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{{Infobox
|NAME=Feliks A Zemdegs
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|NAME=Feliks Zemdegs
|IMAGE=Faz.jpg
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|IMAGE=Feliks3.png
|IMAGEYEAR=2013
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|IMAGEYEAR=2019
 
|ALIASES=faz<br/>fazrulz
 
|ALIASES=faz<br/>fazrulz
 
|COUNTRY=Australia
 
|COUNTRY=Australia
 
|BIRTHDATE=20 December 1995
 
|BIRTHDATE=20 December 1995
|AGE=21
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|AGE={{Age|1995|12|20}}
 
|JOBS=Student
 
|JOBS=Student
|YEARSACTIVE=2009-present
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|YEARSACTIVE=2008-present
 
|ID=2009ZEMD01
 
|ID=2009ZEMD01
 
|FAMOUSFOR=First to 100 speedcubing [[WR]]s, 3x3-7x7 and [[OH]] WRs, and Megaminx [[Continental Record|CR]]s.
 
|FAMOUSFOR=First to 100 speedcubing [[WR]]s, 3x3-7x7 and [[OH]] WRs, and Megaminx [[Continental Record|CR]]s.
 
}}
 
}}
  
'''Feliks Zemdegs''' is an [[Australia]]n speedcuber from Melbourne, Australia. Feliks is the first to have ever gotten the achievement of taking all single and average records for 3x3 through 7x7. He is widely considered to be the most successful competitive speedcuber in history.
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'''Feliks Aleksanders Zemdegs''' is an [[Australia]]n speedcuber from Melbourne, Australia. Feliks is the first to ever hold single and average records in every event from 3x3 to 7x7. He is widely considered to be the most successful competitive speedcuber in history.
  
Feliks is often joked about for being outstandingly good at [[3x3 with feet]], although he has never officially done a feet solve or publicly posted any videos of him unofficially solving with feet.
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He is currently sponsored by [[GAN]].
  
He is currently sponsored by [[Gans]].
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==History==
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Feliks started cubing in April 2008 after watching [[Dan Brown]]'s "How to solve a Rubik’s Cube" on YouTube. He started out [[Color neutrality|colour neutral]] because Dan Brown advised to solve the easiest cross.[https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/interview-with-feliks-zemdegs.24929/] He got to sub-20 in 4 months, sub-15 in 9 months, and reached a sub-10 average around June 2009. He got his first world records at his second competition&mdash;the ''Melbourne Summer Open 2010'' on 30 January 2010: a 9.21 second 3×3 average, and 42.01 second 4×4 average. His preferred 3×3 cube at that time was a Type [[GuoJia|Alpha V]].[https://undick.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/interview-with-cuber-feliks-zemdegs/] He held the 3×3 average world record continuously from then until 23 April 2017, improving it eight times.
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Feliks won 2x2, 4x4, 5x5, and 6x6 at the [[World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011]], his first world championship. He didn't win the 3x3 final there, though, despite being the heavy favorite in the finals. He came third, finishing behind [[Rowe Hessler]] (2nd) and [[Michal Pleskowicz]] (World Champion).
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At [[World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013|WC2013]], Feliks raced back to win his first world championship, with an average of 8.18 in the final, which was enough to keep [[Mats Valk]] at bay. He also came out as the 4x4 and One-Handed world champion.
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Feliks went into [[World Rubik's Cube Championship 2015|WC2015]] as the defending champion. He became the first and so far only cuber to defend a 3x3 world champion title, once again beating Mats Valk in the final with an average of 7.56. He also defended both of his 4x4 and One-Handed titles, even winning  two more titles in 2x2 and 5x5, making this his most successful world championship.
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Going into [[World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017|WC2017]], Feliks was defending 5 world titles. Of these, he was able to defend only 1, 5x5. He did, however, come out on top in 7x7, leaving him with two world titles for this event. He came 4th in 3x3, behind [[Lucas Etter]], [[Seung Hyuk Nahm]], and world champion [[Max Park]].
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Feliks' next world championship was in a familiar place for him. [[WCA World Championship 2019|WC2019]] ended up being in his home country of [[Australia]]. Despite this, the 2019 championships ended up being Feliks' least successful world championship at the time. He only achieved one podium, a 3rd place finish in 5x5. In 3x3 finals, he came 5th, even though his average of 6.84 was only 0.1 off the winning average.
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Feliks has a website, [https://www.cubeskills.com/ CubeSkills], which includes tutorials on solving the Rubik's cube and other puzzles. There are free algorithm sheets, and some free speed solving tutorial videos. The site also offers a premium membership, which enables access to advanced speed solving videos.
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== Trivia ==
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* Feliks is often joked about for being outstandingly good at [[3x3x3 With Feet]], although he has never officially done a feet solve nor publicly posted any videos of him unofficially solving with feet.
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* Feliks is the only cuber to have ever won the 3x3x3 event at a World Championship more than once.
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* Feliks has played the alto saxophone for various bands. He can juggle 4 balls, and do some 3 ball tricks.
  
 
== Style ==
 
== Style ==
Feliks Zemdegs is a [[Color neutrality|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.
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Feliks Zemdegs is a [[Color neutrality|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.
  
 
=== Methods ===
 
=== Methods ===
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* 3x3x3: [[CFOP]] + [[subsets]]
 
* 3x3x3: [[CFOP]] + [[subsets]]
 
* 4x4x4: [[Yau method]]
 
* 4x4x4: [[Yau method]]
* 5x5x5-7x7x7: [[Reduction]] + [[Freeslice]]
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* 5x5x5-7x7x7: [[Freeslice Method]]
  
 
=== Milestones ===
 
=== Milestones ===
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* 4x4 speedsolve average: sub-40, sub-35, sub-26
 
* 4x4 speedsolve average: sub-40, sub-35, sub-26
 
* 4x4 speedsolve single: sub-35
 
* 4x4 speedsolve single: sub-35
* 5x5 speedsolve average: sub-70, sub-65, sub-60, sub-55, sub-50
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* 5x5 speedsolve average: sub-70, sub-65, sub-60, sub-55, sub-50, sub-45
 
* 5x5 speedsolve single: sub-60, sub-50, sub-45, sub-40
 
* 5x5 speedsolve single: sub-60, sub-50, sub-45, sub-40
 
* 3x3 one-handed average: sub-15
 
* 3x3 one-handed average: sub-15
 
* 3x3 one-handed single: sub-8, sub-7
 
* 3x3 one-handed single: sub-8, sub-7
* 6x6 speedsolve average: sub-200, sub-170
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* 6x6 speedsolve average: sub-200, sub-170, sub-90
* 6x6 speedsolve single: sub-190, sub-180
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* 6x6 speedsolve single: sub-190, sub-180, sub-90
* 7x7 speedsolve average: sub-230, sub-220
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* 7x7 speedsolve average: sub-230, sub-220, sub-140, sub-135
* 7x7 speedsolve single: sub-220
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* 7x7 speedsolve single: sub-220, sub-130
 
* Holding all 3x3-7x7 records at the same time for both single and average
 
* Holding all 3x3-7x7 records at the same time for both single and average
 
* Breaking more than 100 official WCA world records
 
* Breaking more than 100 official WCA world records
  
 
=== World Records ===
 
=== World Records ===
Feliks currently holds (as of 2 Oct 2017) 10 world records; 6 single records and 4 average records.
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Feliks currently does not hold any world records (as of July 5, 2021), but he is the cuber with world records in the most events, with world records in 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 2x2, 3x3 One-handed, 6x6, 7x7, and 4x4 Blindfolded.
He is the cuber with world records in the most events (current and past), with world records in 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 2x2, 3x3 One-handed, 6x6, 7x7, and 4x4 Blindfolded.
 
 
 
'''Single'''
 
*3x3x3 cube: 4.73
 
*3x3x3 cube One Handed: 6.88
 
*4x4x4 cube: 19.36
 
*5x5x5 cube: 38.52
 
*6x6x6 cube: 1:20.03
 
*7x7x7 cube: 2:06.73
 
  
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Current world records are displayed with a red background.
  
'''Average'''
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
*3x3x3 Cube: 5.97
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! Event !! Type !! First World Record !! Latest World Record !! Total
*5x5x5 Cube: 46.13
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*6x6x6 Cube: 1:27.79
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|rowspan="2"| [[Rubik's Cube (puzzle type)|3×3×3]] || Single || '''7.03s''' <br> ''Melbourne Cube Day 2010'' <br> 13 November ||  '''4.22s''' <br> ''Cube for Cambodia 2018'' <br> 6 May || 10
*7x7x7 Cube: 2:14.04
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|-
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|| Average || '''9.21s''' <br> ''Melbourne Summer Open 2010'' <br> 30 January ||| '''5.53s''' <br> ''Odd Day in Sydney 2019'' <br> 10 November || 12
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|[[2x2x2 Cube|2×2×2]] || Average|| '''2.35s''' <br> ''Asian Championship 2010'' <br> 9–10 October || '''2.12s''' <br> ''Melbourne Cube Day 2010'' <br> 13 November || 2
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|rowspan="2"| [[4x4x4 Cube|4×4×4]] || Single || '''35.55s''' <br> ''New Zealand Champs 2010'' <br> 10 July || '''19.36s''' <br> ''LatAm Tour - Arequipa 2017'' <br> 22 June || 12
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|| Average || '''42.01s''' <br> ''Melbourne Summer Open 2010'' <br> 30 January || '''25.97s''' <br> ''Adelaide Summer 2017'' <br> 21 January || 7
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|-
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|rowspan="2"| [[5x5x5 Cube|5×5×5]] || Single || '''1:02.93'''  <br> ''Australian Nationals 2010'' <br> 4–5 September || '''37.93s''' <br> ''Canberra Autumn 2018'' <br> 21–22 April || 16
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|| Average || '''1:07.59''' <br> ''Australian Nationals 2010'' <br> 4–5 September || '''43.21s''' <br> ''Melbourne Cube Days 2017'' <br> 18–19 November || 21
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|rowspan="2"| [[6x6x6 Cube|6×6×6]] || Single || '''2:05.88''' <br> ''Melbourne Summer 2011'' <br> 29–30 January || '''1:20.03''' <br> ''World Championship 2017'' <br> 13–16 July || 6
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|| Average || '''2:15.64''' <br> ''Melbourne Summer 2011'' <br> 29–30 January || '''1:27.79''' <br> ''World Championship 2017'' <br> 13–16 July || 8
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|rowspan="2"| [[7x7x7 Cube|7×7×7]] || Single || '''2:23.55''' <br> ''World Championship 2015'' <br> 17–19 July || '''2:06.73''' <br> ''World Championship 2017'' <br> 13–16 July || 5
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|| Average || '''2:52.09''' <br> ''Australian Nationals 2013'' <br> 7-8 September || '''2:14.04''' <br> ''China's 10th Anniversary 2017'' <br> 1–2 October || 11
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|rowspan="2"| 3×3×3 One-handed || Single || '''11.16s''' <br> ''Kubaroo Open 2011'' <br> 7 May || '''6.88s''' <br> ''Canberra Autumn 2015'' <br> 9–10 May || 4
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|| Average || '''14.76s''' <br> ''Australian Nationals 2010'' <br> 4–5 September || '''10.21s''' <br> ''Malaysia Cube Open 2017'' <br> 14–15 October || 5
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| 4×4×4 Blindfolded || Single || '''3:37.80''' <br> ''Melbourne Summer 2011'' <br> 29–30 January || — || 1
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=== Titles ===
 
=== Titles ===
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{{S-title-bef| before=[[Kevin Hays]] | year=2013 }}
 
{{S-title-bef| before=[[Kevin Hays]] | year=2013 }}
 
{{S-title| title=5x5x5 World Champion | year=2015, 2017 }}
 
{{S-title| title=5x5x5 World Champion | year=2015, 2017 }}
{{S-inc}}  
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{{S-title-aft| after=[[Max Park]] | year=2019 }}  
  
 
{{S-title-bef| before=[[Dan Cohen]] | year=2009 }}
 
{{S-title-bef| before=[[Dan Cohen]] | year=2009 }}
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{{S-title-bef| before=[[Kevin Hays]] | year=2015 }}
 
{{S-title-bef| before=[[Kevin Hays]] | year=2015 }}
 
{{S-title| title=7x7x7 World Champion | year=2017 }}
 
{{S-title| title=7x7x7 World Champion | year=2017 }}
{{S-inc}}
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{{S-title-aft | after=[[Max Park]] | year=2019 }}
  
 
{{S-title-bef| before=[[Arifumi Fushimi]] | year=2011 }}
 
{{S-title-bef| before=[[Arifumi Fushimi]] | year=2011 }}
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{{S-end}}
 
{{S-end}}
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Color neutrality]]
 
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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=== Interviews ===
 
=== Interviews ===
* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/entry.php?23-The-Faztest The Faztest]
 
 
* Speedsolving.com: [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?24929 Interview with Feliks Zemdegs]
 
* Speedsolving.com: [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?24929 Interview with Feliks Zemdegs]
 
* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/entry.php?21-Interview-with-Jessica-Fridrich-and-Zbigniew-Zborowski-about-Feliks-Zemdegs Interview with Jessica Fridrich and Zbigniew Zborowski about Feliks Zemdegs]
 
* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/entry.php?21-Interview-with-Jessica-Fridrich-and-Zbigniew-Zborowski-about-Feliks-Zemdegs Interview with Jessica Fridrich and Zbigniew Zborowski about Feliks Zemdegs]
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* Youtube.com: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWRVUWEaOQo My name is Feliks Zemdegs]
 
* Youtube.com: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWRVUWEaOQo My name is Feliks Zemdegs]
  
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[[Category:Former world record holders|Zemdegs, Feliks]]
[[Category:World champions|Zemdegs, Feliks]]
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[[Category:Former world champions|Zemdegs, Feliks]]
 
[[Category:Big Cube solvers|Zemdegs, Feliks]]
 
[[Category:Big Cube solvers|Zemdegs, Feliks]]
 
[[Category:OH cubers|Zemdegs, Feliks]]
 
[[Category:OH cubers|Zemdegs, Feliks]]

Latest revision as of 08:04, 29 August 2023

Feliks Zemdegs
Feliks3.png
Feliks Zemdegs in 2019
Background Information
Alias(es): faz
fazrulz
Country: Australia
Born: 20 December 1995 (age 28)
Occupation(s): Student
Years Active: 2008-present
WCA ID: 2009ZEMD01
Claim to Fame: First to 100 speedcubing WRs, 3x3-7x7 and OH WRs, and Megaminx CRs.


Feliks Aleksanders Zemdegs is an Australian speedcuber from Melbourne, Australia. Feliks is the first to ever hold single and average records in every event from 3x3 to 7x7. He is widely considered to be the most successful competitive speedcuber in history.

He is currently sponsored by GAN.

History

Feliks started cubing in April 2008 after watching Dan Brown's "How to solve a Rubik’s Cube" on YouTube. He started out colour neutral because Dan Brown advised to solve the easiest cross.[1] He got to sub-20 in 4 months, sub-15 in 9 months, and reached a sub-10 average around June 2009. He got his first world records at his second competition—the Melbourne Summer Open 2010 on 30 January 2010: a 9.21 second 3×3 average, and 42.01 second 4×4 average. His preferred 3×3 cube at that time was a Type Alpha V.[2] He held the 3×3 average world record continuously from then until 23 April 2017, improving it eight times.

Feliks won 2x2, 4x4, 5x5, and 6x6 at the World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011, his first world championship. He didn't win the 3x3 final there, though, despite being the heavy favorite in the finals. He came third, finishing behind Rowe Hessler (2nd) and Michal Pleskowicz (World Champion).

At WC2013, Feliks raced back to win his first world championship, with an average of 8.18 in the final, which was enough to keep Mats Valk at bay. He also came out as the 4x4 and One-Handed world champion.

Feliks went into WC2015 as the defending champion. He became the first and so far only cuber to defend a 3x3 world champion title, once again beating Mats Valk in the final with an average of 7.56. He also defended both of his 4x4 and One-Handed titles, even winning two more titles in 2x2 and 5x5, making this his most successful world championship.

Going into WC2017, Feliks was defending 5 world titles. Of these, he was able to defend only 1, 5x5. He did, however, come out on top in 7x7, leaving him with two world titles for this event. He came 4th in 3x3, behind Lucas Etter, Seung Hyuk Nahm, and world champion Max Park.

Feliks' next world championship was in a familiar place for him. WC2019 ended up being in his home country of Australia. Despite this, the 2019 championships ended up being Feliks' least successful world championship at the time. He only achieved one podium, a 3rd place finish in 5x5. In 3x3 finals, he came 5th, even though his average of 6.84 was only 0.1 off the winning average.

Feliks has a website, CubeSkills, which includes tutorials on solving the Rubik's cube and other puzzles. There are free algorithm sheets, and some free speed solving tutorial videos. The site also offers a premium membership, which enables access to advanced speed solving videos.

Trivia

  • Feliks is often joked about for being outstandingly good at 3x3x3 With Feet, although he has never officially done a feet solve nor publicly posted any videos of him unofficially solving with feet.
  • Feliks is the only cuber to have ever won the 3x3x3 event at a World Championship more than once.
  • Feliks has played the alto saxophone for various bands. He can juggle 4 balls, and do some 3 ball tricks.

Style

Feliks Zemdegs 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.

Methods

Milestones

Feliks was the first cuber to achieve the following milestones:

Official

  • 3x3 speedsolve average: sub-10, sub-9, sub-8, sub-7, sub-6
  • 3x3 speedsolve single: sub-7, sub-6
  • 4x4 speedsolve average: sub-40, sub-35, sub-26
  • 4x4 speedsolve single: sub-35
  • 5x5 speedsolve average: sub-70, sub-65, sub-60, sub-55, sub-50, sub-45
  • 5x5 speedsolve single: sub-60, sub-50, sub-45, sub-40
  • 3x3 one-handed average: sub-15
  • 3x3 one-handed single: sub-8, sub-7
  • 6x6 speedsolve average: sub-200, sub-170, sub-90
  • 6x6 speedsolve single: sub-190, sub-180, sub-90
  • 7x7 speedsolve average: sub-230, sub-220, sub-140, sub-135
  • 7x7 speedsolve single: sub-220, sub-130
  • Holding all 3x3-7x7 records at the same time for both single and average
  • Breaking more than 100 official WCA world records

World Records

Feliks currently does not hold any world records (as of July 5, 2021), but he is the cuber with world records in the most events, with world records in 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 2x2, 3x3 One-handed, 6x6, 7x7, and 4x4 Blindfolded.

Current world records are displayed with a red background.

Event Type First World Record Latest World Record Total
3×3×3 Single 7.03s
Melbourne Cube Day 2010
13 November
4.22s
Cube for Cambodia 2018
6 May
10
Average 9.21s
Melbourne Summer Open 2010
30 January
5.53s
Odd Day in Sydney 2019
10 November
12
2×2×2 Average 2.35s
Asian Championship 2010
9–10 October
2.12s
Melbourne Cube Day 2010
13 November
2
4×4×4 Single 35.55s
New Zealand Champs 2010
10 July
19.36s
LatAm Tour - Arequipa 2017
22 June
12
Average 42.01s
Melbourne Summer Open 2010
30 January
25.97s
Adelaide Summer 2017
21 January
7
5×5×5 Single 1:02.93
Australian Nationals 2010
4–5 September
37.93s
Canberra Autumn 2018
21–22 April
16
Average 1:07.59
Australian Nationals 2010
4–5 September
43.21s
Melbourne Cube Days 2017
18–19 November
21
6×6×6 Single 2:05.88
Melbourne Summer 2011
29–30 January
1:20.03
World Championship 2017
13–16 July
6
Average 2:15.64
Melbourne Summer 2011
29–30 January
1:27.79
World Championship 2017
13–16 July
8
7×7×7 Single 2:23.55
World Championship 2015
17–19 July
2:06.73
World Championship 2017
13–16 July
5
Average 2:52.09
Australian Nationals 2013
7-8 September
2:14.04
China's 10th Anniversary 2017
1–2 October
11
3×3×3 One-handed Single 11.16s
Kubaroo Open 2011
7 May
6.88s
Canberra Autumn 2015
9–10 May
4
Average 14.76s
Australian Nationals 2010
4–5 September
10.21s
Malaysia Cube Open 2017
14–15 October
5
4×4×4 Blindfolded Single 3:37.80
Melbourne Summer 2011
29–30 January
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Titles

World Titles
Preceded by
Michał Pleskowicz
2011
3x3x3 World Champion
2013, 2015
Succeeded by
Max Park
2017
Preceded by
Rowe Hessler
2009
2x2x2 World Champion
2011
Succeeded by
Cameron Stollery
2013
Preceded by
Cameron Stollery
2013
2x2x2 World Champion
2015
Succeeded by
Antonie Paterakis
2017
Preceded by
Syuhei Omura
2009
4x4x4 World Champion
2011, 2013, 2015
Succeeded by
Sebastian Weyer
2017
Preceded by
Dan Cohen
2009
5x5x5 World Champion
2011
Succeeded by
Kevin Hays
2013
Preceded by
Kevin Hays
2013
5x5x5 World Champion
2015, 2017
Succeeded by
Max Park
2019
Preceded by
Dan Cohen
2009
6x6x6 World Champion
2011
Succeeded by
Kevin Hays
2013
Preceded by
Kevin Hays
2015
7x7x7 World Champion
2017
Succeeded by
Max Park
2019
Preceded by
Arifumi Fushimi
2011
3x3x3 OH World Champion
2013, 2015
Succeeded by
Max Park
2017

External links

Interviews

Tribute Videos