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Mike Hughey

2012-05-05T13:16:30Z

Ickenicke: /* Milestones */

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'''Mike Hughey''' ("hue-ee," not "hug-hey") is an [[USA|American]] speedcuber from Indianapolis, Indiana. He is best known for his world-class results in 4x4 and 5x5 blindfolded.

Mike has hosted the Weekly competition on [[Speedsolving Forums]] since [[Arnaud van Galen]], the previous host, left on a two-year trip to Asia.

== Milestones ==
* First person to (unofficially) solve a 7x7 blindfolded (July 2nd 2008)
* First person to (unofficially) solve a 8x8 blindfolded (May 5th 2012)

== Achievements ==

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{{S-ach| ach=National Titles}}

{{S-title-bef| before=[[Alexander Yu]] | year=2009, 2010 }}
{{S-title| title=3x3 Blindfolded US Champion | year=2011 }}
{{S-inc}}

{{S-title-bef| before=[[Chris Hardwick]] | year=2010 }}
{{S-title| title=4x4 Blindfolded US Champion | year=2011 }}
{{S-inc}}

{{S-title-bef| before=[[Chris Hardwick]] | year=2006 }}
{{S-title| title=5x5 Blindfolded US Champion | year=2008-2011 }}
{{S-inc}}

{{S-end}}

== External Links ==
* Speedsolving.com: [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?5090-Interview-with-Mike-Hughey Interview with Mike Hughey]
* [http://www.cubecastpodcast.com/episodes/ CubeCast Podcast: Episode 05 - Mike Hughey]

[[Category:Notable Speedcubers|Hughey, Mike]]
[[Category:Notable Cubers|Hughey, Mike]]
[[Category:People]]

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List of Unofficial World Records

2011-12-18T11:47:26Z

Ickenicke: /* Official NxNxN events */

List of unofficial word records. Note that these are decided by general consensus, and are not in any way officially sanctioned.

== Official NxNxN events ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event
! Format
! Result
! Name
! Country
! Result Details
! Videos
! Discussion
! Reconstruction
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2x2x2
| avg5
| ???
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg12
| 1.70
| [[Bill Wang]]
| BillWangland duh :fp
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg100
|2.12
| [[Bill Wang]]
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 3x3x3
| avg5
| 6.74
| [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
| Australia
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg12
| 6.94
| [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
| Australia
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg100
| 7.78
| [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
| Australia
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 4x4x4
| avg5
| 32.89
| [[Sebastian Weyer]]
| Germany
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg12
| 34.xx
| [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
| Australia
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg100
| ???
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 5x5x5
| single
| 48.23
| [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
| Australia
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg5
| 58.95
| [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
| Australia
|
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhS_r1JGROE&list=UUQ7ASM-o1ELUbScXCKYwovA&index=5&feature=plcp]
|
|
|-
| avg12
| 1:01.xx
| [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
| Australia
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 6x6x6
| single
| 1:43.40
| [[Kevin Hays]]
| USA
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg5
| 1:55.37
| [[Kevin Hays]]
| USA
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg12
| 1:59.62
| [[Kevin Hays]]
| USA
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 7x7x7
| single
| 3:03.71
| [[Michal Halczuk]]
| Poland
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg5
| 3:11.53
| [[Michal Halczuk]]
| Poland
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg12
| 3:13.93
| [[Michal Halczuk]]
| Poland
|
|
|
|
|}

== Official BLD events ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event
! Format
! Result
! Name
! Country
! Result Details
! Videos
! Discussion
! Reconstruction
|-
| rowspan="2" | 3x3x3 BLD
| single
| 19.69
| [[Haiyan Zhuang]]
| China
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg5
| 28.25
| [[Marcell Endrey]]
| Hungary
|
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxp0jrLq4_E]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 4x4x4 BLD
| single
| 2:27.50
| [[Ville Seppänen]]
| Finland
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 5x5x5 BLD
| single
| 6:0x
| [[Ville Seppänen]]
| Finland
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| Multi BLD
| single
| 24/25 (58:05)
| [[Zane Carney]]
| Australia
|
|
|
|
|}

== Official other twisty events ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event
! Format
! Result
! Name
! Country
! Result Details
! Videos
! Discussion
! Reconstruction
|-
| rowspan="3" | Pyraminx
| avg5
| 2.07
| [[Oscar Roth Andersen]]
| Denmark
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg12
| 2.49
| [[Oscar Roth Andersen]]
| Denmark
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg100
| 3.00
| [[Oscar Roth Andersen]]
| Denmark
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | Megaminx
| single
| 37.19
| [[Simon Westlund]]
| Sweden
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg5
| 45.51
| [[Simon Westlund]]
| Sweden
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg12
| 46.26
| [[Simon Westlund]]
| Sweden
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | Square-1
| avg5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}

== Official non-twisty events ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event
! Format
! Result
! Name
! Country
! Result Details
! Videos
! Discussion
! Reconstruction
|-
| rowspan="3" | Magic
| avg5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | Master Magic
| avg5
| 1.64
| Ernie Pulchny
| USA
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg12
| 1.80
| Ernie Pulchny
| USA
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | Clock
| avg5
| 5.xx
| Sam Zhixiao Wang (王志骁)
| China
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg12
| 6.0x
| Sam Zhixiao Wang (王志骁)
| China
|
|
|
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|-
| avg100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}

== Unofficial events ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event
! Format
! Result
! Name
! Country
! Result Details
! Videos
! Discussion
! Reconstruction
|-
| rowspan="3" | Skewb
| avg5
| 4.30
| Kristopher de Asis
| Canada
|
|
|
|
|-
| avg12
| 5.62
| [[Oscar Roth Andersen]]
| Denmark
| someone, please get some super easy scrambles and beat this, thanks! :D
|
|
|
|-
| avg100
| 7.59
| [[Oscar Roth Andersen]]
| Denmark
| Meep, Sarah? I know at least one of you must've beaten this!
|
|
|
|-
| 3x3 SpeedBLD
| single
| 9.18
| [[Alexander Lau]]
| United Kingdom
| I'll create a page for myself, then the link will work :P
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huyHb4BaHWw]
|
|
|-
| 3x3 Team BLD
| single
| 12.08
| [[Anthony Brooks]] & [[Eric Limeback]]
| USA and Canada
|
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3R89aWkV1Y]
|
|
|}

World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011

2011-10-18T14:30:06Z

Ickenicke: /* Trivia */

'''World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011''' (usually called '''World Championship 2011''', abbreviated to '''WC2011''' or '''WC11''') was a [[speedcubing]] [[World Championship]] held at the Baiyoke Sky hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on Oct 14-16, 2011.

== Events ==
=== 3x3 Speedsolve ===
Through 2010 and 2011, [[Feliks Zemdegs]] had been considered the favorite by far to win. Although Feliks outperformed other competitors as expected in all other rounds, the final round saw a major upset, with [[Michał Pleskowicz]] placing first with a PB official average of 8.65, [[Rowe Hessler]] second with 9.56, and Feliks a close third at 9.58.

=== 5x5 Speedsolve ===
Feliks started the first round with the first official sub-1 single. The final round is considered the most epic round in the history of competitive cubing.

== Winners ==
* 3x3: [[Michał Pleskowicz]]
* 2x2: [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
* 4x4: [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
* 5x5: [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
* 6x6: [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
* 7x7: [[Bence Barát]]
* Pyraminx: [[Jules Desjardin]]
* Megaminx: [[Simon Westlund]]
* Square-1: [[Dan Cohen]]
* Clock: [[Daniel Sheppard]]
* Rubik's Magic: [[Bálint Bodor]]
* Master Magic: [[Máté Horváth]]
* 3x3 One-Handed: [[Arifumi Fushimi]]
* 3x3 Feet: [[Henrik Buus Aagaard]]
* 3x3 Blindfolded [[Zane Carney]]
* 4x4 Blindfolded: [[Aldo Feandri]]
* 5x5 Blindfolded: [[Chris Hardwick]]
* Multi-BLD: [[Marcell Endrey]]
* 3x3 Fewest Moves: [[Sébastien Auroux]]

== World Records Set ==
* 3x3 OH average 13.57 by [[Michał Pleskowicz]]
* 4x4 average 35.33 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]] ([[Giovanni Contardi]] was also under the old WR time(35.51)) (Semi Final)
* 4x4 average 35.22 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]] (Final)
* 5x5 speedsolve single 59.27 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]] (First Round)
* 5x5 speedsolve single 58.41 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]] (Final)
* 5x5 speedsolve single 57.44 by [[Dan Cohen]] (Final)
* 5x5 speedsolve single 56.22 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]] (Final)
* 5x5 average 1:04.08 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]] (Semi Final)
* 5x5 average 59.94 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]] (Final)
* Multi-BLD 19/19 by [[Marcell Endrey]]
* Rubik's Clock Single 5.83 by [[Javier Tirado Ortiz]]

== Trivia ==
* [[Arnaud van Galen]] acted as the lead MC. This concluded his 1.5-year trip in Asia. [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?26842-World-Championships-2011-Bangkok&p=656490&viewfull=1#post656490]
* Competitors wore pink shirts to support Thailand's ruler who had fallen ill. [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?26842-World-Championships-2011-Bangkok&p=655532&viewfull=1#post655532]
* 275 competitors participated in the first round of 3x3 speedsolve, less than the number in [[World Championship 2009]].
* Jihan won the lucky draw for the second time in a row (after the [[Asian Championship 2010]]).
* [[Itsaya Jaruwattanakun]] was the youngest competitor with an age of only 4 years!

== External Links ==
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=WC2011 WC2011 full results on WCA Database]
* [http://live.cubing.net/WC2011/ Live Results]

[[Category:Competitions]]

World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011

2011-10-16T18:07:31Z

Ickenicke: /* World Records Set */

'''World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011''' (usually called '''World Championship 2011''', abbreviated to '''WC2011''' or '''WC11''') was a [[speedcubing]] [[World Championship]] held at the Baiyoke Sky hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on Oct 14-16, 2011.

== Winners ==
* 3x3: [[Michał Pleskowicz]]
* 2x2: [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
* 4x4: [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
* 5x5: [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
* 6x6: [[Feliks Zemdegs]]
* 7x7: [[Bence Barát]]
* Pyraminx: [[Jules Desjardin]]
* Megaminx: [[Simon Westlund]]
* Square-1: [[Dan Cohen]]
* Clock: [[Daniel Sheppard]]
* Rubik's Magic: [[Bálint Bodor]]
* Master Magic: [[Máté Horváth]]
* 3x3 One-Handed: [[Arifumi Fushimi]]
* 3x3 Feet: [[Henrik Buus Aagaard]]
* 3x3 Blindfolded [[Zane Carney]]
* 4x4 Blindfolded: [[Aldo Feandri]]
* 5x5 Blindfolded: [[Chris Hardwick]]
* Multi-BLD: [[Marcell Endrey]]
* 3x3 Fewest Moves: [[Sébastien Auroux]]

== World Records Set ==
* 3x3 OH average 13.57 by [[Michał Pleskowicz]]
* 4x4 average 35.33 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]]([[Giovanni Contardi]] was also under the old WR time(35.51) (Semi Final)
* 4x4 average 35.22 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]] (Final)
* 5x5 speedsolve single 59.27 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]] (First Round)
* 5x5 speedsolve single 58.41 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]](Final)
* 5x5 speedsolve single 57.44 by [[Dan Cohen]](Final)
* 5x5 speedsolve single 56.22 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]] (Final)
* 5x5 average 1:04.08 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]] (Semi Final)
* 5x5 average 59.94 by [[Feliks Zemdegs]] (Final)
* Multi-BLD 19/19 by [[Marcell Endrey]]
* Rubik's Clock Single 5.83 by [[Javier Tirado Ortiz]]

== Trivia ==
* [[Arnaud van Galen]] acted as the lead MC for some of the events.
* Competitors wore pink shirts to support Thailand's ruler who had fallen ill. [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?26842-World-Championships-2011-Bangkok&p=655532&viewfull=1#post655532]
* 275 competitors participated in the first round of 3x3 speedsolve, less than the number in [[World Championship 2009]].

== External Links ==
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=WC2011 WC2011 full results on WCA Database]
* [http://live.cubing.net/WC2011/ Live Results]

[[Category:Competitions]]

World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011

2011-10-16T18:04:28Z

Ickenicke: /* World Records Set */

World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011

2011-10-16T18:03:45Z

Ickenicke: /* World Records Set */

World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011

2011-10-16T18:02:35Z

Ickenicke: /* World Records Set */

World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011

2011-10-16T14:06:46Z

Ickenicke: /* Winners */

World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011

2011-10-16T14:03:51Z

Ickenicke: /* Winners */

World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011

2011-10-16T07:08:52Z

Ickenicke: /* Winners */

World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011

2011-10-15T18:42:11Z

Ickenicke: /* Trivia */

Feliks Zemdegs

2011-10-15T18:15:42Z

Ickenicke:

{{Infobox
|NAME=Feliks Zemdegs
|IMAGE=FeliksZemdegs.jpg
|IMAGEYEAR=
|ALIASES=faz
|COUNTRY=Australia
|BIRTHDATE=20 December 1995
|AGE=15
|JOBS=Student
|YEARSACTIVE=2009-present
|ID=2009ZEMD01
|FAMOUSFOR=2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 3x3OH WRs
}}

'''Feliks Zemdegs''' is an Australian speedcuber from Melbourne, Australia. He is the current world record holder for 2x2 average, 3x3 single and average, 4x4 single and average, 5x5 single and average, and 3x3OH average. He is widely considered to be the most successful competitive cuber in history.

== Style ==
Feliks is a color-neutral CFOP user. His meteoric rise in 2009, together with [[Rowe Hessler]]'s earlier success, were the catalysts for the current popularity of [[Color Neutrality]] in 3x3 speedsolving. (Also, str8baq)

== Milestones ==
Feliks was the first cuber to achieve the following milestones:

=== Official ===
* 3x3 speedsolve average: sub-10, sub-9, sub-8
* 3x3 speedsolve single: sub-7, sub-6
* 4x4 speedsolve average: sub-40 (in fact almost sub-35)
* 4x4 speedsolve single: sub-35 (in fact almost sub-30)
* 5x5 speedsolve average: sub-1:10 (in fact almost sub-1:00)
* 5x5 speedsolve single: sub-1:00
* 3x3 one-handed average: sub-15, sub-15

=== Unofficial ===
* 5x5 speedsolve sub-1min average of 5 [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?32827-Faz-5x5-average-of-5-58.95-seconds]

== Achievements ==
11 world records: 5 single records, 6 average records

'''Single'''
*3x3x3 Cube: 5.66
*4x4x4 Cube: 30.28
*5x5x5 Cube: 59.27
*6x6x6 Cube: 1:56.96

'''Average'''
*2x2x2 Cube Average: 2.12
*3x3x3 Cube Average: 7.64
*4x4x4 Cube Average: 35.80
*5x5x5 Cube Average: 1:04.20
*6x6x6 Cube Average: 2:15.64
*3x3x3 Cube One-Handed Average: 14.76

== See Also ==
* [[Color Neutrality]]

== External Links ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feliks_Zemdegs Wikipedia entry for Feliks Zemdegs]
* Speedsolving.com: [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?24929 Interview with Feliks Zemdegs]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/fazrulz1 Feliks Zemdegs's YouTube channel]
* [http://www.cubecastpodcast.com/episodes/ CubeCast Podcast: Episode 02 - Feliks Zemdegs]

[[Category:Notable Big Cube Solvers|Zemdegs, Feliks]]
[[Category:Notable OH Cubers|Zemdegs, Feliks]]
[[Category:Notable Speedcubers|Zemdegs, Feliks]]
[[Category:Notable Cubers|Zemdegs, Feliks]]
[[Category:People]]

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