Yes, the Microsoft Excel World Championships is a real event that rivals the annual Evo Las Vegas fighting game tournament. Participants basically have to make it through the brackets by scoring points solving MS Excel-based game tasks.
Each participant is given instructions, rules for the game, and questions to answer at an increasing level of difficulty. Whether it be IFS, XLOOKUP, SUM, VBA, Power Query, etc., pretty much anything is allowed, but the strategy is up to you. Oddly enough, solving these tasks does not require any specific knowledge of finance, engineering, statistics, or other scientific disciplines. Want to attend this event in person? Tickets are going for $50 USD each.
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The person who shows the greatest Excel mastery level will become the champion of the tournament. Microsoft Excel World Championship is a standalone competition that does not impact the Financial Modeling World Cup regular stage rankings,” said FMWC.
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