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+title = "Berkeley mini Math Tournament 2026"
+date = 2026-04-12
+aliases = ["/bmmt-2026"]
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+
+We're excited to welcome students back to the UC Berkeley campus on **April 12,
+2026**, for this year's Berkeley mini Math Tournament! As in past years, the
+contest will consist of 4 rounds: Puzzle, Individual, Team, and Relay.
+
+<!-- more -->
+
+BmMT is open to middle school students in **grades 8 or below**. In particular,
+there is **no lower age limit** to participate; advanced elementary school
+students are welcome to compete. Teams may have up to 5 students. You do not
+have to be local to the Bay Area or California to register for BmMT.
+
+For those unable to make it to UC Berkeley campus, we're also offering BmMT
+2026 Online, a synchronous online event, on a TBA date. 
+
+This page contains primarily registration details. Detailed information on the logistics will come soon.
+
+{% button_link(href="https://contestdojo.com/") %} Registration Portal {% end %}
+
+## Registration Timeline
+
+Registration will open on **Monday, February 9 at 9:00 AM PT**. This year,
+registration will take place in two phases to give smaller organizations an
+opportunity to register.
+
+{% alert(title="Limited Capacity Available", status="info") %}
+We have historically sold out all available seats for the past few years. Make sure to plan ahead to get seats earlier in the process.
+{% end %}
+
+| Dates      | Registration Period | Price Per Student | Additional Notes                                                                       |
+| ---------- | ------------------- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 2/9 – 3/1 | Phase 1             | $15               | Limited to 30 seats per organization.<br>Shirts may be pre-ordered for $8 per student. |
+| 3/2 – 3/15 | Phase 2             | $15               | No limit on seats per organization.<br>Shirts may be pre-ordered for $8 per student.   |
+| 3/16 – 4/3 | Late Registration   | $25               | Shirts are not guaranteed, but may be purchased day-of for $10.                        |
+
+\*All dates are in US Pacific Time. That is, Phase 2 registration ends at 11:59
+PM PT on 3/15/2026.
+
+\*\*For students facing financial hardship, please contact <team@berkeley.mt>
+for a fee waiver.
+
+## Student Eligibility
+
+- Students must be in **grade 8 or below** to be eligible for BmMT.
+- Students do not have to be local to the Bay Area, California, or the U.S. to
+  participate in BmMT. However, we will also host BmMT Online 2026 on a date TBA,
+  which may be more convenient for some students.
+- Coaches may register multiple teams under the same organization. We ask that
+  organizations provide at least one adult chaperone for every two teams.
+
+## How to Register
+
+Most pre- and post-contest tasks, including registration, team assignments,
+signing of waivers, and viewing score reports, may be completed at
+[ContestDojo](https://contestdojo.com/), an online math competition platform. If
+you are unfamiliar with ContestDojo, please read our
+[ContestDojo Guide](https://docs.berkeley.mt/s/contestdojo-guide).
+
+**All contestants are required to have their parent/guardian sign UC
+Berkeley's consent waivers through this portal. Contestants will NOT be allowed
+to take the contest without having a signed liability and consent to treatment
+waiver.**
+
+Any questions about the ContestDojo portal should be directed to us at
+<team@berkeley.mt>.
+
+### Teammate Finder
+
+Students may register as a team of 1. However, it is beneficial to compete on a
+team of at least 3 due to our scoring guidelines. For students who do not have a
+full team, we have organized Teammate Finder spreadsheets. Follow all
+outlined steps in the spreadsheet.
+{% button_link(href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1f8Rq7HaAaOqyQqquZISNijc40tG2qSBCuh7fIyJ88BY/") %}
+BmMT 2026 In-Person Teammate Finder
+{% end %}
+
+## Travel and Transportation
+
+UC Berkeley is situated in the East Bay region of Northern California,
+just across the bay from San Francisco. The Berkeley campus is a 10 to 15 minute
+walk from the Downtown Berkeley BART transit station, which connects directly to
+both the Oakland and San Francisco airports. Berkeley is also easily
+accessible by car. Information about parking can be found in our
+[FAQ](#where-can-i-find-parking-how-can-i-get-to-berkeley).
+
+A printable PDF map of campus can be found
+[here](https://www.berkeley.edu/map-pdf/campusmap.pdf), and more maps can be
+found at [berkeley.edu/map](https://www.berkeley.edu/map). Note that the top of
+the PDF map represents the eastern parts of campus. Google Maps is also usually
+reliable for navigating campus.
+
+## Schedule
+
+While the time is not finalised, you can assume that the event will start at 8:00 AM and end at 6:30 PM PT. A detailed event schedule will be posted soon. 
+
+## Contest Format
+
+### Puzzle Round (75 mins)
+
+The Puzzle Round is a team-based round that consists of a variety of
+mathematical challenges designed to promote inductive reasoning and lateral
+thinking.
+
+### Individual Round (60 mins)
+
+The Individual Round consists of 20 short answer questions spanning various
+subjects typically found in math competitions. This includes, but is not limited
+to, algebra, geometry, counting, probability, and number theory.
+
+### Team Round (60 mins)
+
+The Team Round consists of 20 short answer questions. Students may work with
+their teams on these questions.
+
+### Relay Round (40 mins)
+
+The Relay Round consists of 20 problems across various subjects in math. The key
+feature of this round is that some questions may depend on answers from one or
+multiple prior questions.
+
+## Scoring
+
+Individual Round scores are determined by the number of correct answers. Each
+correct answer is worth 1 point, i.e. there is no weighting among the problems.
+
+Team Round scores are determined based on a combination of teams' scores on the
+Puzzle, Team, and Relay Rounds, as well as the Individual Round scores of their
+team members. The weights are displayed in the table in summary table below.
+
+When weighting team scores, scores for a given test will be normalized by either
+the average of the top 10 scores or the top 10% of scores, whichever represents
+more students/teams.
+
+### Tiebreakers
+
+A tiebreaking procedure is employed for top awards for each test. Ties are not
+broken for honorable mentions or calculating overall team scores.
+
+To streamline the event, we have a new automatic tiebreaker policy this year,
+which works as follows:
+
+1. First, problems are ordered from **hardest** to **easiest**, based on the
+   number of correct submissions.
+1. The _n_-th hardest problem is assigned a **tiebreaking value** of
+   2<sup>−*n*</sup>. For example, the hardest problem will have a tiebreaking
+   value of ½, the second hardest problem will have a tiebreaking value of ¼, et
+   cetera.
+1. Each student's **tiebreaking index** is calculated as the sum of their
+   original score and the tiebreaker values of the problems that they correctly
+   answered.
+1. Students are ordered by their tiebreaking index, determining their tiebroken
+   rank.
+
+In simpler terms, among those tied for the same score, whoever solved the
+hardest problem is placed the highest, followed by the one who solved the next
+hardest, and so on.
+
+_The Puzzle Round may be tiebroken with a special procedure. We will release
+more details about this procedure closer to the event date._
+
+### Additional Tiebreaker Procedure
+
+If a tie remains on the Individual Round after the preceding automatic
+tiebreaking procedure — i.e., if two students correctly answered precisely the
+same set of problems, then those students will participate in an additional
+Tiebreaker Round. Ties that remain on the Puzzle Round, Team, or Relay Rounds
+will not be tiebroken.
+
+This 15-minute test will consist of three questions, and be scored primarily on
+correctness and secondarily on submission time; i.e. an earlier submission will
+be worth more than a later one with the same number of correct answers, but less
+than a later one with more correct answers.
+
+Students may submit multiple times within the duration of the test, but only the
+last submission will be considered.
+
+## Summary
+
+<table>
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th></th>
+      <th>Puzzle</th>
+      <th>Individual</th>
+      <th style="min-width: 100px">Team</th>
+      <th>Relay</th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <th>Important Details</td>
+      <td>Puzzle-based</td>
+      <td>N/A</td>
+      <td>N/A</td>
+      <td>Questions may rely on answers to other questions</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <th>Location</td>
+      <td style="text-align: center" colspan="4">
+        Assigned Classrooms — See Tournament Guide
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <th># of Questions</td>
+      <td>TBA</td>
+      <td>20</td>
+      <td>20</td>
+      <td>20</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <th>Duration</td>
+      <td>75 mins</td>
+      <td>60 mins</td>
+      <td>60 mins</td>
+      <td>40 mins</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <th>% of Score</td>
+      <td>20%</td>
+      <td>40%</td>
+      <td>30%</td>
+      <td>10%</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <th>Important Scoring Notes</td>
+      <td>N/A</td>
+      <td>If teams have less than 3 members, the remaining scores will be counted as 0</td>
+      <td>N/A</td>
+      <td>N/A</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <th>Collaboration?</td>
+      <td>Yes</td>
+      <td>No, students will work individually</td>
+      <td>Yes</td>
+      <td>Yes</td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+### Acceptable Answers
+
+Students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the [acceptable
+answer formats document](/assets/answer-formats.pdf) and [common notions
+document](/assets/common-notions.pdf) for details on how their answers should be
+submitted. Answers not submitted in the listed formats will be graded as
+incorrect, even if equivalent.
+
+## Activities
+
+Updated information about activities will be announced soon.
+
+## Frequently Asked Questions
+
+### Are calculators or other reference material allowed?
+
+Graph paper and calculators are prohibited, but protractors, rulers, and
+compasses are permitted. Blank white scratch paper will be provided for all
+participants. All answers must be exact, reduced, and simplified. Illegible
+answers will not be graded. Cheating in any form will not be tolerated, and
+failure to comply with all rules may result in immediate and irreversible
+disqualification.
+
+### Can elementary school students compete? What if I don't have a team?
+
+Yes! BmMT is open to any student in 8th grade or below, including those who
+haven't entered middle school. While students are allowed to compete as
+individuals, we highly recommend that students compete on a team of at least 3
+due to our scoring guidelines.
+
+### How are awards handled?
+
+Awards will be physically presented to contestants at the closing ceremony.
+
+### I'm in a different timezone or non-local and can't compete live. What are my options?
+
+We are offering BmMT 2026 Online on a date to be announced soon.
+
+Additionally, our partner ASDAN will be hosting BmMT 2026 China on a date to be announced soon.
+
+### Where can I find parking? How can I get to Berkeley?
+
+BMT does not provide travel or parking for students — coaches should arrange
+their own travel logistics. There are a number of parking garages around campus,
+including the Telegraph-Channing Garage, Underhill Structure, Lower Hearst
+Structure, and the RSF Garage.
+
+The Telegraph-Channing Garage is recommended for most people; it is cheaper than
+campus-owned garages (and free up to an hour) and more conveniently located than
+most of the garages listed.
+
+Berkeley is also public-transport-friendly. The Downtown Berkeley BART station
+is next to campus, and may be a good fit for those commuting from San Francisco
+or the East Bay. For teams staying in Emeryville, bus line 36 will take you
+directly to campus. Check the [AC Transit](https://www.actransit.org/) website
+for more options.
+
+[Tournament Day Logistics - TBA]: 

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-  name="Berkeley Math Tournament 2025",
-  date="November 8, 2025",
-  href="/events/bmt-2025/",
-  description="Our on-campus fall tournament offers teams of high school students the opportunity to share their interest in
-  mathematics with like-minded individuals and to get a taste of the concepts studied in higher mathematics."
+  name="Berkeley mini Math Tournament 2026",
+  date="April 12, 2026",
+  href="/events/bmmt-2026/",
+  description="Our annual “mini” in-person tournament for middle school and advanced elementary school students showcases the beauty and fun of mathematics through exciting formats like the Puzzle Round and Relay Round, preparing them for future mathematical endeavors."
   ) }}
 
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