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 3x3x3 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 Felix Zemdegs), winning in 2017 and 2023[2]. He also currently holds the world records for the 4x4x4 solve (single and average), 5x5x5 solve (single and average), 6x6x6 solve (single), and 7x7x7 solve (single and average).
Records held
[edit]Park holds the world record for average of five 4x4x4 solves: 21.11 seconds, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 21 2019. He used to hold the world record for a single solve of 18.42, before German speedcuber Sebastian Weyer took it in September of 2019.[3]
Park holds the world records for single and average of five 5x5x5 solves: 34.94 seconds and 39.65 seconds, set at Houston Winter 2020 and CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 respectively.[4] Prior to Park's first 5x5x5 record, the records for single and average of five 5x5x5 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 5x5x5 record since 11 August 2012.[5]
Park holds the world records for single and mean of three 6x6x6 solves: 1 minute, 9.51 seconds and 1 minute, 15.90 seconds, respectively, both set on January 25, 2020 at Houston Winter 2020.[6]
Park holds the world records for single and mean of three 7x7x7 solves: 1 minute, 40.89 seconds and 1 minute, 46.57 seconds, set at Cubing Nationals 2019 and Houston Winter 2020 respectively.[7]
Park holds the world record for average of five 3x3x3 solves with one hand: 9.42 seconds, set on 16 September 2018 at Berkeley Summer 2018.[8] 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. Park also holds the world record single for one-handed solving at 6.82 seconds set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019, breaking the longest standing cubing world record which was held by Feliks Zemdegs.[9]
At the World Championship 2017 in Paris, Park won 3x3x3 and 3x3x3 one-handed and placed 3rd in 5x5x5 and 6x6x6.[10]
At the World Championship 2019 in Melbourne, Park won 4x4x4, 5x5x5, 6x6x6, 7x7x7, and 3x3x3 One-Handed. Park finished 4th in the 3x3x3 final after winning the first three rounds.[11]
Park is the 2-time US National Champion in 3x3x3, 3-time champion in 4x4x4, 2-time champion in 5x5x5, 2018 champion in 6x6x6, 2018 champion in 7x7x7, and 2-time champion in 3x3x3 One-Handed.
Park is one of two cubers to have solved the 3x3x3 in less than 5 seconds in competition at least five times,[12] and one of the two cubers to have achieved at least five sub-6 second averages of five 3x3x3 solves in competition.[13]
Park is autistic, and has used cubing to develop his social and fine motor skills.[14]
| Event | Type | Time (min:sec) | World Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 | Single | 3.13 | 1st |
| Average | 4.86 | 4th | |
| 4x4x4 | Single | 15.71 | 1st |
| Average | 19.38 | 1st | |
| 5x5x5 | Single | 32.52 | 1st |
| Average | 35.94 | 1st | |
| 6x6x6 | Single | 59.74 | 1st |
| Average | 1:07.11 | 2nd | |
| 7x7x7 | Single | 1:35.68 | 1st |
| Average | 1:39.68 | 1st | |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed |
Single | 6.20 | 2nd |
| Average | 8.62 | 2nd |
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
- ^ World Cube Association - 7x7x7 Records
- ^ World Cube Association - 3x3x3 One-Handed Records
- ^ World Cube Association - 3x3x3 One-Handed History
- ^ World Cube Association - World Championship 2017 podiums
- ^ World Cube Association - Max Park at World Championship 2019
- ^ World Cube Association - 3x3x3 Most Sub-X Solves
- ^ World Cube Association - 3x3x3 Average Results
- ^ For Every Mom - Article on Park's Autism