Vico Babaran wins 1st Prize in both rounds of Big Bay Bei Math Olympiad 2023-24

Ten Ateneo de Manila Grade School mathletes won medal awards in the two rounds of the Big Bay Bei (aka Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area) Mathematical Olympiad 2023-2024 held last school year. The Big Bay Bei (BBB) competition consists of two rounds, the Philippine Heat Round (HR) and the Final Round (FR). The Heat Round took place online on 3 December 2023 while the Final Round was held online and onsite in Macao on 16 March 2024. Only those contestants who won medal awards (gold, silver, bronze) in the Heat Round were invited to join the Final Round. 

Leading the Ateneo awardees was current Grade 5 mathlete Vico Babaran (4-Humabon in SY 2023-2024), who won first prize (gold) in both the Heat Round and the Final Round. He was also the only Atenean to compete onsite in Macao for the Final Round.

The complete list of AGS awardees who won medals in one or both rounds of BBB 2023-2024 follows, with the boys' sections from SY 2023-2024 indicated in parentheses.   

BBB Heat Round 2023  

1^st Prize (Gold)   

Vico Babaran (4-Humabon), Primary 4 Division

2^nd Prize (Silver)   


Mateo Aldecoa (3-Pinatubo), Primary 3 Division  


Mika Bagain (3-Mayon), Primary 3 Division   


Iñigo Cristobal (4-Humabon), Primary 4 Division  

Shun Sato (5-Maranaw), Primary 5 Division

Russ Tan (4-Maniago), Primary 4 Division  

 3^rd Prize (Bronze)   

Magnus Arrojado (4-Tupas), Primary 4 Division   

Daniel Canaria (6-Canisius), Primary 6 Division  

Koko Dela Cruz (6-Campion), Primary 6 Division  


Matty Trinidad (6-Bellarmine), Primary 6 Division   

BBB Final Round 2024 

1^st Prize (Gold) Award
Vico Babaran, P4

Shun Sato, P5

2^nd Prize (Silver) Award

Daniel Canaria, P6

Iñigo Cristobal, P4

Koko Dela Cruz, P6

3^rd Prize (Bronze) Award

Magnus Arrojado, P4

Mika Bagain, P3

Matty Trinidad, P6

Organized by Hong Kong-based Olympiad Champion Education Centre (OCEC) in partnership with Math Olympiads Training League Inc. (MOTLI), Big Bay Bei is an esteemed competition which highlights the importance of creativity and critical thinking in mathematics education and fosters educational exchange and cultural enrichment across different countries in Asia.