Financial Modeling World Cup

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

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 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

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.)

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
	Kyle Glovinsky	590
	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

The structure for the 2024 Microsoft Excel World Championship was revamped in several areas, including for the qualification round. The number of players in the main event remained at 128. Qualification for the MEWC was as follows:

• 50 players, 5 in each of the 10 Excel Esports Battes (called the "Road to Las Vegas"). One player would qualify from the YouTube livestream, while four others would qualify from online participation.
• 16 players from the Financial Modeling World Cup.
• 60 players from the MEWC online qualification round.
• 2 wildcards.

Qualification Results

The following participants qualified for the event:

2024 Road to Las Vegas series

Qualification Method	Player	Score	Time (mm:ss)
Excel Esports Battle I "Doggie Daycare" January 25	Diarmuid Early[a]	1150	30:00
	Chris Clarke	990	29:12
	Willem Gerritsen	980	29:11
	Jacob Andrews	950	28:38
	Michael Jarman	940	28:40
Excel Esports Battle II "Sommelier" February 29	Colin Sheehe	1250	24:23
	Anup Agarwal	1250	25:12
	Sergio Trifiletti[a]	1250	29:11
	Harry Gross	1250	29:45
	Elliott Paterson	1185	29:52
Excel Esports Battle III "This Spreadsheet is a Nightmare" March 28	Andrew Ngai	1250	16:14
	Bo Rydobon	1250	28:57
	Jean Wolleh	1167	30:00
	Adam Carter	1128	27:25
	Nick Boberg[a]	975	30:00
Excel Esports Battle IV "Ship the World" April 25	Peter Scharl	1250	25:44
	Jakub Pomykalski[a]	1191	30:00
	Anders Richter Lindén	1110	30:00
	Lorenzo Foti	1065	24:25
	Jack Franken	1058	30:00
Excel Esports Battle V "Deep Sea Diving" May 30	Pakkapong Sricharoen	1190	29:39
	Julien Lacaze	1191	30:00
	Hadyn Wiseman	938	29:59
	Jeremy Freelove	938	30:00
	Adam Reichenbach[a]	830	30:00
Excel Esports Battle VI "The Simple Case" June 20	Ny Tsiory Rakotonanahary	1170	19:02
	Jasper van Merle	1140	20:51
	Thanasis Dogramatzidis	770	29:55
	Paul Dent	400	30:00
	Timothy Shue[a]	233	30:00
Excel Esports Battle VII "I am Left-Handed" July 25	Nick Lowman	1250	29:58
	Tze Sheng Yeo	1159	28:23
	Juan Cifuentes	1159	29:50
	Brian Wright	1110	29:50
	Vikram Hattangady[a]	880	30:00
Excel Esports Battle VIII "Treasure Hunt" August 29	Grayson Huynh[a]	1250	16:07
	Benjamin Weber	1250	17:43
	Ben Gutscher	1250	19:16
	Matt Stockton	1250	20:40
	Cédric Morgan Rasolofo	1250	21:09
Excel Esports Battle IX "Census" September 19	Brittany Deaton	1184	29:19
	Taylor Robinson	1030	28:03
	Kamil Ciesielski	950	29:15
	Min Chen	950	29:37
	Fritz Burkhardt[a]	601	30:00
Excel Esports Battle X "Almost There" October 10	Eric Ashton[a]	1043	29:30
	Michael Holmes	894	28:53
	Zhang Yunyi	885	28:32
	Harry Watson	858	29:35
	Alexander Freedman	818	29:39

1. Qualified via livestream

2024 Financial Modeling World Cup Qualifiers (Top 16)

Rank	Player	Season Score
5	Matthew Fried	4737
6	Joseph Michael Palisoc	4573
7	Tim Roberts	4437
8	Steve Schultz	4427
16	Eduardo Gonzalez Arias	3897

2024 MEWC Qualification Results

Region	Player	Score	Time (mm:ss)
Africa	Steyn Wolmarans	4380	59:39
	Jason Webber	3750	59:20
	Renier Wessels	3605	59:55
Asia-Pacific[a]	Stevenson Yu	6500	54:53
	Logan Clarke	6425	59:26
	Danny Whittaker	6415	60:00
	Princess Camille Ong	5590	60:00
	Cheong Ng	5450	57:30
	Calvin Lim	5375	56:53
	Toby Funston	5290	57:35
	Prithviraj Mavani	5190	60:00
	Min Min Chua	5100	60:00
	Pichaya Pan-anukooln	4875	54:59
	Robert Buemmer	4350	55:51
	Kai Wei Lim	4275	58:38
Europe	Yiwei Cao	5510	59:54
	Zsolt Mogyorósi	5500	59:55
	Karim Awenat	5290	60:00
	Marton Hunyady	4605	60:00
	Nicolas Micot	4450	60:00
	Ben Pridmore	4400	53:00
	Edwin Brown	4380	59:39
	Chris Wilson	4350	60:00
	Grigoriy Korkishko	3950	59:50
	Jeroen Adriaanse	3930	58:55
	Siim Aksel Amer	3800	59:22
	Martijn Adriaanse	3600	58:13
	Søren Nielsen	3600	59:05
	Toby Julyan	3475	57:21
	Tom Vincent	3460	60:00
	Samir Asadov	3350	59:24
	Etienne Corget	3300	60:00
	William Freestone	3255	57:49
	Fanny Caillot	3150	56:49
	Arnold Miron	3150	59:32
	Francois Neethling	3120	60:00
	Jörg Profanter	3050	60:00
North America	Ben Carr	5585	59:52
	Greg Hingsbergen	5500	59:56
	Coby Dombrowski	5360	59:04
	Colin Davidson	5060	60:00
	Joshua Bruce	4900	58:08
	Riley Flischel	4400	1:00:00
	Derek Kaplan	4200	55:16
	Brian Hanley	4170	56:12
	Matt Ficarra	4120	59:20
	Daniel Hart	4100	57:50
	David Nordstrom	4100	58:04
	Parker Garrison	4000	59:47
	Johnny Valeriote	3950	1:00:00
	Norman Sheppard	3950	1:00:00
	Sean Dunbar	3950	1:00:00
	Esther Vander Meulen	3935	1:00:00
	Ben deLeon	3850	56:42
	Andrew Heybruch	3850	1:00:00
	Robert Valentine	3825	57:35
	Jennifer Williams	3750	59:49
	Keegan Morrissey	3750	59:53
	William OBrien	3750	1:00:00
	Josh Tucci	3700	1:00:00
	Helen Dupree	3650	58:59
	Jesi Lipp	3615	1:00:00
	Dan Seiders	3600	1:00:00
	Diana Constantinescu	3530	1:00:00
	Jonathan Huang	3500	55:49
	Lianna Gerrish	3480	59:55
South/Latin America	Patrick Chatain	4200	59:29
	Washington Demicheli	4170	1:00:00
	Joaquin Courreges	3700	59:33
	Juan Pablo Brea	3700	59:44

1. Due to time differences, the Asia-Pacific competition took place at 8:00 AM BST, while the other regions competed at 5:00 PM BST.

Main Draw (Morning Session)

The 128 players in the main draw bracket were divided into 8 groups of 16, with three of those groups playing at 8:00 AM BST to accommodate players from the Asia Pacific region. The remaining five groups played at 5:00 PM BST. The main draw brackets were only played for four rounds, with the final eight competitors automatically qualified for the in-person semi-finals at Las Vegas. The other 24 of the top 32 qualified to play in the game day competition one day before the finals.

	Round 1 (Last 128) "30 Minute Mystery"				Round 2 (Last 64) "Perfect Date and Soulmate"				Round 3 (Last 32) "Sleep as a Sport"				Round 4 (Last 16) "Mortal Wombat"
	(1) Andrew Ngai	1250
	Francois Neethling	980
					(1) Andrew Ngai	940
					Tze Sheng Yeo	920
	Steve Schulz	864
	Tze Sheng Yeo	900
									(1) Andrew Ngai	1074
									Kai Wei Lim	560
	Min Min Chua	450
	Kai Wei Lim	611
					Kai Wei Lim	920
					Edwin Brown	895
	Edwin Brown	580
	Jeroen Adriaanse	572
													(1) Andrew Ngai	1095
													Jean Wolleh	247
	Marton Hunyady	926
	Zhang Yunyi	1090
					Zhang Yunyi	972
					Jean Wolleh	1190
	Jean Wolleh	1250
	Bo Rydobon	1026
									Jean Wolleh	762
									Nick Lowman	642
	Anup Agarwal	1130
	Samir Asadov	922
					Anup Agarwal	951
					Nick Lowman	1130
	Nick Lowman	1250
	Nick Boberg	680

	Martijn Adriaanse	520
	Nicolas Micot	874
					Nicolas Micot	0
					Calvin Lim	960
	Stevenson Yu	490
	Calvin Lim	650
									Calvin Lim	299
									Ben Gutscher	590
	Arnold Miron	813
	Jasper van Merle	1205
					Jasper van Merle	1160
					Ben Gutscher	1190
	Ben Gutscher	1010
	Toby Funston	470
													Ben Gutscher	490
													Sergio Trifiletti	422
	Vikram Hattangady	746
	Julien Lacaze	819
					Julien Lacaze	998
					Christian Mbolanantenaina	1029
	Christian Mbolanantenaina	780
	Pichaya Pan-anukooln	428
									Christian Mbolanantenaina	620
									Sergio Trifiletti	760
	Sergio Trifiletti	1180
	Danny Whittaker	1070
					Sergio Trifiletti	1180
					(6) Matthew Fried	1028
	Steyn Wolmarans	780
	(6) Matthew Fried	1250

	(7) Michael Clarke	676
	Robert Buemmer	460
					(7) Michael Clarke	1250
					Pakkapong Sricharoen	1142
	Cheong Ng	846
	Pakkapong Sricharoen	960
									(7) Michael Clarke	813
									Grayson Huynh	820
	Min Chen	1250
	Timothy Shue	1048
					Min Chen	1055
					Grayson Huynh	1220
	Toby Julyan	498
	Grayson Huynh	920
													Grayson Huynh	615
													Prithviraj Mavani	597
	Princess Camille Ong	850
	Jakub Pomykalski	880
					Jakub Pomykalski	1064
					Prithviraj Mavani	1146
	Prithviraj Mavani	1110
	Logan Clarke	816
									Prithviraj Mavani	442
									Adam Reichenbach	0
	Adam Reichenbach	975
	Cameron Fraser	780
					Adam Reichenbach	1220
					Grigoriy Kirkishko	969
	Grigoriy Korkishko	580
	Cédric Morgan Rasolofo	DQ

Main Draw (Afternoon Session)

	Round 1 (Last 128) "Wabble"				Round 2 (Last 64) "Portal"				Round 3 (Last 32) "Ironman"				Round 4 (Last 16) "Volcano Island"
	Helen Dupree	570
	Peter Scharl	1098
					Peter Scharl	1234
					Lorenzo Foti	1220
	Lorenzo Foti	824
	Sean Dunbar	552
									Peter Scharl	843
									Hadyn Wiseman	525
	Josh Tucci	512
	Diana Constantinescu	430
					Josh Tucci	510
					Hadyn Wiseman	952
	Derek Kaplan	368
	Hadyn Wiseman	608
													Peter Scharl	1110
													(8) Jack Franken	1250
	Washington Demicheli	864
	Juan Pablo Brea	558
					Washington Demicheli	634
					Ben deLeon	680
	Ben deLeon	842
	Fritz Burkhardt	526
									Ben deLeon	574
									(8) Jack Franken	853
	Etienne Corget	416
	Eduardo Gonzalez Arias	566
					Eduardo Gonzalez Arias	714
					(8) Jack Franken	1050
	Robert Valentine	574
	(8) Jack Franken	1042

	(5) Tim Roberts	626
	David Brown	688
					David Brown	513
					Chris Clarke	1154
	Patrick Chatain	638
	Chris Clarke	898
									Chris Clarke	620
									Juan Cifuentes	510
	Johnny Valeriote	672
	Jacob Andrews	588
					Johnny valeriote	474
					Juan Cifuentes	1250
	Juan Cifuentes	724
	Yiwei Cao	646
													Chris Clarke	1033
													Sameer Jagetia	890
	Anders Richter Lindén	880
	Ben Carr	838
					Anders Richter Lindén	850
					Riley Flischel	660
	Esther Vander Meulen	260
	Riley Flischel	578
									Anders Richter Lindén	516
									Sameer Jagetia	561
	Colin Sheehe	810
	Sameer Jagetia	836
					Sameer Jagetia	696
					Greg Hingsbergen	461
	Daniel Hart	642
	Greg Hingsbergen	710

	William OBrien	418
	Brittany Deaton	896
					Brittany Deaton	1110
					Ben Pridmore	613
	Ben Pridmore	722
	Jesi Lipp	448
									Brittany Deaton	955
									Willem Gerritsen	955
	Jeremy Freelove	612
	Willem Gerritsen	1042
					Willem Gerritsen	1026
					Harry Gross	884
	Harry Gross	904
	Jason Webber	702
													Brittany Deaton	1173
													(4) Joseph Michael Palisoc	1050
	Martin Schaaphok	650
	William Freestone	882
					William Freestone	774
					Coby Dombrowsky	1040
	Coby Dombrowsky	938
	Matt Stockton	563
									Coby Dombrowsky	490
									(4) Joseph Michael Palisoc	1250
	Søren Nielsen	448
	Tom Vincent	592
					Tom Vincent	440
					(4) Joseph Michael Palisoc	1000
	Renier Wessels	652
	(4) Joseph Michael Palisoc	748

	(3) Michael Jarman	1048
	Jonathan Huang	422
					(3) Michael Jarman	1050
					Alexander Freedman	764
	Alexander Freedman	754
	Brian Hanley	670
									(3) Michael Jarman	0
									Zsolt Mogyorósi	520
	Parker Garrison	560
	Zsolt Mogyorósi	662
					Zsolt Mogyorósi	704
					Matt Ficarra	656
	Matt Ficarra	814
	Jennifer Williams	504
													Zsolt Mogyorósi	573
													Joaquin Courreges	1220
	Benjamin Weber	692
	Norman Sheppard	478
					Benjamin Weber	1180
					Adam Carter	1250
	Siim Aksel Amer	512
	Adam Carter	1040
									Adam Carter	681
									Joaquin Courreges	935
	Joaquin Courreges	838
	Fanny Caillot	536
					Joaquin Courreges	1242
					David Nordstrom	461
	Thanasis Dogramatzidis	672
	David Nordstrom	680

	Lianna Gerrish	1114
	Harry Watson	710
					Lianna Gerrish	1114
					Dan Seiders	854
	Dan Seiders	854
	Elliott Paterson	800
									Lianna Gerrish	510
									Chris Wilson	438
	Karim Awenat	578
	Chris Wilson	634
					Chris Wilson	620
					Andrew Heybruch	580
	Andrew Heybruch	622
	Paul Dent	602
													Lianna Gerrish	1070
													(2) Diarmuid Early	1060
	Brian Wright	526
	Joshua Bruce	812
					Joshua Bruce	1050
					Keegan Morrissey	904
	Eric Ashton	456
	Keegan Morrissey	614
									Joshua Bruce	582
									(2) Diarmuid Early	1001
	Michael Holmes	740
	Colin Davidson	608
					Michael Holmes	710
					(2) Diarmuid Early	1250
	Taylor Robinson	404
	(2) Diarmuid Early	1140

Last Chance Qualification

The 2024 Microsoft Excel World Championship was the first instance which introduced the Last Chance Qualification Round (LCQR). The LCQR was open to anyone who did not advance to the Last 32 round at an additional cost. Entry for this event was also included for attendees of the concurrent The Active Cell event held in Las Vegas. The top 40 participants at this event who weren't already qualified for the Game Day competition would join the 24 qualifiers from the Main Draw brackets for the Game Day competitions held one day before the live finals. The Last 32 from the Main Draw bracket were also permitted to play, but as they've already qualified for the Game Day competition or Live Semi-Finals, they would not take the 40 qualification spots from those not yet qualified.

The case for the Last Chance Qualification Round was called "Axel the Elf's Christmas Catastrophe!"

Last Chance Qualification Round

Player	Score	Time (mm:ss)
Matthew Fried	1250	25:03
Harry Watson	1250	26:10
Daniel Hart	1250	26:33
Benjamin Weber	1250	26:45
Helen Dupree	1170	30:00
Martin Morissette	1140	30:00
Patrick Chatain	1090	29:42
Jeremy Freelove	1060	30:00
David Brown	1057	29:58
Eric Ashton	1007	29:46
Jakub Pomykalski	960	30:00
Phillip Harvey	950	30:00
Timothy Shue	949	30:00
Nick Boberg	930	30:00
Ben Carr	870	30:00
Jason Sindler	850	29:50
Fifaliana Rafanomezantsoa	840	30:00
Grant Pitarys	790	30:00
Julian Poeltl	780	30:00
Jacob Andrews	681	27:36
Julien Lacaze	664	27:09
Klinsmann Langhanz	642	25:34
Jackson Weber	640	29:38
Fritz Burkhardt	640	29:59
Lorenzo Foti	621	29:19
Harry Seiders	621	29:44
Curtis Landry	581	30:00
Ben Northern	570	29:49
Ashleigh Roberts	570	30:00
Pieter Pienaar	541	29:33
Michele Perina	541	29:50
James McQueen	541	29:53
Juan Pablo Brea	541	30:00
Joy Andriamalala	540	30:00
Ricardo Alexis Domínguez Hernández	533	29:58
Beckett Anderson	530	28:59
Jacob Labkovski	530	29:43
Andrew Durant	530	29:58
Michael Koller	530	30:00
Luke Peyton	530	30:00
Loic Roig	530	30:00
Elliott Paterson	530	30:00
Ray Medina	530	30:00

Game Day Competition

The Game Day competitions consisted of two rounds played by all 64 competitors who qualified either from the Main Draw bracket or the Last Chance Qualification Round. The scores from the two rounds were added together, and the top 16 participants would then move on to the live semi-finals.

Player	Case 1 "IsometriChaos"	Case 2 "Lana Goes Ice Skating"	Combined Score
Diarmuid Early	442	792	1234
Peter Scharl	579	608	1138
Jeremy Freelove	291	816	1107
Joshua Bruce	453	640	1093
Juan Cifuentes	412	672	1084
Jean Wolleh	588	488	1076
Michael Jarman	658	292	950
Eric Ashton	311	547	858
Jakub Pomykalski	540	290	830
Benjamin Weber	457	367	824
Coby Dombrowsky	380	436	816
Adam Reichenbach	449	357	806
Lorenzo Foti	406	397	803
Nick Boberg	459	343	802
Anders Richter Lindén	399	348	747

Live Finals

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]

2025

The field size for the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship increased significantly, with spaces allowed for 256 competitors in the main draw.^[10] This includes qualified spots for:

• 90 places: 10 players in each of 9 monthly Road to Las Vegas battles. For each battle, this includes:
  • 1 place for the best livestreamed player,
  • 7 places for the best non-livestreamed players,
  • 1 place for the best U-25 non-livestreamed (online) player, and
  • 1 place for the best 50+ (known as the "Masters" category) non-livestreamed player.^[11]
• 16 places for the top-16 ranked Financial Modeling World Cup competitors, and
• 150 places for qualifiers who qualify through the qualification round held on September 27.

In addition, the organizers have implemented a seeding system, based on players' rankings in the Road to Las Vegas events.^[11] The top 5 rankings of the participants will be considered in the rankings, and the top 32 ranked players will be seeded in the main draw.

Qualification Results

The following players have qualified for the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship:

2025 Road to Las Vegas (RTLV) battles

RTLV Round	Player	Score	Time (mm:ss)	Qualification Method
Excel Esports Battle I "We're Not In Kansas Anymore" January 23	Diarmuid Early	1181	29:27	Online
	Jack Franken	963	30:00	Online
	Peter Scharl	899	29:58	Online
	Andrew Ngai	890	30:00	Online
	Coby Dombrowsky	821	30:00	Online
	Willem Gerritsen	746	30:00	Online
	Anders Richter Lindén	731	30:00	Livestreamed
	Colin Sheehe	730	29:26	Online
	Tim Froelich	656	28:45	U-25
	Harry Seiders	586	29:43	Masters
Excel Esports Battle II "Whodunnit?" February 20	Sergio Trifiletti	1186	29:59	Online
	Benjamin Weber	1064	25:36	Online
	Chris Clarke	1056	27:51	Online
	Stevenson Yu	1048	29:00	Online
	Pakkapong Sricharoen	1048	30:00	Online
	Julien Lacaze	1040	25:56	Online
	Michael Holmes	1040	28:10	Online
	Karim Awenat	1040	30:00	Masters
	Nicolas Micot	998	30:00	Livestreamed
	Sean Dunbar	990	30:00	U-25
Excel Esports Battle III "I'm Just Wild About Harry" March 27	Timothy Shue	811	30:00	Livestreamed
	Danny Whittaker	760	27:15	Online
	Sameer Jagetia	757	30:00	Online
	Jean Wolleh	754	27:21	Online
	Michael Jarman	720	29:37	Online
	Juan Cifuentes	720	30:00	Online
	Paul Dent	700	27:48	Online
	Patrick Chatain	700	29:56	Online
	Ben Taylor	640	29:49	Masters
	Julian Poeltl	610	29:21	U-25
Excel Esports Battle IV "The Formula Bar and Grill" April 24	Zhang Yunyi	1151	26:29	Online
	Nick Boberg	1071	29:44	Online
	Elliott Paterson	1070	29:23	Online
	Kenny Worrell	1070	29:48	Online
	Fritz Burkhardt	1070	30:00	Online
	Diego Sala	1069	28:01	Online
	Grayson Huynh	1061	26:03	Online
	Tim Gabriel Töpper	889	24:29	U-25
	James Thai	747	30:00	Masters
	Anup Agarwal	736	30:00	Livestreamed

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[12][13][14]	Michael Jarman	Canada	Cake To Bake
9 September 2021	Battle of 16[15]	Diarmuid Early	United States	N/A (Multiple)
17 February 2022	Global Excel Summit 2022[16]	Jason Webber	South Africa	Ludo
18 February 2022	Global Excel Summit 2022[17]	David Brown	United States	Square of Fortune
31 March 2022	Continent Battle: Asia / Pacific[18]	Nick Boberg	New Zealand	Minesweeper
24 May 2022	All-Star Battle[19]	Andrew Ngai	Australia	N/A (Multiple)
30 June 2022	Women's Battle[20]	Stephanie Annerose	United States	Lottery
28 July 2022	Continent Battle: Africa[21]	Gareth Watson	South Africa	Tug of War
25 August 2022	Continent Battle: Europe[22]	Willem Gerritsen	Netherlands	It's a Sequence
23 February 2023	Global Excel Summit 2023[23]	Jason Webber	South Africa	A Story About the Reels

Notes