Best-Strategy Invitational

The Best-Strategy Invitational (BSI) is a global competition among high-performing BSG companies from around the world. Hosted and administered by the BSG author team, the BSI is held over a two-week period each May, August, and December. Any student-team finishing in 1st place in the BSG simulation exercise conducted at their school, college, or university will receive an invitation to participate in the BSI. All proceeds from the registration fee paid by each participant are donated to The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF (www.unicef.org).

December 2019 BSI

A total of 703 teams from around the world were invited to compete in the December 2019 BSI, and 72 teams accepted the invitation. They were separated into 7 different simulation industries, each competing for a BSI Grand Championship:

Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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Overall
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G-T-D
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DoYouLikePopMusicDoYouLikePopMusic Team Members:
Natakorn Chulaserikul		 NIDA Business School (Viput Ongsakul) 118 100 109 5 114
AVENGERSAVENGERS Team Members:
Eynar Haji
Jabrayil Mirzayev		 Baku Higher Oil School (Emin Ilyas) 109 74 92 6 98
Islands FootwearIslands Footwear Team Members:
Christian Sanford		 California State University - Channel Islands (Cynthia Sherman) 105 71 88 2 90
F Company F Company Team Members:
Giuseppe Bongiorno		 University of New Orleans (James Logan) 102 70 86 3 89
BEST Company BEST Company Team Members:
Sean Haas
Sean Haas
Jessica McKinnon
Vedehi Poddar		 University of Texas - Dallas (Shawn Carraher) 94 65 80 4 84
Certified FreshCertified Fresh Team Members:
Le Mai
Smeyder Silvera		 Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Hank Ramsey) 64 44 54 2 56
Genuine GearGenuine Gear Team Members:
Molly Carnall
Jonathan Wilson		 Lindsey Wilson College ( Morlino/Taylor) 53 40 47 1 48
Eagle RunnerEagle Runner Team Members:
James Gillies		 Grantham University (Susan Walker) 35 28 32 0 32
Juncture ShoesJuncture Shoes Team Members:
Kris Sullivan		 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (Randall Harris) 28 21 25 1 26
Kickz Intl.Kickz Intl. Team Members:
Benjamin McDow		 Dalhousie University (James Craig) 17 15 16 6 22
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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Overall
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DeityDeity Team Members:
Oliver Davis
Annette Kyei
Marshall Podell
Rickmeet Kaur Saini		 Humber College (Jason McArthur) 110 95 103 5 108
Epic Epic Team Members:
Eric Morgan
Gerardo Salazar
Tyler Serpo		 St. Petersburg College ( Huehn-Brown/Murphy/Philippe) 108 80 94 3 97
CryptoCrazeCryptoCraze Team Members:
Lewie Thompson		 Jacksonville State University (Dan Mertens) 68 48 58 3 61
Blazin FootwearBlazin Footwear Team Members:
Daniel Endicott
Clay Voydat		 Linfield University (Russ Paine) 54 43 49 0 49
GO UTD!!!GO UTD!!! Team Members:
Shawn Carraher
Artem Ermishin
Hung Nguyen
Sarah Rocha		 University of Texas - Dallas (Shawn Carraher) 51 34 43 2 45
Liberty ShoesLiberty Shoes Team Members:
Nishitha Kalluri		 Concordia University - Minnesota (Sean Masterman) 32 27 30 2 32
I CompanyI Company Team Members:
Jose Guzman		 Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (Terry Sulyma) 24 20 22 2 24
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
Score 1
B.I.E.
Score 2
Overall
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Bonus
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G-T-D
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Abracadabra HaloAbracadabra Halo Team Members:
Alinnun Krittaphukthaphach
Suwaphat Phatcharasathianwong
Sisera Thawisin		 NIDA Business School (Anukal Chiralaksanakul) 120 100 110 10 120
I NewbilityI Newbility Team Members:
Joo Chia Tan		 Tunku Abdul Rahman University (Wee Chuan Teh) 116 92 104 3 107
Fine Shoe Co.Fine Shoe Co. Team Members:
Richard Bershtein
Brody Buck
James Kromeich		 Northwest Missouri State University (Ben Blackford) 115 82 99 4 103
Elsan LtdElsan Ltd Team Members:
Joseph Armah
Ayodeji Hassan
Ahmed Sharif Mohamed
Saeed Warsame		 Anglia Ruskin University (John Threlfall) 110 73 92 5 97
L CompanyL Company Team Members:
Christopher Iweriebor		 University of the District of Columbia (Gwynette Lacy) 103 66 85 1 86
J GEM Shoes J GEM Shoes Team Members:
Elizabeth Charles
Gerhard Oley
Sihaya Phillips		 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (Randall Harris) 100 65 83 2 85
Commando ShoesCommando Shoes Team Members:
Kritin Kapoor		 Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (Rangarajan Krish) 94 66 80 3 83
Booze KhalifaBooze Khalifa Team Members:
Pradhyumn Rao
Alamdar Raza
Monisha Roberts
Abraao Rodrigues
Naowarat Saenyakorn
Shiladitya Sengupta		 EM Lyon Business School ( Guedri/Winston) 82 55 69 0 69
Dashion FootwearDashion Footwear Team Members:
Jordan Turner		 Truett McConnell University (Katherine Hyatt) 72 49 61 1 62
H2O ShoesH2O Shoes Team Members:
Zack Chamblee
Irving Marroquin
Khoa Vo
Brandon Wilson		 University of Texas - Dallas (Shawn Carraher) 66 45 56 5 61
G-LosersG-Losers Team Members:
Robert Sandru
Stefan-dorin Tinta		 Anglia Ruskin University (John Threlfall) 16 14 15 3 18
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
Score 1
B.I.E.
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Overall
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D NUMD NUM Team Members:
MUIS NUM		 National University of Mongolia ( Nergui/ULZIIBAYAR) 114 93 104 5 109
HuarachesHuaraches Team Members:
Angela Justin		 Northwest University (Janelle Harrison) 105 93 99 5 104
EnhanceEnhance Team Members:
Harshadeep Sethi		 University of Pittsburgh (Tom Davis) 102 84 93 2 95
Knockout AthleticsKnockout Athletics Team Members:
Cassandra Mcclain
Stacey Wynn		 Eastern New Mexico University (Corey Cole) 89 70 80 0 80
GG Sports CompanyGG Sports Company Team Members:
Alina Aron
Daniel Cotoc
Elisabeta Veronica Ghita
Elena Ilie
Vasilica-angelica Ursachi		 Anglia Ruskin University (John Threlfall) 85 66 76 4 80
A CompanyA Company Team Members:
Hollie Davis
Paul Marsh		 St. Petersburg College ( Huehn-Brown/Murphy/Philippe) 85 69 77 2 79
J Just for KicksJ Just for Kicks Team Members:
Steven McCormack		 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (Randall Harris) 68 53 61 2 63
Finesse FootwearFinesse Footwear Team Members:
Modupe Akinwande		 Lagos Business School (Nkemdilim Iheanachor) 21 17 19 2 21
I CompanyI Company Team Members:
Lendon Burnett
Sahir Moolji
Tanjim Osman
Anh Trinh		 University of Texas - Dallas (Shawn Carraher) 20 18 19 0 19
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
Score 1
B.I.E.
Score 2
Overall
Score 3
Bonus
Points
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G-T-D
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D- OG TRUEPSD- OG TRUEPS Team Members:
Shawn Sy		 Houston Christian University (Richard Swersey) 117 98 108 3 111
Innov8Innov8 Team Members:
Darryl Cook
Marco Cuevas
Fred Quintero		 California State University - Channel Islands (Cynthia Sherman) 107 89 98 2 100
ACEACE Team Members:
Mohammad Faizan
Kleber Fugiwara De Oliveira
Lorena Garza Flores
Nicolas Giannuzzi
Alexandre Gonzalez		 EM Lyon Business School ( Guedri/Xiong) 90 71 81 4 85
B CompanyB Company Team Members:
Robert Burnham
Brent Thomas		 St. Petersburg College ( Huehn-Brown/Murphy/Philippe) 87 69 78 4 82
F CompanyF Company Team Members:
Nobuko Sakamoto		 Northwest Missouri State University (Ben Blackford) 68 52 60 4 64
CultCult Team Members:
Kaushik Anand
Priyank Arora
Tushar Jhakra
Anish Menachery		 Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (Rangarajan Krish) 52 42 47 4 51
HermesHermes Team Members:
Nikhil Gupta
Nhan Tran
Jose Yax		 University of Texas - Dallas (Shawn Carraher) 32 27 30 0 30
Extreme AerosmithExtreme Aerosmith Team Members:
Alexandru Ursu		 Anglia Ruskin University (John Threlfall) 13 12 13 1 14
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
Score 1
B.I.E.
Score 2
Overall
Score 3
Bonus
Points
Overall
G-T-D
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A CompanyA Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
B CompanyB Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
C CompanyC Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
D CompanyD Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
E CompanyE Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
F CompanyF Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
G CompanyG Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
H CompanyH Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
I CompanyI Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
J CompanyJ Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
K CompanyK Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
L CompanyL Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
Score 1
B.I.E.
Score 2
Overall
Score 3
Bonus
Points
Overall
G-T-D
Score
A CompanyA Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
B CompanyB Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
C CompanyC Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
D CompanyD Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
E CompanyE Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
F CompanyF Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
G CompanyG Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
H CompanyH Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
I CompanyI Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
J CompanyJ Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
K CompanyK Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100
L CompanyL Company Team Members:
 100 100 100 0 100

1 Overall (game-to-date) Investor Expectation score.
2 Overall (game-to-date) Best-In-Industry score.
3 Combined Investor Expectation and Best-In-Industry scores based on 50%-50% weighting

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