Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge

The Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC) is a Microsoft Excel esports competition, sponsored by Microsoft. Started in 2021, the competition is a spin-off of the Financial Modeling World Cup for college students. Contestants solve problems, in the form of case studies, using the spreadsheet software. Competitors are ranked through multiple rounds of timed competition, including an in-person final round. Participants may compete in either individuals or teams. The competition is jointly organized by the Eller College of Management and Financial Modeling World Cup.

Background

Similar financial modeling competitions have been run in the past, including the also-Microsoft-sponsored ModelOff Financial Modeling World Championships from 2012 to 2019. The collegiate competition has been run by the same organizers as the Financial Modeling World Cup,[1] which holds monthly online contests and occasional "battles" broadcast live.

In each round, competitors solve problems presented as one-to-five-page-long financial modeling case studies with questions at the end, using Microsoft Excel.

The first in-person and live Excel battles were held in the Arizona Esports Arena on December 3, 2022.[2][3]

2022 Competition

In 2022, 2,730 students from 93 countries and 596 universities and colleges competed in the competition. The event was held at the University of Arizona, which was live streamed and aired on ESPNU.[4][5]

References
  1. Yeoh, Grace (December 3, 2022). "He loved numbers so much, this Singapore student became a finalist in an e-sports competition – on Microsoft Excel". Channel News Asia. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  2. Financial Modeling World Cup [@FMWC_] (December 2, 2022). "❗First-ever in-person and LIVE Excel battle already tomorrow! Join the livestream on our YouTube channel from the Arizona Esports Arena where Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge finals will take place at 9:45 PM" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. Microsoft Excel [@msexcel] (November 23, 2022). "📅 Mark December 3 on your calendars. It's the Microsoft #Excel Collegiate Championship Finals, and you won't want to miss it!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. Bennett, William (December 2, 2022). "Media Note: Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge Finals in UArizona will be streamed on YouTube and broadcast on ESPNU". LocalToday. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  5. Smith, Molly (December 3, 2022). "University of Arizona Eller College of Management Hosts Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge Finals". Patch. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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