Roman Andreev From Russia Won "Facebook Hacker Cup 2012"

Roman Andreev From Russia Won"Facebook Hacker Cup 2012" 

Facebook officially declared "Facebook Hacker Cup 2012" - an annual worldwide programming competition where hackers compete against each other for fame, fortune, glory and a shot at the coveted Hacker Cup. Now its time for the conclusion and to announce the winner. The final round of Facebook Hacker Cup 2012 started yesterday at 10 AM at Facebook’s office in Menlo Park and lasted for three hours. The best of the best programmers from around the world competed by taking a stab at three separate problems. After a thrilling fight Roman Andreev from Russia won the Hacker Cup with a heavy and prestigious trophy and a check for $5,000. "Thousands competed, but only one can be the world champion. Big congrats to Roman from Russia, our new Hacker Cup Champion!" - declared by facebook on the official page of Hackers Cup. Tomek Czajka from the US & Tiancheng Lou from Chinaenlisted their names among the top three competitors from this year’s Hacker Cup. 

Here is a brief:- 

1st place: Roman Andreev from Russia, completed one problem correctly in 1 hr 4 min
2nd place: Tomek Czajka from the US, completed one problem correctly in 1 hr 5 min
3rd place: Tiancheng Lou from China, completed one problem correctly in 1 hr 44 min  

As expected Fcaebook promises to continue this event every year so keep your eye out for signups to open to be the Hacker Cup champ of 2013.