Yu Cheng

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About me

  • I competed in ACM-ICPC from 2008 to 2013 (attended World Finals in 2012 and 2013). My Topcoder profile.

  • I enjoy hiking and running. I hiked Grand Canyon R2R, Half Dome, and Mt Shasta. I ran a few half marathons.

  • I play Go (OGS 4d), Japanese Mahjong (Tenhou 4d), and various of other board games.

My name

  • My Chinese name is 程宇.

  • Pronunciation of "yu": audio file.
  • "Yu" is a vowel sound in Pinyin (ü) which does not exist in English. To pronounce it, start saying the English "ee" sound and slowly round your lips (as in "woo"). Your tongue should stay tense and remain in the same position.