World Championship

steelChallenge-14 World Championship

The world championship of the 14th steelChallenge took place online on 21 April 2020. Originally scheduled to take place in London, UK, the competition took place remotely to follow social distancing guidelines of health authorities around the world.

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Name Affiliation Country
Huan Xu Chongqing University of Science and Technology China
Industry Category
Name Affiliation Country
Keun Hak Kim Posco South Korea

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Student Category
Region Name Affiliation Country
Europe and Africa Emerson Edilson BARROS DE SOUZA Universidade Federal do Ceara France 1
Americas Mateus NUNES DE OLIVEIRA Universidade Federal do Ceara Brazil
Asia – West Aditya LARA Shavak Nanavati Technical Institute India
Asia – North Huan XU – 欢 徐 Chongqing University of Science & Technology China
Asia – East and Oceania Lee Yun SEONG Dong-A University South Korea
Industry Category
Region Name Affiliation Country
Europe and Africa Pietro De Seta COSENTINO ArcelorMittal France
Americas Franco Andres GOTTIG Ternium Argentina
Asia – West Sumit KUMAR PUHAN Tata Steel Limited India
Asia – North Jian ZHANG – 剑 张 HBIS Group Co., Ltd. China
Asia – East and Oceania Keun Hak KIM POSCO South Korea

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1 The rules of steelChallenge-14 state a person should compete in the region they are resident at the time of the Regional Championship. The student winner for Europe and Africa is a student of a university in Brazil, but resident in Europe at the time of the Regional Championship while on a internship in France.

steelChallenge14 is generously sponsored by the following companies.
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