The 2nd Asia Pacific Linguistics Olympiad (APLO 2020) was held simultaneously in six countries/regions, on September 27, 2020.
A total of 97 contestants participated in 7 cities. The top 8 students from each delegation are regarded as official participants.
| Country/Region | Official testing sites | Number of contestants |
|---|---|---|
| China | Shanghai | 12 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 16 |
| Japan | Tokyo | 21 |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Penang | 8 |
| Republic of Korea | Seoul | 19 |
| Taiwan | Taipei | 21 |
| Sum | 97 |
In addition, five countries/regions have participated in APLO 2020 as a guest, between September 27 and October 26: Colombia, Latvia, Ukraine, Russia, and Canada.
APLO 2020 participants competed to solve problems on diverse languages including Iaai, Walman, Koyra Chiini, Tübatulabal, and Mantauran (Rukai). The problem set was provided in 10 different language versions. Problems and solutions may be found at https://aplo.asia/problems-by-year/.
Among the 48 official participants, 38 medals (5 gold, 11 silver, and 22 bronze) and 10 honorable mentions have been awarded by the International Jury. The cut-off scores are
Gold ≥ 58.0; Silver ≥ 48.0; Bronze ≥ 38.0.
Following pages contain the country results and the individual results of APLO 2020.
Country Results
| Rank | Country/Region | Gold | Silver | Bronze | HM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Taiwan | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Sum | 5 | 11 | 22 | 10 |
Individual Results
| Rank | Country/Region | Surname | Given Name | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | Total | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | Chen | Qingzhi | 8 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 69 | Gold |
| 2 | China | Lai | Zhengnan | 7 | 16 | 2.5 | 19 | 17.5 | 62 | Silver |
| 4 | China | Shi | Liwen | 10 | 16.5 | 10.5 | 6 | 17.5 | 60.5 | Silver |
| 8 | China | Chen | Liwen | 8.5 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 57.5 | Silver |
| 11 | China | Deng | Weihang | 4 | 15.5 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 55.5 | Bronze |
| 18 | China | Ye | Peilin | 0 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 17 | 17 | 49 | Bronze |
| 19 | China | Sun | Yihua | 6.5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 48.5 | Bronze |
| 22 | China | Huang | Yuchen | 2.5 | 14.5 | 4 | 12 | 13.5 | 46.5 | Bronze |
| 6 | Hong Kong | Ip | Tsz Oi | 10 | 10.5 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 59.5 | Gold |
| 25 | Hong Kong | Farhan | Ishraq | 1.5 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 18 | 13.5 | 46 | Bronze |
| 39 | Hong Kong | Choy | Tsun Hin | 7.5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9.5 | 37 | HM |
| 41 | Hong Kong | Ma | Cheuk Wai | 3 | 7 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 | 35.5 | HM |
| 42 | Hong Kong | Xie | Lingrui | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 17 | 8 | 34.5 | HM |
| 45 | Hong Kong | Ng | Truman Toby | 2.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 14 | 7.5 | 29.5 | HM |
| 47 | Hong Kong | Yuen | Audrey | 7.5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9.5 | 27 | HM |
| 48 | Hong Kong | Brown | Jack | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 8 | 6 | 23.5 | HM |
| 13 | Japan | Kataoka | Shinsaku | 11 | 0 | 17.5 | 8 | 16.5 | 53 | Silver |
| 6 | Japan | Ono | Koki | 0.5 | 12 | 18.5 | 17 | 11.5 | 59.5 | Gold |
| 12 | Japan | Kubomiya | Reona | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 54 | Silver |
| 15 | Japan | Watanabe | Kaito | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 11 | 13 | 50.5 | Silver |
| 19 | Japan | Morinishi | Rion | 7 | 15 | 3.5 | 17 | 6 | 48.5 | Bronze |
| 19 | Japan | Tamura | Konosuke | 5.5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 48.5 | Bronze |
| 22 | Japan | Takahashi | Yuki | 2.5 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 46.5 | Bronze |
| 32 | Japan | Ishii | Seiko | 9.5 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 43.5 | Bronze |
| 25 | Malaysia | Go | Jun Xing | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10 | 12.5 | 46 | Bronze |
| 29 | Malaysia | Lee | Ci Hui | 4.5 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 16 | 12.5 | 45 | Bronze |
| 36 | Malaysia | Ong | Jing Jie | 4 | 8.5 | 0 | 15 | 11.5 | 39 | Bronze |
| 44 | Malaysia | Vee | Hua Zhi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 30 | HM |
| 46 | Malaysia | Bin Abdullah | Muhammad Danial | 6 | 3 | 5.5 | 11 | 2 | 27.5 | HM |
| 15 | Malaysia | Wong | Jer Ren | 0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 7 | 12.5 | 50.5 | Silver |
| 40 | Malaysia | Wong | Jer Han | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 15 | 12 | 36.5 | HM |
| 43 | Malaysia | Yeoh | Zi Song | 8 | 9.5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 33.5 | HM |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | Yang | Jooyong | 7 | 17 | 18.5 | 7 | 12.5 | 62 | Gold |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | Koo | Mingi | 6 | 17 | 1.5 | 15 | 18 | 57.5 | Silver |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | Hwang | Jeongbin | 2.5 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 15.5 | 50 | Silver |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | Jung | Rae Hyun | 5.5 | 13 | 0.5 | 15 | 12.5 | 46.5 | Bronze |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | Lee | Juyoung | 15 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 6 | 3 | 46 | Bronze |
| 31 | Republic of Korea | Kim | Jae Hyun | 7 | 10 | 5.5 | 12 | 9.5 | 44 | Bronze |
| 34 | Republic of Korea | Jung | Min Seo | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 4 | 11.5 | 42 | Bronze |
| 36 | Republic of Korea | Hong | See Eun | 12 | 5.5 | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 39 | Bronze |
| 4 | Taiwan | Huang | Ri-Sheng | 12 | 12.5 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 60.5 | Gold |
| 8 | Taiwan | Lin | Chun-Chi | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 14.5 | 57.5 | Silver |
| 14 | Taiwan | Fang | Ting-An | 7.5 | 10.5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 51 | Silver |
| 25 | Taiwan | Hung | Chi-Chao | 10 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 46 | Bronze |
| 29 | Taiwan | Lai | Chi-Li | 4.5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8.5 | 45 | Bronze |
| 33 | Taiwan | Hsu | Wei-Lun | 9 | 13 | 0.5 | 4 | 16.5 | 43 | Bronze |
| 34 | Taiwan | Yang | Zong-Han | 6.5 | 8 | 14.5 | 4 | 9 | 42 | Bronze |
| 36 | Taiwan | Lin | You-Kuan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 39 | Bronze |
Guest Countries Results
A total of 60 contestants representing 5 countries/regions participated as a guest at 7 testing sites between September 27 and October 26.
| Country/Region | Testing sites | Number of contestants |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Anglophone | Ontario (Virtual), Quebec (Virtual) | 5 |
| Colombia | Bogota (Virtual) | 9 |
| Latvia | Riga | 9 |
| Russia | Moscow, St. Petersburg | 27 |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | 10 |
| Sum | 60 |
Canada Anglophone
A total of 5 contestants representing Canada Anglophone participated as a guest at 2 (virtual) testing sites on October 24th. The following table contains the individual results of the Top 5 contestants from Canada Anglophone.
| Rank | Surname | Given Name | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | Total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiang | Ken | 11.5 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 74.5 | Achieved a result on the level of the Gold Medal |
| 2 | Kim | Nathan | 9.5 | 18.5 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 68 | Achieved a result on the level of the Silver Medal |
| 3 | Li | Zed | 0 | 18 | 7.5 | 18 | 16.5 | 60 | Achieved a result on the level of the Silver Medal |
| 4 | Jiang | Max | 11 | 16.5 | 1 | 17 | 10.5 | 56 | Achieved a result on the level of the Silver Medal |
| 5 | Frith | Thomas | 2 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 18 | 5 | 35 | Achieved a result on the level of the Honorable Mention |
Colombia
A total of 9 contestants representing Colombia participated as a guest at 1 (virtual) testing site on September 27th. The following table contains the individual results of the Top 3 contestants from Colombia.
| Rank | Surname | Given Name | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | Total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orejuela Reyes | Ana Sofía | 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 16 | 6.5 | 32 | Achieved a result on the level of the Honorable Mention |
| 2 | González Calderon | Angie Katherine | 7.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 | Achieved a result on the level of the Honorable Mention |
| 3 | Penagos | Sara | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Achieved a result on the level of the Honorable Mention |
Latvia
A total of 9 contestants representing Latvia participated as a guest at 1 testing site on October 4th. The following table contains the individual results of the Top 8 contestants from Latvia.
| Rank | Surname | Given Name | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | Total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starostins | Nestors | 0 | 16 | 7.5 | 15 | 10.5 | 49 | Achieved a result on the level of the Silver |
| 2 | Martinsons | Lorenss | 5.5 | 9.5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 48 | Achieved a result on the level of the Silver |
| 3 | Gromova | Varvara | 4 | 7 | 2.5 | 15 | 10.5 | 39 | Achieved a result on the level of the Bronze |
| 4 | Melgalvis | Džonatans Miks | 5 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 38 | Achieved a result on the level of the Bronze |
| 5 | Libensons | Maksims | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 36.5 | Achieved a result on the level of the Honorable Mention |
| 6 | Komisarova | Milana | 3 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 15 | 4 | 36 | Achieved a result on the level of the Honorable Mention |
| 7 | Vaikute | Jūlija | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 14 | 8 | 32 | Achieved a result on the level of the Honorable Mention |
| 8 | Borovkova | Anastasia | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 20.5 | Achieved a result on the level of the Honorable Mention |
Russia
A total of 27 contestants representing Russia participated as a guest at 2 testing sites on October 25th. The following table contains the individual results of the Top 8 contestants from Russia.
| Rank | Surname | Given Name | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | Total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barganov | Maxim | 12 | 16 | 16.5 | 15 | 14 | 73.5 | Achieved a result on the level of the Gold Medal |
| 2 | Borisov | Artem | 13.5 | 16.5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 67 | Achieved a result on the level of the Silver Medal |
| 3 | Kozhevnikova | Elina | 9.5 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 10.5 | 62 | Achieved a result on the level of the Silver Medal |
| 4 | Fedotova | Viktoria | 5.5 | 13.5 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 53 | Achieved a result on the level of the Silver Medal |
| 5 | Ospanova | Dana | 5.5 | 17.5 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 52 | Achieved a result on the level of the Bronze Medal |
| 6 | Gorodilina | Vera | 9.5 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 45.5 | Achieved a result on the level of the Bronze Medal |
| 7 | Gogrichiani | Konstantin | 0 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 14.5 | 44.5 | Achieved a result on the level of the Bronze Medal |
| 8 | Zaicev | Leonid | 0 | 13.5 | 0 | 15 | 15.5 | 44 | Achieved a result on the level of the Bronze Medal |
Ukraine
A total of 10 contestants representing Ukraine participated as a guest at 1 testing site on October 4th. The following table contains the individual results of the Top 8 contestants from Ukraine.
| Rank | Surname | Given Name | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | Total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oboznyi | Maksym | 7 | 3.5 | 20 | 15 | 15.5 | 61 | Achieved a result on the level of the Gold Medal |
| 2 | Kryvosheieva | Daria | 14 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 53 | Achieved a result on the level of the Silver Medal |
| 3 | Tymoshenko | Solomiia | 10 | 6.5 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 52.5 | Achieved a result on the level of the Silver Medal |
| 4 | Stoliarchuk | Yelyzaveta | 7.5 | 16.5 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 50 | Achieved a result on the level of the Silver Medal |
| 5 | Lavrov | Bohdan | 8.5 | 2 | 9.5 | 17 | 12 | 49 | Achieved a result on the level of the Bronze Medal |
| 6 | Tereshchenko | Denys | 11.5 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 41.5 | Achieved a result on the level of the Bronze Medal |
| 7 | Matus | Nadiia | 5 | 5.5 | 4 | 17 | 7.5 | 39 | Achieved a result on the level of the Bronze Medal |
| 8 | Vykliuk | Alina | 2.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 15 | 7.5 | 32.5 | Achieved a result on the level of the Honorable Mention |
Published October 11, 2020
APLO 2020 International Board