| Tyson Mao
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| Background Information
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USA
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May 8, 1984 (age 26)
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| Years Active:
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2004-present
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| WCA ID:
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2004MAOT02
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| Claim to Fame:
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3x3 BLD WR, WCA co-founder
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Tyson Mao is a Taiwanese-American speedcuber from Hillsborough, California. He is a co-founder and board member of the WCA. He set the 3x3 blindfolded world record in 2005 with a result of 1:58.32, the first official time under 2 minutes.
Organizer and Competitor
Tyson began organizing competitions at the California Institute of Technology in early 2004, the were the first official competition in the world after the World Championships 2003. Together with the founding of the WCA, he is thus responsible in large part for the abundance of local competitions since 2004. As a competitor as well, he was a key member of the hayday of the Caltech Cube Club, especially its dominance in blindfold cubing through 2005.
Tyson has gained the nickname of "Uncle Tyson" among the cubing community for his founding works on U.S. cubing competitions. The cubing story blog Story Time with Uncle Tyson, featuring an inaugural story by Tyson, was named after him.
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