Extreme Memory Tournament

The Extreme Memory Tournament (XMT) was a memory competition[1] founded and created by Nelson Dellis and Simon Orton. The XMT differed from traditional competitions in the fact that it was entirely digital, had head-to-head matches, was composed of shorter disciplines, and offered prize money. The five disciplines were one-minute memorization of names, words, images, numbers, and cards.[2] The structure of the competition saw 24 of the World's top memorizers, including Alex Mullen (USA),[3] 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. The XMTs took place in San Diego, California in 2014, 2015, and 2016.

2014 Championship

The 2014 championship took place on April 26–27.[4][5][6]

2014 Winners

The 2014 winners of the XMT were:[7]

2015 Championship

Mnemonists from seven countries competed in over 45 rounds on May 2–3, 2016.[8][9][10] The competition was won by Johannes Mallow.[11][12]

2015 Winners

The 2015 winners of the XMT were:[13]

2016 Championship

The 2016 XMT took place on June 24–26 and was an IAM-ranked competition.[14][15]

2016 Winners

The 2016 winners of the XMT were:[16][17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Why Memory Competitions Aren’t Memorable
  2. ↑ The science behind the best memorisers in the world
  3. ↑ Lessons from America's First Memory World Champions
  4. ↑ Remembering, as an Extreme Sport
  5. ↑ Man With World's Strongest Memory Crusades Against Alzheimer's
  6. ↑ Lawyer wins memory tournament; what are the secrets of success?
  7. ↑ 2014 XMT Finals
  8. ↑ Extreme Memory Tournament: meet the Mongolian masters of the mnemonic
  9. ↑ Extreme Memory Tournament 2015
  10. ↑ Extreme Memory Tournament
  11. ↑ The science behind the best memorisers in the world
  12. ↑ World’s best compete with memory ‘palaces’
  13. ↑ 2015 XMT Finals
  14. ↑ XMT 2016: World’s top memory athletes to compete June 24-26
  15. ↑ The Extreme Memory Tournament 2016
  16. ↑ 2016 XMT Finals
  17. ↑ Mongolia conquers Extreme Memory Tournament 2016
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