35 teams participated in the superfinal of the RuKod International Programming Championship

For the first time, the superfinal of the RuKod international algorithmic Programming Championship was held in the main building of MIPT, bringing together the strongest finalist teams. In the decisive superfinal, 35 teams from Russia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan competed for victory. The absolute winner of the RuKod Cup was the FFTilted team from Moscow. This was announced by the organizing committee of the RuKod International Championship.

The program combined an intellectual struggle for the finalists and a vibrant program for the guests. The audience could follow the course of the competition in real time, including live broadcasts from the participants' screens. An entertainment and educational program was prepared for the guests: a grand opening with a choir and ballet, lectures by partners (Wildberries & Russ, 1C, Sber and MTS Web Services) on the role of algorithmic programming in AI. Interactive activities included practical programming workshops from 1C and a workshop on cryptography, and it was possible to communicate with industry representatives at the exhibition stands.

According to the results of the tournament, the overall winner, who won the RuKod Cup and gold medals, was the FFTilted team from Moscow, consisting of Fedor Romashov, Alexander Babin and Kirill Kudryashov. The silver medal was taken by the BasketBobr team from Moscow (Alexey Vasiliev, Alexey Mikhnenko, Anton Stepanov). The bronze medalist was the pengzoo team from St. Petersburg (Mikhail Perveev, Nikita Golikov, Zakhar Yakovlev).

"This year, for the first time, the RuKod championship season ended with a superfinal — the strongest guys from different parts of our country gathered on one site. They are all talented, brilliant, and each has more than one victory behind them in programming competitions. The superfinal is an opportunity to spend time with like—minded people, visit our domestic bigtechs, and dream about your future in big IT on New Year's Eve," said Alexey Maleev, initiator of the RuKod International Championship, Director of the Higher School of Software Engineering at MIPT.

A total of 9.8 thousand people from 50 countries took part in the qualifying stages of the RuKod international algorithmic programming championship, and almost 2000 participants from 787 teams representing 72 regions of Russia and 11 friendly countries reached the final in October. Since 2025, by decision of the Government of the Russian Federation, the RuKod algorithmic programming Championship has received international status. The coordinator is the Ministry of Finance of Russia, and the operator is MIPT. The aim of the championship is to develop and popularize programming, attract young talents and develop professional skills in the IT field.