https://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_cubing&feed=atom&action=historyHistory of cubing - Revision history2024-03-29T05:08:22ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.34.0https://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_cubing&diff=53204&oldid=prevParke187: /* 2011 onwards: 2nd-generation speedcubes */2023-08-28T07:16:18Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">2011 onwards: 2nd-generation speedcubes</span></span></p>
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</table>Parke187https://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_cubing&diff=43407&oldid=prevParke187: /* 2011 onwards: 2nd-generation speedcubes */2020-07-11T23:17:40Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">2011 onwards: 2nd-generation speedcubes</span></span></p>
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</table>Parke187https://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_cubing&diff=41771&oldid=prevRedstoneTim: Fixed link to Gilles Roux2020-03-21T10:03:43Z<p>Fixed link to Gilles Roux</p>
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</table>RedstoneTimhttps://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_cubing&diff=38757&oldid=prevSpacecircles: /* 2011 onwards: 2nd-generation speedcubes */2018-12-01T00:33:30Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">2011 onwards: 2nd-generation speedcubes</span></span></p>
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</table>Spacecircleshttps://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_cubing&diff=36843&oldid=prevSpacecircles: add links; fix a few errors; update end of list slightly2018-06-25T18:51:41Z<p>add links; fix a few errors; update end of list slightly</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''1981 July:''' Morwen Thistlethwaite devises his 52-move algorithm which allows any computer to the solve the Cube in a maximum of 52 moves.<sup id="cite_ref-23">[[#cite_note-23|(23)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''1981 July:''' <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>Morwen Thistlethwaite<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>devises his 52-move algorithm which allows any computer to the solve the Cube in a maximum of 52 moves.<sup id="cite_ref-23">[[#cite_note-23|(23)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''1981 July:''' Both James G. Nourse's ''The Simple Solution to Rubik's Cube'' and Don Taylor's ''Mastering Rubik's Cube'' reach the ''New York Times'' bestseller list.<sup id="cite_ref-24">[[#cite_note-24|(24)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''1981 July:''' Both James G. Nourse's ''The Simple Solution to Rubik's Cube'' and Don Taylor's ''Mastering Rubik's Cube'' reach the ''New York Times'' bestseller list.<sup id="cite_ref-24">[[#cite_note-24|(24)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The year 2007 sees the Shanghai-based website [[Cube4You]] selling Chinese-made cubes internationally, initially as DIY kits. Cube4You names the cubes arbitarily as Type A, Type B, etc. The first three types (A, B, C) become available in late 2007,<sup id="cite_ref-type1_73-0">[[#cite_note-type1-73|(73)]]</sup> and this is followed in 2008 by another three types (D, E, F).<sup id="cite_ref-type2_74-0">[[#cite_note-type2-74|(74)]]</sup> It eventually becomes clear that these "Types" are made by 5 companies: Type A by GuoJia (GJ), Type B and Type F by ShengEn, Type C by GuoBing/WitEden, Type D by YongJun (YJ), and Type E by DianSheng.<sup id="cite_ref-zr_75-0">[[#cite_note-zr-75|(75)]]</sup> Although these cubes are similiar in design to the original Rubik's Cube they are generally regarded as superior by speedcubers. For nearly 4 years these "Type" cubes dominate the world of speedcubing, and several models became available in each type (Type A I, Type A II, Type F1, Type F2 etc).<sup id="cite_ref-type3_76-0">[[#cite_note-type3-76|(76)]]</sup> Towards the end of this period there are also "<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ghosthand</del>" cubes,<sup id="cite_ref-type3_76-1">[[#cite_note-type3-76|(76)]]</sup> ("Ghost Hand" being a bad translation of the "Shengshou" company). There are also some Korean-made cubes, notably the "Edison" cube,<sup id="cite_ref-type3_76-2">[[#cite_note-type3-76|(76)]]</sup> but they are hard to get outside of South Korea. The final stage in this era is reached in mid 2010 with Type F2 and Type A5 (or Alpha V) cubes.<sup id="cite_ref-77">[[#cite_note-77|(77)]]</sup> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In </del>June 2010 [[Dayan]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">introduces </del>its Dayan GuHong cube - the first cube which can perform "reverse corner-cutting". This signals the end of an era, and with the launch of Dayan Zhanchi in 2011, a new age of speedcubes will begin.<sup id="cite_ref-zr_75-1">[[#cite_note-zr-75|(75)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The year 2007 sees the Shanghai-based website [[Cube4You]] selling Chinese-made cubes internationally, initially as DIY kits. Cube4You names the cubes arbitarily as Type A, Type B, etc. The first three types (A, B, C) become available in late 2007,<sup id="cite_ref-type1_73-0">[[#cite_note-type1-73|(73)]]</sup> and this is followed in 2008 by another three types (D, E, F).<sup id="cite_ref-type2_74-0">[[#cite_note-type2-74|(74)]]</sup> It eventually becomes clear that these "Types" are made by 5 companies: Type A by <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Guo-jia|</ins>GuoJia<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>(GJ), Type B and Type F by <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>ShengEn<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>, Type C by <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Sheng-Le|</ins>GuoBing/WitEden<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>, Type D by <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>YongJun<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>(YJ), and Type E by <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Diansheng|</ins>DianSheng<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>.<sup id="cite_ref-zr_75-0">[[#cite_note-zr-75|(75)]]</sup> Although these cubes are similiar in design to the original Rubik's Cube they are generally regarded as superior by speedcubers. For nearly 4 years these "Type" cubes dominate the world of speedcubing, and several models became available in each type (Type A I, Type A II, Type F1, Type F2 etc).<sup id="cite_ref-type3_76-0">[[#cite_note-type3-76|(76)]]</sup> Towards the end of this period there are also "<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[GhostHand]]</ins>" cubes,<sup id="cite_ref-type3_76-1">[[#cite_note-type3-76|(76)]]</sup> ("Ghost Hand" being a bad translation of the "Shengshou" company). There are also some Korean-made cubes, notably the "<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>Edison <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Cube|Edison]]</ins>" cube,<sup id="cite_ref-type3_76-2">[[#cite_note-type3-76|(76)]]</sup> but they are hard to get outside of South Korea. The final stage in this era is reached in mid 2010 with Type F2 and Type A5 (or Alpha V) cubes.<sup id="cite_ref-77">[[#cite_note-77|(77)]]</sup> June 2010 <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sees </ins>[[Dayan]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">introduce </ins>its Dayan GuHong cube - the first cube which can perform "reverse corner-cutting". This signals the end of an era, and with the launch of Dayan Zhanchi in 2011, a new age of speedcubes will begin.<sup id="cite_ref-zr_75-1">[[#cite_note-zr-75|(75)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Other dates important in this period are:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Other dates important in this period are:</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2007 May 5:''' At the Spanish Open 2007, [[Thibaut Jacquinot]] achieves the first official 3×3 solve under 10 seconds (9.86 secs).<sup id="cite_ref-rcwr_40-3">[[#cite_note-rcwr-40|(40)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2007 May 5:''' At the Spanish Open 2007, [[Thibaut Jacquinot]] achieves the first official 3×3 solve under 10 seconds (9.86 secs).<sup id="cite_ref-rcwr_40-3">[[#cite_note-rcwr-40|(40)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2007 August:''' Katsuhiko Okamoto wins the Jury Grand prize at the IPP 2007 Puzzle Design Competition for his Void Cube.<sup id="cite_ref-78">[[#cite_note-78|(78)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2007 August:''' Katsuhiko Okamoto wins the Jury Grand prize at the IPP 2007 Puzzle Design Competition for his <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Void cube|</ins>Void Cube<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>.<sup id="cite_ref-78">[[#cite_note-78|(78)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2007 October 7:''' The 4th World Rubik's Cube Championship is held in Budapest, Hungary. [[Yu Nakajima]] wins the 3×3 final with an average time of 12.46 seconds. [[Andrew Kang]] finishes second (13.05) and [[Mitsuki Gunji]] finishes third (13.05).<sup id="cite_ref-scn_65-6">[[#cite_note-scn-65|(65)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2007 October 7:''' The 4th World Rubik's Cube Championship is held in Budapest, Hungary. [[Yu Nakajima]] wins the 3×3 final with an average time of 12.46 seconds. [[Andrew Kang]] finishes second (13.05) and [[Mitsuki Gunji]] finishes third (13.05).<sup id="cite_ref-scn_65-6">[[#cite_note-scn-65|(65)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2008 May 5:''' At the Kashiwa Open 2008, Yu Nakajima achieves the first official 3×3 solve under 9 seconds (8.72 secs).<sup id="cite_ref-rcwr_40-4">[[#cite_note-rcwr-40|(40)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2008 May 5:''' At the Kashiwa Open 2008, Yu Nakajima achieves the first official 3×3 solve under 9 seconds (8.72 secs).<sup id="cite_ref-rcwr_40-4">[[#cite_note-rcwr-40|(40)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2008 June:''' Verdes' big V-Cubes (5×5×5, 6×6×6, 7×7×7) become available in the V-Cubes store.<sup id="cite_ref-scn_65-7">[[#cite_note-scn-65|(65)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2008 June:''' Verdes' big V-Cubes (5×5×5, 6×6×6, 7×7×7) become available in the V-Cubes store.<sup id="cite_ref-scn_65-7">[[#cite_note-scn-65|(65)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2008 July 13:''' At the Czech Open 2008, [[Erik Akkersdijk]] achieves the first official 3×3 solve under 8 seconds (7.08 secs).<sup id="cite_ref-rcwr_40-5">[[#cite_note-rcwr-40|(40)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2008 July 13:''' At the Czech Open 2008, [[Erik Akkersdijk]] achieves the first official 3×3 solve under 8 seconds (7.08 secs).<sup id="cite_ref-rcwr_40-5">[[#cite_note-rcwr-40|(40)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2009 October 11:''' The 5th World Rubik's Cube Championship is held in Düsseldorf, Germany. [[Breandan Vallance]] wins the 3×3 final with an average time of 10.74 seconds. Erik Akkersdijk finishes second (11.52) and [[Tomasz Żołnowski]] finishes third (11.64).<sup id="cite_ref-scn_65-8">[[#cite_note-scn-65|(65)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2009 October 11:''' The 5th World Rubik's Cube Championship is held in Düsseldorf, Germany. [[Breandan Vallance]] wins the 3×3 final with an average time of 10.74 seconds. Erik Akkersdijk finishes second (11.52) and [[Tomasz Żołnowski]] finishes third (11.64).<sup id="cite_ref-scn_65-8">[[#cite_note-scn-65|(65)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
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</table>Spacecircleshttps://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_cubing&diff=30088&oldid=prevSpacecircles: link ; +friendlier reference2017-02-24T17:27:05Z<p>link ; +friendlier reference</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''1982 May 11:''' The Czech Rubik's Cube Championship is won by [[Jessica Fridrich|Jiri (later Jessica) Fridrich]] with a time of 23.55 seconds in the final round.<sup id="cite_ref-cc34_27-3">[[#cite_note-cc34-27|(27)]]</sup> Robert Pergl achieves a time for a single solve of 17.02 seconds: the fastest time in an official tournament until 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-rcwr_40-0">[[#cite_note-rcwr-40|(40)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''1982 May 11:''' The Czech Rubik's Cube Championship is won by [[Jessica Fridrich|Jiri (later Jessica) Fridrich]] with a time of 23.55 seconds in the final round.<sup id="cite_ref-cc34_27-3">[[#cite_note-cc34-27|(27)]]</sup> Robert Pergl achieves a time for a single solve of 17.02 seconds: the fastest time in an official tournament until 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-rcwr_40-0">[[#cite_note-rcwr-40|(40)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2012 March 5:''' Florian Kreyssig publishes a video-tutorial showing his modification of the ShengShou 5×5 Cube which has been used by <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Felix </del>Zemdegs to set world records.<sup id="cite_ref-90">[[#cite_note-90|(90)]]</sup> As a result "Florian modding" comes to imply rounded-off internal corners or "Florian holes".</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2012 March 5:''' Florian Kreyssig publishes a video-tutorial showing his modification of the ShengShou 5×5 Cube which has been used by <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Feliks </ins>Zemdegs to set world records.<sup id="cite_ref-90">[[#cite_note-90|(90)]]</sup> As a result "Florian modding" comes to imply rounded-off internal corners or "Florian holes".</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2012 April:''' Release of the Dayan GuHong v2 3×3 cube.<sup id="cite_ref-reddit1_83-4">[[#cite_note-reddit1-83|(83)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2012 April:''' Release of the Dayan GuHong v2 3×3 cube.<sup id="cite_ref-reddit1_83-4">[[#cite_note-reddit1-83|(83)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2012 December:''' Rubik's introduces their tiled Rubik's Cubes. <sup id="cite_ref-91">[[#cite_note-91|(91)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2012 December:''' Rubik's introduces their tiled Rubik's Cubes. <sup id="cite_ref-91">[[#cite_note-91|(91)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2016 April:''' Release of the Moyu Weilong GTS 3×3 cube. It is seen as one of the three best cubes of 2016 along with the Gans 356 Air and the Valk 3.<sup id="cite_ref-gtsairvalk_99-0">[[#cite_note-gtsairvalk-99|(99)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2016 April:''' Release of the Moyu Weilong GTS 3×3 cube. It is seen as one of the three best cubes of 2016 along with the Gans 356 Air and the Valk 3.<sup id="cite_ref-gtsairvalk_99-0">[[#cite_note-gtsairvalk-99|(99)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2016 May:''' QiYi pioneers the use of magnets as a positioning aid in the Pyraminx.<sup id="cite_ref-100">[[#cite_note-100|(100)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2016 May:''' QiYi pioneers the use of magnets as a positioning aid in the Pyraminx.<sup id="cite_ref-100">[[#cite_note-100|(100)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2016 August:''' Release of the [[Gans]] 356 Air 3×3 cube. An upgrade of their previous 356 cube, it is seen as one the most highly engineered cubes to date.<sup id="cite_ref-101">[[#cite_note-101|(101)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2016 August:''' Release of the [[Gans]] 356 Air 3×3 cube. An upgrade of their previous 356 cube, it is seen as one <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">of </ins>the most highly engineered cubes to date.<sup id="cite_ref-101">[[#cite_note-101|(101)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2016 August:''' Release of the QiYi Valk&#160;3 3×3 cube. Designed with the cooperation of Mats Valk, on November 6 he sets a new world record of 4.74 seconds with this cube.<sup id="cite_ref-102">[[#cite_note-102|(102)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2016 August:''' Release of the QiYi Valk&#160;3 3×3 cube. Designed with the cooperation of Mats Valk, on November 6 he sets a new world record of 4.74 seconds with this cube.<sup id="cite_ref-102">[[#cite_note-102|(102)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2016 September:''' The Cubicle.us store pioneers the use of magnets as a positioning aid in 3×3 cubes.<sup id="cite_ref-103">[[#cite_note-103|(103)]]</sup></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*'''2016 September:''' The Cubicle.us store pioneers the use of magnets as a positioning aid in 3×3 cubes.<sup id="cite_ref-103">[[#cite_note-103|(103)]]</sup></div></td></tr>
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