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Max Park
Born (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 22)
NationalityAmerican
Known forRubik's Cube speedsolving
Medal record
Representing  United States
Speedcubing
WCA World Championship
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
3x3x3 1 0 0
4x4x4 1 0 0
5x5x5 1 0 1
6x6x6 1 0 1
7x7x7 1 0 0
3x3x3 One-Handed 2 0 0
Total 7 0 2
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paris 3x3x3
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paris 3x3x3 One-Handed
Gold medal – first place 2019 Melbourne 4x4x4
Gold medal – first place 2019 Melbourne 5x5x5
Gold medal – first place 2019 Melbourne 6x6x6
Gold medal – first place 2019 Melbourne 7x7x7
Gold medal – first place 2019 Melbourne 3x3x3 One-Handed
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris 5x5x5
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris 6x6x6
US National Championship
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
3x3x3 2 0 1
4x4x4 3 0 0
5x5x5 2 1 0
6x6x6 1 2 0
7x7x7 1 1 1
3x3x3 One-Handed 2 0 1
Total 11 4 3
Gold medal – first place 2016 Portland, OR 4x4x4
Gold medal – first place 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 3x3x3
Gold medal – first place 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 4x4x4
Gold medal – first place 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 5x5x5
Gold medal – first place 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 3x3x3 One-Handed
Gold medal – first place 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 3x3x3
Gold medal – first place 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 4x4x4
Gold medal – first place 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 5x5x5
Gold medal – first place 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 6x6x6
Gold medal – first place 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 7x7x7
Gold medal – first place 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 3x3x3 One-Handed
Silver medal – second place 2016 Portland, OR 5x5x5
Silver medal – second place 2016 Portland, OR 6x6x6
Silver medal – second place 2016 Portland, OR 7x7x7
Silver medal – second place 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 6x6x6
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Portland, OR 3x3x3
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Portland, OR 3x3x3 One-Handed
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 7x7x7

Max Park is an American Rubik's Cube speedsolver who formerly held the world record average of five 3x3x3 solves (by WCA traditions), 6.39 seconds, set on 23 April 2017 at OCSEF Open 2017.[1] Prior to this, the record had been held by Feliks Zemdegs of Australia, who had improved it 9 times over 7 years from 9.21 seconds on 30 January 2010 to 6.45 seconds.[2] Park is the only cuber other than Zemdegs to have set the record since 27 September 2009.[2]

Biography[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]

Notable rankings[15][edit]

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 1st
Average 8.62 2nd

References[edit]

  1. ^ World Cube Association - 3x3x3 Records
  2. ^ a b World Cube Association - 3x3x3 History
  3. ^ World Cube Association - 4x4x4 Records
  4. ^ World Cube Association - 5x5x5 Records
  5. ^ a b World Cube Association - 5x5x5 History
  6. ^ World Cube Association - 6x6x6 Records
  7. ^ World Cube Association - 7x7x7 Records
  8. ^ World Cube Association - 3x3x3 One-Handed Records
  9. ^ World Cube Association - 3x3x3 One-Handed History
  10. ^ World Cube Association - World Championship 2017 podiums
  11. ^ World Cube Association - Max Park at World Championship 2019
  12. ^ World Cube Association - 3x3x3 Most Sub-X Solves
  13. ^ World Cube Association - 3x3x3 Average Results
  14. ^ For Every Mom - Article on Park's Autism
  15. ^ World Cube Association - Max Park rankings
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