Memory League is a
memory competition platform originally founded and created by
Nelson Dellis
Nelson Charles Dellis (born February 4, 1984) is an American Memory sport, memory athlete and consultant. He is a five-time USA Memory Championship, USA Memory Champion, holding the record for most wins of the national memory champion title. He ...
and Simon Orton under the name Extreme Memory Tournament (XMT).
Memory League differs from traditional memory competitions in the fact that it is entirely digital, has head-to-head matches, and is composed of shorter disciplines. The five disciplines are one-minute memorization of names, words, images, numbers, and cards.
The first three world championships took place in
San Diego,
California in 2014, 2015, and 2016. The structure of the competition saw 24 of the World's top memorizers, including
Alex Mullen
Alexander Mullen (born 13 June 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Para Hills Knights SC.
Personal life
Mullen is the brother of Matthew, cousin of former Newcastle Jets player Daniel Mullen and the neph ...
(USA),
Johannes Mallow
Johannes Mallow (born June 7, 1981 Brandenburg an der Havel) is a German memory sportsman. He is a two-time winner of the World Memory Championships. He studied successfully Communication Technology at the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdebur ...
(Germany),
Simon Reinhard
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
,
Boris Konrad (Germany),
Andi Bell (UK),
Ben Pridmore (UK),
Jonas von Essen
Jonas von Essen (born 24 April 1991) is a Swedish, two-time world memory champion. He was a memory sports player from 2012 to 2015. In April 2019 he co-founded memoryOS, an ed-tech startup developing memory improvement software.
Biography
He wa ...
(Sweden), and
Yanjaa
Yanjaa Wintersoul, known simplyously as Yanjaa (''born Mongolian:'' ''Yanjindulam'') is a Mongolian–Swedish triple world-record holding memory athlete, public speaker, and polyglot. She is one of only 22 international grandmasters of memory. ...
compete for up to USD $75,000 in prize money per championship over the course of three days. The fourth world championship was held online in January 2022.
2014 World Championship
The 2014 World Championship took place on April 26–27.
2014 Winners
The 2014 winners of the World Championship were:
* First place:
Simon Reinhard
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
* Second place:
Johannes Mallow
Johannes Mallow (born June 7, 1981 Brandenburg an der Havel) is a German memory sportsman. He is a two-time winner of the World Memory Championships. He studied successfully Communication Technology at the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdebur ...
* Third place:
Jonas von Essen
Jonas von Essen (born 24 April 1991) is a Swedish, two-time world memory champion. He was a memory sports player from 2012 to 2015. In April 2019 he co-founded memoryOS, an ed-tech startup developing memory improvement software.
Biography
He wa ...
2015 World Championship
Mnemonists from seven countries competed in over 45 rounds on May 2–3, 2016. The competition was won by
Johannes Mallow
Johannes Mallow (born June 7, 1981 Brandenburg an der Havel) is a German memory sportsman. He is a two-time winner of the World Memory Championships. He studied successfully Communication Technology at the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdebur ...
.
2015 Winners
The 2015 winners of the World Championship were:
* First place:
Johannes Mallow
Johannes Mallow (born June 7, 1981 Brandenburg an der Havel) is a German memory sportsman. He is a two-time winner of the World Memory Championships. He studied successfully Communication Technology at the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdebur ...
* Second place:
Boris Konrad
* Third place:
Simon Reinhard
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
2016 World Championship
The 2016 world championship took place on June 24–26 and was an
IAM-ranked competition.
2016 Winners
The 2016 winners of the world championship were:
* First place:
Simon Reinhard
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
* Second place:
Purevjav Erdenesaikhan
* Third place:
Tsetsegzul Zorigtbaatar
2022 World Championship
The 2022 World Championship was held online from January 16-31 as the culmination of the 2021 World Tour, which consisted of three seasons and three slam tournaments, with the top 16 competitors qualifying for the World Championship.
2022 Winners
The 2022 winners of the world championship were:
* First place:
Alex Mullen
Alexander Mullen (born 13 June 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Para Hills Knights SC.
Personal life
Mullen is the brother of Matthew, cousin of former Newcastle Jets player Daniel Mullen and the neph ...
* Second place:
Andrea Muzii
* Third place:
Simon Reinhard
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
Online Memory League Championship
There is a seasonal Online Memory League Championship, which in 2021 was incorporated into an annual "World Tour," consisting of three regular seasons interspersed with three slam tournaments.
Other Memory League Championships
Other Memory League championships have included, among others:
* 2019 Scandinavia Open Memory League Championship
* 2018 Japan Memory League Championship
* 2018 Egypt Kids Memory League Championship
* 2018 Egypt Junior Memory League Championship
* 2018 Scandinavian Open Memory League Championship
* 2018 Canada Junior Memory League Championship
* 2017 Scandinavian Open Memory League Championship
* 2017 German Open Memory League Championship
* 2017 UK Open Memory League Championship
* 2016 UK Memory League Championship
See also
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USA Memory Championship
*
Grand Master of Memory
*
List of world championships in mind sports
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Memory sport
Memory sport, sometimes referred to as competitive memory or the mind sport of memory, refers to competitions in which participants attempt to memorize then recall different forms of information, under certain guidelines. The sport has been formall ...
*
Method of loci
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Mnemonist
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Mnemonic major system
References
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Memory games
Memory
Recurring sporting events established in 2014
2014 establishments in California