2014 Topcoder Open

San Francisco, California, USA
November 17-19, 2014

Congratulations to our TCO14 Champions!

Check out all the great photos here.

Competition Overview

TCO14 is giving out more than $150,000 in cash prizes and trips to SanFrancisco, CA, US in November 17-19, 2014. 78 finalists from 28 countries are attending and each of the 6 champions of each competition track will bring home $15,000!

Register and submit for any TCO eligible challenge. Win first place for that challenge and earn the prize money. You also would win a certain number of TCO points for earning first place. At the end of the TCO stage, your total points could be high enough to earn you a trip to the onsite TCO finals in the USA or additional prize money.

View Competition Rules

Competition Tracks

Algorithm
Competition

Design
Competition

Development
Competition

First2Finish
Competition

Marathon
Competition

Studio
Competition

Educational Developer Events

The 2014 Topcoder Open is the ultimate programming and design tournament.

This year, join our event to watch the tournament finals but also participate in a number of fun and educational developer events. The TCO14 gives you the chance to win up to $25,000 in prizes during our spectator competitions; not to mention t-shirts! Plus you can join this event for FREE if you can code.

Developer Conference

This year, at the 2014 Topcoder Open we will be hosting a two day Developer Conference Unplugged featuring speakers like Jim Goetz, Gayle Laakmann McDowell, and many more. We also have a Fun Zone area where you can check out some cool, new gadgets.

Girls in STEM

We are excited to host a Girls in STEM day at the TCO14. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and it’s a very important part of learning. Topcoder is proud to promote STEM education and awareness as part of our overall efforts.

Celebrity Match

Join us at the TCO14 to watch some of the best coders from past TCO Champions, past topcoder admins, and local developers compete live, onstage as part of our $10,000 Celebrity Algorithm Match for charity!

Chances to Win

Spin our API wheel and compete in our SuperAwesome Mashathon, or try your hand at one our Pickup Algorithm Competitions. There’s $25,000 on the line in total plus everyone’s favorite, t-shirts!