The ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC) is an annual programming competition between universities all over the world. Teams from each university consist of three students, who are tasked to solve eight to twelve programming problems in five hours. Winners and rankings are determined based on the number of questions solved and the time taken to solve them.
Previously, teams from the University of Waterloo have won the regional competition in Ontario to compete in the ACM-ICPC World Finals. Since 1993, Waterloo students have consistently placed among the top universities internationally.
The teams listed below are those that have ranked among the top 20 universities in the ACM-ICPC World Finals.
Teams Ranked Top 20
| Year Won | Rank | Team Members | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13 | Antonio Lovett Andy Huang Jacob Jackson |
Troy Vasiga Ondrej Lhotak |
| 2015 | 13 | Volodymyr Lyubinets Deon Nicholas Geoffry Song |
Troy Vasiga |
| 2012 | 9 | Tyson Andre Benoit Maurin Anton Raichuk |
Ondrej Lhotak |
| 2011 | 12 | Tyson Andre Brian Bi Hanson Wang |
Ondrej Lhotak |
| 2010 | 14 | Hanson Wang Wei Nan Wen Gelin Zhou |
Gordon Cormack |
| 2009 | 10 | Andy Tsz Yin Kong Konstantin Lopyrev Malcolm Sharpe |
Ondrej Lhotak |
| 2008 | 9 | Konstantin Lopyrev Simon Parent Yang Peng |
Gordon Cormack |
| 2007 | 9 | Tor Myklebust Simon Parent Malcolm Sharpe |
Gordon Cormack |
| 2006 | 12 | Kartikaya Gupta Tor Myklebust David Pritchard |
Gordon Cormack |
| 2005 | 4 | Ralph Furmaniak David Narum Matei Zaharia |
Gordon Cormack |
| 2004 | 15 | Ralph Furmaniak Lars Hellsten Matei Zaharia |
Gordon Cormack |
| 2002 | 3 | Denis Dmitriev Ming-Yee Iu Graeme Kemkes |
Gordon Cormack |
| 2001 | 4 | Donny Cheung Graeme Kemkes Jeff Shute |
Gordon Cormack |
| 2000 | 2 | Donny Cheung Ondrej Lhotak Jeff Shute |
Gordon Cormack |
| 1999 | 1 | Ondrej Lhotak Viet-Trung Luu David Kennedy Donny Cheung (sub) |
Gordon Cormack |
| 1998 | 3 | Derek Kisman Christopher Hendrie David Kennedys |
Gordon Cormack |
| 1997 | 5 | Derek Kisman Viet-Trung Luu Wai Min Yee |
Gordon Cormack |
| 1996 | 3 | Chris Hendrie Michael Van Biesbrouck Ka-Ping Yee |
Jo Ebergen |
| 1995 | 7 | Zygo Blaxell Philip Chong Nikita Borisov |
Jo Ebergen |
| 1994 | 1 | Seiji Ando Ian Goldberg Ka-Ping Yee |
Jo Ebergen |
| 1993 | 7 | Seiji Ando Ian Goldberg Ka-Ping Yee |
Jo Ebergen |