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 »[Throwback] Han-Cyun Chen | 4×4 World Record | 43.43s average
Back in the day, when all 4×4 brands were horrible, and Eastsheen was the best you could get, the 4×4 average WR was consistently dropping. Along the way appeared Han-Cyun Chen of Taiwan. He first took the WR at Taiwan Spring 2009, with a 45.85s average. Just a few months later, at Taiwan …
Read More »North American Record | Mark Boyanowski | 3×3 Multiple Blindfolded 31/32 in 54:27
Mark Boyanowski broke the North American Record for 3×3 Multiple Blindfolded with a result of 31/32 cubes solved in 54 minutes, 27 seconds at MCC Alpha 2016. At the time, this attempt ranked 2nd in the world only to Marcin “Maskow” Kowalczyk’s 41/41 in 54:14. Mark is the second competitor …
Read More »World Record | Roman Strakhov | 5×5 Blindfolded 5:01.85
Roman Strakhov broke the World Record for 5×5 Blindfolded with a result of 5:01.85 at VSU Open 2016, beating his own previous record of 5:04.81. This is the third world record for Roman, both for 5×5 Blindfolded and in general. Now, the world waits for a sub-5:00 single! Join the …
Read More »Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Cubing Classic 2016 in Melbourne
Rumour has it, the Austrian Oak was recently spotted at a cubing competition in Melbourne… The challenge was set, and Big Arny is always up for a challenge. The Governator can do anything he sets his mind to; surely he can solve a cube? Ta-da! Job done, and congratulations are …
Read More »Story time with Uncle Tyson episode 1: Why do we scramble white on top, green on front?
Tyson Mao is sometimes considered the grandfather of modern cubing. But there are some who lovingly refer to him as Uncle Tyson. And what better thing to do with your uncle than have story time? In this series we explore some of the most burning questions that cubers have about …
Read More »January 5, 1982 : The First Worldwide Speedcubing competition
Speedcubing is now quite a popular hobby with over 47,600 people having solved a 3×3 in a WCA competition. It’s common now for competitions to have over 50 competitors. But back in 1982, at the first world competition ever, only 19 people attended. Ernő Rubik invented the Rubik’s Cube in …
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