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Ben Pridmore wins the UK Open Memory Championships 2010
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The event was opened on Thursday 26th by Morag Alabaster, Director MWB Business Exchange Venues, the sponsors of the event. In his opening remarks eight times World Champion Dominic O'Brien welcomed competitors both from the UK and also from a large number of other countries including the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Italy, Sweden, Netherlands, Ireland, and Germany.
The Philippines Team travelled 6,850 miles to take part, a record distance for any copmetitor to this event. They were welcomed by a visit from a representative from the Philippines Embassy in London and also by a journalist from their national broadcaster. There were also film crews from China Television and French TV. BBC Radio covered the event and Dominic O'Brien was on the BBC1 Breakfast sofa at 6.40 and 8.21 Friday 27th. There was also worldwide coverage on BBC World Service. To see the final scores click on MORE For more information go to the News Page tab above
THIS AMAZING TEENAGER IS THE NEW
Rehnumah Insan (17) recalls 120 words, 122 numbers, 17 fictional events with their dates, 48 playing cards in sequence...ND breaks the Student Memory World Record - with 1,963 competition points overall! In second place was Kate McKenna (17), who also broke the World Record with 1,607 competition points - 112 words, 110 numbers, 13 events/dates...and 36 playing cards. And third place went to Sophie Stephenson (17 - left) - with 1,290 points - 82 words, 63 numbers, 15 events/dates and 30 playing cards. There must be 'something in the water' in the North-East of England, as all three of these talented youngsters attend a school or college in the region - Rehnumah is at Prior Pursglove College in Guisborough, Kate hails from the St. Thomas More School in Gateshead, while Sophie Stephenson is a pupil at the Joseph Swann School, also in Gateshead.
WORLD MEMORY CHAMPIONSHIPS - DECEMBER 1-6 2010
The Championships will take place between December 1st to 6th in the GUANGZHOU BAIYUN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE in China where competitors can look forward to a magical experience in a fascinating and exciting country. Many records are going to be broken this year, not just by competitors, but by the logistics of the event itself, and the sheer scale of everything - and that includes the prize money of US$92,000! Full information on the News Page
The 2010 World Memory Champion will receive US$20,000. Silver Medallist receives US$10,000 and Bronze Medallist, US$ 6,000. The 4th to 10th place competitors will each receive US$2,000. In addition, each of the ten memory disciplines attracts further prizes. Gold US$ 2,000 Silver US$ 1,200 and Bronze US$1,000. The top three competitors in the 2009 World Memory Championships in London have already won free flights and a luxury hotel suite for the week of the competition. The 4th to 10th placed winners in 2009 also receive free hotel accommodation in China.
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