### TCO20 Special Rookie SRM 1↵
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TCO20 Special Rookie SRM 1 as part of the 2020 Topcoder Open is scheduled to start at [13:00 UTC-5 on November 18, 2020](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=TCO20+Special+Rookie+SRM&iso=20201118T13&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 12:55 UTC-5. The coding phase will start at 13:00 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=TCO20+Special+Rookie+SRM&iso=20201118T13&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**: ↵
1st: $300 ↵
2nd: $200 ↵
3rd: $100 ↵
$25 for 5 other random participants ↵
Topcoder T-shirt for Top 30 ↵
\*All 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**↵
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| **[Match Results](https://community.topcoder.com/stat?c=round_overview)** | (To access match results, rating changes, challenges, failure test cases) |↵
| **[Problem Archive](https://community.topcoder.com/tc?module=ProblemArchive)** | (Top access previous problems with their categories and success rates) |↵
| **[Problem Writing](https://www.topcoder.com/thrive/articles/Write%20Problems%20for%20Topcoder)** | (To access everything related to problem writing at Topcoder) |↵
| **[Algorithm Rankings](https://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=AlgoRank)** | (To access Algorithm Rankings) |↵
| **[Editorials](https://www.topcoder.com/?s=Editorials)** | (To access recent Editorials) |↵
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[Learn more](https://topcoder.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=65bd5a1857b73643aad556093&id=da8c59ea16&e=466a962f58) about problem writing and testing opportunities.↵
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Best of luck! ↵
\- the Topcoder Team↵
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**UPD**↵
Thanks to everyone who competed! Please find the editorials [here](https://www.topcoder.com/rookie-single-round-match-1-editorials/).↵
Congratulations to the all the winners:↵
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TCO20 Special Rookie SRM 1 as part of the 2020 Topcoder Open is scheduled to start at [13:00 UTC-5 on November 18, 2020](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=TCO20+Special+Rookie+SRM&iso=20201118T13&p1=98&ah=2&am=30). ↵
↵
**Registration** is now open for the Rookie SRM in the [Arena or Applet](https://www.topcoder.com/community/arena) and closes at 12:55 UTC-5. The coding phase will start at 13:00 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=TCO20+Special+Rookie+SRM&iso=20201118T13&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**: ↵
1st: $300 ↵
2nd: $200 ↵
3rd: $100 ↵
$25 for 5 other random participants ↵
Topcoder T-shirt for Top 30 ↵
\*All 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. ↵
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- |↵
| **[Match Results](https://community.topcoder.com/stat?c=round_overview)** | (To access match results, rating changes, challenges, failure test cases) |↵
| **[Problem Archive](https://community.topcoder.com/tc?module=ProblemArchive)** | (Top access previous problems with their categories and success rates) |↵
| **[Problem Writing](https://www.topcoder.com/thrive/articles/Write%20Problems%20for%20Topcoder)** | (To access everything related to problem writing at Topcoder) |↵
| **[Algorithm Rankings](https://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=AlgoRank)** | (To access Algorithm Rankings) |↵
| **[Editorials](https://www.topcoder.com/?s=Editorials)** | (To access recent Editorials) |↵
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[Learn more](https://topcoder.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=65bd5a1857b73643aad556093&id=da8c59ea16&e=466a962f58) about problem writing and testing opportunities.↵
↵
Best of luck! ↵
\- the Topcoder Team↵
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↵
**UPD**↵
Thanks to everyone who competed! Please find the editorials [here](https://www.topcoder.com/rookie-single-round-match-1-editorials/).↵
Congratulations to the all the winners:↵
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