…and we have a new IBM Mainframe World Champion!

On Tuesday April 8th, all six student finalists were officially introduced during the IBM Mainframe50 event; and the final results were delivered to a NYC audience that could not wait to meet the winners. Yes, it was a tight competition and all 40 contestants are already winners. Here we leave you with the top three.

1st Place: Yong-Siang Shih from Taiwan

Yong-Siang Shih, First Place.
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2nd Place: Rijnard van Tonder from South Africa.

Rijnard von Tonder, Second Place.
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Photo by: Paola Garcia for XRDS blog

3rd Place: Philipp Egli from the United Kingdom.

Philipp Egli, Third Place.
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Congratulations, World Champions!