World records in speedcubing are ratified by the World Cube Association (WCA).[1] The WCA ratifies records in 17 events. All events except 3×3×3 multi-blind have two categories: single and average.[2]
For most events, an average of five is taken, but for 6×6×6, 7×7×7, 3×3×3 blindfolded, 3×3×3 fewest moves, 4×4×4 blindfolded and 5×5×5 blindfolded, an average of three is taken. For averages of five solves, the best time and the worst time are dropped, and the mean of the remaining three solves is taken. For averages of three solves, the mean of all three is taken.[3]
World records
editThe world records are as follows:[2]
| Event | Type | Result | Name | Result details | Competition | WCA Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3×3 Cube | Single | 3.13 |  Max Park
|
Pride in Long Beach 2023 | [1] | |
| Average | 4.09 |  Yiheng Wang (王艺衡)
|
3.83, (5.16), 4.55, (3.71), 3.88 | Xuzhou Autumn 2024 | [2] | |
| 2×2×2 Cube | Single | 0.43 |  Teodor Zajder
|
Warsaw Cube Masters 2023 | [3] | |
| Average | 0.78 | Yiheng Wang (王艺衡)
|
0.78 / (0.70) / (0.97) / 0.78 / 0.81 | Johor Cube Open 2024 | [4] | |
| 4×4×4 Cube | Single | 15.71 | Max Park
|
Colorado Mountain Tour - Evergreen 2024 | [5] | |
| Average | 19.38 | Max Park
|
(17.60) / 18.49 / 19.37 / (23.80) / 20.28 | Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023 | [6] | |
| 5×5×5 Cube | Single | 31.60 | Tymon Kolasiński
|
DuPage Fall 2024 | [7] | |
| Average | 34.76 | Max Park
|
(39.71) / 35.10 / 33.55 / 35.44 / (33.75) | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | [8] | |
| 6×6×6 Cube | Single | 58.03 | Max Park
|
CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | [9] | |
| Average | 1:05.66 | Max Park
|
1:09.34 / 1:09.61 / 58.03 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | [10] | |
| 7×7×7 Cube | Single | 1:34.15 | Max Park
|
Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | [11] | |
| Average | 1:39.68 | Max Park
|
1:36.19 / 1:38.19 / 1:44.65 | Nub Open Yucaipa 2024 | [12] | |
| 3×3×3 Blindfolded | Single | 12.00 | Tommy Cherry
|
Triton Tricubealon 2024 | [13] | |
| Average | 14.05 | Tommy Cherry
|
13.48 / 14.42 / 14.24 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | [14] | |
| 3×3×3 Fewest moves | Single | 16 |  Sebastiano Tronto
|
FMC 2019 | [15] | |
| Aedan Bryant
|
Ashfield Summer Challenge 2024 | [16] | ||||
| Levi Gibson
|
[17] | |||||
| Average | 20 |  Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文)
|
20 / 21 / 19 | FMC Johor Bahru 2023 | [18] | |
| 23 / 18 / 19 | FMC West Melbourne 2024 | [19] | ||||
| 3×3×3 One-handed | Single | 5.66 |  Dhruva Sai Meruva
|
Swiss Nationals 2024 | [20] | |
| Average | 8.09 |  Sean Patrick Villanueva
|
8.94 / (9.38) / 7.71 / (6.60) / 7.63 | Quezon City Open II 2024 | [21] | |
| Clock | Single | 1.97 | Brendyn Dunagan
|
La La Land 2024 | [22] | |
| Average | 2.39 |  Volodymyr Kapustianskyi
|
(2.96) / 2.46 / (2.24) / 2.29 / 2.43 | Grand Forks 2024 | [23] | |
| Megaminx | Single | 23.18 |  Leandro Martín López
|
Di Tella Inspira 2024 | [24] | |
| Average | 26.84 | Leandro Martín López
|
(25.22) / 26.31 / 26.55 / 27.67 / (28.15) | Nacionales Argentinas 2023 | [25] | |
| Pyraminx | Single | 0.73 | Simon Kellum
|
Middleton Meetup Thursday 2023 | [26] | |
| Average | 1.27 | Lingkun Jiang (姜凌坤)
|
(1.43) / 1.22 / (1.18) / 1.21 / 1.39 | Deqing Small Cubes Summer 2024 | [27] | |
| Skewb | Single | 0.75 | Carter Kucala
|
Going Fast in Grandview 2024 | [28] | |
| Average | 1.52 | Carter Kucala
|
1.65 / 1.45 / (2.57) / (1.37) / 1.45 | CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 | [29] | |
| Square-1 | Single | 3.41 | Ryan Pilat
|
Wichita Family ArtVenture 2024 | [30] | |
| Average | 4.81 | Dylan Baumbach
|
(4.19) / 4.40 / 5.13 / 4.89 / (DNF) | Cube More in Ardmore 2024 | [31] | |
| 4×4×4 Blindfolded | Single | 51.96 | Stanley Chapel
|
4BLD in a Madison Hall 2023 | [32] | |
| Average | 1:06.46 | Stanley Chapel
|
1:01.14 / 1:04.03 / 1:14.20 | PBQ and a Little Eggstra Oxford 2024 | [33] | |
| 5×5×5 Blindfolded | Single | 2:04.41 | Stanley Chapel
|
Virginia Championship 2023 | [34] | |
| Average | 2:27.63 | Stanley Chapel
|
2:32.48 / 2:28.80 / 2:21.62 | Michigan Cubing Club Epsilon 2019 | [35] | |
| 3×3×3 Multi-blind | n/a | 62/65 | Graham Siggins
|
57:47 | Blind Is Back LA 2022 | [36] |
References
edit- ^ Swatman, Rachel (2018-05-08). "Feliks Zemdegs achieves fastest time to solve a Rubik's Cube in 4.22 seconds". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ a b "Records | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "WCA Regulations | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 2024-09-25.