Chew Kin Meng

Chew Kin Meng 周键明
Personal information
Born1989
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
OccupationMemory Athlete
Sport
SportMemory
Chew Kin Meng
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese周鍵明
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Jiànmíng
JyutpingZau1 Gin6 Ming4
Hokkien POJChiu Kiān-bêng
Tâi-lôTsiu Kiān-bîng

Chew Kin Meng (Chinese: 周键明; born 1989 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian memory athlete and Guinness World Record holder for The Most Decimal Places of Euler's Number Memorised in 2019.[1][2][3] He has broken a total of 7 Malaysian Memory Records and achieved the title of International Master of Memory.[4]

Biography

Kin Meng studied accounting at SEGi University but, he was forced to discontinue his degree due to financial complications.[5][4]

He achieved the International Master of Memory title during the World Memory Championships.[6][7]

In 2015, he broke 4 Malaysia Memory Records at the Asian Memory Championship and 3 Malaysia Memory Records in 2016,[4] and ranked No. 80 Memory athlete in the world in the same year.[8]

In 2018, he was recognized as the first International arbiter of the Global Memory Championship in China, which served as the head of the committee of arbiters of the competition.[9]

On March 31, In 2019, he broke the Guinness World Record for The Most Decimal Places of Euler is Numbers Memorized, he successfully recited 4,556 digits of Euler's number within 1 hour, 7 minutes and 49 seconds.[10][11]

Achievements

  • 2019: Guinness World Records "Most decimal places of Euler’s number memorised"[9]
  • 2019: Malaysia Book of records "Most decimal places of Euler’s number memorised"[2]
  • 2019: Top 30 Finalists of Ten Outstanding Young Malaysians by JCI Malaysia.[12]
  • 2018: International Arbiter of the Global Championship, China.[9]
  • 2016: Achieve International Master of Memory (IMM) Title in World Memory Championship.[7][8]
  • 2016: Ranked No. 1 Memory athlete in Malaysia.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Most decimal places of Euler's number memorised". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  2. ^ a b "成功記憶4556個歐拉數位 周鍵明創健力士新紀錄". 光明日报 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  3. ^ "Boosting brain power | The Star". The Star.
  4. ^ a b c "他不是天才，却有惊人的记忆超能力：他是如何变成国际记忆大师的？ | 人物". 访问 The Interview (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  5. ^ "周键明培养强记能力 吊车尾生的逆袭 | 人物访". Oriental Daily News (in Simplified Chinese). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  6. ^ "WMC 2016". World Memory Championships.
  7. ^ a b "Competitors: CHEW Kin Meng IMM". www.world-memory-statistics.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  8. ^ a b c "Here's the Malaysian with the best memory | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  9. ^ a b c "【杰青时代】记忆变强 事业更强". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Simplified Chinese). 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  10. ^ 风采 (2020-08-20). "【马来西亚的月亮比较圆】你一定要知道的马来西亚荣誉榜". Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  11. ^ "成功記憶4556個歐拉數位 周鍵明創健力士新紀錄". Guang Ming Daily (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  12. ^ "30强入围名单出炉‧十大杰青914颁奖". www.sinchew.com.my. Retrieved 2020-11-11.