Schedule
Huawei Lianqiu Lake R&D Center, Shanghai, China
All times in China Standard Time (CST / UTC+8)
May 7 — Arrival
Thursday
08:00 – 22:00
Arrival & Check-in Amber House Lianqiu Lake, Shanghai · 上海练秋湖安朴酒店 10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
May 8 — Social Event
Friday
08:00 – 20:00
Arrival & Check-in Amber House Lianqiu Lake, Shanghai · 上海练秋湖安朴酒店 | Time | Event | Venue | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 – 14:00 | Buffet Lunch | Amber House Lianqiu Lake, Shanghai 上海练秋湖安朴酒店 | With meal coupon |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Opening Ceremony & Huawei Academic Forum | Building F11, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区F11 | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Garden Party | Building F11, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区F11 | |
| 17:30 – 18:30 | Light Dinner | Starlight Café, Building F12, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区F12 星光咖啡厅 | |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Icebreaker Party | Building F11, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区F11 |
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
12:00 – 14:00 Buffet Lunch Amber House Lianqiu Lake, Shanghai · 上海练秋湖安朴酒店 With meal coupon
14:00 – 15:30 Opening Ceremony & Huawei Academic Forum Building F11, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区F11
16:00 – 17:30 Garden Party Building F11, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区F11
17:30 – 18:30 Light Dinner Starlight Café, Building F12, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区F12 星光咖啡厅
19:00 – 21:00 Icebreaker Party Building F11, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区F11
May 9 — Warm-up & Challenge
Saturday
No all-day events
| Time | Event | Venue | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Warm-up Contest & Machine Setup | Lianqiu Pavilion, Building F1, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区F1 练秋阁 | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Light Lunch | Lianqiu Pavilion, Building F1, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区F1 练秋阁 | |
| 12:00 – 17:30 | The 2026 Universal Cup Finals Challenge sponsored by Huawei | Lianqiu Pavilion, Building F1, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区F1 练秋阁 | |
| 17:30 – 19:00 | Buffet Dinner | Qiuhu Club, Building A5, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区A5 秋湖荟 | |
| 19:30 – 21:00 | Table Tennis' Night | Building G1, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区G1 | |
| 19:30 – 21:00 | Board Games & Card Games | Building G2, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区G2 |
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
10:00 – 11:00 Warm-up Contest & Machine Setup Lianqiu Pavilion, Building F1, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区F1 练秋阁
11:00 – 12:00 Light Lunch Lianqiu Pavilion, Building F1, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区F1 练秋阁
12:00 – 17:30 The 2026 Universal Cup Finals Challenge sponsored by Huawei Lianqiu Pavilion, Building F1, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区F1 练秋阁
17:30 – 19:00 Buffet Dinner Qiuhu Club, Building A5, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区A5 秋湖荟
19:30 – 21:00 Table Tennis' Night Building G1, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区G1
19:30 – 21:00 Board Games & Card Games Building G2, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区G2
May 10 — The Finals
Sunday
No all-day events
| Time | Event | Venue | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 – 16:30 | The 2026 Universal Cup Finals | Lianqiu Pavilion, Building F1, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区F1 练秋阁 | Light lunch served during contest |
| 17:00 – 18:20 | Campus & Exhibition Hall Tour | Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区 | |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Buffet Dinner | Jingpu Club, Building B9, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区B9 菁蒲荟 | |
| 20:00 – 21:00 | Video Game’s Night | Building G2, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区G2 |
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
10:00 – 16:30 The 2026 Universal Cup Finals Lianqiu Pavilion, Building F1, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区F1 练秋阁 Light lunch served during contest
17:00 – 18:20 Campus & Exhibition Hall Tour Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区
18:30 – 20:00 Buffet Dinner Jingpu Club, Building B9, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区B9 菁蒲荟
20:00 – 21:00 Video Game’s Night Building G2, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区G2
May 11 — Closing
Monday
No all-day events
| Time | Event | Venue | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 – 12:00 | The 2026 Universal Cup Conference for Competitive Programming | Building F11, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区F11 | |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch | Starlight Café, Building F12, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区F12 星光咖啡厅 | |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Challenge Roadshow | Building F11, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区F11 | We will invite the on-site top-ranked teams of the challenge to share their problem-solving approaches. |
| 15:15 – 16:30 | Closing & Award Ceremony | Building F11, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区F11 | |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Banquet | Lianqiu Pavilion, Building F1, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai 华为上海练秋湖园区F1 练秋阁 |
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
10:00 – 12:00 The 2026 Universal Cup Conference for Competitive Programming Building F11, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区F11
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Starlight Café, Building F12, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区F12 星光咖啡厅
13:30 – 15:00 Challenge Roadshow Building F11, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区F11 We will invite the on-site top-ranked teams of the challenge to share their problem-solving approaches.
15:15 – 16:30 Closing & Award Ceremony Building F11, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区F11
17:00 – 19:00 Banquet Lianqiu Pavilion, Building F1, Huawei Lianqiu Lake Campus, Shanghai · 华为上海练秋湖园区F1 练秋阁
May 12 — Departure
Tuesday
All Day
Check-out & Departure Amber House Lianqiu Lake, Shanghai · 上海练秋湖安朴酒店 10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00