HackSussex Coders' Cup 2026 Live Show

The Coders Cup is HackSussex's algorithmic coding competition for students! The live finals are where we place the top of our qualifiers against each other to win the grand prizes! The competition is for undergraduate students to test their programming skills in a fun and exciting way whilst under the pressure of a live show. This year is the 5th year of the Coders Cup! Who will be this years Coders Cup champion and be taking home prizes worth £1000+ Watch the broadcast here to find out! Taking place May 8th 2026 in the MTL Studios, Sussex University. Directors - Amy Scott, Jake Scott Producer - Charlotte Richardson, David Frommont PA - Ray Staff Presenters - Richerd Joseph, Lukas Hastings Interviewers - Zee Adegbite Participants - Ashley Hawkins, Ella Bennison, Gibson Horne, Henry Williams, Jake Morgan, Jessie-Willow, Layton Burchell, Ozodbek Safarov Sound - Jack Speat, Charlotte Richardson Tournament Manager - Anton Vasilijevs Tournament Helpers - Louie Beatty Graphic Designer - Rachael Bond Graphic Assistants - Fin Hudson, Amy Scott Vision Mixer - Tom Harwood Video Editors - Tom Harwood, Amy Scott Sponsorship Team - Charlotte Richardson, Linette Phiri Social Media Team - Sahil Shindgikar Stream Moderator - Amy Upson Cameras - Rory Stobo, Matt, Linette Phiri Floor Managers - Nathaniel Bates, Jake Scott Autocue - Colin McCallum We would like to thank the following sponsors for helping us to put together this show Unity ‪@unity‬ BCS Switchplane The University of Sussex Department of Informatics ‪@universityofsussex‬ We thank the Media Technologies Lab for allowing us to use their facilities ‪@sussexmtl‬ HackSussex runs an annual programming competition where all programmers studying at the University of Sussex compete to answer algorithmic coding puzzles. The first stage is a HackerRank competition where you can flex your knowledge of data structures and algorithms to answer as many questions as you can within a week! The next stage is a 8 player knockout competition where you will go toe to toe with other programmers, which will be streamed online. There is a prize pool involved for the winners of the competition. Credits to: Music Licensing and Artists License available at: https://pixabay.com/service/license-s... Music by André Luz Coletti from Pixabay Music by . from Pixabay Music by Melody Ayres-Griffiths from Pixabay Music by Lesiakower from Pixabay Music by Musinova from Pixabay Music by Dimitrios Gkorilas from Pixabay Music by Kalvin Calder from Pixabay Music by inono777 from Pixabay Music by Toby Smith from Pixabay Music by MondaMusic from Pixabay Chapters 00:00 HackSussex Annual Recap 03:22 Coders Cup Intro 08:58 Jake vs Jessie R1-G1 16:31 Henry vs Gibson R1-G2 26:36 Ashley vs Ella R1-G3 41:58 Break 48:40 Return 49:45 Ella vs Jake R2-G1 57:04 Gibson vs Ashley R2-G2 01:15:18 Ella vs Ashley R3-G1 01:25:42 Break 01:32:24 Return 01:33:40 Grand Finale 01:38:09 Final Q1 01:42:50 Final Q2 01:49:50 Final Q3 01:57:20 Final Q4 01:59:12 Winner Interview 02:00:25 Recap 02:03:16 Surprise! 02:08:55 02:10:21 Join us! 02:12:27 Bloopers