Singapore pupil, 11, breaks memory world record

Dhruv Manoj from Sembawang Primary School set a new age group record in the "names and faces" category in the World Memory Championships in Jakarta earlier this month. The 111 competitors in this year's championships took part in 10 events each, in w
Dhruv Manoj from Sembawang Primary School set a new age group record in the "names and faces" category in the World Memory Championships in Jakarta earlier this month. The 111 competitors in this year's championships took part in 10 events each, in which they had to memorise and recall various items, such as random words, random digits and the order of a deck of cards.PHOTO: SINGAPORE MEMORY SPORTS ASSOCIATION

He also beats 20 rivals in his age group to top 'names and faces' category in world championships