Antauer Excel world champion: Benjamin Weber triumphs in Las Vegas!

Antauer Excel world champion: Benjamin Weber triumphs in Las Vegas!

Antau, Österreich - Benjamin Weber from Antau has secured the title of Excel world champion 2024! The 21-year-old, who studies business informatics at the FH Technikum Vienna, prevailed in the "Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge" in Las Vegas. After an impressive third place in the previous year, he left the competition behind. Under the enthusiastic applause of the audience in the hyperxarena, Benjamin triumphed in the crucial rounds and received the coveted winner's cup and prize money. A special moment that also had his friends and family in Europe cheered in the late night hours, such as Meinbezirk reported.

The way to the title

The way to the world championship title was not an easy one for Benjamin: Over 8,100 participants had qualified for the qualification rounds of the TOP 64 in the course of the year. He had launched the challenge with his talent in Excel, one of the most used up -to -date spreadsheets. The first steps began with a snap idea, marveled at Tiktok, which finally made him register for the tournament. "That I actually landed in the final, I was not prepared for that," revealed Benjamin. But after a successful semi -final round he went to the final, where he also presented himself strongly and finally brought the title to Austria, Bing .

As usual with such world championships, exciting tasks waited for the participants. In the semifinals, Benjamin had to calculate complex costs for pets, which he mastered with flying colors. His use of the Xlookup function, which brought together data from different table leaves, was crucial for his success. Benjamin is now with anticipation for the next challenges and is already planning his participation in the next Excel World Championship. The title win is not only a personal success, but also brings great joy to his home community of Antau.