Feliks Zemdegs

Feliks Zemdegs Feliks Zemdegs Background Information Alias(es): faz fazrulz Country: Australia Born: 20 December 1995 (age 19) Occupation(s): Student Years Active: 2009-present WCA ID: 2009ZEMD01 Claim to Fame: 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 3x3OH and 4x4BLD WRs

Feliks Zemdegs is an Australian speedcuber from Melbourne, Australia. He is the current world record holder for 3x3 average, 3x3 OH single and 5x5 single and average. He is widely considered to be the most successful competitive cuber in history. Even though he is fast, Feliks is starting to lose world records, because he got very quick before anyone else. Now other people are catching up to him, like Mats Valk, who broke his 3x3 single (5.55) and his 4x4 average (33.57), and Christopher Olson, who broke his 2x2 average (2.08).

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. For the 2x2 cube, he uses CLL.

Methods

• 2x2x2: CLL
• 3x3x3: CFOP
• 2x2x2: CLL
• 4x4x4: Yau method
• 5x5x5-7x7x7: Reduction

Achievements

Milestones

Feliks was the first cuber to achieve the following milestones:

Official

• 3x3 speedsolve average: sub-10, sub-9, sub-8, sub-7
• 3x3 speedsolve single: sub-7, sub-6
• 4x4 speedsolve average: sub-40, sub-35
• 4x4 speedsolve single: sub-35
• 5x5 speedsolve average: sub-70, sub-65, sub-60, sub-55
• 5x5 speedsolve single: sub-60, sub-50
• 3x3 one-handed average: sub-15
• 3x3 one-handed single: sub-8, sub-7
• 6x6 speedsolve average: sub-200, sub-170
• 6x6 speedsolve single: sub-190, sub-180
• 7x7 speedsolve average: sub-230, sub-220
• 7x7 speedsolve single: sub-220

World Records

Feliks currently holds 7 world records; 4 single records and 3 average records.

Single

• 3x3x3 cube One Handed: 6.88
• 4x4x4 cube: 21.54
• 5x5x5 cube: 47.25
• 7x7x7 cube: 2:23.55

Average

• 3x3x3 Cube: 6.54
• 5x5x5 Cube: 50.23
• 7x7x7 Cube: 2:33.74

Titles

World Titles
Preceded by Michał Pleskowicz 2011	3x3 Speedsolve World Champion 2013	Incumbent
Preceded by Rowe Hessler 2009	2x2 Speedsolve World Champion 2011	Succeeded by Cameron Stollery 2013
Preceded by Syuhei Omura 2009	4x4 Speedsolve World Champion 2011,2013	Incumbent
Preceded by Dan Cohen 2009	5x5 Speedsolve World Champion 2011	Succeeded by Kevin Hays 2013
Preceded by Arifumi Fushimi 2011	3x3 OH World Champion 2013	Incumbent
Preceded by Dan Cohen 2009	6x6 Speedsolve World Champion 2011	Succeeded by Kevin Hays 2013

See also

• Color neutrality

External links

• Wikipedia entry for Feliks Zemdegs
• Feliks Zemdegs's YouTube channel
• CubeCast Podcast: Episode 02 - Feliks Zemdegs
• 7.34 avg 12

Interviews

• The Faztest
• Speedsolving.com: Interview with Feliks Zemdegs
• Interview with Jessica Fridrich and Zbigniew Zborowski about Feliks Zemdegs
• Feliks Zemdegs Exclusive Interview - Rubik's Cube record holder

Tribute Videos

• Speedsolving.com: (video) My name is Feliks Zemdegs
• Youtube.com: My name is Feliks Zemdegs