Financial modeling esports competition, using Microsoft Excel
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)[ edit ]
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).
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 [ edit ]
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
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)[ edit ]
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]
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)[ edit ]
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
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
Kyle Glovinsky 242
Dan Seiders 640
Neil Foot 482
Dan Seiders 284
Jason Hutcheson 471
Jason Hutcheson 757
Steve Hales 640
Jason Hutcheson 506
Kyle Glovinsky 606
Kyle Glovinsky 690
William Freestone 680
Kyle Glovinsky 305
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
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)[ edit ]
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)[ edit ]
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
^ Competitors that have registered for at least one stage, not necessarily for the entire competition
^ Competitors that have attempted at least one stage. A stage score of 0 indicates participation, while a blank stage score does not
^ 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.)
^ a b "FMWC 2020 Rankings" .
^ "FMWC 2021 Rankings" .
^ "FMWC 2022 Rankings" .
^ "FMWC 2023 Rankings" .
^ a b c Hachman, Mark (December 10, 2021). "Top Excel experts will battle it out in an esports-like competition this weekend" . PCWorld . Retrieved December 11, 2021 .
^ Roth, Emma (December 11, 2021). "Watch these Excel pros duke it out in a financial modeling competition" . The Verge . Retrieved December 11, 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ Financial Modeling World Cup [@FMWC_] (December 10, 2021). "📢 Tomorrow, December 11, is the day for the FMWC Open finals!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ a b 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Battle of 16 – FMWC" . Retrieved 2022-01-17 .
^ "Global Excel Summit 2022 - Ludo" . YouTube . 17 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ "Global Excel Summit 2023 - Square of Fortune" . YouTube . 18 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ "Continent Battle: Asia / Pacific" . YouTube . 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ "All-Star Battle" . YouTube . 24 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ "Women's Battle" . YouTube . 30 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ "Continent Battle: Africa" . YouTube . 28 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ "Continent Battle: Europe" . YouTube . 25 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ "Global Excel Summit 2023" . YouTube . 23 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .