This weekend past I participated in the Australian Open Memory Championships. I managed to secure second place behind my coach and reigning Australian champion, Tansel Ali, and third place in the open division.

I broke the Australian record for the abstract images event and am the official holder of that record, after memorizing the order of 99 abstract shapes.

I was also very pleased with my results in the numbers events, memorizing 200 digits in 15 minutes, and 99 digits in speed numbers (five minutes).

Most importantly, I learnt a lot and made some new friends! It was an extremely satisfying first competition.

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