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The World Memory Championships is an organized competition of memory sports in which competitors memorize as much information as possible within a given period of time. The championship has taken place annually since 1991, with the exception of 1992. It was originated by Tony Buzan and co founded by Tony Buzan and Ray Keene. It continues to be organized by the World Memory Sports Council (WMSC), which was jointly founded by Tony Buzan and Ray Keene. In 2016, due to the dispute between some players and WMSC, the International Association of Memory (IAM) was launched From 2017 onward, both organizations have hosted their own world championships.
The World Championships consist of ten different disciplines, where the competitors have to memorize as much as they can in a period of time:
1. One hour numbers (23712892....)
2. 5-minute numbers
3. Spoken numbers, read out one per second
4. 30-minute binary digits (011100110001001....)
5. One hour playing cards (as many decks of cards as possible)
6. 15-minute random lists of words (house, playing, orphan, encyclopedia....)
7. 15-minute names and faces
8. 5-minute historic dates (fictional events and historic years)
9. 15-minute abstract images (WMSC, black and white randomly generated spots) / 5-minute random images (IAM, concrete images)
10. Speed cards - Always the last discipline. Memorize the order of one shuffled deck of 52 playing cards as fast as possible.
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Prof. N L Shraman is a Brain Trainer and one of the top 20 Mnemonist of the world. He had been a student of Genetics in CS Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, India. Mr Shraman has developed a technique to read Ishihara test chart with Brain Mapping® System with a little effort. He has written many bestseller books like "Bhulana Bhool Jaoge"
