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Looks like dates of Algorithm rounds for TopCoder Open 2020 have been changed
By Ra16bit, history, 4 years ago, translation, In English

Today I've noticed, that the dates of Algorithm rounds have been changed at this page:
https://tco20.topcoder.com/competition-overview/algorithm/algorithm-rules

For example, previously Round 2A was scheduled for May 23, and Round 4 — for August 1.
Now, it looks like Rounds 2A and 2B will be held in July, 3A and 3B in August, and Round 4 on September 5.
Can someone from TCO organizers confirm this information?

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4 years ago, # |
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Uff, I'm not crazy. I remembered there is TCO 2A this Saturday but couldn't find any information about it yesterday.

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You can find update from Jessie on topcoder forums regarding this shift.

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Yes, that is true. Due to COVID-19, we are spreading out the TCO rounds to better align with the updated regional events (which eventually leads to the wildcard round) and the TCO20 Final event — date and location still TBD. We hope to have news soon on our regional events as well as the plan for in-person or virtual finals. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause 

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    Thanks for the confirmation. Does SRM schedule for May and June stay the same?

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      Just one SRM has been moved to keep things aligned, the next SRM is now on June 22nd instead of June 10th as planned :)

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        How that works with TCO Stages? I saw on clist that only one SRM left in the stage (it was two before) and thought that SRM got cancelled. But now I think that you should probably shift the end of stage also?

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          Well, finishing stages before 2A makes sense for me, to be honest.

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