![]() ![]() The youngest top 25 qualifier, Adam "Adamsky" Fallon was just 14 years old. Typists needed a minimum qualifying speed of 170.7 WPM to qualify for the top 25. Typists who qualified for the competition represent eight different countries, with 15 typists in the US, three in Canada, two in the UK, and one in Israel, Norway, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Poland. The UTC 2020 had a total of 414 registrations and more than 94,000 typing races completed during the qualifying week alone. This year’s competition contained unique challenges that tested a variety of typing skills, such as long-form English text, non-standard text and completing tricky text with typos intended to create obstacles. It’s been a great experience to be part of the Ultimate Typing Championship this year and I hope to inspire others to get involved in competitive typing.” “During the races, I found some of the texts extremely challenging, and while I kept thinking that my opponents like Sean Wrona could pass me at any moment like they have before, I tried to just stay focused on winning. “It’s so overwhelming and exciting to win the Ultimate Typing Championship,” said Anthony Ermolin. All top 25 typists took home a premium mechanical keyboard, the Das Keyboard 4 Professional mechanical keyboard. The third-place winner Emre “eiko” Aydin, 19, of the United Kingdom, with high speed of 175.3 WPM in Race 4 of the Semifinals and fourth place winner Kathy “Iaani” Chiang of the United States, with a high speed of 182.5 WPM in Race 4 of the Semifinals were neck and neck to the runner up, and took home a medley of non-cash prizes. ![]() Wrona took home $500 in cash, a Das Keyboard 15th Anniversary Pen, a keyboard and keycaps from Uniqey, and a limited edition Das Keyboard artisan keycap. The defending champion, Sean “arenasnow” Wrona, 35, of the United States, was named the runner-up with a high speed of 184 WPM and an average typing speed of 172.72 WPM in the Championship round. During the five races of the Championship round he averaged 180.88 WPM against the UTC’s 2010 champion, Sean Wrona. Going into the competition, Anthony already held the fastest speed, 233.0 WPM, in the “Hall of Fame” on the competitive typing website used for the competition,. Ermolin received the grand prize of $5,000 and was named the new champion after dominating the first three out of five races, saving his tournament’s best showing with a blazingly fast, top WPM speed of 210.40 WPM in Race 2. Ultimate Typing Championship 2020 Winners and PrizesĪfter three elimination rounds including the Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championship, the favorite to win the competition, Anthony “chak” Ermolin, 17, of the United States was victorious and crowned the winner of the Ultimate Typing Championship. With strong performances from the young and veteran typists alike, these amazing esports athletes duked it out on their keyboards over a series of challenging typing races that tested speed, accuracy, endurance, and ability under pressure until the winner was finally declared. AUSTIN, Texas-( BUSINESS WIRE)-Das Keyboard, the leader in high-end mechanical keyboards, today announced the winners of this year's Ultimate Typing Championship, a competition to find the most talented speed typists from around the world.įrom computer science and medical students to software developers, female esports professionals, returning champions and fresh-faced high-schoolers, 25 of the best speed typists aged 14-35 years old - from countries that included the United States, Israel, Norway, United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand - came together in a heated battle during the Ultimate Typing Championship 2020 held Saturday, August 22nd live on YouTube.
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