Excel World Championship 2024 final boss was World of Warcraft
Think Excel is just for budgets and data charts? Think again. The Microsoft Excel World Championship brought spreadsheets to a whole other level last week in Las Vegas. And World of Warcraft was the final challenge.
Key takeaways
- The 2024 Microsoft Excel World Championship required participants to manage a team of Horde characters in WoW with Excel.
- The tournament featured eliminations every five minutes. After seven and a half hours, Michael Jarman claimed the victory and the $5,000 prize.
- The event, organized by the Financial Modeling World Cup team and supported by Microsoft, is a one-of-a-kind tournament that focuses solely on Microsoft Excel, offering both qualification rounds and a live final in Las Vegas.
Held at the HyperX arena, the Microsoft Excel World Championship 2024 (MEWC 2024)’s grand finale saw 12 elite spreadsheet pros managing a team of Horde characters using Excel. Their mission? Track stats like XP, gold, and abilities while leading their team to a climactic Molten Core raid. Bonus challenges included:
- Calculating total health pools
- Tallying experience points
- Solving quirky tasks like counting specific letters in quest descriptions
With eliminations every five minutes, quick thinking and even quicker coding were essential. After seven and a half hours of intense competition, Michael Jarman, a Canadian Director of Modeling at Operis, emerged victorious. He walked away with the $5,000 prize and the tournament’s iconic pro-wrestling-style championship belt.
According to CBC, Jarman isn’t a World of Warcraft player. However, this wasn’t his first time competing in the Microsoft Excel World Championship. It marked his fourth appearance and the first time he claimed victory. In the previous three tournaments, he consistently finished second behind Australia’s Andrew Ngai. But not this year! Now, Jarman has his sights set on breaking Andrew’s record by winning three more championships.
The Microsoft Excel World Championship is a unique esports tournament for Microsoft Excel only. It starts with Qualification Rounds, moves to Online Playoffs, and ends with a live final in Las Vegas. The Financial Modeling World Cup team (FMWC) organized the event with the support of Microsoft Corporation. This includes using the Microsoft Excel name in the competition.
If you’re curious to see the Excel pros in action, the 2024 championship finals are right here:
Tell us what you think about this one-of-a-kind esport tournament in the comments!
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