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- Hi, I'm Matt Wood, VP of Artificial Intelligence at AWS.
And in just a few moments
we'll find out which developer will take home
the most coveted prize in machine learning,
the AWS DeepRacer 2020 Championship Cup.
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- Of the thousands of racers who have competed
in the virtual league this year,
only eight have earned a spot in today's Grand Prix Final.
- Who will join Rick Fish?
- [Announcer] Come on out, Rick!
- And Sola?
- [Announcer] Sola!
- [Maya] As DeepRacer Champions?
- Let's meet our eight finalists.
Starting in eighth, from the United States of America,
JPMC DriftKing representing JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Starting seventh, Karl-NAB from Australia,
representing the National Australia Bank.
Starting sixth, Robin Castro from Singapore
representing DBS Bank.
In the fifth starting spot will be Condoriano,
racing out of India representing JPMC.
Starting fourth is Jochem from the Netherlands
representing Relive.cc.
Starting third will be Duckworth from Norway.
On the outside of the front row will be Po-Chun NCTU,
and starting on pole, Kuei, also from NCTU CGI in Taiwan.
- Let's go!
- [Ryan] The Grand Prix Final begins in three, two, one.
- Go, green!
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- [Ryan] Clean getaway for our top developers,
but look at that move to the inside in turn one.
Po-Chun grabs the top spot from Kuei.
But a big pile up a little bit further back in the pack.
It looks like as many as five cars involved.
- Oh!
- I'm piled up in the back.
- [Ryan] Look at that carnage,
but it's still not cleaned up with the leaders
coming through to complete their first lap.
Po-Chun around for the first time,
leading by just over a second over Kuei,
the two teammates from NCTU.
Duckworth trailing about two seconds further back.
- I got lapped!
- [Ryan] Already on the third lap here,
Po-Chun has the lead in the red car
and has built a lead of the over six seconds over Duckworth.
Kuei dropping back.
Po-Chun spins off track!
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Three laps complete, working lap number four
at a massive lead here for Po-Chun,
nearly eight seconds the advantage.
But Duckworth closing in.
That lead down under three seconds now.
- Oh, still number six.
- How are you so fast?
- [Ryan] Po-Chun back up and moving again,
starting to build that edge.
Now around the final corner,
taking the white flag and Po-Chun is off track!
That opens the door!
Here comes Duckworth, Duckworth to the point!
Just one lap to go.
- Unbelievable.
- [Ryan] Such a steady race from Duckworth,
but now has to fend off Po-Chun.
Po-Chun on the attack, tries to slide up the inside,
but contact there.
There's going to be a three second penalty for that.
- Oh, my goodness!
- [Ryan] Duckworth in the clear,
just one corner to go!
Slides off track!
Duckworth in trouble!
Here comes Po-Chun,
Po-Chun across the line in first,
Duckworth gets going in the nick of time and holds off Kuei.
That's your top three, Po-Chun your Champion in 2020
in dramatic fashion.
Duckworth nearly had it won,
will have to settle for second.
Kuei comes home in the bronze metal place.
Duckworth just moments away
from securing the coveted DeepRacer Cup.
- Suddenly you drive off,
unfortunate not to be in front in the end.
But still I'm very, very happy with second place.
- [Ryan] Your champion for 2020 is PoChun-NCTU-CGI!
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- The AWS DeepRacer League is proud to present
the 2020 Championship Cup to our winner, Po-Chun.
Congratulations on an amazing season
and a fantastic final race.
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(speaks foreign language)
- As it all came down to those final few seconds,
what was on your mind?
(speaking in Mandarin)
Congratulations on a performance
that will go down in DeepRacer history.
- Okay, thank you.
- Thank you to everyone who watched and competed
in the AWS DeepRacer League.
We will be back, bigger than ever in 2021.
- We hope you'll join in the fun
and turbocharge your machine learning skills today
at DeepRacerLeague.com.
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