contest
GE(O)SINT Contest
- Location
- Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Audience
- OSINT Practitioners, Recon Researchers, CTF Players, DEF CON Attendees
- Duration
- 2 days
Co-presenters
Amrudesh Balakrishnan
,
Ashwin Shenoi
,
Zilla
Ran the Recon Village GE(O)SINT contest across two days at DEF CON 34 with Amrudesh Balakrishnan, Ashwin Shenoi, and Zilla.
We ran the contest in a pyramid-style format: qualifying batches ran throughout the day, then the top players moved into the semi-finals and finals at the end of each day. One of last year’s winners, Zilla, came back this year as one of the organizers.
Across both days, 342 players participated over 9 qualifying batches and 2 finals. The winners were Luminary on Day 1 and Quintec on Day 2.
Event Stats
| Metric | Result |
|---|---|
| Total Participants | 342 |
| Event Duration | 2 days, 9 hours total |
| Total Qualifying Batches | 9 |
| Total Semi-Finalists | 29 |
| Total Finalists | 8 |
| Winners | 2 |
Day-wise Results
| Day 1 | Day 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying Batches | 4 | 5 |
| Semi-Finalists | 12 participants | 17 participants |
| Finalists | 4 participants | 4 participants |
| Winner | Luminary | Quintec |
Format
| Stage | Qualifying Rounds | Semi-Finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batches | Day 1: 4 / Day 2: 5 | 1 per day | 1 per day |
| Rounds | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Time per Round | 1 min 30 sec | 2 min | 2 min |
| Move | Allowed | No move | No move |
| Pan | Allowed | Allowed | No pan |
| Zoom | Allowed | Allowed | No zoom |
| Difficulty | Standard | Hard | Extreme |