MSO 2020 Mental Calculation Online Schedule

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Human calculators around the world were training hard to compete in events such as the Mental Calculation World Cup, Memoriad, and the JMCWC.

But then 2020 happened and all these events were cancelled 😞

So for the first time, and in partnership with the Mind Sports Olympiad, there is going to be an online event for human calculators to showcase their talents!

 

Watch the Contest Live!

Starting at Saturday 15th August 2020 at 15:30 London time (when the event starts) the show is live.

Daniel Timms—Human Calculator and Trainer—will be presenting the livestream so that you can follow along with the questions, see the amazing talents of the contestants, and discover the techniques that they are using to handle numbers so quickly!

Yusnier Viera—Inventor of Hectoc and the World’s Fastest Human Calendar—will be managing the video conference with the participants and judging the competition.

 

Full Timetable

14:30—15:00

Technical rehearsals and practice for participants.

15:30—Round One—Group A:

  • Ali Bayat Movahhed
  • Archit Yadav
  • Dinah Spring
  • Kaloyan Gesheva

15:45—Round One—Group B

  • Aaryan Nitin Shukla
  • Gunishka Mukesh Jain
  • Jainam Shah
  • Mishti Dharmesh Shah
  • Smit Dharmesh Patel
  • Yosra Soleimani

16:00—Round One—Group C

  • Alberto Rodríguez
  • Archita Pal
  • Matvei Belov
  • Max Weber
  • Shashank Sunder Jain

16:15—Round One—Group D

  • Aditya Kumar
  • Kaede Kodachi
  • Mohammed El-Mir
  • Pascal Kaul
  • Raghav Krishna Seshadri Sumanth
  • Ufuoma Asarhasa

16:30—Round One—Group E

16:45—Interlude and Tie-breaks

17:00—Semi-final 1

17:20—Semi-final 2

17:45—Finals and Announcement of Winners

19:00—Expected finish time

Please note that the timings of this event may vary due to unforseen circumstances. This is a unique event so the participants and organizers will work together to make it as smooth as possible.

 

Sample Powerpoint for Round One

In Round One, all contestants will answer 12 questions very similar to these here: MSO 2020 Mental Calculation Practice (download). These were released just one day before the competition. The formats for the semi-final and the final will remain a surprise!

To learn more about how it’s possible to solve these questions so quickly, here are a few of the advanced methods for human calculators.

 

Further Information

For more details about the possible calculation categories and the full rules for this event, this page has it all covered.

There is also a Junior competition with 100+ contestants happening in September. Details for watching this event will be posted later.

 

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