Extreme Memory Tournament
The Extreme Memory Tournament (XMT) is a memory competition[1] founded and created by Nelson Dellis and Simon Orton, now known as Memory League.[2]
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.[3] 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. The XMTs took place in San Diego, California in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
2014 Championship
The 2014 championship took place on April 26–27.[5][6][7]
2014 Winners
The 2014 winners of the XMT were:[8]
- First place: Simon Reinhard
- Second place: Johannes Mallow
- Third place: Jonas von Essen
2015 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 XMT were:[14]
- First place: Johannes Mallow
- Second place: Boris Konrad
- Third place: Simon Reinhard
2016 Championship
The 2016 XMT took place on June 24–26 and was an IAM-ranked competition.[15][16]
2016 Winners
The 2016 winners of the XMT were:[17][18]
- First place: Simon Reinhard
- Second place: Purevjav Erdenesaikhan
- Third place: Tsetsegzul Zorigtbaatar
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
