Mental Calculation World Cup
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Mental Calculation World Cup 2004
The first Mental Calculation World Cup was held in Annaberg-BuchholzAnnaberg-Buchholz
Annaberg-Buchholz is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, in the Erzgebirge, capital of the district Erzgebirgskreis.The town is located in the Ore Mountains, at the side of the Pöhlberg . It has three Protestant churches, among them that of St...
, Germany on 30 October 2004. There were 17 participants from 10 countries.
The World Cup involved the following contests (and two surprise tasks):
- Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 10 minutes
- Winner: Alberto CotoAlberto Coto GarcíaAlberto Coto García is a mental calculator and was the world champion in mental calculation from 2008 to 2010....
(Spain); 10 correct results; 5:50 minutes, world record
- Winner: Alberto Coto
- Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Alberto CotoAlberto Coto GarcíaAlberto Coto García is a mental calculator and was the world champion in mental calculation from 2008 to 2010....
(Spain), 8 correct results
- Winner: Alberto Coto
- Calendar Calculations, two series one minute each, dates from the years 1600–2100
- Winner: Matthias Kesselschläger (Germany), 33 correct results, world record
- Square Root from 6-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Jan van KoningsveldJan van KoningsveldJan van Koningsveld is a mental calculator. He is the champion of Extracting Square Roots of 2004 and 2008 as well as the champion of Calendar Calculation of 2008 at the Mental Calculation World Cups...
(Netherlands)
- Winner: Jan van Koningsveld
In the overall ranking the first place is taken by Robert Fountain (Great Britain), the runner-up was Jan van Koningsveld (Netherlands).
Mental Calculation World Cup 2006
The second Mental Calculation World Cup was held on 4 November 2006 in GießenGießen
Gießen, also spelt Giessen is a town in the German federal state of Hesse, capital of both the district of Gießen and the administrative region of Gießen...
, Germany.
26 Calculators from 11 countries took part.
The World Cup involved the following contests (and two surprise tasks):
- Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 10 minutes
- Winner: Jorge Arturo Mendoza Huertas (Peru); 10 correct results
- Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Alberto CotoAlberto Coto GarcíaAlberto Coto García is a mental calculator and was the world champion in mental calculation from 2008 to 2010....
(Spain)
- Winner: Alberto Coto
- Calendar Calculations, two series one minute each, dates from the years 1600–2100
- Winner: Matthias Kesselschläger (Germany)
- Square Root from 6-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Robert Fountain (Great Britain)
Robert Fountain (Great Britain) defended his title in the overall competition, the places 2 to 4 have been won by Jan van Koningsveld (Netherlands), Gert Mittring (Germany) and Yusnier Viera
Yusnier Viera
Yusnier Viera is a Cuban mental calculator. At the Mental Calculation World Cup in 2006 he finished fourth place and sixth place in 2010, winning the calendar category in 2010. He currently has the World Record for calendar calculations.- References :...
Romero (Cuba).
Mental Calculation World Cup 2008
The Mental Calculation World Cup 2008 was held at the university of LeipzigLeipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, Germany on 1 July 2008. It attracted 28 calculators from 12 countries.
- Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 10 minutes
- Winner: Alberto Coto (Spain), 10 correct results in 4:26 minutes. world record
- Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Alberto CotoAlberto Coto GarcíaAlberto Coto García is a mental calculator and was the world champion in mental calculation from 2008 to 2010....
(Spain), 10 correct results in 8:25 minutes, world record
- Winner: Alberto Coto
- Calendar Calculations, dates from the years 1600–2100, one minute
- Winner: Jan van KoningsveldJan van KoningsveldJan van Koningsveld is a mental calculator. He is the champion of Extracting Square Roots of 2004 and 2008 as well as the champion of Calendar Calculation of 2008 at the Mental Calculation World Cups...
(Germany), 40 correct results
- Winner: Jan van Koningsveld
- Square Root from 6-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Jan van KoningsveldJan van KoningsveldJan van Koningsveld is a mental calculator. He is the champion of Extracting Square Roots of 2004 and 2008 as well as the champion of Calendar Calculation of 2008 at the Mental Calculation World Cups...
(Germany)
- Winner: Jan van Koningsveld
Alberto Coto (Spain) won the overall title. Jan van Koningsveld, starting for Germany this time, became second, and Jorge Arturo Mendoza Huertas (Peru) finished third. Robert Fountain, who won the title in 2004 and 2006, achieved a fourth rank.
Mental Calculation World Cup 2010
The Mental Calculation World Cup 2010 was held at the university of MagdeburgMagdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
, Germany on 6–7 June 2010. It attracted 33 calculators from 13 countries.
- Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 10 minutes
- Winner: Alberto Coto (Spain), 10 correct results in 3:42 minutes, world record
- Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Marc Jornet Sanz (Spain), 10 correct results in 4:56 minutes, world record
- Calendar Calculations, dates from the years 1600–2100, one minute
- Winner: Yusnier VieraYusnier VieraYusnier Viera is a Cuban mental calculator. At the Mental Calculation World Cup in 2006 he finished fourth place and sixth place in 2010, winning the calendar category in 2010. He currently has the World Record for calendar calculations.- References :...
(Cuba), 48 correct results , world cup record
- Winner: Yusnier Viera
- Square Root from 6-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 6:51 minutes,world cup record
- Winner: Priyanshi SomaniPriyanshi SomaniPriyanshi Somani is a mental calculator. She was the youngest participant of the Mental Calculation World Cup 2010 and won the overall title. She is the only participant who has done 100% accuracy in Addition, Multiplication, Square Root till date in all four Mental Calculation World Cups. Somani...
(India)
- Winner: Priyanshi Somani
- Most Versatile Calculator (the best score for solving six unknown "surprise tasks")
- Winner: Gerald NewportJerry NewportJerry Newport is an author with Asperger syndrome whose life was the basis for the 2005 feature-length movie Mozart and the Whale. He is known for his frank advice and humor when giving presentations. A graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.A...
(U.S.)
- Winner: Gerald Newport
Priyanshi Somani
Priyanshi Somani
Priyanshi Somani is a mental calculator. She was the youngest participant of the Mental Calculation World Cup 2010 and won the overall title. She is the only participant who has done 100% accuracy in Addition, Multiplication, Square Root till date in all four Mental Calculation World Cups. Somani...
(India) won the overall title. Marc Jornet Sanz (Spain) came second, and Alberto Coto finished third.
See also
- List of world championships in mind sports
- Mental calculationMental calculationMental calculation comprises arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from calculators, computers, or pen and paper. People use mental calculation when computing tools are not available, when it is faster than other means of calculation , or in a competition context...
- World Memory ChampionshipsWorld Memory ChampionshipsThe World Memory Championships is an organized competition of mental sports in which competitors memorize as much information as possible within a given period of time. The Championship has taken place annually since 1991 and has been staged by various organisations...