Manu Vereecken has become one of the few people to complete all three 5BLD solves in competition, and has taken out the Belgian NR along the way. At the Zeeland Open 2016 he achieved the amazing feat, with the third, and best, solve of 16:32.00. Watch the last few seconds as …
Read More »Asian Record | Abhay Agarwal | 2×2 single 0.79s
The Asian Record for 2×2 single has been set by Abhay Agarwal. He achieved the time of 0.79 seconds at the National Cubing Region Open 2016. Make sure you don’t blink or you’ll miss it! Check out the thread here.
Read More »European Record | Antonie Paterakis | 2×2 average 1.65s
Taking fourth spot worldwide, Antonie Paterakis has set the ER in 2×2 average. At the European Rubik’s Cube Championship 2016 he set the average time of 1.65 seconds in the first round. Check out the footage and send your compliments this way!
Read More »World Record | Kaijun Lin | 3×3 Blindfolded average 24.72s
Kaijun Lin has trumped his own WR to increase the gap between himself and the rest of the world. At Hefei Open 2016 he once again set the 3x3BLD WR average, of 24.72 seconds. Check out the thread here.
Read More »European Record | Mats Valk | 3×3 single 5.13s
Mats Valk has produced his best 3×3 single time in over three years at the European Rubik’s Cube Championship 2016. Not only is it his own best time, but also the best time ever by a European. Leapfrogging two spots up the overall rankings, his time of 5.13 seconds now …
Read More »World Record | Feliks Zemdegs | 3×3 average 6.45s
The previous 3×3 average was set almost three years ago by Feliks Zemdegs. But 26 competitions, 80 attempts, and almost 1000 days later, he has finally beaten the record that has stood for so long. At WLS Lato 2016 in Warsaw, Poland, he has shaved 0.09s off the previous WR of 6.54 …
Read More »Chris Hardwick, Luis J. Iáñez elected to the WCA Board
On July 4, 2016, WCA Board Member Pedro Santos Guimarães announced the addition of two members to the WCA Board—Chris Hardwick (USA) and Luis J. Iáñez (Spain). Chris Hardwick has perhaps been cubing longer than most active solvers have been alive. He created the predecessor to Speedsolving.com, the Yahoo! Speed …
Read More »North American Record | Lucas Etter | 3×3 average 7.06s
Once again Lucas Etter has scored big. He has improved upon his own continental record in 3×3 average, this time with an average of 7.06 seconds. This achievement was done at the ironically titled Slow N Steady Spring 2016, and puts him equal second in the world. Give him your …
Read More »Finnish National Record | Niko Ronkainen | Clock single 4.81s
Now third in the world, the Finnish NR for clock single has been taken out by Niko Ronkainen. At Doge Open 2016 solved the clock in just 4.81 seconds. Check out his video and the thread here.
Read More »Asian Record | Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar | 5×5 Blindfolded 6:05.88
The AsR was set in 5BLD at SCMU 2016. Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar is now first in Asia, and fourth in the world after he achieved a time of 6:05.88. Check out the full video, and post your responses here.
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