HCM City (VNA) – The firstVietnam Memory Championships 2019 will begin with the preliminary selectionround on April 20, announced the Vietnam Records Organization (Vietkings).
The competition follows the rules and eventsof the World Memory Championships. As such, eligible candidates are assessedfollowing four age-group categories of below 12, 13 – 17, 18 – 59 and above 60.
They will undergo 10 memorising events, includingone-hour numbers, 5-minute numbers, 30-minute binary digits and 15-minuterandom lists of words.
The preliminary selection is also scheduledfor May 19, June 16, July 21, and August 18. The final will run on October 19 and 20.
The contest will select a champion, who willpocket 300 million VND (13,000 USD), first and second runners-up, who will obtain200 and 100 million VND, respectively.
They will represent Vietnam at the WorldMemory Championships 2019 in Wuhan, China.-VNA
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