We're so proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship.
Now in its 23rd year, the annual competition challenges students from ages 13 through 22 around the world to demonstrate their skills in Microsoft Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint®.
To enter, students completed a qualifying MOS certification exam to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office technology. Regional competitions were held worldwide, and over 190 finalists qualified to compete in the final round of competition, the World Championships, held in Orlando, Florida, from July 27 – 30, 2025.
We, together with Microsoft, presented awards to the highest-ranking student competitors at the MOS World Championship Awards Ceremony with the first-place winners receiving $8,000, and second- and third-place recipients receiving $4,000 and $2,000, respectively.
The 2025 MOS World Champions are:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365 Apps)
- First place: Hai Long Do, Vietnam
- Second place: Kyriaki Pesta, Greece
- Third place: Samantha Elizabeth Rojas Romero, Ecuador
- Fourth place: Phufa Somchanakit, Thailand
- Fifth place: Valeria Osorio Licona, Honduras
- Sixth place: Man Hou Yu, Macao, China
- Seventh place: Lynn Ramadan, Lebanon
- Eighth place: Chou En Yu, Taiwan
- Ninth place: Thomas Humphreys, United Kingdom
- Tenth place: Dominic Colaco, New Zealand
Microsoft PowerPoint® (Microsoft 365 Apps)
- First place: Eleni Karakasidou, Greece
- Second place: Sio Pui Lei, Macao China
- Third place: Santiago Gabriel Higuera RodrÃguez, Dominican Republic
- Fourth place: Chi Ching Ip, Hong Kong, China
- Fifth place: Tarek Hammoud, Brazil
- Sixth place: Markie Stephen Martinez, Philippines
- Seventh place: Finn McGregor, New Zealand
- Eighth place: Brenden Fruauff, USA
- Ninth place: Pattranin Boonyamal, Thailand
- Tenth place: Thai Son Nguyen, Vietnam
Microsoft Excel® (Microsoft 365 Apps)
- First place: In Lat Li, Macao China
- Second place: Yiu Man Raymond Mak, Hong Kong China
- Third place: Son Tung, Vietnam
- Fourth place: Jorja Hammond, Austrailia
- Fifth place: Helena Pires, Brazil
- Sixth place: Chase Otto, USA
- Seventh place: Nikolaos Mantas, Greece
- Eighth place: Jana Abdallah, Lebanon
- Ninth place: MatÃas Sebastián Rodriguez Andrade, Peru
- Tenth place: Ilina Doychinova Ilieva, Bulgaria
Microsoft Word (Office 2019)
- First place: Tony Jin, USA
- Second place: Ornella Corio, Brazil
- Third place: Gerardo Antonio Delgado Amaya, El Salvador
- Fourth place: Martin Ghazal, Lebanon
- Fifth place: Thu Huong Vuong, Vietnam
- Sixth place: Nattakrit Siripap, Thailand
- Seventh place: Denisa Maria Gavrilescu, Romania
- Eighth place: Rodrigo Andres Valiente Recinos, Guatemala
- Ninth place: Adriana Vallejo Vera, Ecuador
- Tenth place: Georgi Georgiev, Bulgaria
Microsoft PowerPoint® (Office 2019)
- First place: Tsan Ying Wong, Macao China
- Second place: Paula Cazco Chuquimarca, Ecuador
- Third place: Lucas Natal, Brazil
- Fourth place: Retaj Elrouby, Kuwait
- Fifth place: Wing Ting Lam, Hong Kong, China
- Sixth place: Daniel Uzugbo, Nigeria
- Seventh place: Minh Duc Nguyen, Vietnam
- Eighth place: Martin Gospodinov, Bulgaria
- Ninth place: Thanakorn Srisawat, Thailand
- Tenth place: Isabel Winkler, USA
Microsoft Excel® (Office 2019)
- First place: Maria Abi Khalil, Lebanon
- Second place: Xavier Diebold, USA
- Third place: Amelia Ortiz De Santiago, Puerto Rico
- Fourth place: Diogo Santos Maia, Brazil
- Fifth place: Abel Eduardo Benavides Estrada, Peru
- Sixth place: Diana Estefania Morales GarcÃa, Guatemala
- Seventh place: Arryn Lyness, Ireland
- Eighth place: Chon Hou Leong, Macao, China
- Ninth place: Thi My Linh Nghiem, Vietnam
- Tenth place: Hector David Palacios Regalado, Mexico
In the concluding round, competitors participated in an exam that tested their Microsoft Office knowledge, application skills, and creative talents. For the second consecutive year, finalists were required to complete a free-form challenge project. This year’s challenge asked competitors to create a series of documents for Limbitless Solutions, a non-profit organization creating 3D printed bionic arms for children and adults.
"Partnering with JVIDÊÓƵ at the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship has been an incredible opportunity for Limbitless Solutions,” said Matt Dombrowski, Creative Director, Limbitless Solutions. “This year, student competitors are using Word, PowerPoint®, and Excel® to design real materials that share our story, from impactful presentations and training documents to clear and informative data visuals. It’s inspiring to see these tools in the hands of students who care about making a difference. Their creativity and precision help bring our mission to life and expand awareness for children with limb differences around the world."
“This event marks 23 years since the Microsoft Office Specialist competition began in 2002. We are exceptionally proud of what we have managed to achieve, through our partners around the world, in providing young people with a platform such as this to learn, compete, and gain valuable skills that will help them in their future careers,” said Dr Gary Gates, Managing Director, Pearson VUE.
MOS is the only official Microsoft-recognized certification program for Microsoft Office globally and serves as a powerful instrument for assessing learners’ skills and preparing them for real-world application of their knowledge.
"The Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship continues to inspire and challenge the next generation of global talent. These competitors are passionate and dedicated learners who have the skills and competitive drive to succeed in anything they do. At Microsoft, we know this experience will prepare students to demonstrate valuable digital skills in a real-world work environment,” said Christina Thoresen, Director of Worldwide Education industry Sales Strategy, Microsoft.
JVIDÊÓƵ will host the 2026 MOS World Championship at the Disney Grand California, Anaheim, California, from July 26-29, 2026.
Learn more about the MOS World Championship .