We’re the delighted to announce the 8 finalists for the 2023 Mental Calculations World Championships. They all qualified after a challenging semi-final that took place on Feb 26, and scored significantly higher than the remaining competitors. Aaryan Shukla (the 2021 world champion) led by 1 point, followed by the current world champion, Kaloyan Geshev. They were closely followed by Aaryan Gupta. The final round will take place on March 6 via zoom with proctors at all the locations. Good luck to everyone! The scores of the top eight at the semi final were as follows:

Participant Score
Aaryan Shukla (India) 143
Kaloyan Geshev (Bulgaria) 142
Aaryan Gupta (India) 141
Abhilakshya Arora (India) 132
Radhika Maheshwari (India) 113
Kaede Kodachi (Japan) 109
Vandan Nyati (India) 108
Andrej Zivanovic (Serbia) 106

The top 8 qualifiers. Aaryan Shukla won the competition in 2021 and Kaloyan Geshev is the current world champion. They were closely followed by Aaryan Gupta. 

 

Here are the complete scores from the semi finals:

Participant Score Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 Q19 Q20 Q21 Q22 Q23 Q24 Q25
Aaryan Shukla 143 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7   7 8 8 8 9 9 9
Kaloyan Geshev 142 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8   9 9 9
Aaryan Gupta 141 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9  
Abhilakshya Arora 132 3 3   4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6   6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8   8 9 9 9
Radhika Maheshwari 113 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6   6 6 7 7         9 9 9
Kaede Kodachi 109 3 3 4 4 4 4   5   6 6 6 6   6 6 7 7 7   8 8   9  
Vandan Nyati 108 3 3 4 4 4 4 4   5 6 6   6 6 6 6 7       8 8 9   9
Andrej Zivanovic 106 3   4 4 4 4 4 5   6 6   6   6 6 7 7   8 8   9   9
Swanand Bhore 91 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5   6   6 6 6   7   7     8   9  
Garvita Raj 88 3 3 4   4 4 4 5 5   6   6     6 7 7 7     8 9    
Deepak Nagar 81 3 3   4 4 4   5 5   6 6 6   6 6 7   7       9    
Parth Garg 78 3   4 4 4 4 4     6     6   6 6 7   7     8   9  
Hrishikesh Bunage 53 3 3 4 4 4 4 4     6     6           7     8      
Harsh Nahata 48 3 3 4   4 4   5   6     6   6       7            
Veer Sahas Bagi 45 3 3   4 4 4         6   6           7     8      
Aaryan Mahesh Dalvi 42 3 3 4 4 4 4             6   6             8      
Saksham Garg 33 3 3   4 4 4 4   5           6                    
Aditya Kumar 32 3 3   4     4       6   6     6                  
Trish Mathodia 28 3   4 4 4 4 4   5                                
Agamya Dadhich 4       4