Mental Calculation World Cup 2004
The first Mental Calculation World Cup was held in Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany on 30 October 2004. There were 17 participants from 10 countries.
The World Cup involved the following contests (and two surprise tasks):
- Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 10 minutes
- Winner: Alberto Coto (Spain); 10 correct results; 5:50 minutes, world record
- Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Alberto Coto (Spain), 8 correct results
- Calendar Calculations, two series one minute each, dates from the years 1600–2100
- Winner: Matthias Kesselschläger (Germany), 33 correct results, world record
- Square Root from 6-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Jan van Koningsveld (Netherlands)
In the overall ranking the first place is taken by Robert Fountain (Great Britain), the runner-up was Jan van Koningsveld (Netherlands).
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