Mental Calculation World Cup 2008
The Mental Calculation World Cup 2008 was held at the university of Leipzig, Germany on 1 July 2008. It attracted 28 calculators from 12 countries.
- Adding ten 10-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 10 minutes
- Winner: Alberto Coto (Spain), 10 correct results in 4:26 minutes. world record
- Multiplying two 8-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Alberto Coto (Spain), 10 correct results in 8:25 minutes, world record
- Calendar Calculations, dates from the years 1600–2100, one minute
- Winner: Jan van Koningsveld (Germany), 40 correct results
- Square Root from 6-digit numbers, 10 tasks in 15 minutes
- Winner: Jan van Koningsveld (Germany)
Alberto Coto (Spain) won the overall title. Jan van Koningsveld, starting for Germany this time, became second, and Jorge Arturo Mendoza Huertas (Peru) finished third. Robert Fountain, who won the title in 2004 and 2006, achieved a fourth rank.
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