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World record progression of the 3×3×3 single and average. World records in speedcubing are ratified by the World Cube Association (WCA). [1] The WCA ratifies records in 17 events. All events except 3×3×3 multi-blind have two categories: single and average. [2]
Speedcubing, also referred to as speedsolving, is a competitive mind sport centered around the rapid solving of various combination puzzles. The most prominent puzzle in this category is the 3×3×3 puzzle , commonly known as the Rubik's Cube .
The following are the current official speedcubing world records approved by the WCA. [38] Note: For averages of 5 solves, the best time and the worst time are dropped, and the mean of the remaining 3 solves is taken. For events where only 3 solves are done, the mean of all 3 is taken.
On March 10, 2018, Hays became the first person to solve a 7x7 in under 2 minutes in competition, breaking the world record with a time of 1:59.95. [14] On August 10, 2019 Hays posted a statement indicating his retirement from elite speedcubing, shifting his focus to enjoying speedcubing as a hobby rather than a sport. [15]
Park holds the world records for single and mean of three 6×6×6 solves: 58.03 seconds and 65.66 seconds, respectively, both set at CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 . [6] At Southeast Championship 2022, Max Park became the first cuber to break the 1-minute barrier on 6×6×6 with a solve of 59.74, a feat that his rival Feliks Zemdegs had ...
On April 25, 2015 he set the world record for the fastest 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube single solve with a time of 5.25. He set that time (which was the world record for approximately eight months) using the YuXin brand 3x3 cube. [1] [2] [3] Burns solved the cube 0.3 seconds faster than the previous world record of 5.55 seconds, set by Mats Valk.
A six-year-old girl from China has set a new women’s world record for solving the 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube in 5.97 seconds. Cao Qixian, of China’s Jiangsu Province, achieved the feat at the Rubik ...
Feliks Aleksanders Zemdegs [1] (/ ˈ f ɛ l ɪ k s ˈ z ɛ m d ɛ ɡ z /, Latvian: Fēlikss Zemdegs; born 20 December 1995) is an Australian Rubik's Cube speedsolver.He is one of only two speedcubers ever to win the World Cube Association World Championship twice (the other being Max Park), winning in 2013 and 2015, and is widely considered the most successful and greatest speedcuber of all time.