Team Switzerland at ECSC2025
> 2025-10-12
Team Switzerland participated in the European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC) 2025 in Warsaw, Poland. Competing against 34 other national teams from across Europe, Team Switzerland had to demonstrate their skills and teamwork in a jeopardy and attack/defense CTF.
Team Switzerland consists of 10 players that have qualified for their spot on the team by participating in the Swiss Hacking Challenge 2025 qualifier and final.
The ECSC2025 was organised by NASK was held at the Arena COS Torwar, a beautiful venue located in the centre of Warsaw, Poland.
On the first competition day on Oct 7, the teams played a jeopardy CTF that ran from 10:00 until 18:00 without a break - the teams ate lunch at their competition table. From 18:00 until 19:00 on the same day they had time to write and submit writeups of how they solved the challenges. Then, dinner was served for everybody at the competition venue and players had time to talk to other teams about their solutions to the challenges. Team Switzerland placed 14th on the first day.
On the second competition day on Oct 8, the teams played an intense attack/defense ctf that ran from 10:00 until 18:00 without a break. Team Switzerland placed 15th, leading to placing in rank 17 overall.
The final scoreboard can be found on the ECSC2025 website’s scoreboard page.
During the award ceremony, the Swiss ambassador to Poland was also present and took a picture together with the team.