Financial Modeling World Cup

Financial Modeling World Cup
Status	Active
Genre	Esports
Frequency	Annually
Years active	September 2020 (2020-09)
Inaugurated	September 2020 (2020-09)
Founder	Andrew Grigolyunovich
Website	fmworldcup.com

The Financial Modeling World Cup (FMWC) is an organization that hosts various Microsoft Excel based competitions.

The FMWC held its first competition in September 2020 and currently hosts three competitions:

• Financial Modeling World Cup (FMWC)
• Microsoft Excel World Championship (MEWC)
• Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC)

Financial Modeling World Cup (FMWC)

Description, Competition Format, and Scoring

FMWC is an annual Excel modeling competition.

During the course of a season (January through November), competitors complete eight stages, and are allotted two hours over a 48-hour window to complete each stage.

Each stage contains three case studies, one to five pages long, with multiple choice or fill-in questions at the end. Contrary to what the name suggests, not all case studies are financial modeling based; Many are business modeling or data modeling based.

Stage points are available for:

• Task: Correctly solving questions on each case (Points vary by question)
• Time: Completing the stage early (10 points per minute, awarded only if the competitor has scored 900 task points)

Each stage winner's score is normalized to 1,000 points, and the score of all other competitors are normalized accordingly.

FMWC rankings and final standings are based on points scored across each competitor's top 6 stages (bottom 2 stages are dropped).

Format Changes

• 2020: The first of four FMWC stages started in September 2020. All stages contributed to the final standings.
• 2021: The stage count increased to twelve. The bottom two stages for each competitor were dropped from the final standings.
• 2022: The stage count decreased to eight. Case authors can not score a higher time bonus than any other player. Stage score normalization was introduced. The prize for top company was eliminated.
• 2023: For each stage, case authors may not score more points than the best player playing full-time.
• 2024: Case authors write cases for an entire stage and are automatically awarded 1,000 points for that stage. They can create cases for no more than 1 stage and are ineligible for prize money in the Stage where their cases are used.

Competition Statistics

Year	Registrations [a]	Participants [b]	Completed Max Number of Stages [c]	Prize Pool (USD)
2020 [1]	125	117	36	$10,000
2021 [2]	333	307	72	$20,000
2022 [3]	443	402	136	$25,000
2023 [4]	401	363	136	$25,000

Results

Key

Score dropped from final rankings per FMWC rules

2020

Rank	Name	Nation	Age Group	1	2	3	4	Total	Prize
	Joseph Lau	Australia	Masters	785	1,285	795	2,670	5,535	$3,000
	Diarmuid Early	United States	Open	825	1,260	1,035	1,650	4,770	$2,000
	Andrew Ngai	Great Britain	Open		1,160	880	2,670	4,710	$1,000
4	John Lim	Australia	Open	605	890	735	2,290	4,520
5	Christian Hueber	Austria	Open	470	1,105	805	2,105	4,485
6	Anup Agarwal	India	Open		1,000	955	2525	4,480
7	Samir Asadov	Ireland	Open	520	1,025	555	2050	4,150
8	Joseph Michael Palisoc	United States	Open	655	885	805	1,750	4,095
9	Dan Mayoh	Australia	Open	620	875	720	1,850	4,065
10	Willem Gerritsen	Netherlands	Masters	655	845	825	1,475	3,800

2021

Rank	Name	Nation	Age Group	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total	Prize
	Diarmuid Early	United States	Open	1,170	1,015	1,160	1,165	865	1,510	1,260	970	815	1,145	1,440	1,090	11,925	$5,000
	Anup Agarwal	India	Open	1,105	790	1,460	1,065	865	1,265	835	1,175	535	1,005	1,550	850	11,175	$2,000
	Andrew Ngai	Australia	Open	1,200	735	820	765	1,315	1,265	1,030	1,140	820	1,325	1,300	635	10,980	$1,000
4	Jeff Heng Siang Tan	Malaysia	Open	495	485	1,290	530	1,145	1,230	650	1,250	530	1,460	1,190	1,350	10,625	$500
5	Willem Gerritsen	Netherlands	Open	1,275	605	720	750	885	1,200	1,210	1,070	720	1,060	1,350	850	10,370	$500
6	Michael Jarman	Canada	Open	825	820	1,300	765	895	1,170	895	1,040	867		1,420	1,090	10,322	$500
7	Christian Hueber	Austria	Open		725	1,130	925	865	830	670	1,035	615	970	1,305	850	9,305	$500
8	Janis Reinis Beikmanis	Latvia	U-25	645	760	840	1,178	795	830	0	820	625	765	1,285	1,371	9,289	$350
9	Joseph Michael Palisoc	United States	Open	725	560	675	610	1,015	840	680	840	605	1,130	1,400	875	8,790	$350
10	Sameer Jagetia	United States	Open	705	650	821	685	1,040	945	670	920	570	950	1,330	563	8,716	$350

2022

Rank	Name	Nation	Age Group	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total	Prize
	Laurence Lau	United States	Open	1,000	957	1,000	959	1,000	1,000	769	978	5,937	$7,000
	Diarmuid Early	Ireland	Open	821	1,000	830	1,000	885	956	1,000	1,000	5,841	$4,000
	Andrew Ngai	Australia	Open	847	899	815	838	971	803	974	883	5,412	$2,000
4	Michael Jarman	Canada	Open	898	670	596	775	899	956	968	780	5,276	$1,000
5	Willem Gerritsen	Netherlands	Open	740	790	237	622	795	646	788	834	4,593	$800
6	Joseph Michael Palisoc	United States	Open	809	576	737	779	676	507	840	713	4,554	$750
7	Anup Agarwal	India	Open	694	634	526	712	849	697	840	749	4,541	$700
8	Tim Roberts	Great Britain	Open	762	778	593	698	835			700	4,366	$650
9	Matthew Fried	Australia	Open	821		611		694	646	878	686	4,336	$600
10	Paul Dent	Great Britain	Open	587	833	619	734	705	500	644	794	4,329	$550

2023

Rank	Name	Nation	Age Group	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total	Prize
	Laurence Lau	United States	Open	654	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	6,000	$7,000
	Diarmuid Early	Ireland	Open	917	885	857	993	588	717	597	972	5,341	$4,000
	Michael Jarman	Canada	Open	1,000	685	573	626	713	683	1,000	818	4,899	$2,000
4	Andrew Ngai	Australia	Open	857	943	835	685	555	675	653	805	4,800	$1,000
5	Willem Gerritsen	Netherlands	Open	895	762	570	664	581	663	586	610	4,180	$800
6	Joseph Michael Palisoc	United States	Open	624	685	638	392	651	650	634	850	4,108	$750
7	Paul Dent	Great Britain	Open	699	697	710	483	592	654	586	649	4,001	$700
8	Michael Clarke	New Zealand	Open	669	782	631	556	614	683		617	3,996	$650
9	Matthew Fried	Australia	Open	763	698	530	392	544	763	474	617	3,915	$600
10	Harry Gross	Great Britain	U-25	586	1000	527	318	585	446	500	624	3,822	$550

Microsoft Excel World Championship (MEWC)

2021

The MEWC began in 2021 as the FMWC Open, an Excel Esports tournament. The competition was a standalone event that did not impact the Financial Modeling World Cup Rankings in regular seasons. ^[1]

The tournament consisted of a Qualification Round, with the top 128 qualifiers advancing to a single elimination tournament. ^[5]

Qualification rounds began on November 13, and continued into December. ^[5] The last three rounds of the FMWC Open competition were held on December 11, 2021, and were broadcast on FMWC YouTube channel and ESPN3. ^{[6] [7]} Andrew Ngai (now representing Australia), Anup Agarwal (India), and Michael Jarman (Canada) returned as quarterfinals qualifiers, and Harry Gross from the UK, Jason Moore from the US, Joseph Palisoc from the US, Sameer Jagetia from the US, and Tim Roberts from the UK also qualified. ^[8] The final round, entitled "Knights and Warriors", had contestants, each representing a fictional nation, send fictional warriors to conquer each other. Ngai defeated Jarman 734–280, with a maximum of 1,000 points per side. ^[5]

2022

The FMWC Open was rebranded as the Microsoft Excel World Championship (MEWC). Like its predecessor, it also consisted of a Qualification Round, with the top 128 qualifiers advancing to a single elimination tournament.

Qualification results (Top 50)

In total, 377 people took part and 128 qualified for the final round. The best ranked participants of the FMWC ranking, were prequalified.

Rank	Name	Total Points	Time
1	Willem Gerritsen	5,000	00:36:50
2	Michael Clarke	5,000	00:46:59
3	Michael Holmes	5,000	00:51:01
4	Brian Hanley	5,000	00:51:28
5	Alfons Oliver Altes	5,000	00:52:23
6	Justin Merson	5,000	00:54:51
7	Brittany Deaton	5,000	00:54:57
8	Jason Webber	5,000	00:55:02
9	Eduardo Gonazales Arias	5,000	00:55:32
10	Peter Rebecchi	5,000	00:55:57
11	David Brown	5,000	00:56:49
12	Stefanus Ng	5,000	00:59:28
13	Diarmuid Early	4,800	00:25:14
14	Paul Dent	4,600	00:50:55
15	Nicolas Micot	4,600	00:52:31
16	Nick McCartney	4,600	00:54:55
17	Lianna Gerrish	4,600	00:57:34
18	Bram Van Eeckhout	4,600	00:58:14
19	Matthew Fried	4,550	00:50:17
20	Isaac Mendez Cortinas	4,400	00:56:55
21	Emad Oughourli	4,300	00:59:18
22	Tom Vincent	4,300	01:00:00
23	Michael Thanasides	4,300	01:00:00
24	Dhara Shah	4,200	00:59:28
25	Ben Gutscher	4,100	00:43:06
26	Toby Funston	4,050	00:59:59
27	David Rosel	4,000	00:45:38
28	Dan Seiders	4,000	00:56:40
29	Albert Blom	4,000	00:57:31
30	Harry Seiders	4,000	00:57:31
31	Taylor Robinson	4,000	00:58:23
32	Mary Brown	4,000	00:58:23
33	Patrick Chatain	4,000	00:58:43
34	Aleksandrs Goba	4,000	00:59:00
35	Ricardo Domínguez	4,000	00:59:09
36	Grigoriy Korkishko	4,000	00:59:28
37	Zsolt Mogyorósi	4,000	00:59:49
38	Joseph Michael Palisoc	4,000	00:59:52
39	Luke Moraga	4,000	01:00:00
40	Nick Lowman	3,975	00:59:01
41	Jaq Kennedy	3,875	00:59:48
42	Khaled Habib	3,800	00:59:36
43	Ben deLeon	3,800	00:59:39
44	Jakub Pomykalski	3,800	00:59:50
45	Pierre Sertin	3,675	00:59:50
46	Steyn Wolmarans	3,600	00:49:04
47	Bob Schriver	3,600	00:52:22
48	Christian Hueber	3,600	00:54:19
49	Jason Naniong	3,600	00:57:51
50	Ryan Bains	3,600	00:58:01

Bracket

	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Andrew Ngai	676
	Alvin Siu Hin Lui	188
					Andrew Ngai	676
					Ben Gutscher	484
	Princess Camille Ong	72
	Ben Gutscher	664
									Andrew Ngai	780
									Peter Li	189
	Cheong Ng	232
	Peter Li	664
					Peter Li	676
					Steve Schulz	272
	Harry Gross	84
	Steve Schulz	664
													Andrew Ngai	346
													Min Chen	104
	Nicolas Micot	640
	Vineet Sharma	0
					Nicolas Micot	220
					Christian Hueber	319
	Toby Funston	137
	Christian Hueber	284
									Christian Hueber	251
									Min Chen	620
	Isaac Méndez Cortiias	676
	John Lim	317
					Isaac Méndez Cortifas	272
					Min Chen	489
	Min Chen	664
	Kiraén Andriamandimbisoa	284
																	Andrew Ngai	1,250
																	Kenneth Wang	760
	Justin Merson	664
	Gabriela Stroj (W)	980
					Gabriela Stroj (W)	453
					Ben Rotblatt	253
	Ben Pridmore	124
	Ben Rotblatt	302
									Gabriela Stroj (W)	224
									David Scully	174
	Joaquin Courreges	680
	David Scully	716
					David Scully	474
					Joris Greiwe	220
	Stephen Xiao	22
	Joris Greiwe	295
													Gabriela Stroj (W)	178
													Kenneth Wang	420
	Harry Seiders	692
	Sameer Jagetia	781
					Sameer Jagetia	504
					Jaq Kennedy	552
	Sergio Travieso	260
	Jaq Kennedy	716
									Jaq Kennedy	360
									Kenneth Wang	530
	Julie Bowden (SE)	680
	/ T.Silva/R. Wessels	652
					Julie Bowden (SE)	219
					Kenneth Wang	811
	Kenneth Wang	1105
	Paul Dent	1105
																				Andrew Ngai	615
																					Brittany Deaton	610
	Joseph Michael Palisoc	1105
	Mackenzie Dixon	159
					Joseph Michael Palisoc	680
					Katelyn Stienen	640
	Stephanie Annerose	431
	Katelyn Stienen	460
									Joseph Michael Palisoc	676
									Eduardo Gonzalez Arias	224
	Samir Asadov	704
	Brian Hanley	757
					Brian Hanley	367
					Eduardo Gonzalez Arias	652
	Jakub Pomykalski	568
	Eduardo Gonzalez Arias	769
													Joseph Michael Palisoc	510
													Jason Hutcheson	242
	Dan Seiders	640
	Neil Foot	482
					Dan Seiders	284
					Jason Hutcheson	471
	Jason Hutcheson	757
	Steve Hales	640
									Jason Hutcheson	506
									David Brown	295
	Graydon Moore	290
	William Freestone	680
					William Freestone	179
					David Brown	295
	Nick McCartney	420
	David Brown	1105
																Joseph Michael Palisoc	1,000
																	Brittany Deaton	1,250
	Fanny Caillot	664
	Morgan Carr	471
					Fanny Caillot	262
					Brittany Deaton	735
	Brittany Deaton	1000
	Thomas Keane	220
									Brittany Deaton	770
									JP Delavin	0
	JP Delavin	692
	David Rosel	680
					JP Delavin	640
					Aleksandrs Goba	250
	Nathan Cunningham	484
	Aleksandrs Goba	745
													Brittany Deaton	405
													Andrew Biglowe	328
	Juan Pablo Brea	525
	Michael Thanasides	432
					Juan Pablo Brea	286
					Patrick Chatain	250
	Patrick Chatain	568
	Tyler Hargrave	0
									Juan Pablo Brea	424
									Andrew Biglowe	556
	Nick Tone	260
	Andrew Biglowe	692
					Andrew Biglowe	775
					Tim Roberts (4)	610
	Pierre Sertin	680
	Tim Roberts	1040
																				Andrew Ngai	1,250
																					Matthew Fried	420
	Michael Jarman	1105
	Lyanne van Dijk	492
					Michael Jarman	674
					Adam Reichenbach	82
	Nick Lowman	534
	Adam Reichenbach	745
									Michael Jarman	744
									Jesi Lipp	0
	Bob Schriver	326
	Jesi Lipp	640
					Jesi Lipp	640
					Bryan Ferrier	444
	Martin Rydder	220
	Bryan Ferrier	500
													Michael Jarman	670
													Ben deLeon	243
	Jack Graham	420
	Martijn Adriaanse	640
					Martijn Adriaanse	470
					Andrew Luchenbach	250
	Khaled Habib	240
	Andrew Luchenbach	692
									Martijn Adriaanse	530
									Ben deLeon	784
	Ben deLeon	757
	Lianna Gerrish	664
					Ben deLeon	775
					Jack Franken	640
	Peter van Veen	344
	Jack Franken	781
																Michael Jarman	1,200
																	Michael Clarke	770
	Michael Clarke	640
	Jason Webber	189
					Michael Clarke	478
					Nataly Falero	232
	Bram Van Eeckhout	220
	Nataly Falero	420
									Michael Clarke	653
									Steyn Wolmarans	395
	Grigoriy Korkishko	94
	Steyn Wolmarans	107
					Steyn Wolmarans	309
					Dhara Shah	250
	Gareth Watson	42
	Dhara Shah	284
													Michael Clarke	379
													Willem Gerritsen	242
	Alfons Oliver Altes	263
	Zsolt Mogyorösi	84
					Alfons Oliver Altes	319
					Pichaya Pan-anukooln	273
	Jason Naniong	208
	Pichaya Pan-anukooln	243
									Alfons Oliver Altes	653
									Willem Gerritsen	830
	Peter Rebecchi	114
	Chris Wilson	119
					Chris Wilson	455
					Willem Gerritsen	676
	Jan Mooijer	84
	Willem Gerritsen	676
																				Michael Jarman	415
																					Matthew Fried	914
	Anup Agarwal	610
	Albert Blom	84
					Anup Agarwal	813
					Niels Christian Lundtoft	470
	Niels Christian Lundtoft	420
	Jakub Hluzow	220
									Anup Agarwal	360
									Matthew Fried	830
	Christopher Ashworth	319
	Tom Vincent	84
					Christopher Ashworth	319
					Matthew Fried	410
	Matthew Fried	640
	Nick Boberg	96
													Matthew Fried	407
													Liam Bastick (W)	240
	Lorenzo Foti	94
	Stefanus Ng	420
					Stefanus Ng	240
					Liam Bastick (W)	478
	Liam Bastick (W)	261
	Kjell De Troye	84
									Liam Bastick (W)	457
									Ryan Bains	389
	Ryan Bains	232
	Stephen Dunn	220
					Ryan Bains	442
					Bo Rydobon	250
	Gani Toleugazyyev	220
	BO Rydobon	540
																Matthew Fried	986
																	Michael Holmes	976
	Mary Brown	640
	Daric Harrington	260
					Mary Brown	428
					Shaun McCarthy	397
	Luke Moraga	522
	Shaun McCarthy	676
									Mary Brown	316
									Dan Mayoh	310
	Greg Hingsbergen	724
	Dan Mayoh	973
					Dan Mayoh	640
					Loic Coquer	18
	Loic Coquer	444
	Norm Sheppard	300
													Mary Brown	232
													Michael Holmes	405
	Jelle Hettinga	460
	Adam Steiner	466
					Adam Steiner	220
					Michael Holmes	420
	Michael Holmes	1099
	Ricardo Domínguez	280
									Michael Holmes	988
									Diarmuid Early	834
	Emad Oughourli	680
	Taylor Robinson	704
					Taylor Robinson	716
					Diarmuid Early	1200
	Robert Valentine	250
	Diarmuid Early	1105

2023

The MEWC continued in 2023 with a modified format, the Qualification round was split into nine events, called "Road to Las Vegas" and one Qualification Round. However the 128 final-participants will still be competing in a 1v1 grid. The final of the top 8 will be hosted in Las Vegas.

Qualification results (Top 50)

In total, 377 people took part and 128 qualified for the final round. The best ranked participants of the FMWC ranking, were prequalified.

Rank	Name	Total Points	Time
1	Brittany Deaton	10000	00:46:24
2	Nicolas Micot	9915	00:46:45
3	Lorenzo Foti	9715	00:53:52
4	Peter Scharl	9115	00:53:41
5	Jason Hutcheson	8830	00:58:19
6	Adam Carter	8500	00:57:59
7	Katelyn Stienen	9315	01:00:00
8	Elliott Paterson	8200	00:58:07
9	Jacob Andrews	8200	01:00:00
10	Kyle Sutton	8000	00:57:13
11	Johnny Valeriote	8000	00:57:57
12	Michael Holmes	8000	00:58:32
13	Christophe Belin	7915	00:56:28
14	Kenneth Wang	7915	00:59:53
15	Jeremy Freelove	7850	01:00:00
16	Alfons Oliver Altes	7700	00:55:16
17	Jesi Lipp	7650	00:56:05
18	Princess Camille Ong	7600	00:59:00
19	Harry Seiders	7600	00:59:04
20	Pakkapong Sricharoen	7600	00:59:22
21	Ben Pridmore	7565	00:51:35
22	Ben deLeon	7515	00:55:25
23	Sharon Parker	7480	01:00:00
24	Harry Watson	7415	01:00:00
25	Lyanne van Dijk	7410	00:57:52
26	Alwyn Birkholtz	7335	00:49:28
27	Shaun McCarthy	7315	00:59:45
28	Matt Ficarra	7245	00:59:50
29	James Galbraith	7220	00:56:17
30	Will Demere	7215	00:59:40
31	Riley Flischel	7150	00:57:55
32	Steve Schulz	7150	01:00:00
33	Judith Droogsma	6785	00:52:50
34	Charles Poulain	6715	01:00:00
35	Nick Boberg	6700	00:59:01
36	James Blackham	6635	00:58:49
37	Martijn Adriaanse	6485	00:59:34
38	Matt Melsen	6435	00:58:54
39	Oliver Lambert	6415	00:59:34
40	Sergio Trifiletti	6415	00:59:49
41	Ricardo Dominguez	6405	00:59:57
42	Kristain Lindemann	6400	00:59:40
43	Brandon Moyer	6400	01:00:00
44	Grigoriy Korkishko	6345	00:59:18
45	Prithviraj Mavani	6300	01:00:00
46	Andrew Heybruch	6250	01:00:00
47	Zsolt Mogyorósi	6215	00:59:39
48	Jakub Pomykalski	6200	00:58:45
49	Jason Webber	6200	00:59:40
50	Juan Cifuentes	6200	00:59:55

Bracket

The 2023 edition had a different format for the last three rounds. The knockout format was used for the first four rounds. The eight participants that won their Round of 16 match qualified for the in-person Finals in Las Vegas, where 8 more players would join them in a last-chance qualification round.

Section 1

	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16
	Andrew Ngai	1250
	Pierre Sertin	420
					Andrew Ngai	902
					Dario Mavec	770
	Dario Mavec	390
	Jaq Kennedy	270
									Andrew Ngai	595
									Serge Trifletti	395
	Janis ReinS Beikmanis	442
	Emlie Williams	470
					Emlie Williams	316
					Serge Trifletti	640
	James Blackham	102
	Serge Trifletti	420
													Andrew Ngai	1215
													Timothy Shue	418
	Chris Wison	243
	Bo Rydobon	443
					Bo Rydobon	314
					Timothy Shue	802
	WII Nord	420
	Timothy Shue	591
									Timothy Shue	474
									Alfons Oliver Altes	240
	Neil Foot	442
	Dan Mayoh	481
					Dan Mayoh	220
					Alfons Oliver Altes	712
	Alfons Oliver Altes	470
	Lyanne van Dijk	194

Section 2

	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16
	Pichaya Pan-anukooh	432
	Elliott Paterson	916
					Elliott Paterson	720
					Pakkapong Sricharoen	720
	Julien Lacaze	254
	Pakkapong Sricharoen	652
									Elliott Paterson	465
									Jakub Pomykalski	465
	Pieter Pienaar	481
	Jakub Pomykalski	497
					Jakub Pomykalski	896
					Lorenzo Foti	323
	Charles Poulain	0
	Lorenzo Foti	668
													Jakub Pomykalski	513
													Stevenson Yu	393
	Harry Watson	420
	Nick Boberg	503
					Nick Boberg	362
					Stevenson Yu	380
	Princess Camille Ong	0
	Stevenson Yu	492
									Stevenson Yu	520
									Harry Gross	320
	Alwyn Birkhottz	270
	Henriette Hamer	110
					Alwyn Birkhottz	403
					Harry Gross	494
	Anup Agarwal	664
	Harry Gross	676

Section 3

	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16
	Matthew Fried	0
	Belin Christophe	209
					Belin Christophe	416
					Emad Oughourli	235
	Jesi Lipp	410
	Emad Oughourli	550
									Belin Christophe	488
									Graydon Moore	102
	Graydon Moore	250
	Chris Pipka	244
					Graydon Moore	178
					Kyle Sutton	155
	Kyle Sutton	392
	Kevin Taylor	167
													Belin Christophe	342
													Brandon Moyer	573
	Jim Pappalardo	297
	Brandon Moyer	610
					Brandon Moyer	270
					Matt Ficarra	202
	Matt Ficarra	341
	Reinier Wessels	166
									Brandon Moyer	583
									Will Demere	492
	Will Demere	227
	J. Parker Garrison	36
					Will Demere	194
					Nicholas Fox	141
	Barbara Mauric	110
	Nicholas Fox	690

Section 4

	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16
	Tim Roberts	262
	Anders Richter Lindén	353
					Anders Richter Lindén	358
					Johnny Valeriote	175
	Josep Amela Milian	238
	Johnny Valeriote	432
									Anders Richter Lindén	327
									Dan Seiders	238
	Robert Guiher	84
	Dan Seiders	306
					Dan Seiders	358
					Harry Seiders	242
	Harry Seiders	376
	Adam Steiner	176
													Anders Richter Lindén	517
													Willem Gerritsen	532
	Sameer Jagetia	714
	Andrew Heybruch	192
					Sameer Jagetia	240
					Joseph Michael Palisoc	245
	Joseph Michael Palisoc	332
	Stephanie Annerose	232
									Joseph Michael Palisoc	480
									Willem Gerritsen	676
	Logan Witt	206
	Eduardo Gonzalez Arias	241
					Eduardo Gonzalez Arias	164
					Willem Gerritsen	327
	Lianna Gerrish	290
	Willem Gerritsen	746

Section 5

	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16
	Michael Jarman	882
	Kenneth Wang	1120
					Kenneth Wang	335
					Klinsmann Langhanz	105
	Matt O'Brien	60
	Klinsmann Langhanz	306
									Kenneth Wang	700
									Peter Scharl	804
	Peter Scharl	376
	Ricardo Domínguez	139
					Peter Scharl	294
					Kristain Lindemann	114
	Jason Hutcheson	300
	Kristain Lindemann	303
													Peter Scharl	598
													Katelyn Stienen	342
	Katelyn Stienen	190
	Milos Pantic	70
					Katelyn Stienen	288
					Hayden Waller	105
	Michael Holmes	404
	Hayden Waller	664
									Katelyn Stienen	404
									Yiwei Cao	357
	Chris Clarke	770
	Matt Melsen	238
					Chris Clarke	134
					Yiwei Cao	389
	Yun-Fei-Yang Liu	0
	Yiwei Cao	398

Section 6

	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16
	Adam Reichenbach	431
	Alexey Sviridov	431
					Adam Reichenbach	412
					Ben Gutscher	232
	Danny Whittaker	470
	Ben Gutscher	482
									Adam Reichenbach	423
									Edwin Hartono Limbri	470
	Zsolt Mogyorósi	470
	Prithviraj Mavani	482
					Prithviraj Mavani	383
					Edwin Hartono Limbri	414
	Edwin Hartono Limbri	481
	Judith Droogsma	420
													Edwin Hartono Limbri	366
													Michael Clarke	561
	Steve Schulz	571
	Catherine Xu	493
					Steve Schulz	370
					Min Chen	500
	Cheong Ng	371
	Min Chen	916
									Min Chen	306
									Michael Clarke	503
	Oliver Lambert	414
	John Lim	420
					John Lim	208
					Michael Clarke	890
	Ben Pridmore	420
	Michael Clarke	704

Section 7

	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16
	Paul Dent	640
	David Brown	472
					Paul Dent	105
					Ben deLeon	368
	Ben deLeon	560
	Grigoriy Korkishko	158
									Ben deLeon	108
									Taylor Robinson	594
	Thanasis Dogramatzidis	260
	Matthew Jeanos	130
					Thanasis Dogramatzidis	105
					Taylor Robinson	182
	Hack Franken	0
	Taylor Robinson	310
													Taylor Robinson	450
													Adam Carter	624
	Erick Meszaros-Jones	619
	Greg Hingsbergen	250
					Erick Meszaros-Jones	185
					Sharon Parker	105
	Sharon Parker	640
	Shaun McCarthy	190
									Erick Meszaros-Jones	116
									Adam Carter	326
	Jason Webber	386
	Nikolay Georgiev	120
					Jason Webber	256
					Adam Carter	279
	Martkin Adriaanse	374
	Adam Carter	481

Section 8

	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16
	Patrick Chatain	556
	Curtis Landry	231
					Patrick Chatain	199
					Jacob Andrews	128
	Mike Kern	94
	Jacob Andrews	220
									Patrick Chatain	334
									Nicolas Micot	410
	Juan Cifuentes	300
	Karsten Hartlieb	164
					Juan Cifuentes	0
					Nicolas Micot	105
	Nicolas Micot	794
	James Galbraith	256
													Nicolas Micot	92
													Diarmuid Early	840
	Jacob de la Cruz	102
	Tianyu William Xiao	128
					Tianyu William Xiao	221
					Brittany Deaton	198
	Brittany Deaton	662
	Timothy Bralick	307
									Tianyu William Xiao	273
									Diarmuid Early	780
	Samir Asadov	198
	Riley Flischel	470
					Riley Flischel	105
					Diarmuid Early	810
	Jeremy Freelove	515
	Diarmuid Early	1050

2024

In front of 400 spectators, Michael Jarman unseated three-time champion Andrew Ngai ("the Annihilator") in December 2024 in Las Vegas. Ngai was described as the Kobe Bryant of Excel, in comparison to Diarmuid Early, who was compared to LeBron James. ^[9] One spectator described the competition as the "Super Bowl for Excel nerds" and declared that "you'd never get this level of passion" with Google Sheets. ^[9]

Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC)

Main article: Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge

Other Events

FMWC also holds other events (typically Excel Esports battles). Some events have granted automatic qualification to the MEWC playoff rounds. Some events are livestreamed and can be viewed by the public. These events include (but are not limited to):

Date	Event Name	Winner	Nation	Case Name
8 June 2021	888 Battle [10] [11] [12]	Michael Jarman	Canada	Cake To Bake
9 September 2021	Battle of 16 [13]	Diarmuid Early	United States	N/A (Multiple)
17 February 2022	Global Excel Summit 2022 [14]	Jason Webber	South Africa	Ludo
18 February 2022	Global Excel Summit 2022 [15]	David Brown	United States	Square of Fortune
31 March 2022	Continent Battle: Asia / Pacific [16]	Nick Boberg	New Zealand	Minesweeper
24 May 2022	All-Star Battle [17]	Andrew Ngai	Australia	N/A (Multiple)
30 June 2022	Women's Battle [18]	Stephanie Annerose	United States	Lottery
28 July 2022	Continent Battle: Africa [19]	Gareth Watson	South Africa	Tug of War
25 August 2022	Continent Battle: Europe [20]	Willem Gerritsen	Netherlands	It's a Sequence
23 February 2023	Global Excel Summit 2023 [21]	Jason Webber	South Africa	A Story About the Reels

Notes

1. Competitors that have registered for at least one stage, not necessarily for the entire competition
2. Competitors that have attempted at least one stage. A stage score of 0 indicates participation, while a blank stage score does not
3. Competitors that attempted the maximum number of stages contributing to the final season point total (i.e., The 2021 season had 12 stages, but only the top 10 results determined a competitors season point total. In 2021, 307 competitors participated in at least 10 FMWC stages.)

References

1. "FMWC 2020 Rankings".
2. "FMWC 2021 Rankings".
3. "FMWC 2022 Rankings".
4. "FMWC 2023 Rankings".
5. Hachman, Mark (December 10, 2021). "Top Excel experts will battle it out in an esports-like competition this weekend". PCWorld . Retrieved December 11, 2021.
6. Roth, Emma (December 11, 2021). "Watch these Excel pros duke it out in a financial modeling competition". The Verge . Retrieved December 11, 2021.
7. Bolding, Jonathan (December 11, 2021). "Watch the world's greatest spreadsheet sorcerers throw down in the World Cup of Microsoft Excel". PC Gamer . Retrieved December 11, 2021.
8. Financial Modeling World Cup [@FMWC_] (December 10, 2021). "📢 Tomorrow, December 11, is the day for the FMWC Open finals!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
9. Zhuang, Yan; Whitmore, Mikayla; Paik, Shawn (2025-01-20). "Is Microsoft Excel the Next Big E-Sport?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
10. Matyszczyk, Chris (June 10, 2021). "I just watched Microsoft (try to) make Excel exciting. Recovery won't be easy". ZDNet . Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
11. Sacco, Dom (June 6, 2021). "Microsoft Excel… esports? UK to take part in 'Financial Modeling World Cup'". Esports News UK. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
12. "Acht experts strijden tegen elkaar in internationale Microsoft Excel-competitie" [Eight experts compete in international Microsoft Excel competition]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). June 5, 2021. Archived from the original on July 4, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
13. "Battle of 16 – FMWC" . Retrieved 2022-01-17.
14. "Global Excel Summit 2022 - Ludo". YouTube . 17 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
15. "Global Excel Summit 2023 - Square of Fortune". YouTube . 18 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
16. "Continent Battle: Asia / Pacific". YouTube . 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
17. "All-Star Battle". YouTube . 24 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
18. "Women's Battle". YouTube . 30 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
19. "Continent Battle: Africa". YouTube . 28 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
20. "Continent Battle: Europe". YouTube . 25 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
21. "Global Excel Summit 2023". YouTube . 23 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-30.

External links

• Official website