Live-Report: UK Memory Open (Day 2)

Posted on 16. Aug, 2009 by Flauwy in Memory Championships, News

• 9:47 AM Florian Dellé - Welcome to Day 2 of the UK Memory Open.
• 9:53 AM Florian Dellé - We are hearing the results of Names & Faces and 15 Minutes Numbers now. I will post them as soon as possible.
• 9:54 AM Florian Dellé - By the way: I forgot to name Dr. Kranthi Raj from India to the competitors. He has had the longest way to the competition.
• 9:58 AM Florian Dellé - Results of the Names & Faces:
  1. – Eva Ball – 39
  2. – Ameel Hoque – 34
  3. – Richard Bowder – 33
  4. – Ben Pridmore – 31
  5. – Matthias Ribbing – 27
• 10:02 AM Florian Dellé - Results of the 15 Minutes Numbers:
  1. – Ben Pridmore – 596
  2. – Ameel Hoque – 453
  3. – Florian Dellé – 260
  4. – Idriz Zogaj – 253
  5. – Tomasz Krasinski – 200
• 10:02 AM Florian Dellé - We are starting with 10 Minutes Cards now!
• 10:41 AM Florian Dellé - And we are done with the cards. I tried 3 decks but I couldn’t bring together the third one.
• 10:48 AM Florian Dellé - We come now to Speed Numbers
• 11:13 AM Florian Dellé - And it’s over. It is bloody cold down here.
• 11:14 AM Florian Dellé - Maybe I will put on my coat for the next discipline.
• 11:16 AM Florian Dellé - You are probably waiting for the first pictures. Sorry for the delay but yesterday I wasn’t able to malke so many. I will upload the first pack soon.
• 11:22 AM Florian Dellé - But first we will do the Abstract Images. I am scard of this one.
• 11:23 AM Florian Dellé - See you in 45 Minutes.
• 12:13 PM Florian Dellé - Ok, we are now waiting for our 10 Minutes Cards results. The cards are already back in our posession.
• 12:27 PM Florian Dellé - And here are the results 10 Min Cards:8. – 56 cards – Toby Caldwell
  7. – 58 cards – David Billgton
  6. 59 cards – Bilal Arshad
  5. 63 cards – Tomasz Krasinsiki

  3. 104 cards – Florian Dellé & Matthias Ribbing
  2. 107 cards – Idriz Sagaj
  1. 260 cards – Ben Pridmore

  Sorry Phil was to qucik for me

• 12:33 PM Florian Dellé - I corrected the results
• 12:36 PM Florian Dellé - And here are the 1st Speed Numbers results:

  5. – David Billington – 104
  4. – Idriz Zogaj – 138
  3. – Florian Dellé – 140
  2. – Ameel Hoque – 180
  1. – Ben Pridmore – 256

• 1:10 PM Florian Dellé - And we are done with the Dates. I did great for my standards using a system Idriz told me yesterday. It is a special system for Person-Verb by Boris Konrad. I love it!
• 1:11 PM Florian Dellé - We are preparing now for the Spoken Numbers!
• 1:20 PM Florian Dellé - How else could it be? It started with an error, speaking the numbers with a distance of three seconds. We started again and heard the same numbers again with the correct speed. It has been (only) two digits but still annoying. Very typicall for this discipline!
• 1:28 PM Florian Dellé - OI upload the first pictures NOW
• 1:28 PM Florian Dellé - In the meantime they are getting our results for the first Spoken Numbers attempt.
• 1:29 PM Florian Dellé - I ask you? what kind of a picture shall I make now and upload for you ASAP? Use the comments to answer.
• 1:35 PM Florian Dellé - And the pictures are online now. Check out the actual liveblog on Memory-Sports.com
• 1:37 PM Florian Dellé - And the results are coming…
• 1:37 PM Florian Dellé - I don’t write all of them just the top 5. Phil is to quick for me.
• 1:38 PM Florian Dellé - We don’t hear the positions
• 1:39 PM Florian Dellé - Ben got 100, Idriz and me following with 26
• 1:39 PM Florian Dellé - And now the second attempt.
• 1:57 PM Florian Dellé - Ok we are done. Very exiting what the results might be. We are missing Abstract Images, Historical Dates and now the second Spoken Numbers.
• 2:31 PM Florian Dellé - The results are coming…
• 2:32 PM Florian Dellé - I already broke my world ranking position by 100 points – after 9 disciplines!
• 2:33 PM Florian Dellé - Top five after 9 disciplines:5 – Tomas Krasinski with 2271
  4 – Idriz Zogaj with 2665
  3 – Me with 2839
  2 – Ameel Hoque with 3643
  1 – Ben Pridmore with 6443
• 2:34 PM Florian Dellé - Sorry I have to give you the results of the Abstract Images, the dates anf final Spoken Numbers later.
• 2:35 PM Florian Dellé - We are preparing for the last one: Speed Cards. Cross your fingers for me, I am going to break the 3000 points.
• 3:02 PM Florian Dellé - The first attempt is over. I ended up with 49 cards
• 3:02 PM Florian Dellé - But I got Ameel’s 79 seconds on tape.
• 3:03 PM Florian Dellé - Idris was doing bad, too. So my position might not be in danger. I think I will go now for a super safety time just to break the 3000 points.
• 3:03 PM Florian Dellé - Round two!
• 3:30 PM Florian Dellé - And it is over! The third UK Memory Championship finished after 10 disciplines.
• 3:31 PM Florian Dellé - No new records I am afraid. But several national records.
• 3:54 PM Florian Dellé - Ok guys, the ceremony is in 2 and a half hours. See you there. *gosh am I exited!*
• 7:36 PM Florian Dellé - And I am back with you guys.
• 7:36 PM Florian Dellé - We are close to the final ceremony.
• 7:37 PM Florian Dellé - I am sorry to say that many competitors already left to catch trains and planes – even Ben already left.
• 7:37 PM Florian Dellé - But we have a nice and familiar situation down here, with epic background music.
• 7:39 PM Florian Dellé - Phil, Chris, Dominic and Tony are preparing the last steps for the ceremony.
• 7:40 PM Florian Dellé - It really is a shame that only a handfull competitors are left. I feel quite comfortable.
• 7:41 PM Florian Dellé - Oh we hear now the Indiana Jones Theme – I feel very adventures!
• 7:42 PM Florian Dellé - Where did I leave the whip?
• 7:44 PM Florian Dellé - Dominic is holding an introduction speech.
• 7:47 PM Florian Dellé - “Memory Sports is the most important sport in the world” – I thi|nk so, too. What about you?
• 7:47 PM Florian Dellé - Tony is now taking over.
• 7:49 PM Florian Dellé - He is comparing the results of today with Dominic’s achievements in 1991 where he won the first World Memory Championship.
• 7:51 PM Florian Dellé - Now Phil is presenting the single results of the championship.
• 7:51 PM Florian Dellé - We are seeing a very cool overview of the statistics.
• 7:57 PM Florian Dellé - Thanks are going now to all the arbiters. Gabi Kappus and Nathalie Lecordier are now official level two arbiters. Congratulations.
• 7:57 PM Florian Dellé - And with the A-Team music we come back to Tony who is now giving away the cups.
• 7:58 PM Florian Dellé - Ameel is getting now his cup for Silver Medal. David Billgton (Bronze) already left.
• 7:59 PM Florian Dellé - Ameel is holding a speech about his story of memory sports.
• 8:00 PM Florian Dellé - He was introduced to the sport by Dominic O’Brien when he was only 13. He is now 21 years old.
• 8:00 PM Florian Dellé - He finished with astonishing 4093 points. Fabulous!
• 8:04 PM Florian Dellé - Ben finished with 6447 points. He was beaten by 15 years old Eva Ball in Names & Faces.
• 8:05 PM Florian Dellé - i am onstage at the moment getting mi award…
• 8:09 PM Florian Dellé - Hehe thanks Ameel
• 8:10 PM Florian Dellé - Yeah I got the most ccolest Cup ever – Best Internation Competitor.
• 8:10 PM Florian Dellé - And I broke the 3000 mark with 3035 points. Finally.
• 8:12 PM Florian Dellé - Tony is holding now the final speech.
• 12:05 AM Florian Dellé - And it is over! Thank you everyone for your patience. (sorry this comes far too late. I forgot to press enter)