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 $US 5.00 registration fee paid by each participant are donated to The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF (www.unicef.org).
August 2008 BSI

A total of 447 teams from around the world were invited to compete in the August 2008 BSI, and 153 teams accepted the invitation. They were separated into 13 different simulation industries, each competing for a BSI Grand Championship:

Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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Overall
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Lima ULLima UL Team Members:
Carlos Ivan Villar Alvarado
Rodi Delot Zapatel Davey		 Universidad de Lima - Programa MBA (Maria Del Pilar Palacios Matos) 105 89 97
J-Taps Shoe Co.J-Taps Shoe Co. Team Members:
Tulay Norman		 Saint Leo University (Kenneth Gonzalez) 77 91 84
Happy FeetHappy Feet Team Members:
Todd Johnston		 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh (Mark Manske) 86 65 76
Gravity FootwareGravity Footware Team Members:
Chris Gagne
Edwin Madera		 University of New Haven (Abbas Nadim) 74 55 65
E CompanyE Company Team Members:
Andrius Petrauskas
Valdas Povilauskas		 Vilnius University ( Ehlert/Foster) 61 47 54
Air JordanAir Jordan Team Members:
Kevin Jackson		 Laurentian University (John Dodge) 43 38 41
D CompanyD Company Team Members:
Bryant Aquino		 Seton Hall University ( Amar/Ma) 38 32 35
I CompanyI Company Team Members:
Taweekiat Wongsirikulpanit		 University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (Dr. Thasana Boonkwan) 28 15 22
B CompanyB Company Team Members:
Allen Brewster
Noel Pinson		 Georgia State University (Marta Szabo White) 31 12 22
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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E CompanyE Company Team Members:
Christopher Hagner		 Stevenson University (David Lingelbach) 112 87 100
Jean-Louis MalouinJean-Louis Malouin Team Members:
Thawdar Htwe		 University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (Dr. Thasana Boonkwan) 102 93 98
B-LabelB-Label Team Members:
William Fan
Hole Hau
Suet Wah Lam		 City University of Hong Kong ( Tseng/Yu) 104 90 97
Advantage Inc.Advantage Inc. Team Members:
Eric Worden		 Linfield College (Robert Zahrowski) 101 74 88
GRASPGRASP Team Members:
Grant McLean		 Kingston University (Jonathan Gander) 96 74 85
Leverage Inc.Leverage Inc. Team Members:
Andrew Tucker		 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Anastasios Kaburakis) 98 69 84
Comeback kidsComeback kids Team Members:
Brett Cavanagh		 San Jose State University (Robert Sibley) 91 68 80
Kool CigarettesKool Cigarettes Team Members:
Brian Hoff		 Lock Haven University (Cori Myers) 62 45 54
IWalk Inc.IWalk Inc. Team Members:
Max Zambrana		 Universidad ICESI (Luigi Corbelletta) 49 33 41
FUTURE FOOTWEARFUTURE FOOTWEAR Team Members:
Larry Schmitt		 Conestoga College (Deanne Metzloff) 26 11 19
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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Overall
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JuxtaposeJuxtapose Team Members:
Nico Chandra
Ronald Karamoy
Fandy Tang		 University of Technology - Sydney (Antoine Hermens) 115 99 107
BabyloniaBabylonia Team Members:
Glenn van Veldhoven		 Tilburg University (Eric Dooms) 107 81 94
Hot Huzzz Inc.Hot Huzzz Inc. Team Members:
Amartej Bajwa		 Sheridan College (John macRae) 98 68 83
C and CC and C Team Members:
Mark Mitchell
Lena Pavlova		 Roosevelt University (Dennis Tucker) 91 69 80
Elite FootwearElite Footwear Team Members:
Kendrick Kennedy
Greg Lane		 The University of Southern Mississippi (David Duhon) 90 65 78
Fat Soles Inc.Fat Soles Inc. Team Members:
Jeremy Wemple		 USAC - Torino, Italy (Jeff Bailey) 92 57 75
A Happy Foot Co. A Happy Foot Co. Team Members:
Stephanie Howard
Aileen Strong		 DeVry University (Ed Pinero) 87 56 72
Krazy Kicks CompanyKrazy Kicks Company Team Members:
Vanessa Arellano		 Arizona State University (Kathy Anders) 47 43 45
G ODzG ODz Team Members:
Cinique Scott		 Wake Technical Community College (David Wilhelm) 30 14 22
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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Overall
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CAT FootwearCAT Footwear Team Members:
Himanshu Chandola
Amit Garg
Ashwani Jain
Shweta Singh		 International School of Management Excellence (Ramesh Tagat) 100 98 99
Ideal ShoesIdeal Shoes Team Members:
Jessica Castaneda		 Boise State University (Newell Gough) 98 84 91
Flores in TexasFlores in Texas Team Members:
Lawrence Flores		 Lynchburg College (Atul Gupta) 90 67 79
Just ShoesJust Shoes Team Members:
David Treiber		 Walden University (John L Craddock) 85 68 77
Achilles shoesAchilles shoes Team Members:
Raymond Mata		 University of California - Riverside ( Lee/Moshiri) 80 64 72
GoobersGoobers Team Members:
Garrett Gilbert
Jacalyn Urban		 Fairleigh Dickinson University (Gerry Cleaves) 79 54 67
Hellbender Hellbender Team Members:
Dimitry Starchevskiy		 Regent's College (John Harrison) 69 49 59
B CompanyB Company Team Members:
Sin Kuan Chow
306022478 Ming Yeung Chan		 University of Sydney (Alexander Eapen) 60 54 57
Dope ShooooesDope Shooooes Team Members:
Dan Alexander
Michael Bowling
Sherri Jones
Christy Longo		 Elmhurst College ( Cunningham/Sivisoglu) 40 15 28
LondresLondres Team Members:
Ruben Cabrera
Paola Crispin
Mateo Moreno
Alejandro Robles		 Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (Jose Ariel Camilo Bencosme) 27 13 20
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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Overall
Score 3
C--Freddy MolzahnC--Freddy Molzahn Team Members:
Freddy Molzahn		 Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (Don Ausman) 117 97 107
Fantasy FootwearFantasy Footwear Team Members:
Wei Hong Liu		 Georgia State University (Marta Szabo White) 116 89 103
DefinitiveDefinitive Team Members:
Brian Bench		 California State University - Bakersfield (David Olson) 107 58 83
IGUANA ATHLETICSIGUANA ATHLETICS Team Members:
David Kvinikadze
Timothy Odusami		 International Business School (Marton Racz) 105 59 82
A and Co.A and Co. Team Members:
Paul Emerson		 Walsh University (Brian Aurand) 91 63 77
Ewesome!Ewesome! Team Members:
Monica Vasandani		 Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (Sheri Yengst) 93 49 71
L CompanyL Company Team Members:
Travis Morancie		 Nova Southeastern University (Regina Greenwood) 80 48 64
J CompanyJ Company Team Members:
Michael Jamison		 University of Indianapolis (David Brokaw) 80 44 62
BlaizzzeBlaizzze Team Members:
Melvin Mathews
Neeraj Sareen
Sunil Varughese		 University of Greenwich (William Hearne) 73 44 59
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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Overall
Score 3
I SweatI Sweat Team Members:
Aaron Hawes		 Mesa State College (Frank Markham) 99 100 100
G CompanyG Company Team Members:
James Hanasik		 Northern Illinois University ( Crescent/Neeley) 111 85 98
A Lin Lao muA Lin Lao mu Team Members:
Wei Chih Ming		 Monmouth College ( Capener/Iwai) 98 78 88
DBest Kicks Co.DBest Kicks Co. Team Members:
April Candelaria
Lan Hoang
Magdalena Rosales-Alban		 University of New Haven (Abbas Nadim) 96 76 86
FFFF Team Members:
João Tiago Amaro
Frederico Capelão
Gonçalo Pires		 Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Mark Wolters) 100 67 84
Just Win ShoesJust Win Shoes Team Members:
David Luebke		 Florida Gulf Coast University (Charles Fornaciari) 90 60 75
KeretaroKeretaro Team Members:
Lucero Apolo
Hansel Garcia
Manety Perea		 ITESM - Campus Queretaro (Ricardo Romero) 52 16 34
ExcelExcel Team Members:
Christian Longhi		 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Chris Winter) 33 19 26
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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Overall
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K ViperK Viper Team Members:
Nik Md Riffin
Zhi Tang		 Aberdeen Business School (Tom Mason) 100 98 99
Diamond AthleticsDiamond Athletics Team Members:
Christopher Nguyen
Mark Reidenbach		 California State University - Northridge (Phil Gorman) 104 89 97
FIT ShoesFIT Shoes Team Members:
John Clarke		 Florida Institute of Technology (Keiron Hylton) 102 79 91
AInnovaAInnova Team Members:
Fernando Roberto Kato Goray
Carolina Midori Yoshida Arakaki		 Universidad de Lima - Programa MBA (Maria Del Pilar Palacios Matos) 97 77 87
Broad Street ShoesBroad Street Shoes Team Members:
Chris Heins		 Concordia University - Nebraska (Andrew Langewisch) 83 64 74
Longs ShoesLongs Shoes Team Members:
Kaz Long		 University of Nebraska - Omaha (Frank de Monbrun) 75 67 71
Intersteller shoe coIntersteller shoe co Team Members:
Joshua Whitmore		 Penn State University (Jason Piatt) 69 42 56
GAscent ReturnsGAscent Returns Team Members:
Yong Ren
Christopher Yoder		 Niagara University (Stephen Mayer) 42 21 32
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
Score 1
B.I.E.
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Overall
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I-Catcher FootwearI-Catcher Footwear Team Members:
Michael Chan
Philip Muljana		 California State University - San Bernardino (Paul Kirwan) 100 97 99
Hyper si-amHyper si-am Team Members:
Kamoltun Pornpaisanvijit		 University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (Dr. Akachai Apisukkul) 106 86 96
JKaizen KicksJKaizen Kicks Team Members:
Sean Collins
Brian Hassson		 Niagara University (Stephen Mayer) 81 81 81
Ada FootwearAda Footwear Team Members:
Andrew Carbon		 Florida International University (Jack Kleban) 85 66 76
E CompanyE Company Team Members:
Samuel Aldewereld
Jason Tuggle		 The University of Alabama (Joyce Meyer) 57 48 53
B-RealB-Real Team Members:
Sahl Mirghani		 Webster University - Geneva (Midge Beguin-Austin) 64 32 48
L eading ShoesL eading Shoes Team Members:
Michael Price		 William Penn University (Alan Terpstra) 37 29 33
G CompanyG Company Team Members:
Orville Carr		 Montclair State University (Mark Allyn) 33 14 24
K CompanyK Company Team Members:
Cristina Garcia		 Universidad La Salle - Victoria (Edgar Mireles) 28 9 19
CuDDlE WeAr CoCuDDlE WeAr Co Team Members:
Rungroj 4810580
Chalae 4815301
Boonyarit Assawachaiyawong		 Assumption University (Charoen Rss) 25 6 16
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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GORDON ShoesGORDON Shoes Team Members:
Yee Fey Loh
Panneer Chelvi Nalliah		 Aberdeen Business School (Tom Mason) 116 99 108
B eneB ene Team Members:
Shavkat Aynurin		 DeVry University (Shirley Weisenburger) 98 82 90
J And J FootwearJ And J Footwear Team Members:
Joshua Adams
Josh Cortez		 Nicholls State University (Ken Chadwick) 94 68 81
HGreenEarth FootwearHGreenEarth Footwear Team Members:
Yung Kim		 California State University - Dominguez Hills (James Katzenstein) 84 77 81
AppleApple Team Members:
Marco Lau
Kin Lui Tam		 City University of Hong Kong (Eddie Yu) 93 53 73
FederalFederal Team Members:
Joaquín Pablo Buján		 Universidad ICESI (Luigi Corbelletta) 88 51 70
DONDON Team Members:
Ankur Nijhawan		 University of Technology - Sydney (Antoine Hermens) 80 51 66
LimitlessLimitless Team Members:
Victoria Simpson		 Elmhurst College ( Cunningham/Sivisoglu) 71 52 62
ChampionChampion Team Members:
Sarah Gribbin		 Gwynedd Mercy College (Mike Shaffer) 72 50 61
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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Overall
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AAA-PlusAAA-Plus Team Members:
Woraphot Rojviboonchai		 University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (Dr. Akachai Apisukkul) 115 96 106
I Heart CrocsI Heart Crocs Team Members:
Ted Kraje		 Lynchburg College (Atul Gupta) 115 92 104
Gear Gear Team Members:
Theresa Ellis		 Henderson State University (Edward Conrad) 111 81 96
HosannaHosanna Team Members:
Tiffany Davis
George Seiffert
Wesley Traylor		 Ferris State University (Dr. Don Jackson) 109 80 95
KLMKLM Team Members:
Keith Purdy		 USAC - Torino, Italy (Jeff Bailey) 106 78 92
JesusJesus Team Members:
Carlos Fernandez		 Universidad Autonoma de Occidente (Edgar Emilio García) 101 70 86
Flaming FootwearFlaming Footwear Team Members:
Stacey Knight
Jeff Rangel
Janell Rudy		 William Penn University (Rob Elgin) 73 51 62
BestBest Team Members:
Marko Belosevic
Amado Cruz		 Nova Southeastern University (Joel Rodgers) 59 58 59
CMBCMB Team Members:
Bo Fu		 University of Greenwich (William Hearne) 63 40 52
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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Overall
Score 3
I-Ball Stars KlompenI-Ball Stars Klompen Team Members:
Sander van den Broeke		 Tilburg University (Eric Dooms) 112 85 99
ATTENtionATTENtion Team Members:
Thomas Van Atten		 Georgia State University (Olga Petricevic) 104 85 95
Beijing Olympic GameBeijing Olympic Game Team Members:
Chunyue Li
Di Wu
Jun Zhong		 University of Technology - Sydney (Antoine Hermens) 102 86 94
C ompany FYZC ompany FYZ Team Members:
Matthew Bagley		 University of Montana (Klaus Uhlenbruck) 98 82 90
Heavenly feetHeavenly feet Team Members:
Steven Repple		 Niagara University (Stephen Mayer) 63 46 55
EZ Shoe CompanyEZ Shoe Company Team Members:
Gerard Ladera		 American Intercontinental University (Kolawole Sonaike) 51 43 47
JMaxJMax Team Members:
Marita Alexandra Rodriguez Forero		 Universidad de Lima (Cecilia Angulo) 64 29 47
Kickz R UsKickz R Us Team Members:
Paul Aurelia
Kristen Wandishion		 University of New Haven (Donald Williams) 60 31 46
DowntownDowntown Team Members:
Rickey Landry		 Our Lady of Holy Cross (Jason Rabalais) 37 25 31
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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B.I.E.
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Overall
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ICEBREAKERICEBREAKER Team Members:
S M Rahat Aziz
Ali Safi
Mahmudul Shah
Sabina Yasmin		 University of Greenwich (William Hearne) 106 93 100
Fabulous Ltd.Fabulous Ltd. Team Members:
Jongjit Lapnikonchai		 University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (Dr. Thasana Boonkwan) 100 86 93
Groc Shoes L.L.P.Groc Shoes L.L.P. Team Members:
Michael Delzer
Jason Harman		 Montana State University (Jennifer Leonard) 102 76 89
Bulldog BrandsBulldog Brands Team Members:
Toby Bienkowski
Hillary Lesperance		 Bryant University (Madan Annavarjula) 91 82 87
EvolutionEvolution Team Members:
Michael Gazda
Tim Kauermann		 Regent's College (John Harrison) 78 74 76
J CompanyJ Company Team Members:
Stephen Sobul Jr		 Stevenson University (David Lingelbach) 94 53 74
Le Grand ShoesLe Grand Shoes Team Members:
Luís Almeida
Inês David
Patrícia Gomes
Pedro Ribeiro
Tito Vidal		 Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Mark Wolters) 40 21 31
Homer ShoesHomer Shoes Team Members:
Ambrin Mirza
Tiiu Newlin
Donna Thao		 Humphreys College (Kevin Van Dewark) 33 13 23
Company School (Instructor)
I.E.
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De-Feet De-Feet Team Members:
Tom Heathfield
Michael Lewis
Mark Slawikowski
Angela Wolynski		 Lawrence Technological University (Glenn Yeager) 107 96 102
Fast Lane AthleticsFast Lane Athletics Team Members:
William Landau		 Roosevelt University (Dennis Tucker) 98 88 93
I love shoesI love shoes Team Members:
Duc Do		 Linfield College (Robert Zahrowski) 88 90 89
Black MagicBlack Magic Team Members:
Decha Soontornkanitta		 University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (Dr. Thasana Boonkwan) 88 89 89
Just ShoesJust Shoes Team Members:
Danial Weinstein		 California State University - Dominguez Hills (David Hoopes) 89 84 87
EternityEternity Team Members:
Jean-michel Alpha
Giancarlo Marte
Willis Polanco		 Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (Jose Ariel Camilo Bencosme) 69 54 62
AbibasAbibas Team Members:
Sofia Casanova
Carlos Serra		 Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Mark Wolters) 62 50 56
Hover ShoesHover Shoes Team Members:
Prasad Golla		 University of Texas at Dallas (Marilyn Kaplan) 26 9 18

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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