From Phil Chambers, Chief Arbiter
Following some spectacular performances at National and The World Memory Championships, the Millennium Standards have been analysed and revised. (Where the MS has been broken by at least three competitors, excluding electronic competitions, a new standard is derived).
As of January 31st 2020 the following standards will apply see table below.
In addition to these changes, the International Master of Memory requirements has been updated. The full requirements to achieve the International Master of Memory are as a follows:
1) Compete in all 10 disciplines of the WMSC approved championship(s) counting towards your IMM
2) Achieve at least 3000 cumulative championship points in each championship counting towards your IMM
3) Correctly memorise 14 decks of cards (728 cards) in 1 hour
4) Correctly memorise 1400 decimal digits in 1 hour
5) Correctly memorise a single deck of cards in 40 seconds
3), 4) and 5) above may be achieved over more than one championship. (all three norms do not have to be achieved in a single competition). Previously achieved IMM norms at old standard do not count towards new IMM.
5) may be set in any WMSC approved championship. Since hour long disciplines only apply to the World Memory Championships, 3) and 4) must be set at the WMC.
Grandmaster of Memory will be awarded at the World Memory Championships to the top five placed competitors, who are not already GMMs and have achieved a total score of 5,500 or more cumulative championship points.
International Grandmaster titles will be awarded at the World Memory Championships to competitors with a total score of 6,500 or more cumulative championship points.
Phil Chambers
(Chief Arbiter)
* indicates revised standard.
Discipline Millennium Standard 2020 Formulae
Spoken Numbers ~447 digits √(raw score)* 47.30
5 Min Speed Cards 16.02 seconds 8007.5/(time ^ 0.75)
5 Min Binary Digits (mean top 3 + 10%)* 1246 digits
5 Min Names & Faces 95 names
5 Min Random Numbers (mean top 3 + 10%)* 659 digits
5 Min Historic/Future Dates (mean top 3 + 10%)* 154 dates
5 Min Words 125 words
10 Min Cards 407 cards (7 decks + 43 cards)
15 Min Random Numbers (mean top 3 + 10%)* 1217 digits
15 Min Names & Faces (mean top 3 + 10%)* 200 digits
15 Min Random Words 312 words
15 Min Abstract Images 697 points
30 Min Binary Digits (mean top 3 + 10%)* 7654 digits
30 Min Cards 1014 cards (19.5 decks)
30 Min Random Numbers 1999 digits
60 min/Hour Cards* 2600 (50 decks)
60 min/Hour Random Numbers (mean top 3 + 10%)* 4493 digits
As standards have improved it was decided that recall time needed to be revised to reflect the extra data competitors need to write. The following will also take effect from January 31st 2020:
Discipline Recall Time
Spoken Numbers 5 /10/15/25 mins (No Change)
5 Min Speed Cards 5 mins (No Change)
5 Min Binary Digits 20 mins
5 Min Names & Faces 20 mins
5 Min Random Numbers 20 mins
5 Min Historic/Future Dates 20 mins
5 Min Words 20 mins
10 Min Cards 30 mins (No Change)
15 Min Random Numbers 35 mins
15 Min Names & Faces 35 mins
15 Min Random Words 35 mins
15 Min Abstract Images 35 mins
30 Min Binary Digits 90 minutes
30 Min Cards 60 minutes (No Change)
30 Min Random Numbers 60 minutes (No Change)
60 min/Hour Cards 2.5 hours
60 min/Hour Random Numbers 2.5 hours