Certiport Names 2024 Microsoft Office Specialist World Champions

The winners of the 2024 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship have been announced by Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career opportunities for learners.

Now in its 22nd year, the annual competition challenges students from ages 13 through 22 around the world to prove their skills in Microsoft Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint®.

To enter, students completed a qualifying MOS certification exam to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office technology. Regional competitions were held worldwide, and 148 finalists qualified to compete in the final round of competition held in Anaheim, California, from July 28 – 31, 2024.

The 2024 MOS World Champions are:

Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365 Apps)

  • First place: Lucie Dornáková, Czech Republic
  • Second place: Ka Seong Feng, Macao, China
  • Third place: Minh Duong Nguyen, Vietnam
  • Fourth place: Deval Bansal, USA
  • Fifth place: Yat Long Wong, Hong Kong, China
  • Sixth place: Boris Suarez, Brazil
  • Seventh place: Diego Alvaro Martínez López, Mexico
  • Eighth place: Erwin André Navas Lobos, Guatemala
  • Ninth place: Tarun Mudaliar, New Zealand
  • Tenth place: Amaya Quiñones-Matos, Puerto Rico


Microsoft PowerPoint® (Microsoft 365 Apps)

  • First place: Yuxiang Lin, Macao, China
  • Second place: Lenka Šedivá, Czech Republic
  • Third place: Shun Yin Pang, Hong Kong, China
  • Fourth place:  Kritthanat Ngoen-In, Thailand
  • Fifth place:  Nguyen Minh Hoang Pham, Vietnam
  • Sixth place:  Preston Nnadi, USA
  • Seventh place:  Zarko Vladkov, Bulgaria
  • Eighth place:  Bing Hong Chen, Taiwan
  • Ninth place:  Laura Boaron, Brazil
  • Tenth place:  Marco Jose Collado Baez, Dominican Republic

Microsoft Excel® (Microsoft 365 Apps)

  • First place:Daniel Židek, Czech Republic
  • Second place: Chi Kuan Tan, Macao, China
  • Third place: Brenda Brito, Brazil
  • Fourth place: Dong Hai Do, Vietnam
  • Fifth place: Wilawan Phadungphol, Thailand
  • Sixth place: Chun Shing Li, Hong Kong, China
  • Seventh place: Fauzan Azhar, Pakistan
  • Eighth place: Jhih Yuan Lan, Taiwan
  • Ninth place: Mateo Sebastián Neira Castillo, Ecuador
  • Tenth place: Bence Brown, USA

Microsoft Word (Office 2019)

  • First place: Tsan Ying Wong, Macao, China
  • Second place: Kok Lam Brandon Wai, Hong Kong, China
  • Third place: Yu Chi Wang, Taiwan
  • Fourth place: Truong Giang Tran, Vietnam
  • Fifth place: Rhuan Gomes Da Silva, Brazil
  • Sixth place: Nadia Valentina Collaguazo Moreira, Ecuador
  • Seventh place: Martin Gospodinov, Bulgaria
  • Eighth place: Natalia Terrazas Claros, Bolivia
  • Ninth place:Christos Vekios, Greece
  • Tenth place:Tiziana Matthias Campuzano, Paraguay

Microsoft PowerPoint® (Office 2019)

  • First place:Attachai Singthong, Thailand
  • Second place: Seng Hei U, Macao, China
  • Third place: Jou Hsuan Huang, Taiwan
  • Fourth place: Sophia Winkler, USA
  • Fifth place: Serdar Cvetkov, North Macedonia
  • Sixth place: Kai Tung Fok, Hong Kong, China
  • Seventh place: Ngoc Anh Linh Vo, Vietnam
  • Eighth place: Samuel John Huarina Choque, Bolivia
  • Ninth place: Luis Fernando De Lima Falsone, Paraguay
  • Tenth place: Diego Ernesto Montesino Molina, Dominican Republic

Microsoft Excel® (Office 2019)

  • First place: Man Kit Ung, Macao, China
  • Second place: En Yu Chou, Taiwan
  • Third place: Andrew Manteau, USA
  • Fourth place: Thanh An Tran, Vietnam
  • Fifth place: Georgi Tabanov, Bulgaria
  • Sixth place: Rodrigo Perez, Peru
  • Seventh place: Kai Yin Kwan, Hong Kong, China
  • Eighth place: Sebastian Martinez Santos, Argentina
  • Ninth place: Xander Roldan, Puerto Rico
  • Tenth place: Naomi Gabriela Toledo Morales, Guatemala
     

In the concluding round, competitors participated in an exam that tested their knowledge, application skills, and creative talents. For the second consecutive year, finalists were required to complete a free-form project. This year’s challenge asked competitors to create an informational document for the non-profit client Mentors International.

"We are honored to be a part of the Microsoft Office Specialist World Competition," said James Oakes, Director of Product at Mentors International. "This event not only highlights the talents and dedication of the student competitors but also allows us to connect with like-minded individuals and organizations that share our mission to inspire positive change worldwide. Through mentoring, job-focused training courses, and micro-lending, we aim to transform the cycle of poverty into a lineage of success."

At the final event in California, Certiport and Microsoft recognized the top student competitors during the MOS World Championship Awards Ceremony and presented each first-place winner with an $8,000 cash prize. The second and third-place honorees received $4,000 and $2,000, respectively.

“This event marks 22 years since the Microsoft Office Specialist competition began in 2002. We are exceptionally proud of what we have managed to achieve, through our partners around the world, in providing young people with a platform such as this to learn, compete, and gain valuable skills that will help them in their future careers,” said Craig Bushman, General Manager, Certiport.

MOS is the only official Microsoft-recognized certification program for Microsoft Office globally and serves as a powerful instrument for assessing learners’ skills and preparing them for real-world application of their knowledge.

“For more than two decades, the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship has recognized top students using Microsoft Office around the globe. These students are passionate and dedicated learners who have the skills and competitive drive to succeed in anything they do. At Microsoft, we know this experience will prepare students to demonstrate valuable digital skills in a real-world work environment,” said Kate Maxwell, General Manager Worldwide Education Industry at Microsoft.

Certiport will host the 2025 MOS World Championship in Orlando, Florida, from July 27-30, 2025. Learn more about the MOS World Championship here.

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