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RM Tournaments -
Silicon Valley Math Tournament

Registration for the Silicon Valley Math Tournament will open soon!

Qualifying Rounds: TBD .
Final Round: TBD
Awards: Sunday, May 19th, 2024 at 5:00 pm PST
Venue: TBD


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AIME 2024 Problems and Solutions are available on our AIME page

RM Tournaments - SVMT

SVMT is open to students across the globe!

  • The Silicon Valley Math Tournament is an annual tournament hosted by RM Tournaments that gives students an opportunity to apply their knowledge, creativity and math skills to solve challenging problems.
  • The tournament is designed for elementary and middle school students
    (Grades 1-8).
  • This year, SVMT will be hosted online and is open to students across
    the United States.
  • Register for SVMT.
  • Registrations are now open! 

    Registration deadline: TBD

    We have limited slots available. If slots fill up, we will close registration early. 

    Further information on logistics will be sent to all registered participants after registration closes.

This year we will be conducting tournaments across 4 divisions:

  • Elementary 1 (E1): Grades 1 and 2 
    Elementary 2 (E2): Grades 3 and 4

    Middle School 1 (M1): Grades 5 and 6
    Middle School 2 (M2): Grades 7 and 8

    Please note: Members of a team should be from the same division and same school.

The tournament will consist of the following events:

Individual Event - Speed Round (30 minutes)
  • The Speed Round consists of 50 problems in 30 minutes. Students are required to work on their own.

    Each student's individual score will be added to compute the overall school score for the top school award.

Individual Event - Accuracy Round (60 minutes)
  • The Accuracy Round consists of 25 problems in 60 minutes. Students are required to work on their own.

    Each student's individual score will be added to compute the overall school score for the top school award.

Rules and Regulations

Schedule
The competition will run from May 12th - 19th, 2023.

Students can appear for the exam during these time slots:

Sat/Sun
9am – 11am
12pm – 2pm
3pm – 5pm
6pm – 8pm

Weekdays
3pm – 5pm
6pm – 8pm

Students will be invited for tiebreakers if required on May 20th, 2023.
Entry Fee
Standard Registration
$25 per student

Students can participate for free if the entry fee will cause financial hardships. 

We are unable to issue any refunds for entry fees.
Tournament Rules
To solve the problems you  will need a working internet connection as the tournament is online this year.

All exams will be proctored over video call - anyone who is unaccounted for in the proctored sessions will be disqualified.

Calculators, graph papers, geometrical instruments, and electronics are not permitted during the examination.
Team composition
All members of a team should be from the same division and same school. We encourage students to form teams on their own, but if needed we can help place individuals in a team.

Each team can have up to 5 students. Note that teams with fewer students will be at a disadvantage since individual scores count towards the final team tournament score.

Time:
Option 1 - 8:30 to 12:00 p.m.
Option 2 - 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Note:
Number of spots are limited and requests for specific slots will be accepted on a first come first serve basis.

Agenda
‍Individual Event - Speed Round (60 minutes)
‍Individual Event - Accuracy Round (60 minutes)
Team Event (30 minutes)

Awards

  • Awards Ceremony: Sunday, June 4th 2023 at 3:00 pm PST
    Venue: Quinlan Community Center, Cupertino

    The top 10 individuals from each grade will receive certificates and trophies as awards.
  • The top students from divisions M1 and M2 will also receive the following scholarships:
  • • 1st – 10th place in division:  80% off on "TOGETHER" program (worth $1600)*
    • 11th – 20th place in division:  50% off on "TOGETHER" program (worth $1000)*
  • * Terms and Conditions of Random Math and "TOGETHER" program apply
  • In addition, the top 20 students in each grade will be eligible to participate in any tournament hosted by Random Math for free (excluding Math Kangaroo).

    Best Team Award: An Amazon gift card award of $3000 will be provided to the top 15 members of the winning school team ($200 per member).
  • The top 15 scores of students from the same school will be added to compute the team scores, with 50% weight given to the speed round and 50% weight given to the accuracy round. Only schools with at least 15 members will be eligible for this award. The students can be from any grade or division.

What we offer

Results for SVMT 2021-2022

The AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple choice examination in middle school mathematics designed to promote the development of problem-solving skills.
AMC 8 is a national-level middle school math contest, and Random Math students have continuously excelled in it.
  • In 2019, 29 students made it to the top 1% of AMC 8 participants, out of which 9 had a perfect score. An additional 57 students made it into the top 5 - 10%.
  • The AMC 8, hosted by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), is the middle school version of the AMC 10, which is the first of tests in deciding the U.S. IMO team.
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