Memoriad
Memoriad is a non-profit World Mental Sports Organization in which competitors compete in three main categories of mental sports - memory, mental calculation and speed reading. The approved World Mental Records of the Memoriad Mental Sports Organization were published in the "Mind and Memory" category of Guinness Book of World Records in 2014 including the photographs and the achievements of the competitors with one of the Memoriad founders, Melik Duyar.[1]
Since Memoriad World Mental Sports Competitions are held once every four years as the Olympic Games, it is known as "Memoriad World Mental Olympics".[2][3] Competitions are governed by the Management Board of "Memoriad World Mental Sports Federation (MWMSF)".[4] The Management Board of MWMSF consists of a chairman and two members. Current Chairman of Memoriad World Mental Sports Federation is Scott Flansburg who is called the mental calculator and dubbed as "The Human Calculator" by Regis Philbin in the USA and in the World. The two members of the Board are Melik Duyar from Turkey and Ralf Laue from Germany. Under the Board of MWMSF are Memoriad National Board Members. The current National Board Members are Gwendolen Noronha from India, Khatanbaatar Khandsuren from Mongolia, Selim Ecemiş from Turkey, West Wong from Malaysia, Laura Sakanova from Kazakhstan and Deyyan Altınsoy from Azerbaijan.
Events
The Memoriad World Mental Olympics consist of three main competitions as "Memoriad World Memory Competitions", "Memoriad World Mental Calculation Competitions" and "Memoriad World Speed Reading Competitions". Except Memoriad World Speed Reading Competition, which has only one category with two stages, each of the first two main competitions consists of five different categories.[5]
The "Memoriad World Memory Competitions" consist of five different disciplines, in which the competitors have to memorize as much as they can in a given period of time:
- 5 Minute Speed Cards (Committing to the memory of a deck of 52 playing cards in the fastest time possible)
- One Hour Numbers Marathon (23712585230167892....)
- 30 Minutes Binary Digits (010110011100011001....)
- 15 Minutes Names and Faces
- Flash Numbers, 500 different one digit number flashes out one per second on the screen
The "Memoriad World Mental Calculation Competitions" consist of five different disciplines; in each of these disciplines the competitors make mental calculations without using any instruments in a given period of time:
- 10 Minutes Mental Addition (Ten Mental addition of ten ten-digit numbers)
- 15 Minutes Mental Multiplication (Ten Mental multiplication of two 8-digit numbers)
- 15 Minutes Mental Square Roots (Extracting ten square roots from ten different six-digit numbers. Solutions with an accuracy of eight digits or up to five digits from comma)
- One Minute Mental Calendar (Calculating mentally the week day of 125 calendar dates randomly selected from the year of 1600 to 2099)
- Flash Anzan (Mental addition of 1 to 5 digit numbers flashing on the computer screen at a frequency interval of 1 to 0.3 seconds.)
The "Memoriad World Speed Reading Competitions" consist of two stages. The first stage is the speed reading of a passage prepared especially for the given competition. The second stage is "Understanding & Recall Test" of the read passage.
- Stage 1 : Speed Reading
- Stage 2 : Understanding & Recall Test
Format
The Memoriad Software is used during the Memoriad competitions. It is a free download.[6]
Memoriad World Mental Olympics' Results
So far there have been two "Memoriad World Mental Olympics" and nine "Memoriad National Competitions" held and the upcoming "Memoriad World Mental Olympics" to be held in Las Vegas has been announced;
Memoriad World Mental Olympics 2008
The "First Memoriad World Mental Olympics" was held in 2008. The venue was the Marmara Taksim Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
MEMORIAD 2008 WORLD MEMORY COMPETITION & CHAMPIONS
| Winner | Title | Task (To commit to memory and recall ...) | Achievement | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gunther Karsten | Speed Cards World Memory Champion | a deck of 52 playing cards | 52 Cards | 1:07,53 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
| Gunther Karsten | Numbers Marathon World Memory Champion | as many digits as possible from 125 lines of 40-digit numbers | 1800 digits | 60 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
| Gunther Karsten | Binary Digits World Memory Champion | as many binary digits as possible from 175 lines of 30-digit binary numbers | 3219 digits | 30 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
| Boris Konrad | Names & Faces World Memory Champion | as many names and surnames as possible of 110 people’s pictures | 99 points | 15 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
MEMORIAD 2008 WORLD MENTAL CALCULATION COMPETITION & CHAMPIONS
| Winner | Title | Task (Mental Calculation w/o instruments) | Achievement | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alberto Coto | Mental Additions World Champion | Ten Mental Addition of ten 10-digit Numbers | 10 correct | 05:20 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
| Jan van Koningsveld | Mental Multiplications World Champion | Ten Mental Multiplication of two 8-digit Numbers | 10 correct | 13:04 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
| Alberto Coto | Mental Square Roots World Champion | Extracting ten Square Roots from ten Different six-digit Numbers | 9 correct | 14:44 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
| Jan van Koningsveld | Mental Calendars World Champion | Calculating Mentally the Week Day of 125 dates from 1600 to 2099 | 53 correct | 1 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
Memoriad World Mental Olympics 2012
"Second Memoriad World Mental Olympics" was held in 2012. The venue was Belconti Resort Hotel in Antalya, Turkey.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
MEMORIAD 2012 WORLD MEMORY COMPETITION & CHAMPIONS
| Winner | Title | Task (To commit to memory and recall ...) | Achievement | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ben Pridmore | Speed Cards World Memory Champion | a deck of 52 playing cards | 52 Cards | 33,61 seconds | GOLD MEDAL |
| Simon Reinhard | Numbers Marathon World Memory Champion | as many digits as possible from 125 lines of 40-digit numbers | 2440 digits | 60 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
| Johannes Mallow | Binary Digits World Memory Champion | as many binary digits as possible from 175 lines of 30-digit binary numbers | 4095 digits | 30 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
| Simon Reinhard | Names & Faces World Memory Champion | as many names and surnames as possible of 110 people’s pictures | 151 points | 15 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
 Tsogbadrah Badrah | Flash Numbers World Memory Champion | 300 one-digit numbers flashing at a frequency of one second interval time | 300 digits | 300 seconds | WORLD RECORD |
MEMORIAD 2012 WORLD MENTAL CALCULATION COMPETITION & CHAMPIONS
| Winner | Title | Task (Mental Calculation w/o instruments) | Achievement | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Naofumi Ogasawara | Mental Additions World Champion | Ten Mental Addition of ten 10-digit Numbers | 10 correct | 02:51 minutes | WORLD RECORD |
 Freddis Reyes Hernández | Mental Multiplications World Champion | Ten Mental Multiplication of two 8-digit Numbers | 10 correct | 04:34 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
 Mayank Mukesh Jain | Mental Square Roots World Champion | Extracting ten Square Roots from ten Different six-digit Numbers | 10 correct | 03:52 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
| Myagmarsuren Tuuruul | Mental Calendars World Champion | Calculating Mentally the Week Day of 125 dates from 1600 to 2099 | 85 correct | 1 minutes | GOLD MEDAL |
| Naofumi Ogasawara | Flash Anzan World Champion | Mental addition of 1 to 5 digit flashing numbers on screen by 1 to 0.3 seconds | 36996,00 pts | 29:06 Minutes | WORLD RECORD |
Memoriad World Mental Olympics 2016
"The Third Memoriad World Mental Olympics" was held in 2016. The venue was Las Vegas, USA.
Memoriad World Mental Olympics 2020
"The Fourth Memoriad World Mental Olympics" was announced to be held in 2020. The venue is Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Memoriad Mental World Records
Memoriad announces "Memoriad Mental World Records" broken with "Memoriad Software" during Memoriad olympic or national competitions and Memoriad sponsored events. Memoriad Mental World Records consist of three main titles that are "Memoriad World Memory Records", "Memoriad Mental Calculation World Records" and "Memoriad Speed Reading World Records". The following "Mental World Records" were witnessed and are recognized by Memoriad World Mental Sports Federation".
Memoriad World Memory Records
Memorization of 500 one-digit numbers flashing on the screen per second[20]
| World Record Holder | Title | Achievement | Time | Date/Event/Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsogbadrah Badrah | Flash Numbers World Memory Record Holder | 300 digits correct | 5 min | 24 Nov. 2012 - Memoriad 2012 - Belconti Resort Hotel, Antalya (Turkey) |
Memoriad Mental Calculation World Records
Addition of ten 10-digit numbers[21][22]
| World Record Holder | Title | Achievement | Time | Date/Event/Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akshita Shailesh Shah | Mental Additions World Record Holder | Ten correct | 3:06.9 min | 23 Nov. 2012 - Memoriad 2012 - Belconti Resort Hotel, Antalya (Turkey) |
| Granth Rakesh Thakkar | Mental Additions World Record Holder | Ten correct | 3:06.3 min | 23 Nov. 2012 - Memoriad 2012 - Belconti Resort Hotel, Antalya (Turkey) |
| Naofumi Ogasawara | Mental Additions World Record Holder | Ten correct | 2:51.1 min | 24 Nov. 2012 - Memoriad 2012 - Belconti Resort Hotel, Antalya (Turkey) |
Ten Mental multiplication of two 8-digit numbers[23][24]
| World Record Holder | Title | Achievement | Time | Date/Event/Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddis Reyes Hernández | Mental Multiplication World Record Holder | Ten correct | 4:28.8 min | 23 Nov. 2012 - Memoriad 2012 - Belconti Resort Hotel, Antalya (Turkey) |
| Freddis Reyes Hernández | Mental Multiplication World Record Holder | Ten correct | 3:54.1 min | 23 Nov. 2012 - Memoriad 2012 - Belconti Resort Hotel, Antalya (Turkey) |
| Freddis Reyes Hernández | Mental Multiplication World Record Holder | Ten correct | 3.30.6 min | 6 Feb. 2015 - Kulturbunker, Emden (Germany) |
Mental multiplication of two 20-digit numbers[25][26]
| World Record Holder | Title | Achievement | Time | Date/Event/Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Martin Zacharias Dase | Mental Multiplication Marathon World Record Holder | Correct | 6:00 min | 1861 - Exact date and venue unknown (Germany) |
| Granth Rakesh Thakkar | Mental Multiplication Marathon World Record Holder | Correct | 5:26 min | 2 Sep. 2013 - Memoriad TR Center, Ankara (Turkey) |
| Granth Rakesh Thakkar | Mental Multiplication Marathon World Record Holder | Correct | 4:44 min | 2 Sep. 2013 - Memoriad TR Center, Ankara (Turkey) |
 Halil Uğur Adıgüzel | Mental Multiplication Marathon World Record Holder | Correct | 4:30 min | 15 Mar. 2014 (World Brain Week)- Demora Hotel, Ankara (Turkey) |
| Shourya Maheshwari | Mental Multiplication Marathon World Record Holder | Correct | 3:59 min | Memoriad World Record Trials - 12 Oct. 2014 - Days Inn, Dresden (Germany) |
| Granth Rakesh Thakkar | Mental Multiplication Marathon World Record Holder | Correct | 2:48 min | Memoriad World Record Trials - 12 Oct. 2014 - Days Inn, Dresden (Germany) |
Mental division of ten 10-digit number by a 5-digit number (no remainders left)[27][28]
| World Record Holder | Title | Achievement | Time | Date/Event/Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakan Gürbaşlar | Mental Division World Record Holder | 10 Correct | 2:55.5 min | 21 Mar. 2015 - Memoriad Brain Awareness Week - Neva Palas Hotel, Ankara (Turkey) |
| Hakan Gürbaşlar | Mental Division World Record Holder | 10 Correct | 2:49.0 min | 21 Mar. 2015 - Memoriad Brain Awareness Week - Neva Palas Hotel, Ankara (Turkey) |
Mental Square root of ten 10-digit Numbers[29][30]
| World Record Holder | Title | Achievement | Time | Date/Event/Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakan Gürbaşlar | 10-Digit Mental Square Root World Record Holder | Ten correct | 12:23.8 min | 5 Apr. 2014 - Memoriad World Record Trials - Demora Hotel, Ankara (Turkey) |
| Rhea Shah | 10-Digit Mental Square Root World Record Holder | Ten correct | 5:30,8 min | 12 Oct. 2014 - Memoriad World Record Trials - Days Inn Hotel, Dresden (Germany) |
Mental Square root of ten 6-digit Numbers[31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
| World Record Holder | Title | Achievement | Time | Date/Event/Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selçuk Soner Akgül | Mental Square Root World Record Holder | Ten correct | 7:37 min | 6 Sep. 2009 - Memoriad TR 2009 - Neva Palas Hotel, Ankara (Turkey) |
| Hakan Gürbaşlar | Mental Square Root World Record Holder | Ten correct | 6:37 min | 20 Mar. 2010 - M.E.T.U., Ankara (Turkey) |
| Priyanshi Somani | Mental Square Root World Record Holder | Ten correct | 6:28 min | 7 Jun. 2010 - Hotel Sachsen Anhalt, Magdeburg (Germany) |
| Hakan Gürbaşlar | Mental Square Root World Record Holder | Ten correct | 4:55 min | 17 Dec. 2011 - Memoriad WR Day - Neva Palas Hotel, Ankara (Turkey) |
| Priyanshi Somani | Mental Square Root World Record Holder | Ten correct | 2:43 min | 3 Jan. 2012 - Lourdes Covent School, Surat (India) |
| Rhea Sandeep Shah | Mental Square Root World Record Holder | Ten correct | 2:06.8 min | 31 Aug.t 2013 - Maya Koleji, Ankara (Turkey) |
| Rhea Sandeep Shah | Mental Square Root World Record Holder | Ten correct | 1:33.8 min | 31 Aug.t 2013 - Maya Koleji, Ankara (Turkey) |
| Rhea Sandeep Shah | Mental Square Root World Record Holder | Ten correct | 1:30.0 min | 31 Aug.t 2013 - Maya Koleji, Ankara (Turkey) |
| Granth Rakesh Thakkar | Mental Square Root World Record Holder | Ten correct | 1:07.5 min | 2 Sep. 2013 - Memoriad TR Center - Ankara (Turkey) |
| Granth Rakesh Thakkar | Mental Square Root World Record Holder | Ten correct | 1:04.9 min | 7 Oct. 2014 - Memoriad World Record Trials - Days Inn Hotel, Dresden (Germany) |
| Granth Rakesh Thakkar | Mental Square Root World Record Holder | Ten correct | 1:01.9 min | 7 Oct. 2014 - Memoriad World Record Trials - Days Inn Hotel, Dresden (Germany) |
Speed Flash Anzan (5 sequential set of correct additions)[38]
| World Record Holder | Title | Achievement | Time | Date/Event/Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granth Rakesh Thakkar | Speed Flash Anzan World Record Holder | 5 times correct | 100 one-digit numbers per 0.3 sec | 4 Sep. 2013 - Memoriad TR Center, Ankara (Turkey) |
| Granth Rakesh Thakkar | Speed Flash Anzan World Record Holder | 5 times correct | 150 one-digit numbers per 0.3 sec | 5 Sep., 2013 - Memoriad TR Center, Ankara (Turkey |
| Can Atay Örken | Speed Flash Anzan World Record Holder | 5 times correct | 50 two-digit numbers per 0.3 sec | 21 Mar. 2015 - Memoriad Brain Awareness Week - Neva Palas Hotel, Ankara (Turkey) |
Flash Anzan Marathon (Mental addition of 1 to 5 digit numbers flashing on the screen at a frequency interval of 1 to 0.3 seconds.) [39]
| World Record Holder | Title | Achievement | Time | Date/Event/Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naofumi Ogasawara | Flash Anzan Marathon World Record Holder | 36996 points | 29:06 min | 24 Nov. 2012 - Memoriad Olympics 2012 - Belconti Resort Hotel, Antalya (Turkey) |
External links
- Memoriad - The World Mental Olympics Official Website
- Memoriad - The World Mental Olympics Facebook Page
- Memoriad - The World Mental Olympics Facebook Group
References
- ↑ [Guinness World Records 2014 (US ed.) pp. 60-61, Guinness World Records Ltd., 2013 (US ISBN 978-1-908843-35-7)]
- ↑ Wizards of Vapi rule maths Olympiad
- ↑ Meet India's memory champions as they leave for World Mental Olympics in Turkey
- ↑ Memoriad - World Mental Olympics Committee
- ↑ Categories of Competition
- ↑ Memoriad Competitions are Under Control of a Software
- ↑ Süper beyinler İstanbul'da buluşuyor (Super Brains Meet in İstanbul)
- ↑ Hafıza Olimpiyatı İstanbul'da yapılacak (Memory Olympics in İstanbul)
- ↑ Müthiş beyinler İstanbul’da! (Marvelleus Brains in Istanbul)
- ↑ Süper hafızalar yarıştı (Super Brains Competed)
- ↑ 2008 Dünya Hafıza Olimpiyatı (2008 World Memory Olympiad)
- ↑ Şampiyon, zekâ küpünü gözü kapalı tamamladı (Champion set Rubics Cube with Blind Folded)
- ↑ Mongolian Team in the 2012 Memoriad Olympics Breaks New World Record in Flash Numbers
- ↑ Uluslararası Zihinsel Matematik Olimpiyatları Tamamlandı (International Mental Calculation Olympics Ended)
- ↑ Memoriad 2012
- ↑ Hafıza Olimpiyatı Antalya'da başladı (Memory Olympics Started in Antalya)
- ↑ Т.Мягмарсүрэн, С.Цогбадрах нар алтан медаль хүртлээ
- ↑ Memoriad 2012
- ↑ Antalya dünyanın en zekilerini ağırladı (Antalya Wecomes World's Best Brains)
- ↑ Flash Numbers World Record
- ↑ Addition of ten 10-digit numbers
- ↑ Mental Addition World Record
- ↑ Multiplication of ten 8-digit numbers
- ↑ Mental Multiplication World Record
- ↑ (Mental Multiplication Of Two 20-Digit Numbers)
- ↑ 20 Haneli İki Sayının Mental Çarpımı
- ↑ Mental Calculation : Division
- ↑ On Haneli bir Sayının 5 Haneli bir Sayıya Mental Bölümü
- ↑ Hakan Gürbaşlar Mental Karekök Dünya Rekortmeni oldu
- ↑ Mental Square Root World Record
- ↑ Calculating the Square Root of a Six-Digit Number
- ↑ Zihinsel Karekök Kategorisi (Mental Square Root Category)
- ↑ Zihinsel karekök rekorunu bir Türk kırdı
- ↑ Mental Arithmetic World Record Announcement
- ↑ City girl attempts mental square root world record
- ↑ 2013 Mental Calculation World Records
- ↑ [Guinness World Records 2016 (US ed.) pp. 65, Guinness World Records Ltd., 2015 (US ISBN 978-1-910561-02-7)]
- ↑ Flash Anzan World Records
- ↑ Flash Anzan World Record