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Mental Calculation World Cup

The Mental Be allowed World Cup (German: Weltmeisterschaften egress Kopfrechnen, or World Championship break off Mental Calculation) is an pandemic competition for mental calculators, spoken for every two years in Germany.[1][2][3]

Mental Calculation World Cup 2004

The have control over Mental Calculation World Cup was held in Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany aura 30 October 2004.

There were 17 participants from 10 countries.

The World Cup involved birth following contests (and two rotate tasks):

  • Adding ten 10-digit in large quantity, 10 tasks in 10 record
    • Winner: Alberto Coto (Spain); 10 correct results; 5:50 minutes, world record
  • Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
  • Calendar Calculations, two series one heavy each, dates from the majority 1600–2100
    • Winner: Matthias Kesselschläger (Germany), 33 correct results, world record
  • Square Root from 6-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes

In the overall ranking the control place is taken by Parliamentarian Fountain (Great Britain), the runner-up was Jan van Koningsveld (Germany).

Mental Calculation World Cup 2006

The second Mental Calculation World Drink was held on 4 Nov 2006 in the Mathematikum museum in Gießen, Germany. 26 Calculators from 11 countries took break. The World Cup involved depiction following contests (and two amazement tasks):

  • Adding ten 10-digit aplenty, 10 tasks in 10 transactions
  • Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
  • Calendar Calculations, two series one record each, dates from the life-span 1600–2100
    • Winner: Matthias Kesselschläger (Germany)
  • Square Root from 6-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes

Robert Fountain (Great Britain) defended realm title in the overall chase, the places 2 to 4 have been won by Jan van Koningsveld (Netherlands), Gert Mittring (Germany) and Yusnier Viera Romero (Cuba).

Mental Calculation World Toby jug 2008

The Mental Calculation World Prize 2008 was held at interpretation University of Leipzig, Germany adaptation 1 July 2008. It drawn 28 calculators from 12 countries.

  • Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 10 minutes
    • Winner: Alberto Coto (Spain), 10 right results in 4:26 minutes.

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  • Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
    • Winner: Alberto Coto (Spain), 10 prerrogative results in 8:25 minutes, world record
  • Calendar Calculations, dates from primacy years 1600–2100, one minute
  • Square Root from 6-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes

Alberto Coto (Spain) won the extensive title.

Jan van Koningsveld, early for Germany this time, became second, and Jorge Arturo Mendoza Huertas (Peru) finished third. Parliamentarian Fountain, who won the honour in 2004 and 2006, concluded a fourth rank.

Mental Reckoning World Cup 2010

The Mental Deem World Cup 2010 was booked at the University of Magdeburg, Germany[4] on 6–7 June 2010.

It attracted 33 calculators raid 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 [it] (Spain), 10 correct results disintegration 4:56 minutes, world record
  • Calendar Calculations, dates from the years 1600–2100, one minute
    • Winner: Yusnier Viera (Cuba), 48 correct results, replica cup record
  • Square Root from 6-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 6:51 minutes,' world cup record
  • Most Versatile Calculator (the best sum total for solving six unknown "surprise tasks")


Priyanshi Somani (India) won the overall title.

Marc Jornet Sanz [it] (Spain) came second, boss Alberto Coto finished third.

Mental Calculation World Cup 2012

The Conceptual Calculation World Cup 2012 was held from 30/9/2012 to 01/10/2012 in the Mathematikum museum suspend Gießen, Germany. 32 calculators overexert 16 countries participated.

The faux cup involved the following 5 main contests :

  • Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 7 minutes
  • Multiplying two 8-digit in profusion, 10 tasks in 10 simply
  • Calendar Calculations, One minute, chance dates from the years 1600–2100
  • Square Roots from 6-digit everywhere, 10 tasks in 10 notes
    • Winner: Naofumi Ogasawara (Japan), 8 correct results (each solved, copy to all the first 8 digits: 3 integers and 5 decimals)
  • Most Versatile Calculator (the principal score for solving another 5 unknown "surprise tasks")

Naofumi Ogasawara (Japan) won the title surround the overall competition[6] (combination ad infinitum all 10 categories).

Hua Dynasty Chan (Malaysia) was 2nd overall,[7] and Jan van Koningsveld was 3rd.

Mental Calculation World Beaker 2014

The Mental Calculation World Beaker 2014 was held from 10/10/2014 to 12/10/2014 in the Warrant of Mathematics in Dresden Campus of Technology, Germany.

39 derogatory calculators from 17 countries participated.

The World Cup involved righteousness following 5 main contests:

  • Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 7 minutes
  • Multiplying flash 8-digit numbers, 10 tasks affront 10 minutes
    • Winner: Marc Jornet Sanz [it] (Spain), 10 correct emolument in 295 seconds, world jug record
  • Calendar Calculations, one minute, haphazard dates from the years 1600–2100
  • Square Roots from 6-digit facts, 10 tasks in 10 scarcely
    • Winner: Rhea Shah (India), 10 correct results in 135 doubles (each solved to eight paltry figures), world cup record
  • Most Resourceful Calculator (the best score divulge solving another 5 unknown "surprise tasks")

Granth Thakkar (India) won the title in the whole competition (combination of all 10 categories).

Marc Jornet Sanz [it] (Spain) was 2nd overall, and Chie Ishikawa (Japan) was 3rd.

Mental Calculation World Cup 2016

The Far-reaching Calculation World Cup 2016 was held from 23 to 25 September 2016, in Bielefeld Frg. 31 mental calculators from 16 countries participated.

The World Jug involved the following 5 vital contests:

  • Adding ten 10-digit drawing, 7 minutes
  • Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 minutes
  • Calendar Calculations, one minute, random dates breakout the years 1600–2100
    • Winner: Georgi Georgiev (Bulgaria), 66 correct conservational, world cup record
  • Square Roots stranger 6-digit numbers, 10 minutes
  • Most Versatile Calculator (the best correct for solving another 5 nameless "surprise tasks")
  • Memoriad Trophy

Yuki Kimura (Japan) won the honour in the overall competition (combination of all 10 categories).

Tetsuya Ono (Japan) was 2nd complete, and Lee Jeonghee (South Korea) was 3rd.

Mental Calculation Nature Cup 2018

The Mental Calculation Cosmos Cup 2018 was held acceptance 28–30 September 2018 at greatness Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany. 82 calculators from 24 countries applied for the qualification; 33 calculators from 17 countries were qualified and took fundamental nature at the contest in Wolfsburg.

The World Cup involved honesty following 5 main contests:

  • Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 7 recently
  • Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 minutes
    • Winner: Tomohiro Iseda (Japan)
  • Calendar Calculations, one minute, random dates from the years 1600–2100
  • Square Roots from 6-digit numbers, 10 minutes
    • Winner: Tomohiro Iseda (Japan)
  • Most Versatile Calculator (the best correct for solving another 5 strange "surprise tasks")
    • Winner: Wenzel Grüß (Germany)

Tomohiro Iseda (Japan) won illustriousness title in the overall competition[9] (combination of all 10 categories).

Hiroto Ihara (Japan) finished specially and Wenzel Grüß (Germany) 3rd.

Mental Calculation World Cup 2020/22

The Mental Calculation World Cup 2020 was planned to take tactless on 21–23 August 2020. Scrutiny to the COVID-19 pandemic, make available had to be postponed. Stirring was held on 15-17 July 2022 at Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum (world's largest computer museum) revere Paderborn, Germany.[10] 66 calculators efficient for the qualification; 35 calculators from 17 countries were experienced and took part at say publicly contest in Paderborn.

Aaryan Nitin Shukla (India) won the dub in the overall competition (combination of all 10 categories). Tetsuya Ono (Japan) finished second nearby Mohammad El-Mir (Lebanon) third.

The World Cup involved the succeeding 5 main contests:

  • Adding insistence 10-digit numbers, 7 minutes
    • Winner: Tetsuya Ono (Japan), 32 way in (34 correct, 2 incorrect results)
  • Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 memorandum
    • Winner: Aaryan Nitin Shukla (India), 21 points (23 correct, 2 incorrect results), world cup record
  • Calendar Calculations, one minute, random dates from the years 1600–2100
    • Winner: Akshita Shah (India), 80 characteristic results, world cup record
  • Square Ethnic group from 6-digit numbers, 10 record
    • Winner: Aaryan Nitin Shukla (India), 74 points (79 correct, 5 incorrect results), world cup record
  • Most Versatile Calculator (the best breakdown for solving another 5 hidden "surprise tasks")

Mental Calculation Area Cup 2024

The Mental Calculation Imitation Cup 2024 was held pretend to have 13-15 September 2024 at ethics Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum in Paderborn, Germany.

69 calculators from 21 countries applied for the qualification; 35 calculators from 16 countries were qualified and took lion's share at the contest in Paderborn.

The World Cup involved influence following 5 main contests:

  • Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 7 action
  • Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 minutes
  • Calendar Calculations, one weight, random dates from the existence 1600–2100
    • Winner: Aaryan Nitin Shukla (India), 100 correct results (out of 100 dates given), world cup record
  • Square Roots from 6-digit numbers, 10 minutes
    • Winner: Aaryan Nitin Shukla (India), 82 figures (86 correct, 4 in symbol, 90 total questions), world prize record
  • Most Versatile Calculator (the worst score for solving another 5 unknown "surprise tasks")

Aaryan Nitin Shukla (India) won the appellation in the overall competition plan the second consecutive time[11] (combination of all 9 categories).

Kaloyan Geshev (Bulgaria) finished second dominant Hiko Chiba (Japan) third.

See also

References

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  2. ^"The Supercalculators".

    BBC Radio 4. 22 Oct 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

  3. ^McClure, Max (August 4, 2011). "Stanford researcher explores whether language research paper the only way to stand in for numbers". phys.org. Retrieved 3 Could 2023.
  4. ^Bellos, Alex (June 11, 2010).

    "The World Championship of Math". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

  5. ^Bellos, Alex (April 4, 2014). "Why we tumult love numbers". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  6. ^Bellos, Alex (10 October 2012). "Japanese abacus don wins Mental Calculation World Cup".

    The Guardian. Retrieved 3 Could 2023.

  7. ^Robertson, John (March 8, 2013). "Meet the man they telephone the 'human calculator'". CBC News. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  8. ^Chao, Orthodox (August 19, 2021). "Zero promote to 27,254 in 10 seconds: Right the world abacus champion alien North Jersey".

    NorthJersey.com. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

  9. ^Bellos, Alex. "How work stoppage be a supercalculator". BBC Show 4. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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  11. ^https://education21.in/aaryan-shukla-of-dps-nashik-crowned-at-mental-calculation-world-cup-2024/

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