We are pleased to announce the results from the 7th Mind Sports Olympiad, which took place in the Manchester Conference Centre at UMIST, between Saturday 16th August 2003 and Monday 25th August 2003.
BRAIN POWER ACADEMY (in collaboration with EIC Manchester)
- Five one-day courses, in each of which we teach: Memory Skills, Mind-Mapping and Speed Reading.
- Each day ends with a Mind Mapping contest.
- (The same course is repeated on all five days.)
- Monday Session
- Monday 18, 10am-5pm
- Entry fee: £20 (£10)
- For juniors who live within the Manchester postcode area there is an extra discount to £5 per day
- Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Memory Skills
- No results recorded
- Tuesday Session
- Tuesday 19, 10am-5pm
- Entry fee: £20 (£10)
- For juniors who live within the Manchester postcode area there is an extra discount to £5 per day
- Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Memory Skills
- No results recorded
- Wednesday Session
- Wednesday 20, 10am-5pm
- Cancelled
- Thursday Session
- Thursday 21, 10am-5pm
- Entry fee: £20 (£10)
- For juniors who live within the Manchester postcode area there is an extra discount to £5 per day
- Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Memory Skills
- No results recorded
- Friday Session
- Friday 22, 10am-5pm
- Cancelled
- Brain Power Academy Championship
- Monday 25, 10am-5pm
- Cancelled
BRAIN POWER ACADEMY STUDY GROUPS
- Four one-day study group events, for those who have already attended the teaching sessions.
- Make rapid progress by working more closely with our Mental Skills experts (Memory Skills, Mind-Mapping and Speed Reading.)
- Tuesday 19 - Friday 22, 10am-5pm
- Entry fee: £20 (£10) per day
- For juniors who live within the Manchester postcode area there is an extra discount to £5 per day
- No results recorded
CREATIVE THINKING
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Sunday 24, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| CREATIVE THINKING - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Bruce Birchall (England) |
192 pts. |
| Silver |
Philip Bateman (South Africa) |
178 pts. |
| Bronze |
Martin Burroughs (England) |
177 pts. |
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INTELLIGENCE
(Prize fund £300)
- Olympiad Championship (In association with the Daily Express)
- Saturday 23, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- There is a special reduced entry fee of £7 (£3.50) for those who enter via a "Daily Express" intelligence test, to be published insidethe newspaper on June 13th and June 27th.
- Prize fund of £300 for this event
| INTELLIGENCE - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Matthew J. Cordell (England) |
135 |
| Silver |
David Jameson (England) |
128 |
| Bronze |
Andrew Havery (England) |
101 |
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SCHOOLS' INTELLIGENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Sponsored Prizes to be Announced)
- UK Schools' Team Championship
- Monday 25, 2pm-5pm
- Entry fee: £40 per team
- The procedural details of the tournament are now available
- For further information on the Schools' Intelligence Championships please e-mail: schoolsintelligence@msoworld.com
- Please note that additional qualifying competitions will be held in Manchester on Sunday August 24th for those who have not already qualified
- The results of the Team Championship will be determined within the Individual Championship.
- Sponsored prizes for this event to be announced
| INTELLIGENCE - SCHOOLS' TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Our Lady's RC School, Royton |
+28 |
| Silver |
North Halifax Grammar School |
+22 |
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- UK Schools' Individual Championship
- Monday 25, 2pm-5pm
- Entry fee: £10
- The procedural details of the tournament are now available
- For further information on the Schools' Intelligence Championships please e-mail: schoolsintelligence@msoworld.com
- First prize is a £1,000 scholarship to the university or college of the winner's choice
| INTELLIGENCE - SCHOOLS' INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Stephen Coughlan (England) |
+18 |
| Silver |
Anthony Longbottom (England) |
+14 |
| Bronze |
Rachael Lomas (England) |
+6 |
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MEMORY SKILLS
(Prize fund £500)
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 23 - Sunday 24, 10am-6pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Prize fund of £500 for this event
- Events on Saturday 23 will be Binary Number, Random Wordsand 1 Hour Cards.
- Events on Sunday 24 will be 1 Hour Number, Names and Faces and Speed Cards.
- Schedules for the days and rules for each of the six contests are now available online.
- Organised in association with the World Memory Sports Council.
| MEMORY SKILLS - OLYMPIAD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Ben Pridmore (England) |
3,357 points |
| Silver |
Swe Chooi Yip (Malaysia) |
3,152 points |
| Bronze |
Gunther Karsten (Germany) |
2,733 points |
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MENTAL CALCULATIONS
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Saturday 23, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| MENTAL CALCULATIONS - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
George Lane (England) |
733/750 |
| Silver |
Jan Haugland (Norway) |
704/750 |
| Bronze |
Robert Fountain (England) |
680/750 |
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MIND MAPPING
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Sunday 17, 10am-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| MIND MAPPING - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Elaine Colliar (Scotland) |
First |
| Silver |
Philip Chambers (England) |
Second |
| Bronze |
Philip Bateman (South Africa) |
Third |
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BRITISH QUIZ CHAMPIONSHIPS (Questions set by the British Quiz Association)
(Prize fund £1,000 plus prizes in kind)
- British Individual Championship - QualifyingRound (In association with the Daily Express)
- Saturday 23, 10am-2pm
- Entry fee: £20
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- There is a special reduced entry fee of £10 for those who enter via a "Daily Express" quiz, to be published inside the newspaper on June 6thand June 20th.
- British Individual Championship - Final (In association with the Daily Express)
- Saturday 23, 3pm-6pm
- No extra fee for qualifiers from the morning qualifying round
- Entry fee: £20 to invited contestants
- Open to invited contestants and qualifiers from the morning qualifying round only
- Prize fund of £1,000 plus prizes in kind split between BritishIndividual Championship and British Team Championship
| QUIZ - BRITISH INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
John Wilson (England) |
GF: 12 |
| Silver |
Dag Griffiths (Wales) |
GF: 11 |
| Bronze |
Mark Bytheway (England)
Kevin Ashman (England) |
GF: 10 |
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- British Team Championship (In association with the Daily Express)
- Sunday 24, 10am-2pm
- Entry fee: £40 per team
- Prize fund of £1,000 plus prizes in kind split between BritishIndividual Championship and British Team Championship
| QUIZ - BRITISH TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Dataport |
51 pts. |
| Silver |
Milhous Warriors |
47 pts. |
| Bronze |
Jeremy's Daemons |
Third |
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UK SCHOOLS' QUIZ CHAMPIONSHIPS (Questions set by the British Quiz Association)
(Sponsored prizes to be announced)
- UK Schools' Team Championship
- Sunday 17, 3pm-6pm
- No extra fee
- The results of the Team Championship will be determined within the Individual Championship.
| QUIZ - SCHOOLS' TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Our Lady's RC High School, Royton (England) |
+241 |
| Silver |
North Halifax Grammar School (England) |
+239 |
| Bronze |
Peers School, Oxford (England) |
+230 |
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- UK Schools' Individual Championship
- Sunday 17, 3pm-6pm
- No extra fee
- Open to qualifiers from qualifying round only
- First prize is a £1,000 scholarship to the university or college of the winner's choice
| QUIZ - SCHOOLS' INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Tom Ellis (England) |
+70 |
| Silver |
Patrick McMahon (England) |
+69 |
| Bronze |
Adam Carter (England) |
+68 |
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SPEED READING
(Prize fund £100)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Wednesday 20, 10am-1pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
| SPEED READING - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Gold |
Anne Jones (England) |
1,285 ewpm |
| Silver |
Andrew Havery (England) |
623 ewpm |
| Bronze |
Henry Hopking (England) |
610 ewpm |
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