DAVAO CITY, (PNA) –- The AVESCO-Philippine Memory Team is seeing action in the 1st Hong Kong Open Memory Championship slated on Sept. 28 and 29 in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
They are Grandmasters of Memory Mark Anthony Castañeda and Erwin Balines (Adult division), Kian Christopher Aquino, Robert Bryan Yee and Rhojani Joy Nasiad.(Junior division) and 12-year old Jamyla Lambunao (Kids’ division),
Also competing in the Adult division are Anne Bernadette Bonita, Abbygale Monderin, Axelyancy Cowan Tabernilla, Ydda Graceille Mae Habab and Robert Racasa, who also serves as coach of the team and head of delegation.
The two-day event that will draw 109 participants from 10 countries will follow the World Memory Sports Council (WMSC) national standard of competition that includes Names and Faces (5 minutes), Binary Numbers (5 minutes), Random Numbers (15 minutes), Abstract Images (15 minutes), Speed Numbers (5 minutes), Historic / Future Dates (5 minutes), Playing Cards (10 minutes), Random Words (5 minutes), Spoken Numbers (100 seconds & 300 seconds) and Speed Cards.
The Filipinos are considered as the heavy favorites to rule this mind sport competition that test the intellectual abilities and memory skills of the participants.
Lambunao, a Grade 7 student of St. Scholastica’s Academy Marikina, placed second overall in the Kids’ division at the 2012 World Memory Championships in London, England.
“This is a field where Filipinos have a distinct competitive advantage,” said Racasa, who is aiming to secure a Grandmaster of Memory norm in Hong Kong. “The AVESCO team firmly believes that this is sport where we can reap and bring honor to our country and we promise to do our best.”
The AVESCO-Philippine Memory Team is organized by the Philippine Mind Sports Association, Inc. and supported by AVESCO Marketing Corporation and DREAMHAUZ Management & Development Corporation.