‘Human calculator’ Yaashwin enters final of Asia’s Got Talent

 

KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): “Human calculator” Yaashwin Sarawanan, 15, has made it to the final of Asia’s Got Talent (AGT) season three.

The SMK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn 2 student’s victory was announced in last night’s AGT episode after he demonstrated time and again his superior math skills at being able to solve a mathematical problem in less than a second.

Joining him in the final competition on April 4 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, is a Malaysian female vocal group, Nama, who was the judges’ pick to go straight to the finals.

While tight-lipped about his performance on that day, Yaashwin told reporters at a press conference in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar) today: “Of course the concept will be something different from what I did at the audition and semi-finals.

“This is a talent competition and the evaluation is very subjective.

“Not to mention, the expectations of the judges and voters.”

Present at the press conference was Malaysia Mental Literacy Movement (MMLM) chairman Ling Liong Sik.

Yaashwin, who is the International Abacus and Mental Arithmetic Competition 2017 champion, said he would like the crowd to be entertained and inspired by his performance.

“After all, I consider myself a performer, not a human calculator.

“Playing with numbers is fun and this is what I’m going to offer the audience,” he said.