Three Algo Artis Members Selected for AtCoder World Tour Finals 2026 Heuristic
Three finalists from one company in a 12-person field signals Algo Artis's concentrated strength in heuristic competitive programming, and the return of the OpenAI exhibition match keeps the human-vs-AI angle central to the event.
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Algo Artis announced that three of its members-Mitsuru Matsuo, Kengo Kajiwara, and Hiroaki Kitahara-have been selected as finalists for the Heuristic division of the AtCoder World Tour Finals 2026, to be held July 7-8. Only 12 finalists are chosen worldwide. The event also includes a Human vs. AI Exhibition Match against an OpenAI agent, with a special award for a player who defeats the AI and wins the tournament.
Algo Artis has three finalists in the Heuristic division of the AtCoder World Tour Finals 2026, the company announced. Mitsuru Matsuo, who placed second in the 2025 tournament, returns for a second consecutive year. He is joined by Kengo Kajiwara and Hiroaki Kitahara. The Heuristic division pits 12 top annual performers in designing algorithms that find good solutions under time pressure. The finals run July 7-8, 2026. Following last year, an exhibition match against an OpenAI AI agent is planned, with a 'Humanity Prevails Award' for any player who beats the AI and wins the tournament.
- Mitsuru Matsuo (terry_u16): rank 9, second place in 2025 tournament
- Kengo Kajiwara (MathGorilla): rank 11
- Hiroaki Kitahara (eijirou): rank 2
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