The 1st Taiwan Open Memory Championship 2015 took place from October 31 to November 1, 2015, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, gathering a total of 81 memory athletes from various countries. Among the standout participants were a contingent of talented Filipino mental athletes who delivered remarkable performances across multiple disciplines.

Mark Anthony P. Castaneda ranked 5th overall with 5,885 points, also securing 2nd place in the Adults – Names & Faces and Spoken Numbers events. Jamyla Domingo Lambunao claimed 11th place with 4,192 points, excelling in the Juniors – Random Words, Names & Faces, Spoken Numbers, and Speed Numbers, consistently taking first or second place. Jan Jelo Juanir earned the 19th spot overall with 2,696 points, finishing as the 2nd overall winner in the Kids division, and dominating events such as Random Words, Abstract Images, and Historic Dates. Other Filipino participants such as Joel Micus D. Lolong, Dorothy Elenzano, and John Philip B. Benitez also achieved high rankings in specific disciplines, showcasing the growing strength of the Philippines in international memory sports.

The competition highlighted the dedication and skills of these young memory athletes, with their collective success contributing to the Philippines’ rising reputation in the global memory sports arena.

Names of Participants and Points:

Position	Competitor	Points
5	Mark Anthony P. CASTANEDA	5885
11	Jamyla Domingo LAMBUNAO	4192
13	Axelyancy Cowan J. TABERNILLA	3705
19	Jan Jelo JUANIR	2696
23	Roberto M. RACASA	2353
25	Joel Micus D. LOLONG	2181
30	Nico Angelo D. ESPERANZA	1650
31	Dorothy S. ELENZANO	1627
32	Richard Stephen E. SARCOS	1384
34	John Philip B. BENITEZ	1316

FILIPINO WINNERS

KIDS – Random Words (5 mins.) :

Position	Competitor	Score
1	Jan Jelo JUANIR	57 words
2	John Philip B. BENITEZ	44 words
3	Richard Stephen E. SARCOS	36 words

JUNIORS – Random Words (5 mins.) :

Position	Competitor	Score
1	Jamyla Domingo LAMBUNAO	92 words

KIDS – Binary Numbers (5 mins.) :

Position	Competitor	Score
18	Joel Micus D. LOLONG	330 digits

KIDS – Names & Faces (5 mins.) :

Position	Competitor	Score
1	John Philip B. BENITEZ	26 points
3	Jan Jelo JUANIR	22 points

JUNIORS – Names & Faces (5 mins.) :

Position	Competitor	Score
2	Jamyla Domingo LAMBUNAO	39 points

ADULTS – Names & Faces (5 mins.) :

Position	Competitor	Score
2	Mark Anthony P. CASTANEDA	57 points

KIDS – Random Numbers (15 mins.) :

Position	Competitor	Score
2	Jan Jelo JUANIR	246 digits
3	Dorothy S. ELENZANO	204 digits

KIDS – Cards (10 mins.) :

Position	Competitor	Score
19	Joel Micus D. LOLONG	107.00 cards

KIDS – Speed Numbers :

Position	Competitor	Score
2	Dorothy S. ELENZANO	84 digits

JUNIORS – Speed Numbers :

Position	Competitor	Score
2	Jamyla Domingo LAMBUNAO	206 digits

KIDS – Abstract Images :

Position	Competitor	Score
1	Jan Jelo JUANIR	153 points
2	Joel Micus D. LOLONG	128 points

KIDS – Historic Dates :

Position	Competitor	Score
1	Jan Jelo JUANIR	40 dates
2	Dorothy S. ELENZANO	22 dates

ADULTS – Historic Dates :

Position	Competitor	Score
3	Mark Anthony P. CASTANEDA	78 dates

KIDS – Spoken Numbers :

Position	Competitor	Score
1	Jan Jelo JUANIR	42 digits
2	Nico Angelo D. ESPERANZA	32 digits
3	Joel Micus D. LOLONG	28 digits

JUNIORS – Spoken Numbers :

Position	Competitor	Score
1	Jamyla Domingo LAMBUNAO	66 digits

ADULTS – Spoken Numbers :

Position	Competitor	Score
2	Mark Anthony P. CASTANEDA	240 digits

KIDS – Speed Cards :

Position	Competitor	Score
3	Jan Jelo JUANIR	119.430 seconds

KIDS – OVERALL :

Position	Competitor	Points
2	Jan Jelo JUANIR	2696