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Max Park
Park in 2024
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 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
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
Gold medal – first place 2023 Incheon 3x3x3
Gold medal – first place 2023 Incheon 5x5x5
Gold medal – first place 2023 Incheon 7x7x7
Bronze medal – third place 2023Paris 5x5x5
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris 6x6x6
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Incheon 4x4x4
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
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
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baltimore, MD 4x4x4
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baltimore, MD 5x5x5
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baltimore, MD 6x6x6
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baltimore, MD 7x7x7
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baltimore, MD 3x3x3 One-Handed
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 3x3x3
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 4x4x4
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 5x5x5
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 6x6x6
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 7x7x7
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 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
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baltimore, MD 3x3x3

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] Widely regarded as one of the greatest speedcubers of all time, Park 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 (single and average) world records for the 4×4×4, 6×6×6, and 7×7×7 solves, as well as the 5×5×5 mean record.

Records held

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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 6×6×6 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]

Career

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Park got into cubing in 2012, and went to his first competition in the same year. At his second competition, Park won the 6×6×6 event.[15] Park continued competing and improving, winning his first gold medal in the 3×3×3 event at the Nub Open 2016. [16] On February 25, 2017, Park broke the North American Average for the 3×3×3 event, with a result of 6.92 seconds. [17]

Notable rankings[1]

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Event Type Time (min:sec) World Ranking
3×3×3 Single 3.13 1st
Average 4.86 5th
4×4×4 Single 15.71 1st
Average 19.38 1st
5×5×5 Single 32.52 2nd
Average 34.76 1st
6×6×6 Single 58.03 1st
Average 1:05.66 1st
7×7×7 Single 1:34.15 1st
Average 1:39.68 1st
3×3×3
One-Handed 		Single 6.20 2nd
Average 8.62 5th

References

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  1. ^ a b World Cube Association - Max Park rankings
  2. ^ "Most wins of the WCA World Championship". Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  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. ^ [1]
  8. ^ World Cube Association - 7x7x7 Records
  9. ^ World Cube Association - 3x3x3 One-Handed Records
  10. ^ 3x3x3 One-Handed History
  11. ^ World Cube Association - World Championship 2017 podiums
  12. ^ World Cube Association - Max Park at World Championship 2019
  13. ^ "Rankings | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  14. ^ For Every Mom - Article on Park's Autism
  15. ^ https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/DiamondBar2012
  16. ^ https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/NubOpen2016
  17. ^ https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/CaltechWinter2017
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