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Wrona took home $500 in cash and a bevy of keyboard and typing related prizes.Īll top 25 typists took home a premium mechanical keyboard, the Das Keyboard 4 Professional mechanical keyboard as they completed a series of challenging typing races that tested speed, accuracy, endurance, and ability under pressure until the winner was finally declared. The third-place winner Emre “eiko” Aydin, 19, of the United Kingdom, with a 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 as they took home a medley of non-cash prizes. 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. Coming into the competition, he held the fastest speed record of 233.0 WPM, in the “Hall of Fame” on Typ r x.com, and so it’s no surprise that he also held the fastest speed during the Championship. During the five races of the Championship round Chak averaged 180.88 WPM.Ĭhak saved his best highlight of the entire competition during the second race of the finals, when he posted an incredible speed of 210.40 WPM on standard English long-form text. Ermolin was crowned the new Ultimate Typing Champion after dominating the first three-out-of-five races against former Champion, Sean Wrona.
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Winners and PrizesĪfter one of the most intense typing competitions in history, comprised of three elimination rounds including the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Championship, the favorite to win the competition, Anthony “Chak” Ermolin took home the Ultimate Typing Championship Trophy and the $5,000 cash prize after his decisive victory. Sean Wrona was ready to defend his title against an eclectic group of typing veterans, and newcomers in their teens.
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The field of expert typists was made up of high-school, college computer science and medical students, software developers, and a female esports professional, among others. The top twenty-five typists aged 14-35 years old came from the United States, Israel, Norway, United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand, and competed during the 2 hour 45 minute tournament. The competition started out with a total of 414 registered participants, who completed over 94,000 total typing tests on the competitive typing website,, before the top 25 qualified for a spot in the Eighthfinals, where they competed for a spot in the Quarterfinals, which was live streamed on YouTube.