''Topcoder Open (TCO)''' is an annual design, software development, data science and competitive programming championship, organized by [[Topcoder]], and hosted in different venues around US<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2538717/app-development/rock-star-coders.html|title=Rock star coders|last=Brandel|first=Mary|date=January 22, 2008|work=Computerworld|access-date=April 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2552789/it-management/jiazhi-wu--programming-s-crack-competitor.html|title=Jiazhi Wu: Programming's Crack Competitor|last=Lai|first=Eric|date=July 9, 2007|work=Computerworld|access-date=April 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2579365/it-skills-training/and-the-winner-is----.html|title=And the Winner Is...|last=Consilvio|first=Jean|date=December 9, 2002|work=Computerworld|access-date=April 29, 2018}}</ref>. Each year, the most successful participants of each competition track included into TCO are selected and invited for a free one-week trip to on-site finals, where they compete for prizes, and also socialize with each other, helping to build community sprit among the most active members. In the first two years, 2001 and 2002, the tournament was titled TopCoder Invitational.

'''Topcoder Open (TCO)''' is an annual design, software development, data science and competitive programming championship, organized by [[Topcoder]], and hosted in different venues around US.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2538717/app-development/rock-star-coders.html|title=Rock star coders|last=Brandel|first=Mary|date=January 22, 2008|work=Computerworld|access-date=April 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2552789/it-management/jiazhi-wu--programming-s-crack-competitor.html|title=Jiazhi Wu: Programming's Crack Competitor|last=Lai|first=Eric|date=July 9, 2007|work=Computerworld|access-date=April 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2579365/it-skills-training/and-the-winner-is----.html|title=And the Winner Is...|last=Consilvio|first=Jean|date=December 9, 2002|work=Computerworld|access-date=April 29, 2018}}</ref>. Each year, the most successful participants of each competition track included into TCO are selected and invited for a free one-week trip to on-site finals, where they compete for prizes, and also socialize with each other, helping to build community sprit among the most active members. In the first two years, 2001 and 2002, the tournament was titled TopCoder Invitational.

In addition to the main championship, from 2001 to 2007 Topcoder was organizing an annual TopCoder Collegiate Challenge tournament, for college students only. Also from 2007 to 2010 TopCoder High School competition was held.

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Competition tracks included in Topcoder Open tournament changed through its history. Many of them resemble the types of challenges offered to [[Topcoder#Topcoder Community|Topcoder Community]] through the year, but there is no 1:1 match. Here is the alphabetical list of all competition tracks ever present at TCO:

* '''Algorithm CompeitionCompetition (SRM)''' – 2001 - nowadays – The only track that was present at all main TCOs events, and at the most of other Topcoder events. Follows the format of regular 1.5 hours Single Round Matches:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://help.topcoder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115006162527-SRM-Overview|title=SRM Overview|last=Sial|first=Rashid|date=April 25, 2017|website=Topcoder Help Center|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref>

** ''The Coding Phase –'' 75 mins'':'' All competitors are presented with the same three algorithmic problems of different complexity, each problem has its own maximal number of points. Problem descriptions are initially invisible. Competitors have 75 minutes to solve these problems. Competitor can open any problem description in any order; once he opened a problem, the number of points he can get for the correct solution of that problem starts decreasing over time. When competitor submits problem solution (a code that successfully compiles), he is awarded with the current amount of points he can get for that problem. He can re-submit a solution, getting the further descrease amount of points, minus extra penalty for the resubmission. During the phase competitors can see the current points awarded to each participant, but they don't know whether solutions of those participants are correct or wrong, thus whether these scores will hold after ''The System Testing Phase'', or will be reset.

** ''The Challenge Phase'' – 15 mins: Each competitor can see all submission done by other competitors. He can (optionally) challenge any of them, submitting test cases that will cause other competitor's submission produce a wrong result. Submission of correct challenge test case gives sumitter 50 points award, submission of an incorrect test case (i.e. the challenged solution can solve it successfully) will lead to 25 points penalty for the test case submitter.

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* '''First to Finish (F2F)''' – 2009 - nowadays – Officially called as ''Mod Dash'' from 2009 to 2013, and ''First2Finish'' afterwards. Competitors are provided with set of small programming tasks (like bug fixes / enhancements in an existing codebase), and they get scores based on who correctly resolves each task first. The exact rules for on-site competition may vary from year to year.

* '''Information Architecture''' – 2015. Provided with client requirements for a software product, competitors are asked to create a wireframe mockup of the future app / website.

* '''Marathon Match (MM)''' – 2007 - nowadays – Officially called as just ''Marathon'' from 2007 to nowadays. Follows the format of regular MM competitions (a 1-21–2 weeks long online, and 1 day long during on-site competitions). Competitors are provided with the same algorithmic / data science problem, which is judged objectively with a live leaderboard, visible to everybody. Everybody can submit multiple times with no penalties, with the goal to come up with a code that scores the maximal possible amount of scores on that problem. During the competition the leaderboard is generated based on submissions testing against a limit number of test cases, and after the contest the final results are determined in a testing against a larger test dataset.

* '''Software Design''' – 2004 - 2014 – Officially called as Component Design from 2004 to 2009, and just ''Design'' from 2010 to 2014. Competitors were asked to take client requirements for a software component / product as input, and produce development documentation / technical specifications. Solutions were evaluated by a panel of judges according to objective scorecards.

* '''Software Development''' – 2004 - nowadays – Officially called as ''Component Development'' from 2004 to 2009, and just as ''Development'' from 2010 to nowadays. The actual rules differ from year to year, but, typically, competitors are present with technical specifications for development of a software component / application / tool, or with a more open, hackathon-style requirements, and they have about 4 hours to implement the component / product in the best possible way. Submitted solutions are evaluated by a panel of judges according to objective scorecards.

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|'''Dev''' ({{Flagicon|China}} Qi Liu ''visualage''), '''SDg''' ({{Flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Archak ''nicka81''), '''SRM''' ({{Flagicon|Poland}} Eryk Kopczyñski ''Eryx'')

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|May 3 - 53–5, 2006

|TCO06 (Las Vegas, NV, USA)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=Static&d1=tournaments&d2=tco06&d3=about|title=2006 TopCoder Open Sponsored by AMD|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2549621/app-development/programming-contest-garners-enterprise-interest.html|title=Programming contest garners enterprise interest|last=Havenstein|first=Heather|date=May 9, 2006|work=Computerworld|access-date=April 29, 2018}}</ref><ref group="note">Officially titled ''2005 TopCoder Open Sponsored by AMD''</ref>

|[[Planet Hollywood Las Vegas|Aladdin Resort and Casino]]

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|'''Dev''', '''SDg''', '''SRM'''

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|May 18 - 2018–20, 2007

|TCHS07 (West Lafayette, IN, USA)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=Static&d1=tournaments&d2=tchs07&d3=overview|title=2007 TopCoder High School|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref><ref group="note">Officially titled ''2007 TopCoder High School''</ref>

|[[Purdue University]]

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|'''SRM'''

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|May 11 - 1511–15, 2008

|TCO08 (Las Vegas, NV, USA)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=Static&d1=tournaments&d2=tco08&d3=about|title=2008 TopCoder Open|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref>

|[[The Mirage]]

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