History

A brief history…

The International Physicists’ Tournament was born in Ukraine in 2009 as a continuation of a long tradition of physics competitions in USSR. It brought together 16 teams from the leading universities of Ukraine and neighboring countries. The two first editions of the tournament took place at Kiev University, and the third and fourth editions occured at Moscow Institute of Technology in Russia. In 2013, the tournament moved west, to Switzerland where the fifth and sixth editions took place at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. The tournament has stayed in Europe for the subsequent years.

Over the years, more and more countries took part in this event. In 2018 the tournament brought together sixteen countries (one up on 2017!): Brazil, China, Colombia, Coatia, Demark, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy,  Poland, Russia,  Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine.

In the rightmost column of the table you will be able to see detailed results and individual performances on our tournament management system. Note that results are usually updated live here during the tournament!

YearEdition #Host Country (City)# Registered Teams# Participating Teams# Countries*GoldSilverBronzeProblemsWebsiteResults database (IPT connect)
20091Flag_of_Ukraine.svg Ukraine (Kiev)442Flag_of_Ukraine.svg UkraineFlag_of_Russia.svg Russia- (in Russian) (in Russian)N/A
20102Flag_of_Ukraine.svg Ukraine (Kiev)442Flag_of_Russia.svg RussiaFlag_of_Ukraine.svg Ukraine- (in Russian) (in Russian)N/A
20113Flag_of_Russia.svg Russia (Moscow)886Flag_of_Ukraine.svg UkraineFlag_of_Russia.svg RussiaFlag_of_Slovakia.svg Slovakia (in Russian)N/A
20124Flag_of_Russia.svg Russia (Moscow)664Flag_of_Russia.svg RussiaFlag_of_Ukraine.svg UkraineFlag_of_Switzerland.svg Switzerland (in Russian)N/A
20135Flag_of_Switzerland.svg Switzerland (Lausanne)101010Flag_of_Switzerland.svg SwitzerlandFlag_of_Poland.svg PolandFlag_of_France.svg FranceN/A
20146Flag_of_Switzerland.svg Switzerland (Lausanne)999Flag_of_France.svg FranceFlag_of_Ukraine.svg UkraineFlag_of_Denmark.svg DenmarkN/A
20157Flag_of_Poland.svg Poland (Warsaw)111111Flag_of_Ukraine.svg UkraineFlag_of_Denmark.svg DenmarkFlag_of_France.svg FranceN/A
20168Flag_of_France.svg France (Paris)161514Flag_of_France.svg FranceFlag_of_Poland.svg PolandFlag_of_Russia.svg Russia
20179Flag_of_Sweden.svg Sweden (Gothenburg)201815Flag_of_Ukraine.svg UkraineFlag_of_Sweden.svg SwedenFlag_of_France.svg France
201810Flag_of_Russia.svg Russia (Moscow)211616Flag_of_Switzerland.svg SwitzerlandFlag_of_France.svg FranceBrasil's flag Brasil
201911Flag_of_Switzerland.svg Switzerland (Lausanne)211916Flag_of_France.svg France (École polytechnique)Flag_of_France.svg France (Université de Lyon)Flag_of_Ukraine.svg Ukraine

* hover your mouse over to see the list of participating countries

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