In Cyprus four provincial competitions and a National (Pancyprian) competition are held every year. During this procedure, 30 students are selected and two Team Selection Tests are held to determine who will be the six national team members for BMO. In every competition or test there are four problem usually covering geometry, number theory, algebra, and combinatorics (elementary level) and last four and a half hours each.
In Greece there are three competitions to select the national team: Those are: Θαλής (Thales) – first round; Ευκλείδης (Euclid) – second round and Αρχιμήδης (Archimedes) – third round