Data Clustering Contest: Round 1 Results

The results of the first round of the Data Clustering Contest are in.

In our evaluation, accurate sorting by category carried twice as much weight as sorting by language. Overall speed of the algorithms influenced the final score.

If a submission required adjustments or fixes to make it work, it was penalized accordingly.

1st PLACE

🥇Dark Lizard – $9,000 + $2,000 bonus
Bonus prizes for:
- Categories EN
- Categories RU

🥇Mindful Kitten – $9,000 + $900 bonus
Bonus prize for:
- Language detection
Penalties (-$100):
- Minor fix penalty

2nd PLACE – $5000

🥈Gifted Piranha
🥈Tall Raccoon
🥈Daring Frog (-$200 rebuilding penalty)

3rd PLACE – $3000

🥉Giant Fox
🥉Gifted Lemur
🥉Hip Hyena
🥉Sharp Sloth (-$200 rebuilding penalty)

4th PLACE – $2000

🏅Bright Deer
🏅Tanned Gull
🏅Small Dolphin (-$200 rebuilding penalty)

Congratulations to the winners!

The next round will be announced within two weeks. All participants of the first round will be able to take part. Stay tuned!