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Last year, 500 students on 100 teams competed in the Case Competition World Cup. Before they saw the case, coach Divya – 8 years at McKinsey – taught them the first move that separates winning teams from the rest.

It's the day 1 answer: a hypothesis you lock in before you have the data, even though it feels premature. But skip it, and teams start boiling the ocean – expanding the question until there's no path left to a real recommendation.

This fall, the competition returns with two tracks – undergraduate, presented by Grant Thornton Stax, and graduate, presented by Adobe – co-hosted with Case Questions and Marc Cosentino, author of Case in Point. 

Any current student can apply – completely free. Application deadline: September 13, 2026.

Resources:

• Undergrad students: apply for the Case Competition World Cup – Undergraduate Track, presented by Grant Thornton Stax
• Grad students: apply for the Case Competition World Cup – Graduate Track, presented by Adobe
• Looking for more case competitions? We keep a running list of competitions across the US and internationally

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