Mike Hughey
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Mike Hughey ("hue-ee", not "hug-hey") is an American speedcuber from Indianapolis, Indiana. He is best known for his world-class results in 4x4 and 5x5 blindfolded as well as unofficial milestone achievements in big cube BLD and multiBLD.
Mike has hosted the Speedsolving.com Weekly competition since March 2010, taking over from Arnaud van Galen.
His wife, Gloria, and three daughters, Rebecca, Marie, and Rachel, have also competed in WCA competitions.
Milestones
Unofficial BLD firsts
Mike was the first person to (unofficially) achieve the following.
- 7x7 blindfolded (July 2, 2008)
- 8x8 blindfolded (May 7, 2012)
- Square-1 10/10 multiBLD (December 12, 2010)
Trivia
- Mike uses a modified color scheme: "The original color scheme in the USA (back in the early 80's) was the same as the Japanese color scheme, which was basically the same as mine but with green and yellow swapped."
- Chester Lian's YouTube video: "How to pronounce cool North American cubers' names"
Achievements
| National Titles | ||
| Preceded by Alexander Yu 2009, 2010 |
3x3x3 Blindfolded US Champion 2011, 2012 |
Succeeded by Noah Arthurs 2013 |
| Preceded by Chris Hardwick 2010 |
4x4x4 Blindfolded US Champion 2011-2012 |
Succeeded by Riley Woo 2014 |
| Preceded by None |
5x5x5 Blindfolded US Champion 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Succeeded by Dan Sarnelli 2012 |
| Preceded by None |
3x3x3 Multi-Blind US Champion 2008-2012 |
Succeeded by Tim Wong 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Preceded by Dan Sarnelli 2012 |
5x5x5 Blindfolded US Champion 2013 |
Succeeded by Evan Brown 2014 |
External links
- Mike Hughey's cubing website
- Speedsolving.com: Interview with Mike Hughey
- CubeCast Podcast: Episode 05 - Mike Hughey
- Mike Hughey's YouTube account
- Speedsolving.com: Mike Hughey solves 8x8x8 BLD
- Speedsolving.com: Mike Hughey square-1 multiBLD 10/10
- Speedsolving.com: Mike Hughey 7x7x7 BLD 1:10:51.69
- Speedsolving.com: Mike Hughey OH BLD behind back while juggling 2 balls
- Speedsolving.com: Mike describing his weekly regimen of BLD
