Max Park

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]

Max Park
Park in 2022
Born (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001
NationalityAmerican
Known forRubik's Cube speedsolving
Medal record
Representing  United States
Speedcubing
WCA World Championship
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
3x3x3 2 0 0
4x4x4 1 0 1
5x5x5 2 0 1
6x6x6 1 0 1
7x7x7 2 0 0
3x3x3 One-Handed 2 0 0
Total 10 0 3
2017 Paris3x3x3
2017 Paris3x3x3 One-Handed
2019 Melbourne4x4x4
2019 Melbourne5x5x5
2019 Melbourne6x6x6
2019 Melbourne7x7x7
2019 Melbourne3x3x3 One-Handed
2023 Incheon3x3x3
2023 Incheon5x5x5
2023 Incheon7x7x7
2017 Paris5x5x5
2017 Paris6x6x6
2023 Incheon4x4x4
US National Championship
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
3x3x3 3 0 2
4x4x4 5 0 0
5x5x5 4 1 0
6x6x6 3 2 0
7x7x7 3 1 1
3x3x3 One-Handed 4 0 1
Total 22 4 4
2016 Portland, OR4x4x4
2017 Fort Wayne, IN3x3x3
2017 Fort Wayne, IN4x4x4
2017 Fort Wayne, IN5x5x5
2017 Fort Wayne, IN3x3x3 One-Handed
2018 Salt Lake City, UT3x3x3
2018 Salt Lake City, UT4x4x4
2018 Salt Lake City, UT5x5x5
2018 Salt Lake City, UT6x6x6
2018 Salt Lake City, UT7x7x7
2018 Salt Lake City, UT3x3x3 One-Handed
2019 Baltimore, MD4x4x4
2019 Baltimore, MD5x5x5
2019 Baltimore, MD6x6x6
2019 Baltimore, MD7x7x7
2019 Baltimore, MD3x3x3 One-Handed
2023 Pittsburgh, PA3x3x3
2023 Pittsburgh, PA4x4x4
2023 Pittsburgh, PA5x5x5
2023 Pittsburgh, PA6x6x6
2023 Pittsburgh, PA7x7x7
2023 Pittsburgh, PA3x3x3 One-Handed
2016 Portland, OR5x5x5
2016 Portland, OR6x6x6
2016 Portland, OR7x7x7
2017 Fort Wayne, IN6x6x6
2016 Portland, OR3x3x3
2016 Portland, OR3x3x3 One-Handed
2017 Fort Wayne, IN7x7x7
2019 Baltimore, MD3x3x3

Biography

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]

EventTypeTime (min:sec)World Ranking
3x3x3 Single3.131st
Average4.864th
4x4x4 Single9.571st
Average19.381st
5x5x5 Single32.521st
Average35.941st
6x6x6 Single59.741st
Average1:07.112nd
7x7x7 Single1:35.681st
Average1:39.681st
3x3x3
One-Handed
Single6.201st
Average8.622nd

References

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