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'''Champions:''' {{Flagicon|China}} Yuhao Du ''xudyh'' ('''2017'''); {{Flagicon|Japan}} Makoto Soejima ''rng_58'' ('''2016''', '''2011''', '''2010'''); {{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Petr Mitrichev]] ''Petr'' ('''2015''', '''2013''', '''2006'''); {{Flagicon|Belarus}} [[Gennady Korotkevich]] ''tourist'' ('''2014'''); {{Flagicon|Russia}} Egor ''Egor'' ('''2012'''); {{Flagicon|China}} Bin Jin ''crazyb0y'' ('''2009'''); {{Flagicon|Poland}} [[:pl:Tomasz Czajka|Tomasz Czajka]] ('''2008''', '''2004''', '''2003'''); {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan Kuipers ''Jan_Kuipers'' ('''2007'''); {{Flagicon|Poland}} Eryk Kopczyñski ''Eryx'' ('''2005'''); {{Flagicon|Australia}} John Dethridge ''John Dethridge'' ('''2002'''); {{Flagicon|USA}} ''jonmac'' ('''2001''').
 
'''DescriptionDetails:'''
 
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>
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'''Champions:''' {{Flagicon|Nigeria}} Akinwale Ariwodola ''akinwale'' ('''2017''', '''2014'''); {{Flagicon|China}} ''vvvpig'' ('''2016'''); {{Flagicon|India}} Pratap Koritala ''supercharger'' ('''2013'''); {{Flagicon|China}} Lan Luo ''hohosky'' ('''2012'''); {{Flagicon|China}} Yang Li ''Yeung'' ('''2011'''); {{Flagicon|Ukraine}} Margaryta Skrypachova ''Margarita'' ('''2010'''); {{Flagicon|China}} Ninghai Huang ''PE'' ('''2009''').
 
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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.
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=== Information Architecture ===
'''Timeline:''' ''2015 only.''
 
'''Champions:''' {{Flagicon|Spain}} Silvana Vacchina ''f0rc0d3r'' ('''2015''').
 
'''Details:'''
 
Provided with client requirements for a software product, competitors are asked to create a wireframe mockup of the future app / website.
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=== Marathon Match (MM) ===
'''Timeline:''' ''2007 - nowadays''
 
'''Champions:''' {{Flagicon|Poland}} [[:pl:Przemyslaw Debiak|Przemyslaw Debiak]] ''Psyho'' ('''2017''', '''2016''', '''2014''', '''2013''', '''2011''', '''2008'''); {{Flagicon|China}} TianCheng Lou ''ACRush'' ('''2015'''); {{Flagicon|South Korea}} Won-Seok Yoo ''ainu7'' ('''2012'''); {{Flagicon|Japan}} Yoichi Iwata ''wata'' ('''2010'''); {{Flagicon|Russia}} Andrey Lopatin ''KOTEHOK'' ('''2009'''); {{Flagicon|Poland}} Mateusz Zotkiewicz ''Mojito1'' ('''2007''').
 
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Officially called as just ''Marathon'' from 2007 to nowadays. Follows the format of regular MM competitions (a 1–2 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.
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=== Software Design ===
'''Timeline:''' ''2004 - 2014''
 
'''Champions:''' {{Flagicon|China}} Meng Wang ''albertwang'' ('''2014''', '''2013'''); {{Flagicon|Canada}} Michael Paweska ''argolite'' ('''2012''', '''2010'''); {{Flagicon|China}} WuJian Ye ''BLE'' ('''2011'''); {{Flagicon|Ukraine}} Olexiy Sadovnikov ''saarixx'' ('''2009'''); {{Flagicon|USA}} Tim Roberts ''Pops'' ('''2008''', '''2006'''); {{Flagicon|USA}} Sergey Kalinchenko ''kyky'' ('''2007'''); {{Flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Archak ''nicka81'' ('''2005'''); {{Flagicon|Romania}} Adrian Carcu ''adic'' ('''2004''').
 
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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.