Salt Lake City, UTAH – August 15, 2016
Certiport (www.certiport.com), a Pearson VUE business, the leading test delivery solution provider for the global workforce and academic markets, today announces the 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Champions in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, culminating the most popular technology skills competition on Microsoft Office and the only one endorsed by Microsoft since its inception in 2002.
In its 15th year, the 2016 MOS World Championship (MOSWC) attracted more than 700,000 unique candidates from 120 countries who took an MOS certification exam to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office products. Regional competitions were held worldwide and 150 student finalists from 48 countries competed in the final round of competition in Orlando, Florida, USA.
The 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist World Champions are:
- Lai Tin Ming, age 16, Hong Kong, Microsoft Word® 2013
- Georgi Boshev, age 18, Bulgaria, Microsoft Word® 2010
- Ryan Catalfu, age 17, United States, Microsoft PowerPoint® 2013
- Ka Hei Chao, age 17, Macau, Microsoft PowerPoint® 2010
- Pak Hei Lee, age 18, Hong Kong, Microsoft Excel® 2013
- Kuan Hou Lei, age 16, Macau, Microsoft Excel® 2010
- First place, Ming Lai Tin, Hong Kong
Second place, Xin Wei Lau, Singapore
Third place, Waqas Ali, Pakistan
- Fourth place, Nicholas O’Donnell, USA
- Fifth place, Kotono Sasaki, Japan
- Sixth place, Argyro Lygnou, Greece
- Seventh place, Chi Kien Tran, Vietnam
- Eighth place, Sok An Eng, Cambodia
- Ninth place, Juan Garcia, Mexico
- Tenth place, Weilong Zeng, China
MOS Excel 2013
- First place, Pak Hei Lee, Hong Kong
Second place, Natthapol Pusa, Thailand
Third place, Michael Kelly, USA
- Fourth place, Anas Tarawneh, Jordan
- Fifth place, Di Kun Ong, New Zealand
- Sixth place, Harmish Mehta, United Kingdom
- Seventh place, Saki Nakashima, Japan
- Eighth place, Laura Van Der Schoor, Netherlands
- Ninth place, Minyi Ong, Singapore
- Tenth place, Chun-Wei Chang, Taiwan
MOS PowerPoint 2013
- First place, Ryan Catalfu, USA
Second place, Aidan Sharpe, New Zealand
Third place, Daeun Kim, South Korea
- Fourth place, Wai Fung Cheng, Hong Kong
- Fifth place, Emily Clark, Australia
- Sixth place, Pei Angie Tan, Singapore
- Seventh place, Koson Tuangtee, Thailand
- Eighth place, Wei-Hong Chen, Taiwan
- Ninth place, Marko Markovikj, Macedonia
- Tenth place, Katherine Eta, Nigeria
MOS Word 2010
- First place, Georgi Boshev, Bulgaria
Second place, Thien Nguyen, Vietnam
Third place, Shah Zaib Ishaq, Pakistan
- Fourth place, Anthony Malabad, USA
- Fifth place, Chun Yip Lo, Hong Kong
- Sixth place, Parth Mankad, India
- Seventh place, Yuet Ming Yue, Hong Kong
- Eighth place, Padungkiat Chamchat, Thailand
- Ninth place, Mihai Macarie, Romania
- Tenth place, Marco Perez, Mexico
MOS Excel 2010
- First place, Kuan Hou Lei, Macau
Second place, Skyler Won, USA
Third place, Thi Khanh Linh Tran, Vietnam
- Fourth place, Kuan-Chieh Huang, Taiwan
- Fifth place, Daksh Jaglan, India
- Sixth place, Chun Fung Chan, Hong Kong
- Seventh place, Gerardo Martinez, Mexico
- Eighth place, Pak Hin Chan, Hong Kong
- Ninth place, Majdi Esau, Jordan
- Tenth place, Philaphonh Inthavongsa, Laos
MOS PowerPoint 2010
- First place, Chao Ka Hei, Macau
Second place, Sze Ching Lo, Hong Kong
Third place, Yawittha Daroth, Thailand
- Fourth place, Hung Nguyen, Vietnam
- Fifth place, William Silva, USA
- Sixth place, Daniela Pavlova, Bulgaria
- Seventh place, Oudomsavanh Xayavong, Laos
- Eighth place, Kwame Kwakwa, Ghana
- Ninth place, Ximena Villamar, Mexico
- Tenth place, Yan Tung Poon, Hong Kong
Certiport and Microsoft recognized the top student competitors at the MOSWC Student Awards Ceremony at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Hotel in Orlando, Florida and presented each first place 2010 winner with a $5,000 cash prize and each 2013 winner with a $7,500 cash prize. In the concluding round, competitors participated in unique project-based tests to demonstrate their ability to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations for the information presented in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
“As we celebrate the 15th year for this competition it is more popular than ever,” said Bob Whelan, president of Pearson Assessments. “In today’s global economy these young people understand that Microsoft Office Specialist certification gives them an edge and prepares them for success. The competition is a lot of fun, but it also gives participants a valuable, industry-recognized certification on their resume.”
MOS certification is the only official Microsoft-recognized certification for Microsoft Office globally and serves as a powerful instrument for assessing student skills and preparing students for real-world application.
“Microsoft is continually impressed with the caliber of competitors in the MOS World Championship and we are proud to support this inspiring event,” said Anneleen Vaandrager, senior director of Worldwide Public Sector – Education at Microsoft. “These students are masters at Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and they understand that achieving proficiency in these applications will help them in their academic success and entry into the workforce.”
Next year, Certiport will host the 2017 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in Anaheim, California. Download high-resolution photos of the winners here and video interviews here. The event hashtag is #MOSWC.
Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, is the leading provider of certification exam development, delivery and program management services delivered through an expansive network of over 14,000 Certiport Authorized Testing Centers worldwide. Certiport manages a sophisticated portfolio of leading certification programs including: the official Microsoft Office Specialist certification program, the Microsoft Technology Associate certification program, the Microsoft Certified Educator program, the Adobe® Certified Associate certification program, the Autodesk Certified User and Autodesk Certified Professional certification programs, the Intuit QuickBooks Certified User certification program, and the IC3 Digital Literacy certification. Certiport reliably delivers over three million tests each year throughout the secondary, post-secondary, workforce, and corporate technology markets in 148 countries and 26 languages worldwide. For more information, www.certiport.com or follow Certiport on Twitter at www.twitter.com/certiport.
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