Extreme Memory Tournament
Memory League is a memory training and competition platform[1] originally founded and created by Nelson Dellis and Simon Orton under the name Extreme Memory Tournament (XMT).[2]
Memory League differs from traditional memory competitions in the fact that it is entirely digital, has head-to-head matches, and is composed of shorter disciplines. The five disciplines are one-minute memorization of names, words, images, numbers, and cards.[3]
The first three world championships took place in San Diego, California in 2014, 2015, and 2016. The structure of the competition saw 24 of the World's top memorizers, including Alex Mullen (USA),[4] Johannes Mallow (Germany), Simon Reinhard, Boris Konrad (Germany), Andi Bell (UK), Ben Pridmore (UK), and Jonas von Essen (Sweden), compete for up to USD $75,000 in prize money per championship over the course of three days.
2014 World Championship
The 2014 world championship took place on April 26–27.[5][6][7]
2014 Winners
The 2014 winners of the world championship were:[8]
- First place: Simon Reinhard
- Second place: Johannes Mallow
- Third place: Jonas von Essen
2015 World Championship
Mnemonists from seven countries competed in over 45 rounds on May 2–3, 2016.[9][10][11] The competition was won by Johannes Mallow.[12][13]
2015 Winners
The 2015 winners of the world championship were:[14]
- First place: Johannes Mallow
- Second place: Boris Konrad
- Third place: Simon Reinhard
2016 World Championship
The 2016 world championship took place on June 24–26 and was an IAM-ranked competition.[15][16]
2016 Winners
The 2016 winners of the world championship were:[17][18]
- First place: Simon Reinhard
- Second place: Purevjav Erdenesaikhan
- Third place: Tsetsegzul Zorigtbaatar
Other Memory League Championships
Other Memory League championships have included:
- UK Memory League Championship 2016[19]
- UK Open Memory League Championship 2017[20]
- German Open Memory League Championship 2017[21]
- Scandinavian Open Memory League Championship 2017[22]
- Canada Junior Memory League Championship 2018[23]
- Scandinavian Open Memory League Championship 2018[24]
See also
- USA Memory Championship
- Grand Master of Memory
- List of world championships in mind sports
- Memory sport
- Method of loci
- Mnemonist
- Mnemonic major system
References
- ^ Why Memory Competitions Aren’t Memorable
- ^ Memory League Championships
- ^ The science behind the best memorisers in the world
- ^ Lessons from America's First Memory World Champions
- ^ Remembering, as an Extreme Sport
- ^ Man With World's Strongest Memory Crusades Against Alzheimer's
- ^ Lawyer wins memory tournament; what are the secrets of success?
- ^ 2014 XMT Finals
- ^ Extreme Memory Tournament: meet the Mongolian masters of the mnemonic
- ^ Extreme Memory Tournament 2015
- ^ Extreme Memory Tournament
- ^ The science behind the best memorisers in the world
- ^ World’s best compete with memory ‘palaces’
- ^ 2015 XMT Finals
- ^ XMT 2016: World’s top memory athletes to compete June 24-26
- ^ The Extreme Memory Tournament 2016
- ^ 2016 XMT Finals
- ^ Mongolia conquers Extreme Memory Tournament 2016
- ^ https://app.memoryleague.com/#!/championships/uk2016/overview
- ^ https://app.memoryleague.com/#!/championships/uk2017/overview
- ^ https://app.memoryleague.com/#!/championships/germany2017/overview
- ^ https://app.memoryleague.com/#!/championships/scandinavia2017/overview
- ^ https://app.memoryleague.com/#!/championships/canada2018/overview
- ^ https://app.memoryleague.com/#!/championships/scandinavia2018/overview
