Listen "Ep10: Competitive Excel, That's A Sport?"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of That's A Sport, we dive into the world of Competitive Excel, where spreadsheet enthusiasts showcase their creativity, speed, and problem-solving skills through nail-biting timed challenges of complex data problems - all using the world's best puzzle-solving tool.
Today, the Microsoft Excel World Championships is quickly becoming the next big thing in esports, bringing together the world's foremost Excel experts to battle it out head-to-head in spectator-friendly showdowns in packed arenas and watched by millions online. Andrew Grigolyunovich, founder and CEO of the Financial Modelling World Cup, takes us behind the scenes of the spreadsheet spectacle.
That's A Sport is a monthly series where we look to explore and discover some lesser known sport around the globe.
Photo credit: Robert McMillan/The Wall Street Journal
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Today, the Microsoft Excel World Championships is quickly becoming the next big thing in esports, bringing together the world's foremost Excel experts to battle it out head-to-head in spectator-friendly showdowns in packed arenas and watched by millions online. Andrew Grigolyunovich, founder and CEO of the Financial Modelling World Cup, takes us behind the scenes of the spreadsheet spectacle.
That's A Sport is a monthly series where we look to explore and discover some lesser known sport around the globe.
Photo credit: Robert McMillan/The Wall Street Journal
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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