steelChallenge-12
The 12th edition of steelChallenge took place in two rounds. The first round, the Regional Championships, took place online over a 24-hover period starting 12.00 GMT on 29 November 2017.
The second round, the World Championships, took place in Mumbai, India on 10 April 2018. Once again the World Championship award ceremony will took place in the presence of company leaders from the world steel industry.
Results – Regional
Student Category
The top 5 per region are:
Europe, CIS, Middle East, Africa – Student Category
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Anže Bajželj (Regional Champion) |
University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | 221,88 |
| 2 | Jakob Kraner | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | 221,97 |
| 3 | Marko Češnjaj | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | 223,15 |
| 4 | Michael Bernhard | Montanuniversitaet Leoben | Austria | 224,24 |
| 5 | Tatiana Leonidovna Gureva (Татьяна Гурьева) | Saint Petersburg Politechnic University | Russia | 225,13 |
North and South America – Student Category
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Jamil Nobre de Castro (Regional Champion) |
Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brazil | 221,55 |
| 2 | Emerson Souza | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brazil | 221,63 |
| 3 | Diego Henrique Fonteles Dias | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brazil | 221,93 |
| 4 | Pablo Leão | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brazil | 221,98 |
| 5 | Emmanuel Almeida | Universidade Federal do Ceará | Brazil | 221,99 |
Asia and Oceania (excluding China) – Student Category
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Park EunSung (Regional Champion) |
Chon Buk National University (전북대학교) |
South Korea | 221,44 |
| 2 | Keun Hag Kim | Chon Buk National University (전북대학교) |
South Korea | 221,56 |
| 3 | Chang Dongmin | Hanyang University | South Korea | 221,61 |
| 4 | Lee Jae An | Chon Buk National University (전북대학교) |
South Korea | 221,62 |
| 5 | Jong Gwan Jang (장 종관) | Yeung Nam university | South Korea | 221,67 |
China – Student Category
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | 召鹏 曾 (Regional Champion) |
Chongqing University of Science & Technology 重庆科技学院 | China | 221,24 |
| 2 | 张时君 张 Best Runner-Up |
Chongqing University of Science & Technology 重庆科技学院 | China | 221,27 |
| 3 | 清峰 凌 | Chongqing University of Science & Technology 重庆科技学院 | China | 221,40 |
| 4 | Hanrui Huang | Wuhan University of Science and Technology | China | 221,45 |
| 5 | 志成 杨 | Chongqing University of Science & Technology 重庆科技学院 | China | 221,46 |
Industry Category
The top 5 per region are:
Europe, CIS, Middle East, Africa – Industry Category
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Stevo Akkerman (Regional Champion) |
Tata Steel Europe | Netherlands | 223,38 |
| 2 | Matus Horvath | U.S. Steel Corporation | Slovakia | 225,39 |
| 3 | George Hargreaves | Tata Steel Europe | United Kingdom | 226,68 |
| 4 | Dušan Balog | U.S. Steel Corporation | Slovakia | 227,88 |
| 5 | Alina Nicoleta Colan | Tenaris | Romania | 230,07 |
North and South America – Industry Category
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Francisco Alberto Rocha (Regional Champion) |
Gerdau | Brazil | 221,89 |
| 2 | Marcelo Ricardo de Souza Angelotto | Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém | Brazil | 222,18 |
| 3 | Hana Coelho | Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém | Brazil | 222,31 |
| 4 | Jorge Gibson | Ternium | Argentina | 222,49 |
| 5 | Maximiliano Cornier | Ternium | Argentina | 224,17 |
Asia and Oceania (excluding China) – Industry Category
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Ho Yeon (Regional Champion) |
POSCO | South Korea | 221,74 |
| 2 | Jia-Hang Li | China Steel Corporation (CSC) | Taiwan, China | 221,88 |
| 3 | Hyoungkeun Choi | HYUNDAI Steel Company | South Korea | 221,91 |
| 4 | Ting-Yao Lu | China Steel Corporation (CSC) | Taiwan, China | 222,08 |
| 5 | JUI-TE LIN | China Steel Corporation (CSC) | Taiwan, China | 222,13 |
China – Industry Category
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country | Price |
| 1 | Huan Ma (Regional Champion) |
China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited | China | 221,47 |
| 2 | 笑宇 唐 (Best runner-up) |
HBIS Group Co., Ltd. | China | 221,48 |
| 3 | 宏光 孙 | HBIS Group Co., Ltd. | China | 221,49 |
| 4 | Li Fan Fu | China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited | China | 221,66 |
| 5 | 仕龙 李 | HBIS Group Co., Ltd. | China | 221,73 |
Results – World Championship
| Position | Person | Affiliation | Country |
| 1 | Xiaoyu TANG
World Champion Industry Category |
HBIS Group Co., Ltd | China |
| 1 | Anže BAJŽELJ
World Champion Student Category |
University of Ljubljana | Slovenia |
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