MikesBikes World Champs

MikesBikes World Champs

The MikesBikes World Champs (MWC) is an opportunity for the best performing MikesBikes Business Simulation teams from around the world to compete for the title of MikesBikes World Champion.

View: All Time MWC Wall of Champions

How do I enter the 2024 competition?

Smartsims will invite the top teams from courses around the world who have used either our MikesBikes Introduction or MikesBikes Advanced business simulations. Any number of members from the team can compete, but there can only be one competing team per invitation. Entrance is FREE for all participants.

Please note the competition will be conducted using the MikesBikes Advanced simulation.

Your response to our invitation email must be received prior to December 3, 2023 at 6pm Eastern Standard Time (EST).

You can convert the times below to your local timezone here.

How is a winner determined?

At the end of the Final Round, the firm with the highest Shareholder Value will be crowned the MikesBikes World Champion. Both the winner and runner up will be featured on our website.

The winners will join previous title holders featured on the Wall of Champions. Both first and second place will receive a certificate, and an article on their achievement which we will promote externally (often published on university websites and newsletters). This achievement and the published article will be a great addition to your resume and are accessible by prospective employers.

How will the competition be structured?

The competition will run in two rounds: a Qualification Round and a Final Round.

In the Qualification Round, you will be competing against other students. After the fourth rollover of the Qualifying Round, the Top 10 companies ranked by Shareholder Value across all qualifying firms will move to the Final Round where competitors start a new simulation and complete a final 6 rollovers.

The qualifying participant(s) will be determined by the highest Shareholder Value in the Qualifying Round. Where two or more teams qualify from the same school, only the top team based on Shareholder Value will be admitted to the Final Round.

In the Final Round, the Top 10 teams will be competing against each other in one Multi-Player World.

Note: After each rollover you can identify where your company is ranked by referring to the Competition Scoreboard that will be featured on this page.

Competition Decision Deadlines

You can convert the times below to your local timezone here.

TypeTime
Qualiifying Round – Rollover 112/5/2023 22:00:00 PM (Tue)
Qualiifying Round – Rollover 212/6/2023 22:00:00 PM (Wed)
Qualiifying Round – Rollover 312/7/2023 22:00:00 PM (Thu)
Qualiifying Round – Rollover 4 (FINAL)12/10/2023 22:00:00 PM (Sun)
Qualiifying Round – Rollover 4 (FINAL)12/10/2023 22:00:00 PM (Sun)
Final Round – Rollover 112/12/2023 22:00:00 PM (Tue)
Final Round – Rollover 212/13/2023 22:00:00 PM (Wed)
Final Round – Rollover 312/14/2023 22:00:00 PM (Thu)
Final Round – Rollover 412/17/2023 22:00:00 PM (Sun)
Final Round – Rollover 512/18/2023 22:00:00 PM (Mon)
Final Round – Rollover 6 (FINAL)12/19/2023 22:00:00 PM (Tue)
Final Round – Rollover 6 (FINAL)12/19/2023 22:00:00 PM (Tue)

Notes:

  • The last rollover for both the Qualifying and Final Rounds will be a double-rollover.
  • The Takeovers feature will be disabled for the entire duration of the competition.

What if I have only used MikesBikes Introduction?

Don’t be intimidated! Previous winners of the competition only used MikesBikes Introduction in their course. We will provide you with access to MikesBikes Advanced prior to the competition so you can practice.