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In addition to winning the USA Memory Championship, CLI Online student Alex Mullen just set a new World Record in Speed Cards (memorizing the order of one shuffled deck of 52 playing cards as fast as possible). He completed this feat in a mere 18.65 seconds!! What's more? Alex also won the 2015 World Memory Championship.

Alex has a passion for teaching others the techniques he uses in memory sport competition. Dive into his website and start applying the methods of a World Champion to your language learning journey. As a sample, below we've included Alex's 20 Words Challenge.

Watch Alex move through a shuffled deck of cards while setting a World Record speed that would intimidate Johnny 5:

And here's the moment Alex Mullen was announced USA Memory Champion:

Be sure to subscribe to Alex's YouTube channel. You can also like him on Facebook at Mullen Memory and follow him on X.

We hope to study Mandarin in China together some day soon. Don't forget to follow CLI on X, Instagram, and Facebook.

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Want to learn Chinese in China? CLI students study one-on-one with their own teachers in Guilin. See the Immersion Program, or start with a free 30-minute online lesson.