VolgaCTF.org team held VolgaCTF 2017 Quals competition during the weekend. It started on March 24th at 18:00 and ended on March 26th at 18:00 (Moscow Time).
Below are some key metrics collected during the event.
Number of teams
| Metric |
Number of teams |
| Total |
1115 |
| Qualified |
1024 |
| Disqualified |
0 |
| Signed in during the competition |
961 |
| Submitted at least one flag |
708 |
| Solved at least one task |
677 |
| Reviewed at least one task |
363 |
Team/country distribution
| # |
Country |
Number of teams |
| 1 |
International |
195 |
| 2 |
Russia |
195 |
| 3 |
United States |
81 |
| 4 |
Japan |
51 |
| 5 |
Korea, South |
48 |
| 6 |
India |
44 |
| 7 |
Vietnam |
39 |
| 8 |
France |
29 |
| 9 |
Mongolia |
25 |
| 10 |
China |
23 |
| 11 |
Germany |
22 |
| 12 |
Indonesia |
21 |
| 13 |
Brazil |
17 |
| 14 |
Spain |
14 |
| 15 |
Poland |
13 |
| 16 |
Italy |
12 |
| 17 |
Australia |
12 |
| 18 |
Ukraine |
12 |
| 19 |
Taiwan |
11 |
| 20 |
United Kingdom |
10 |
| 21 |
Iran |
7 |
| 22 |
Netherlands |
7 |
| 23 |
Sweden |
7 |
| 24 |
Turkey |
6 |
| 25 |
Canada |
6 |
| 26 |
Israel |
6 |
| 27 |
Algeria |
5 |
| 28 |
Norway |
5 |
| 29 |
Austria |
5 |
| 30 |
Philippines |
4 |
| 31 |
Korea, North |
4 |
| 32 |
Argentina |
4 |
| 33 |
Belgium |
4 |
| 34 |
Thailand |
4 |
| 35 |
Egypt |
4 |
| 36 |
Ireland |
4 |
| 37 |
Belarus |
4 |
| 38 |
Tunisia |
3 |
| 39 |
Greece |
3 |
| 40 |
Singapore |
3 |
| 41 |
Denmark |
3 |
| 42 |
Romania |
3 |
| 43 |
Albania |
3 |
| 44 |
Morocco |
3 |
| 45 |
Myanmar |
2 |
| 46 |
Bulgaria |
2 |
| 47 |
Finland |
2 |
| 48 |
Portugal |
2 |
| 49 |
Azerbaijan |
2 |
| 50 |
Palestine |
2 |
| 51 |
Abkhazia |
2 |
| 52 |
Kazakhstan |
2 |
| 53 |
Ghana |
2 |
| 54 |
Switzerland |
2 |
| 55 |
Uruguay |
1 |
| 56 |
Estonia |
1 |
| 57 |
Barbados |
1 |
| 58 |
Bahamas, The |
1 |
| 59 |
Kenya |
1 |
| 60 |
Colombia |
1 |
| 61 |
Nagorno-Karabakh |
1 |
| 62 |
Chile |
1 |
| 63 |
New Zealand |
1 |
| 64 |
United Arab Emirates |
1 |
| 65 |
Bahrain |
1 |
| 66 |
Zimbabwe |
1 |
| 67 |
Latvia |
1 |
| 68 |
Bangladesh |
1 |
| 69 |
Kyrgyzstan |
1 |
| 70 |
Belize |
1 |
| 71 |
Luxembourg |
1 |
| 72 |
Armenia |
1 |
| 73 |
Saint Lucia |
1 |
| 74 |
Liberia |
1 |
| 75 |
El Salvador |
1 |
| 76 |
Moldova |
1 |
| 77 |
Malaysia |
1 |
Task statistics
Tasks are presented in order of appearance. Date/time values are presented in Moscow standard time (MSK).
PyCrypto
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
150 |
| Categories |
crypto, reverse |
| Opened |
Mar 24, 2017 6:00 PM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
340 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 24, 2017 6:01 PM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:53 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
175 |
| First solved |
Mar 24, 2017 6:23 PM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:00 PM |
| Reviews |
44 |
| Average rating |
3.95 |
Share Point
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
200 |
| Categories |
web |
| Opened |
Mar 24, 2017 6:10 PM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
442 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 24, 2017 6:17 PM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:47 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
131 |
| First solved |
Mar 24, 2017 7:47 PM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:53 PM |
| Reviews |
48 |
| Average rating |
4.00 |
Corp News
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
300 |
| Categories |
web |
| Opened |
Mar 24, 2017 6:31 PM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
217 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 24, 2017 6:43 PM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:44 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
18 |
| First solved |
Mar 24, 2017 10:55 PM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:14 PM |
| Reviews |
10 |
| Average rating |
4.00 |
KeyPass
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
100 |
| Categories |
reverse |
| Opened |
Mar 24, 2017 7:02 PM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
266 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 24, 2017 7:21 PM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:43 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
145 |
| First solved |
Mar 24, 2017 7:46 PM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:53 PM |
| Reviews |
49 |
| Average rating |
2.24 |
VC
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
50 |
| Categories |
crypto |
| Opened |
Mar 24, 2017 7:03 PM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
1774 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 24, 2017 7:04 PM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:35 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
606 |
| First solved |
Mar 24, 2017 7:04 PM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:43 PM |
| Reviews |
242 |
| Average rating |
4.13 |
Nested
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
200 |
| Categories |
forensics |
| Opened |
Mar 24, 2017 7:04 PM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
261 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 24, 2017 7:32 PM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:56 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
4 |
| First solved |
Mar 25, 2017 3:48 PM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 3:34 PM |
| Reviews |
3 |
| Average rating |
3.67 |
Troll hunter
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
300 |
| Categories |
web |
| Opened |
Mar 24, 2017 8:00 PM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
201 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 24, 2017 8:04 PM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:05 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
4 |
| First solved |
Mar 26, 2017 1:50 AM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 4:52 PM |
| Reviews |
2 |
| Average rating |
3.50 |
Time Is
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
150 |
| Categories |
exploits |
| Opened |
Mar 24, 2017 8:01 PM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
141 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 24, 2017 8:22 PM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:43 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
53 |
| First solved |
Mar 24, 2017 8:59 PM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:04 PM |
| Reviews |
20 |
| Average rating |
3.80 |
Angry Guessing Game
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
200 |
| Categories |
reverse |
| Opened |
Mar 24, 2017 11:00 PM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
340 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 24, 2017 11:19 PM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:44 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
114 |
| First solved |
Mar 25, 2017 7:42 AM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:45 PM |
| Reviews |
39 |
| Average rating |
2.21 |
Curved
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
200 |
| Categories |
crypto |
| Opened |
Mar 24, 2017 11:00 PM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
81 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 25, 2017 12:37 AM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:53 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
58 |
| First solved |
Mar 25, 2017 12:37 AM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:02 PM |
| Reviews |
20 |
| Average rating |
3.40 |
Vortex
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
300 |
| Categories |
reverse |
| Opened |
Mar 25, 2017 1:00 AM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
496 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 25, 2017 1:05 AM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:54 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
1 |
| First solved |
Mar 26, 2017 2:15 PM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 2:15 PM |
| Reviews |
1 |
| Average rating |
3.00 |
Casino
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
250 |
| Categories |
crypto |
| Opened |
Mar 25, 2017 2:00 AM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
96 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 25, 2017 5:51 AM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:53 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
28 |
| First solved |
Mar 25, 2017 7:59 AM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:57 PM |
| Reviews |
12 |
| Average rating |
4.58 |
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
400 |
| Categories |
reverse |
| Opened |
Mar 25, 2017 7:03 AM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
52 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 25, 2017 12:06 PM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:44 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
22 |
| First solved |
Mar 25, 2017 12:52 PM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 3:18 PM |
| Reviews |
7 |
| Average rating |
4.00 |
Not so honest
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
350 |
| Categories |
exploits |
| Opened |
Mar 25, 2017 7:04 AM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
19 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 25, 2017 8:22 AM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:44 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
9 |
| First solved |
Mar 25, 2017 9:25 AM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:32 PM |
| Reviews |
2 |
| Average rating |
5.00 |
TRUE Cipher
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
300 |
| Categories |
crypto |
| Opened |
Mar 25, 2017 7:05 AM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
23 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 25, 2017 10:24 AM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:53 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
8 |
| First solved |
Mar 25, 2017 1:06 PM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:21 PM |
| Reviews |
1 |
| Average rating |
4.00 |
Bloody Feedback
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
100 |
| Categories |
web |
| Opened |
Mar 25, 2017 12:56 PM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
388 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 25, 2017 1:00 PM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:44 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
139 |
| First solved |
Mar 25, 2017 1:22 PM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:40 PM |
| Reviews |
48 |
| Average rating |
4.33 |
Oracle
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
250 |
| Categories |
crypto |
| Opened |
Mar 25, 2017 5:00 PM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
165 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 25, 2017 5:19 PM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:59 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
21 |
| First solved |
Mar 25, 2017 10:11 PM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:34 PM |
| Reviews |
3 |
| Average rating |
4.67 |
Comprevawe
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
250 |
| Categories |
reverse |
| Opened |
Mar 25, 2017 7:03 PM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
933 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 25, 2017 7:03 PM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:44 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
4 |
| First solved |
Mar 25, 2017 9:55 PM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 3:23 PM |
| Reviews |
3 |
| Average rating |
4.33 |
| Metric |
Value |
| Value |
300 |
| Categories |
web |
| Opened |
Mar 26, 2017 8:39 AM |
| Flags submitted for this task |
24 |
| First flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 10:37 AM |
| Last flag submitted |
Mar 26, 2017 5:15 PM |
| Teams solved this task |
13 |
| First solved |
Mar 26, 2017 10:37 AM |
| Last solved |
Mar 26, 2017 5:47 PM |
| Reviews |
3 |
| Average rating |
2.67 |
Thanks to all participants! See you next year!