Sun Life Financial Repêchage Competition

The Repêchage is sponsored by

The Sun Life Financial Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Qualifying Repêchage is an invitation-only contest that serves as a qualifier for the Sun Life Financial Canadian Mathematical Olympiad (CMO).

Students participating in the Repêchage receive a set of problems whose solutions must be submitted within a week of receipt. Students who do well on the Repêchage are then invited to write the CMO.

2013 Competition

The 2013 Repêchage consisted of 8 problems worth 10 marks each, for a total of 80 marks. Students who scored 68 or higher received an invitation to write the 2013 CMO.

The following students have qualified for the 2013 CMO based on their results in the 2013 Repêchage:

• Yuliang Fang, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON
• Fengwei Feng Tian, Western Canada H.S., Calgary, AB
• Eilon Lavi, Math Challenge at Western, London, ON
• Jeanne Lim, Burnaby North S.S., Burnaby, BC
• Michael Pang, Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB
• Yan Ru Pei, Fleetwood Park Secondary, Surrey, BC
• Bobby Qiu, Don Mills C.I., Toronto, ON
• Frieda Rong, Marc Garneau C.I., Toronto, ON
• Tony Wu, Dr. Norman Bethune C.I., Toronto, ON
• Yan Zhang, A. B. Lucas Secondary School., London, ON

Invitation

Students are invited to write the Repêchage based primarily on the results of the Sun Life Financial Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC). Normally the top 50 students from the COMC receive a direct invitation to write the CMO. The next 50-75 students normally receive an invitation to the Repêchage. Other students may be invited to write the Repêchage at the discretion of the CMS Math Competitions Committee.

• must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is in full-time attendance at an elementary or secondary school, or CEGEP since September of the year prior to the CMO;
• be less than 20 years old as of June 30 of the year of the CMO; and
• must not have written the Putnam Competition.

Past Competitions

Preparing for the Repêchage

In addition to the past Repêchage test papers, students are encouraged to use past COMC and CMO papers to help prepare for the Repêchage. The CMS also has many problem-solving resources available for competitors.

To report errors or omissions for this page, please contact Jessica St-James at commsp@cms.math.ca.