### Rookie SRM 2↵
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TCO20 Special Rookie SRM 2 is scheduled to start at [11:00 UTC-5 on January 15, 2021](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=+Rookie+SRM+2&iso=20210115T11&p1=98&ah=2&am=30). ↵
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**Registration** is now open for the Rookie SRM in the [Arena or Applet](https://www.topcoder.com/community/arena) and closes at 10:55 UTC-5. The coding phase will start at 11:05 UTC-5, so make sure that you are all ready to go. [Click here to what time it starts in your area.](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=+Rookie+SRM+2&iso=20210115T11&p1=98&ah=2&am=30) ↵
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The Rookie SRM is open to everyone and has some special cash prizes. It will only be rated for members who: ↵
\- Have never competed in Rated Algorithm Contests OR ↵
\- Have competed in equal to or less than 5 rounds OR ↵
\- If their current rating is less than 800 rating points. ↵
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**Prizes**: ↵
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Topcoder T-shirt for Top 20 ↵
\*Prizes are only for members who are eligible to be rated↵
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**Choose Your Competition Arena**↵
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There are two ways to compete in Algorithm Competitions or Single Round Matches (SRMs). Read [here](https://www.topcoder.com/community/arena) to find which works best for you. ↵
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**Some Important Links**:: [Match Results](https://community.topcoder.com/stat?c=round_overview) (match results, rating changes, challenges, individual test case results), [Problem Archive](https://community.topcoder.com/tc?module=ProblemArchive), [Problem Writing](https://www.topcoder.com/thrive/articles/Write%20Problems%20for%20Topcoder), [Algorithm Rankings](https://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=AlgoRank), [Editorials](https://www.topcoder.com/?s=Editorials) and [Older Editorials(SRM 710 and before)](https://www.topcoder.com/thrive/tracks?track=Competitive%20Programming&tax=SRM%20Editorials), ↵
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Best of luck! ↵
\- the Topcoder Team↵
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UPD: T-shirt Winners: https://apps.topcoder.com/forums/?module=Thread&threadID=966750&start=0&mc=1#2448390↵
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TCO20 Special Rookie SRM 2 is scheduled to start at [11:00 UTC-5 on January 15, 2021](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=+Rookie+SRM+2&iso=20210115T11&p1=98&ah=2&am=30). ↵
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**Registration** is now open for the Rookie SRM in the [Arena or Applet](https://www.topcoder.com/community/arena) and closes at 10:55 UTC-5. The coding phase will start at 11:05 UTC-5, so make sure that you are all ready to go. [Click here to what time it starts in your area.](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=+Rookie+SRM+2&iso=20210115T11&p1=98&ah=2&am=30) ↵
↵
The Rookie SRM is open to everyone and has some special cash prizes. It will only be rated for members who: ↵
\- Have never competed in Rated Algorithm Contests OR ↵
\- Have competed in equal to or less than 5 rounds OR ↵
\- If their current rating is less than 800 rating points. ↵
↵
**Prizes**: ↵
↵
Topcoder T-shirt for Top 20 ↵
\*Prizes are only for members who are eligible to be rated↵
↵
↵
**Choose Your Competition Arena**↵
↵
There are two ways to compete in Algorithm Competitions or Single Round Matches (SRMs). Read [here](https://www.topcoder.com/community/arena) to find which works best for you. ↵
↵
**Some Important Links**:: [Match Results](https://community.topcoder.com/stat?c=round_overview) (match results, rating changes, challenges, individual test case results), [Problem Archive](https://community.topcoder.com/tc?module=ProblemArchive), [Problem Writing](https://www.topcoder.com/thrive/articles/Write%20Problems%20for%20Topcoder), [Algorithm Rankings](https://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=AlgoRank), [Editorials](https://www.topcoder.com/?s=Editorials) and [Older Editorials(SRM 710 and before)](https://www.topcoder.com/thrive/tracks?track=Competitive%20Programming&tax=SRM%20Editorials), ↵
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Best of luck! ↵
\- the Topcoder Team↵
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UPD: T-shirt Winners: https://apps.topcoder.com/forums/?module=Thread&threadID=966750&start=0&mc=1#2448390↵
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