Max Park
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Born | 28 November 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Known for | Rubik's Cube speedsolving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Max Park is an American Rubik's Cube speedsolver who currently holds the world record for the fastest 3×3×3 Rubik's cube single solve, set in June of 2023 at 3.13 seconds.[1] He is one of the only two speedcubers ever to win the World Cube Association World Championship twice (the other being Feliks Zemdegs), winning in 2017 and 2023.[2] He also currently holds the world records for the 4×4×4 solve (single and average), 5×5×5 solve (single and average), 6×6×6 solve (single and average), and 7×7×7 solve (single and average).
Records held
[edit]Park holds the world record for average of five 4×4×4 solves: 19.38 seconds, set at Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023. He also holds the world record for a single solve with a time of 15.71, achieved at Colorado Mountain Tour - Evergreen 2024 .[3]
Park holds the world records for single and average of five 5×5×5 solves: 32.52 seconds and 34.76 seconds, set at DFW Megacomp 2024 and Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 respectively.[4] Prior to Park's first 5×5×5 record, the records for single and average of five 5×5×5 solves had been held by Feliks Zemdegs of Australia, who had improved the two records a combined 32 times.[5] Park is the only cuber other than Zemdegs to have set either 5×5×5 record since 11 August 2012.[5]
Park holds the world records for single and mean of three 6x6x6 solves: 58.03 seconds and 1:05.66 seconds, respectively, both set at CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 .[6] At Southeast Championship 2022, Max Park broke the 1 minute barrier on 6×6×6 for the first time with a solve of 59.74, a feat that his rival Feliks Zemdegs had previously stated was impossible [7]
Park holds the world records for single and mean of three 7×7×7 solves: 1 minute, 34.15 seconds and 1 minute, 39.68 seconds, set at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 and Nub Open Yucaipa 2024 respectively.[8]
Park previously held the world record for average of five 3×3×3 solves with one hand (1H): 8.62 seconds but this has since been beaten by Sean Patrick Villanueva from the Phillippines.[9] Park was the first person to achieve a sub-10 second one-handed average in competition, with an average of 9.99 seconds on 13 January 2018 at Thanks Four The Invite 2018.[10]
At the World Championship 2017 in Paris, Park won 3×3×3 and 3×3×3 one-handed and placed 3rd in 5×5×5 and 6×6×6.[11]
At the World Championship 2019 in Melbourne, Park won 4×4×4, 5×5×5, 6×6×6, 7×7×7, and 3×3×3 One-Handed. Park finished 4th in the 3×3×3 final after winning the first three rounds.[12]
Park is the 2-time US National Champion in 3×3×3, 3-time champion in 4×4×4, 2-time champion in 5×5×5, 2018 champion in 6×6×6, 2018 champion in 7×7×7, and 2-time champion in 3×3×3 One-Handed (OH/1H).
Park is currently ranked 1st in the world for 3×3×3 single with a result of 3.13, set in 2023 and 5th in the world for 3×3×3 average, with a result of 4.86, set in 2022.[13]
Park is autistic, and has used cubing to develop his social and fine motor skills.[14]
Event | Type | Time (min:sec) | World Ranking |
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3x3x3 | Single | 3.13 | 1st |
Average | 4.86 | 5th | |
4x4x4 | Single | 15.71 | 1st |
Average | 19.38 | 1st | |
5x5x5 | Single | 32.52 | 1st |
Average | 34.76 | 1st | |
6x6x6 | Single | 58.03 | 1st |
Average | 1:05.66 | 1st | |
7x7x7 | Single | 1:34.15 | 1st |
Average | 1:39.68 | 1st | |
3x3x3 One-Handed |
Single | 6.20 | 2nd |
Average | 8.62 | 5th |
References
[edit]- ^ a b World Cube Association - Max Park rankings
- ^ "Most wins of the WCA World Championship". Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ World Cube Association - 4x4x4 Records
- ^ World Cube Association - 5x5x5 Records
- ^ a b World Cube Association - 5x5x5 History
- ^ World Cube Association - 6x6x6 Records
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- ^ World Cube Association - 7x7x7 Records
- ^ World Cube Association - 3x3x3 One-Handed Records
- ^ 3x3x3 One-Handed History
- ^ World Cube Association - World Championship 2017 podiums
- ^ World Cube Association - Max Park at World Championship 2019
- ^ "Rankings | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ For Every Mom - Article on Park's Autism