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WorldUS' Max Park breaks record for fastest time in solving cube

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US’ Max Park breaks record for fastest time in solving cube

Max Park, an acclaimed speedcuber and Guinness World Records Hall of Famer from the USA, has set a new record for the fastest time to solve a 3x3x3 rotating puzzle cube.

The 21-year-old achieved a remarkable time of 3.13 seconds, surpassing the previous record set by Yusheng Du of China in 2018 by 0.34 seconds.

Max accomplished this feat at the Pride in Long Beach 2023 event held in California, USA, on June 11, 2023.

Prior to this achievement, Max’s fastest single solve stood at 3.63 seconds, placing him in second position behind Yusheng Du’s record of 3.47 seconds.

Max Park is widely recognized in the speedcubing community and holds numerous records in various cube categories.

He currently holds both the single solve and average solve world records for the 4x4x4 cube, 5x5x5 cube, 6x6x6 cube, and 7x7x7 cube. Additionally, he previously shared the 3x3x3 average record with Tymon Kolasiński of Poland, until it was surpassed by 9-year-old Yiheng Wang from China on March 12, 2023, with a time of 4.69 seconds.

With this latest shake-up to the speedcubing world, we edge ever closer to seeing a sub-three-second record being set. Will Max be the one to finally do it?

Max is no stranger to setting seemingly impossible records. When he set the 7x7x7 single record with a time of 1 minute 40 seconds, cubing veteran Erik Akkersdijk described it as the most impressive thing he’d ever seen.

“The record will likely stand for some time,” Erik said. He was wrong though – Max went on to smash it in 2022 with a time of 1 minute 35 seconds.

Max Park solving the cube

Diagnosed with autism, Max serves as an inspiration for many people who are on the spectrum, as well as many who aren’t.

Max’s parents, Schawn and Miki, said that cubing has been “a good therapy” for Max.

“There was a time when Max couldn’t even open water bottles, but he showed interest in solving Rubik’s Cubes,” they said.

Max has come a long way since then, and he’s now an official ambassador for Rubik’s.

He has become a prominent figure in the cubing community, and over the years he has formed a close friendship with fellow speedcubing legend Feliks Zemdegs. The pair featured in the 2020 Netflix documentary The Speed Cubers.

Following his motto of “don’t think, just solve,” it’s only a matter of time before Max sets his next world record, and we can’t wait to see it.

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