Mental Calculation World Cup 2010
The Mental Calculation World Cup 2010 was held at the university of Magdeburg, Germany on 6–7 June 2010. It attracted 33 calculators from 13 countries.
- Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 10 minutes
- Winner: Alberto Coto (Spain), 10 correct results in 3:42 minutes, world record
- Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Marc Jornet Sanz (Spain), 10 correct results in 4:56 minutes, world record
- Calendar Calculations, dates from the years 1600–2100, one minute
- Winner: Yusnier Viera (Cuba), 48 correct results, world cup record
- Square Root from 6-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 6:51 minutes,world cup record
- Winner: Priyanshi Somani (India)
- Most Versatile Calculator (the best score for solving six unknown "surprise tasks")
- Winner: Gerald Newport (U.S.)
Priyanshi Somani (India) won the overall title. Marc Jornet Sanz (Spain) came second, and Alberto Coto finished third.
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