The qualifying stage of the Mental Calculations World Championship took place on the afternoon of August 15, 2021. 120 competitors participated but only 90 submitted their results within the alotted 12 minutes for the exam.

Here are the official results. The top 31 competitors will be progressing to the semi-final and we’ve also offered a spot in the semi-final to last year’s medalists. All the names from AARYAN SHUKLA to KANISHK SHAH have qualified.

Congrats to everyone that took part, and to those who were selected to proceed to the semi-final. The level of competition was very exceptionally high this year.

We’re also attaching a copy of the exam itself:

We’ll be sending more info about the semi-final soon to the qualifiers regarding their participation in the semi-final on August 22nd. The top four in the semi-final will proceed to the final, which takes place on August 30th.