2015 South Pacific Regional Contest
The 2015 South Pacific ICPC Regional Contest was held on Saturday, September 26, 2015, with preliminary divisional rounds held on August 23, 2015. Teams competed across three geographic divisions before the top qualifiers advanced to the Regional Final.
Regional Final Results

12 teams from across Australia and New Zealand competed in the Regional Final at AUT’s Tech Central. The contest featured 11 problems (A-K).
Regional Final Photos









Top 3 Teams
| Rank | Team | University | Solved | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TheNorthernLine | University of New South Wales | 5 | 776 |
| 2 | Off By Wonders | The University of Western Australia | 3 | 333 |
| 3 | Tree Men | University of Auckland | 3 | 511 |
Full Regional Final Standings
| Rank | Team | University | Country | Solved | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TheNorthernLine | University of New South Wales | AUS | 5 | 776 |
| 2 | Off By Wonders | The University of Western Australia | AUS | 3 | 333 |
| 3 | Tree Men | University of Auckland | NZL | 3 | 511 |
| 4 | Trigraph | The University of Waikato | NZL | 3 | 528 |
| 5 | Monash Pi | Monash University | AUS | 2 | 146 |
| 6 | Probably Approximately Correct | The University of Queensland | AUS | 2 | 396 |
| 7 | Avada Kejava | Queensland University of Technology | AUS | 2 | 440 |
| 8 | O L D B O Y S | University of Melbourne | AUS | 1 | 84 |
| 9 | UofA1 | University of Adelaide | AUS | 1 | 160 |
| 10 | Sublime 3 | University of Sydney | AUS | 1 | 232 |
| 11 | ‘;drop table teams;– | Massey University | NZL | 1 | 249 |
| 12 | You Make Me NP-Complete | University of Canterbury | NZL | 1 | 456 |
Regional Problem Set
Divisional Preliminaries
The divisional rounds were held on August 23, 2015, across three divisions covering Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.
Central Division
26 teams from eastern Australia
- TheNorthernLine – UNSW (8 solved)
- UNSWsmartypants – UNSW (7 solved)
- Probably Approximately Correct – UQ (7 solved)
Eastern Division
16 teams from NZ & Pacific
- Trigraph – Waikato (6 solved)
- Cafe Babe – Auckland (6 solved)*
- Tree Men – Auckland (6 solved)
*Unable to attend Regional Final
Western Division
34 teams from western Australia
- Monash Pi – Monash (7 solved)
- O L D B O Y S – Melbourne (6 solved)
- Team Tam – Melbourne (5 solved)
Central Division – Full Results & Photos
Universities: UNSW, University of Queensland, University of Sydney, QUT, ANU, Griffith University, UTS, University of Canberra




| Rank | Team | University | Solved | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TheNorthernLine | UNSW | 8 | 745 |
| 2 | UNSWsmartypants | UNSW | 7 | 845 |
| 3 | Probably Approximately Correct | UQ | 7 | 884 |
| 4 | Load Data Memory | UNSW | 7 | 1284 |
| 5 | Sublime 3 | USyd | 6 | 1013 |
| 6 | Avada Kejava | QUT | 5 | 520 |
| 7 | Magnanimous Mongoose | QUT | 4 | 506 |
| 8 | UQTO’); DROP TABLE teams;– | UQ | 4 | 680 |
| 9 | Mashed Potatoes | USyd | 4 | 773 |
| 10 | Neon | ANU | 3 | 256 |
Central Division Problem Set
Eastern Division – Full Results & Photos
Universities: University of Auckland, University of Waikato, University of Canterbury, Massey University, University of Otago, Southern Institute of Technology, University of the South Pacific (Fiji)


| Rank | Team | University | Country | Solved | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trigraph | University of Waikato | NZL | 6 | 722 |
| 2 | Cafe Babe* | University of Auckland | NZL | 6 | 797 |
| 3 | Tree Men | University of Auckland | NZL | 6 | 839 |
| 4 | You Make Me NP-Complete | University of Canterbury | NZL | 5 | 794 |
| 5 | Sky Trails | University of Auckland | NZL | 3 | 278 |
| 6 | Undiscussed | University of Auckland | NZL | 3 | 380 |
| 7 | ShockWave | University of Auckland | NZL | 3 | 641 |
| 8 | ‘;drop table teams;– | Massey University | NZL | 3 | 796 |
| 9 | Code Monkeys | Southern Institute of Technology | NZL | 3 | 1000 |
| 10 | University of Auckland | University of Auckland | NZL | 2 | 361 |
*Cafe Babe unable to attend Regional Final, replaced by Tree Men
Eastern Division Problem Set
Western Division – Full Results & Photos
Universities: Monash University, University of Melbourne, University of Western Australia, University of Adelaide, University of Tasmania, Flinders University, Deakin University, Swinburne University, University of South Australia




| Rank | Team | University | Solved | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monash Pi | Monash University | 7 | 972 |
| 2 | O L D B O Y S | University of Melbourne | 6 | 1316 |
| 3 | Team Tam | University of Melbourne | 5 | 797 |
| 4 | Off By Wonders | University of Western Australia | 5 | 824 |
| 5 | UofA1 | University of Adelaide | 5 | 944 |
| 6 | /dev/null | University of Adelaide | 4 | 344 |
| 7 | Monash Rho | Monash University | 4 | 487 |
| 8 | Unlimited Perplexity Science | University of Western Australia | 4 | 597 |
| 9 | Monash Zeta | Monash University | 4 | 686 |
| 10 | Alacrity | University of Adelaide | 4 | 863 |
Western Division Problem Set
Participating Universities
Australia
- University of New South Wales
- University of Queensland
- University of Sydney
- Queensland University of Technology
- Australian National University
- Monash University
- University of Melbourne
- University of Western Australia
- University of Adelaide
- University of Tasmania
- Griffith University
- Flinders University
- University of Technology Sydney
- University of Canberra
- Deakin University
- Swinburne University
- University of South Australia
New Zealand
- University of Auckland
- University of Waikato
- University of Canterbury
- Massey University
- University of Otago
- Southern Institute of Technology
Pacific Islands
- University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
Contest Statistics
Regional Final
- Teams: 12
- Universities: 12
- Countries: 2 (AUS, NZL)
- Problems: 11 (A-K)
- Total Solved: 25
Divisional Rounds
- Central: 26 teams
- Eastern: 16 teams
- Western: 34 teams
- Total: 76 teams
Regional Final held September 26, 2015 at AUT Tech Central. Divisional rounds held August 23, 2015. Contest powered by DOMjudge.
