Online qualifications are open August 3rd-9th and the format for the top 25 competition is announced.
The top 25 typists in the world will compete shortly after qualifications close on August 10th (date to be determined). The top 10 typists from the top 25 competition will win a spot in the Ultimate Typing Championship which will be streamed live on Twitch and YouTube on August 22nd at 12 noon CST. Sign up for email updates or follow the leaderboard for up-to-date rankings.
Qualifications:
- The top 25 typists with the highest WPM averages on their top 30 races (with a minimum of 50 races) will qualify for the competition
- WPM averages are based on all races, even if you race the same text more than once
- WPM is calculated in a standard format, with a “word” equalling the typing of 5 characters, including spaces, numbers, letters, and punctuation.
What you need to know if you qualify in the top 25:
- The top 25 will be grouped into Five Groups of Five
- Official groups will be announced at the close of Qualifications
- How the grouping will work:
- Group 1: Rank #1, #6, #11, #16, #21
- Group 2: Rank #2, #7, #12, #17, #22
- Group 3: Rank #3, #8, #13, #18, #23
- Group 3: Rank #4, #9, #14, #19, #24
- Group 3: Rank #5, #10, #15, #20, #25
- How the grouping will work:
- There will be Five Races per Group, each race lasting roughly 1-2 minutes
- Five rounds of races will be held for each group to determine the top two racers to move onto the Quarterfinals
- Competitors who make it to the Quarterfinals will be required to submit a waiver BEFORE August 12th.
- Each racer will be scored by WPM * Accuracy
(i.e. 135.3 WPM * 99.2% Accuracy = 134.2) - Accuracy is defined as: a mistake on a single character is only counted once, even if additional characters are typed after the mistake
- Each race is weighted evenly based on the scoring:
- The best score in a race receiving 5 points for that race/round
- 2nd receiving 4 points
- 3rd receiving 3 points
- 4th receiving 2 points
- 5th receiving 1 point
Good luck, and Happy Typing!