SpeedCubing.com News archive 2007

  
December 31, 2007Mitsuki Gunji broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube without inspection, with a new average record of 13.23 seconds.
December 30, 2007The Gdansk Open 2008 will take place on February 24, 2008 in Gdansk, Poland. Check out the Gdansk Open 2008 website for more information and registration.
December 29, 2007"Local Rubik's whiz helms 'speed cuber' club".
December 27, 2007Andy Tsao set an average of 9.93 seconds for the computer Rubik's Cube on ryanheise.com.
December 24, 2007Merry Christmas to all our friends (picture by István Kocza).
December 23, 2007Edouard Chambon won the Lyon Winter Open 2007 with an average of 12.88 seconds. Lars Vandenbergh finished second (16.55) and Thomas Watiotienne finished third (16.55).
African records: Etienne Amany 3x3 13.84 (single).
December 21, 2007The UCSD competition 2008 will take place on January 27, 2008 in La Jolla, California, USA. Contact the organization team for more information and registration.
December 20, 2007Ton Dennenbroek and Maria Oey got married today.
December 17, 2007Solve the cube and join the Swedish army.
December 17, 2007Marc van Beest broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 4x4x4 Cube, with a new average record of 50.65 seconds.
December 17, 2007"From the Archives: Christmas Memories & Hot Gifts from 1980-84".
December 17, 2007More information on the new Rubik's Cube solving robot.
December 16, 2007Grzegorz Luczyna broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Pyraminx, with a new average record of 4.48 seconds.
December 16, 2007Edouard Chambon won the Swedish Cube Day competition 2007 with an average of 12.60 seconds. Erik Akkersdijk finished second (14.36) and Gunnar Krig finished third (14.93).
World records: Erik Akkersdijk 5x5 1:30.03 (single) 1:36.71 (average), Megaminx 1:12.59 (single) 1:14.02 (average), Mátyás Kuti 4x4 blindfolded 5:26.03.
December 15, 2007Timothy Sun won the Beijing Open 2007 with an average of 15.40 seconds. Kim Chan-Woo finished second (17.00) and Hui Hing Ho finished third (19.68).
Asian records: Danyang Chen 3x3 blindfolded 1:10.27, Chan Tak Chuen Magic 0.97 (single), Hui Hing Ho Magic 1.37 (average).
December 14, 2007Andrew Kang solved 233 cubes in 1 hour.
December 13, 2007Cube meeting in Singapore.
December 10, 2007"The cube is putty in his hands".
December 9, 2007Pedro Santos Guimarăes won the Brazil Open 2007 with an average of 15.71 seconds. Leonardo Tambellini finished second (22.54) and Renan Mondini Cerpe finished third (23.44).
South American records: Pedro Santos Guimarăes 3x3 12.63 (single) 15.71 (average), 4x4 1:33.51 (average), 5x5 2:38.35 (single) 2:56.76 (average), 2x2 7.94 (average), 3x3 blindfolded 1:53.34, Rafael Werneck Cinoto 2x2 5.99 (single), 3x3 feet 2:04.03 (single), Willian Fidęncio Megaminx 2:40.08 (single) 3:06.38 (average).
December 9, 2007Tomasz Kiedrowicz broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Pyraminx, with a new average record of 5.17 seconds.
December 9, 2007"Small group of Rubik's Cube players come together".
December 8, 2007Rowe Hessler broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube blindfolded, with a new record of 37.54 seconds.
December 7, 2007Andrew Kang did the 42 cube marathon in 10 minutes 12.14 seconds.
December 5, 2007Another cube solving robot.
December 4, 2007The Indian Open 2008 will take place on February 16, 2008 in Kanpur, India. Check out the Indian Open 2008 website for more information and registration.
December 4, 2007The Diliman Open 2008 will take place on January 5, 2008 in Quezon City, Philippines. Check out the PCA website for more information and registration.
December 4, 2007The Danish Open 2008 will take place on March 29/30, 2008 in Nyborg, Denmark. Check out the Danish Open 2008 website for more information and registration.
December 2, 2007Rubik's Cube on Russian tv (English translation).
December 2, 2007The Kawasaki Open 2008 will take place on January 14, 2008 in Kawasaki, Japan. Contact the organization team for more information and registration.
November 25, 2007David Calvo Vivas won the Spain Championship 2007 with an average of 16.18 seconds. Ernesto Fernández Regueira finished second (20.37) and Manuel López Sheriff finished third (21.25).
November 25, 2007Erik Akkersdijk broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 4x4x4 Cube, with a new average record of 52.92 seconds.
November 25, 2007The Belgian Open 2008 will take place on February 2/3, 2008 in Leuven, Belgium. Check out the Belgian Open 2008 website for more information and registration.
November 25, 2007Harris Chan won the Toronto Open Fall 2007 with an average in the final of 12.73 seconds. Craig Bouchard finished second (16.05) and Derrick Eide finished third (16.25).
North American records: Harris Chan 3x3 9.80 (single), Derrick Eide Megaminx 1:48.11 (single) 2:01.06 (average).
African records: Emile Compion 3x3 15.96 (single) 18.98 (average), 5x5 2:22.19 (single) 2:29.99 (average), 2x2 6.58 (single) 8.17 (average), 3x3 blindfolded 4:37.69, 3x3 one-handed 25.77 (single), Magic 1.58 (single).
November 24, 2007Jason Baum won the Virginia Open 2007 with an average in the final of 14.15 seconds. Mitchell Stern finished second (14.72) and Chris Hardwick finished third (16.16).
North American records: Chris Hardwick 4x4 blindfolded 6:20.96.
Australian records: Peter Still Magic 2.78 (single) 3.00 (average), Jasmine Lee Master Magic 4.90 (single) 5.56 (average).
November 24, 2007Marc van Beest broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 4x4x4 Cube, with a new average record of 53.48 seconds.
November 24, 2007Anssi Vanhala broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube with feet, with a new average record of 44.77 seconds.
November 24, 2007Erik Akkersdijk won the Dutch Championship 2007 with an average in the final of 14.15 seconds. Joël van Noort finished second (15.12) and Rama Temmink finished third (15.30).
World records: Ron van Bruchem 3x3 9.55 (single).
November 23, 2007Takayuki Ookusa broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 5x5x5 Cube, with a new average record of 1 minute 32.31 seconds.
November 20, 2007"Rubik's speed racers".
November 19, 2007The KCA Korea Open 2008 will take place on January 20, 2008 in Incheon, Korea. Check out the KCA Korea Open 2008 website for more information and registration.
November 19, 2007The French Open 2008 will take place on March 15-16, 2008 in Paris, France. Check out the French Open 2008 website for more information and registration.
November 18, 2007Four Rubik's Cube programs for PSP.
November 18, 2007Andy Tsao won the Berkeley Fall competition 2007 with an average in the final of 12.38 seconds. Leyan Lo finished second (13.58) and Dan Dzoan finished third (14.93).
North American records: Andy Tsao 3x3 12.38 (average), Frank Morris 4x4 1:02.32 (average), 5x5 1:37.58 (single) 1:42.54 (average), Dan Dzoan 4x4 52.84 (single).
November 17, 2007Yohei Oka won the Ibaraki competition 2007 with an average in the final of 13.51 seconds. Sinpei Araki finished second (14.74) and Tatsuya Ookubo finished third (15.54).
World records: Takayuki Ookusa 5x5 1:42.16 (average).
Asian records: Kouetso Ando 3x3 9.83 (single), Takayuki Ookusa 5x5 1:35.90 (single), Takuma Akutsu 3x3 one-handed 21.21 (average), Yohei Oka Pyraminx 4.83 (single) 6.79 (average).
November 15, 2007The Beijing Open 2007 will take place on December 15, 2007 in Beijing, China. Check out the Beijing Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
November 15, 2007Rubik's Cube motif on LA Auto Show 2008.
November 14, 2007"How to break a Rubik's Cube record underwater - in one breath".
November 12, 2007The Swedish Cube Day competition 2007 will take place on December 15, 2007 in Kungsängen, Sweden. Check out the Swedish Cube Day 2007 website for more information and registration.
November 12, 2007Rubik's Cube subwoofer.
November 11, 2007"Worlds Largest Rubik's Cube From 1982 Worlds Fair".
November 11, 2007Shotaro Makisumi won the Caltech Fall competition 2007 with an average in the final of 13.90 seconds. Leyan Lo finished second (14.95) and Chris Dzoan finished third (16.98).
World records: Chris Dzoan 3x3 one-handed 20.91 (average).
November 11, 2007Mátyás Kuti won the UK Open 2007 with an average in the final of 13.85 seconds. Breandon McElhill finished second (14.61) and Rama Temmink finished third (14.80).
World records: Mátyás Kuti 4x4 46.63 (single), 5x5 1:30.58 (single), Ron van Bruchem 2x2 2.65 (single).
November 8, 2007The Lyon Winter Open 2007 will take place on December 22, 2007 in Lyon, France. Check out the Lyon Winter Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
November 3, 2007Mitchell Stern won the Pleasantville Fall competition 2007 with an average in the final of 14.00 seconds. Erik Johnson finished second (17.49) and Anthony Benis finished third (18.75).
North American records: Mitchell Stern 2x2 5.64 (average), Alexander Yu Pyraminx 8.12 (single), Sam Boyles Master Magic 2.63 (single) 2.75 (average).
African records: Emile Compion 4x4 1:35.38 (single) 1:40.07 (average), 5x5 2:26.66 (single) 2:30.74 (average), 2x2 6.83 (single) 10.24 (average), 3x3 blindfolded 5:13.40, 3x3 one-handed 34.23 (single) 35.63 (average), Pyraminx 15.64 (single) 20.94 (average), Magic 1.63 (single) 1.73 (average), Master Magic 3.47 (single) 4.15 (average).
November 1, 2007Lukasz Cialon broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 2x2x2 Cube, with a new average record of 3.17 seconds.
October 30, 2007Harris Chan broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube, with a new average record of 10.64 seconds.
October 30, 2007Harris Chan broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube without inspection, with a new average record of 13.41 seconds.
October 28, 2007Ravi Fernando won the Minnesota Open 2007 with an average in the final of 13.80 seconds. Phil Thomas finished second (16.87) and Isaac Wappes finished third (21.96).
October 27, 2007The Brazil Open 2007 will take place on December 8, 2007 in Sumaré, Săo Paulo, Brazil. Check out the Brazil Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
October 26, 2007Harris Chan broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube, with a new average of 100 record of 11.68 seconds.
October 25, 2007The Dutch National Championship 2007 will take place on November 24, 2007 in Zwolle, The Netherlands. Check out the Dutch Championship 2007 website for more information and registration.
October 24, 2007The Virginia Open 2007 will take place on November 24, 2007 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Contact organizer Adam Zamora for more information and registration.
October 24, 2007"The Fentix Cube - an electronic emulation of a Rubik's cube".
October 24, 2007Kai Jiptner and Michel Bechtatou on German national tv.
October 23, 2007"Watch Blind Man Solve Rubik's Cube".
October 21, 2007The Toronto Open Fall 2007 will take place on November 24, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Check out the Toronto Open Fall 2007 website for more information and registration.
October 21, 2007Erik Akkersdijk broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Megaminx, with a new average record of 1 minute 9.89 seconds.
October 20, 2007Stefan Pochmann won the German Championship 2007 with an average in the final of 16.00 seconds. Michel Bechtatou finished second (17.80) and Kai Jiptner finished third (19.34).
October 20, 2007Takuma Yoshida broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube one-handed, with a new average record of 18.44 seconds.
October 19, 2007"27 years after hitting the market, Rubik's Cube finds new fans".
October 17, 2007Erik Akkersdijk solved a 2x2, 3x3 and 4x4 cube in 1 minute 9.59 seconds.
October 16, 2007Erik Akkersdijk solved a 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 cube in 2 minutes 57.75 seconds.
October 15, 2007Jimmy Coll solving Rubik's Cube in 34 seconds while skydiving.
October 15, 2007Anssi Vanhala broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube with feet, with a new average record of 45.38 seconds.
October 14, 2007Joël van Noort won the Dutch Open 2007 with an average in the final of 13.77 seconds. Erik Akkersdijk finished second (14.88) and Rama Temmink finished third (14.95).
World records: Erik Akkersdijk 3x3 9.77 (single), Megaminx 1:14.90 (single) 1:18.86 (average).
European records: Erik Akkersdijk 5x5 1:42.08 (single), Rama Temmink 3x3 one-handed 21.27 (average).
October 13, 2007Rubik's Cube controlled sequencer.
October 12, 2007Harris Chan did the 42 cube marathon in 10 minutes 28 seconds.
October 12, 2007The Berkeley Fall competition 2007 will take place on November 17, 2007 in Berkeley, California, USA. Check out the Berkeley Fall 2007 website for more information and registration.
October 7, 2007Yu Nakajima won the World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 with an average in the final of 12.46 seconds. Andrew Kang finished second (13.05) and Mitsuki Gunji finished third (13.05).
World records: Mátyás Kuti 5x5 1:45.07 (average), 3x3 multiple blindfolded 15 cubes in 46:17, 4x4 blindfolded 6:12.32, Ryan Patricio 3x3 one-handed 21.13 (average), Lukasz Cialon 2x2 3.91 (average), Erik Akkersdijk Megaminx 1:17.46 (single) 1:19.16 (average).
Asian records: Shotaro Makisumi 3x3 blindfolded 1:39.56, 2x2 2.82 (single), Mitsuki Gunji 3x3 one-handed 18.06 (single), Yumu Tabuchi 3x3 fewest moves 37, 4x4 blindfolded 12:58.10, Bernett Orlando 5x5 blindfolded 55:39, 3x3 multiple blindfolded 3 cubes in 27:04.
Australian records: Peter Still Magic 2.91 (single) 3.17 (average).
European records: Tomasz Zolnowski 5x5 1:42.51 (single).
North American records: Andrew Kang 3x3 13.05 (average), Bob Burton Clock 18.04 (average).
South American records: Pedro Santos Guimarăes 3x3 13.00 (single) 16.67 (average), 4x4 1:22.02 (single), 3x3 blindfolded 2:08.97, 3x3 one-handed 26.47 (single) 27.30 (average).
October 2, 2007Ganyuan Jiang won the Guangdong Open 2007 with an average in the final of 15.40 seconds. Timothy Sun finished second (16.30) and Yi Wei finished third (16.71).
World records: Enxi Xie youngest Rubik's Cube solver 4 years 6 months 10 days.
Asian records: Chan Tak Chuen Magic 1.58 (average).
Australian records: Joshua Li 3x3 16.33 (single) 18.10 (average), 4x4 1:17.93 (single) 1:31.55 (average), 5x5 2:20.54 (single) 2:39.24 (average), 2x2 5.38 (single) 10.13 (average), 3x3 one-handed 22.75 (single) 27.08 (average).
North American records: Timothy Sun Magic 1.02 (single) 1.12 (average).
October 2, 2007Yu Nakajima broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube, with a new average of 100 record of 11.80 seconds.
October 2, 2007"The New Club on the Block".
September 30, 2007"The coolest geek on the block".
September 29, 2007Anssi Vanhala broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube with feet, with a new average record of 46.19 seconds.
September 29, 2007The Caltech Fall competition 2007 will take place on November 10, 2007 in Pasadena, California, USA. Check out the Caltech Rubik's Cube Club website for more information and registration.
September 29, 2007Video of Ryan Patricio and Leyan Lo on CNN.
September 28, 2007The Ibaraki competition 2007 will take place on November 17, 2007 in Ibaraki, Japan. Check out the Ibaraki 2007 website for more information and registration.
September 28, 2007Video of Dan Harris and Dave Hedley Jones live on BBC tv.
September 23, 2007Yung-Chi Chen won the Taiwanese Championship 2007 with an average in the final of 14.85 seconds. Ming-Hao Kang finished second (15.05) and Yueh-Lin Tsai finished third (15.72).
September 23, 2007Harris Chan broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube without inspection, with a new average record of 13.74 seconds.
September 18, 2007Syuhei Omura broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 2x2x2 Cube, with a new average record of 3.38 seconds.
September 18, 2007Frank Morris solved a 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 cube in 2 minutes 58.21 seconds.
September 18, 2007The Minnesota Open 2007 will take place on October 27, 2007 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Check out the Minnesota Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
September 17, 2007Piotr Kózka won the Polish Open 2007 with an average in the final of 14.09 seconds. Tomasz Zolnowski finished second (14.36) and Ron van Bruchem finished third (15.38).
World records: Mátyás Kuti 4x4 58.15 (average), Clock 8.60 (average), Master Magic 1.96 (average), Lukasz Cialon 2x2 3.92 (average), Grzegorz Luczyna Pyraminx 5.98 (average), Grzegorz Prusak Square-1 13.56 (single) 19.57 (average).
September 14, 2007Ryan Patricio doing cube demonstrations at WDW.
September 13, 2007"Beauty and the Geek: Tyson Mao, Rubik's Cube Master".
September 12, 2007Rubik's Cube Cake (Second Edition).
September 11, 2007Cool Citroën C1 commercial featuring Rubik's Cube.
September 10, 2007"Tribute to Mr. Rubik".
September 10, 2007The Spanish Championship 2007 will take place on November 24, 2007 in Barcelona, Spain. Check out the Spain 2007 website for more information and registration.
September 8, 2007Mitsuki Gunji broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube, with a new average of 100 record of 11.96 seconds.
September 7, 2007"Rubik's Cube: How Did It Become So Popular?".
September 6, 2007"These Cube stars are no squares".
September 5, 2007"Rubik's Cube contest challenges minds; forms camaraderie".
September 3, 2007Hungarian promo video of World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007.
September 2, 2007Toby Mao on Taiwanese tv.
September 2, 2007The Taiwanese Championship 2007 will take place on September 23, 2007 in Taichung, Taiwan. Check out the Rubiks.tw website for more information and registration.
September 1, 2007Jean Pons won the Lyon Open 2007 with an average in the final of 12.71 seconds. Edouard Chambon finished second (13.20) and Joël van Noort finished third (13.95).
African records: Etienne Amany 3x3 19.68 (single) 21.28 (average), 3x3 blindfolded 5:22.50 (single).
European records: Rama Temmink 3x3 one-handed 21.86 (average).
August 30, 2007Rowe Hessler broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube blindfolded, with a new average record of 1 minute 12.83 seconds.
August 28, 2007Rowe Hessler broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube blindfolded, with a new record of 51.28 seconds.
August 27, 2007The Guangdong Open 2007 will take place on October 1, 2007 in Guangdong, China. Check out the Guangdong Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
August 27, 2007The Pleasantville Fall competition 2007 will take place on November 3, 2007 in Pleasantville, New York, USA. Check out the Pleasantville Fall 2007 website for more information and registration.
August 26, 2007Anssi Vanhala broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube with feet, with a new average record of 47.48 seconds.
August 26, 2007Milán Baticz won the Swedish Open 2007 with an average in the final of 14.83 seconds. Mátyás Kuti finished second (15.39) and Gunnar Krig finished third (15.60).
World records: Mátyás Kuti 3x3 multiple blindfolded 8 cubes in 27:18, Milán Baticz Master Magic 2.09 (average), Maté Horváth Master Magic 1.83 (single).
European records: Mátyás Kuti 3x3 one-handed 22.23 (average).
August 26, 2007Mateus Moitinho de Almeida won the Philippines Open 2007 with an average in the final of 16.23 seconds. JB Cańares finished second (16.36) and Chia-Wei Lu finished third (19.40).
August 26, 2007Ryan Patricio won the Caltech Summer competition 2007 with an average in the final of 13.47 seconds. Shotaro Makisumi finished second (13.51) and Dan Dzoan finished third (14.65).
North American records: Ryan Patricio 3x3 13.47 (average), Frank Morris 5x5 1:41.64 (single) 1:50.60 (average), Michael Gottlieb Pyraminx 8.54 (single) 9.57 (average).
August 25, 2007Anssi Vanhala broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube with feet, with a new average record of 49.37 seconds.
August 22, 2007"Solving the Puzzle Never Goes Out of Style".
August 21, 2007Takayuki Ookusa broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 5x5x5 Cube, with a new average record of 1 minute 43.65 seconds.
August 20, 2007Sinpei Araki won the Kanazawa Open 2007 with an average in the final of 15.28 seconds. Takuma Akutsu finished second (15.40) and Kento Hirayama finished third (15.83).
August 19, 2007Anssi Vanhala won the Finnish Open 2007 with an average in the final of 15.43 seconds. Johannes Laire finished second (15.57) and Teemu Tiinanen finished third (19.58).
World records: Anssi Vanhala 3x3 with feet 39.88 (single) 52.46 (average).
August 19, 2007Mátyás Kuti solved 2 5x5 cubes, 1 Square-1, 4 4x4 cubes, 1 3x3 cube, 3 2x2 cubes blindfolded in 1 hour 3 minutes 55.26 seconds.
August 18, 2007Chris Brownlee broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Megaminx, with a new average record of 1 minute 20.68 seconds. He also set a new single record of 1 minute 7.20 seconds.
August 17, 2007Results and pictures of an unofficial competition in Hong Kong on July 14, 2007.
August 14, 2007Yoshiki Yumoto is now unofficially the youngest person to solve Rubik's Cube in an average time under 20 seconds, aged 7 years and 38 days.
August 14, 2007Nice article on Dan Harris.
August 12, 2007Lee Chan-Ho won the KCRC Busan competition 2007 with an average in the final of 13.79 seconds. Yu Jeong-Min finished second (14.32) and Kim Jun-Beom finished third (14.61).
Asian records: Kim Hyung-Sub 4x4 1:04.44 (average), Syuhei Omura 2x2 3.66 (single), Choi Go-Ho Megaminx 1:38.43 (single) 1:44.23 (average), Square-1 34.56 (average), Kim Hyun-Gyum Pyraminx 7.18 (single).
August 10, 2007Edouard Chambon won the Murcia Open 2007 with an average in the final of 12.36 seconds. Thibaut Jacquinot finished second (12.57) and David Calvo Vivas finished third (16.20).
World records: Thibaut Jacquinot 3x3 one-handed 15.81 (single).
European records: Edouard Chambon 3x3 12.36 (average), 3x3 one-handed 23.89 (average).
August 7, 2007The German National Championship 2007 will take place on October 20, 2007 in Essen, Germany. Check out the Germany 2007 website for more information and registration.
August 4, 2007The Dutch Open 2007 will take place on October 13/14, 2007 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Check out the Dutch Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
August 3, 2007Hundreds of great pictures of Japan Open 2007, by Hiroshi Ishino.
July 30, 2007The Caltech Summer competition 2007 will take place on August 25, 2007 in Pasadena, California, USA. Check out the Caltech Summer 2007 website for more information and registration.
July 30, 2007The UK Open 2007 will take place on November 10, 2007 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Check out the UK Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
July 29, 2007Mitsuki Gunji won the Japan Open 2007 with an average in the final of 13.13 seconds. Yu Jeong-Min finished second (13.36) and Yu Nakajima finished third (13.66).
World records: Takayuki Ookusa 5x5 1:38.78 (single) 1:50.01 (average).
Asian records: Yu Jeong-Min 3x3 10.55 (single), 3x3 one-handed 23.60 (average), Syuhei Omura 2x2 5.14 (average), Teruki Miyazaki 4x4 blindfolded 38:58 (single), Hideaki Tomoyori 3x3 oldest solver 74 years 9 months 28 days.
July 27, 2007Rowe Hessler broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube blindfolded, with a new record of 53.77 seconds.
July 25, 2007David Calvo in a commercial on Portuguese tv, and promoting the release of the DVD of The Pursuit of Happyness.
July 24, 2007Grzegorz Prusak broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Square-1, with a new average record of 21.32 seconds.
July 23, 2007Report and unofficial results of a Rubik's Cube competition in Canton, Illinois, USA.
July 17, 2007Lee Jae-Yong broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube, with a new average of 100 record of 12.39 seconds.
July 15, 2007Erik Akkersdijk won the Czech Open 2007 with an average in the final of 13.17 seconds. Mátyás Kuti finished second (14.58) and Joël van Noort finished third (15.15).
World records: Mátyás Kuti 3x3 blindfolded 54.83, 4x4 blindfolded 6:39.35, 5x5 blindfolded 10:05.16, 2x2 2.73 (single) 4.13 (average), Clock 7.69 (single) 8.83 (average), Grzegorz Luczyna Pyraminx 6.19 (average).
European records: Mátyás Kuti 5x5 1:52.63 (average).
July 15, 2007The Philippines Open 2007 will take place on August 25, 2007 in Pasig City, Philippines. Check out the PCA website for more information and registration.
July 13, 2007An unofficial competition will take place in Canton, Illinois, USA on Saturday July 21, 2007. Check out the The Daily Ledger for more information and registration.
July 13, 2007Yu Nakajima broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube, with a new average record of 10.84 seconds.
July 13, 2007Rowe Hessler broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube blindfolded, with a new record of 57.90 seconds.
July 12, 2007Seongho Pak broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 2x2x2 Cube, with a new average record of 3.58 seconds.
July 11, 2007The Kanazawa Open 2007 will take place on August 19, 2007 in Kanazawa, Japan. Check out the Kanazawa Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
July 9, 2007Great tv appearance of Chris, Brittany and Dan Dzoan.
July 9, 2007Chris Brownlee broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Megaminx, with a new record of 1 minute 8.09 seconds.
July 8, 2007Grzegorz Luczyna won the Wroclaw Open 2007 with an average in the final of 15.59 seconds. Adam Polkowski finished second (16.38) and Piotr Kózka finished third (16.45).
World records: Grzegorz Prusak Square-1 16.45 (single) 22.85 (average), Grzegorz Luczyna Pyraminx 6.23 (average).
July 7, 2007The Murcia Open 2007 will take place on August 9, 2007 in Puerto Tocinos, Spain. Check out the Murcia Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
July 7, 2007The Polish Open 2007 will take place on September 15/16, 2007 in Wadowice, Poland. Check out the Polish Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
July 5, 2007Rowe Hessler solved 17 Rubik's Cubes blindfolded in 2 hours 10 minutes.
July 5, 2007Frank Morris broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 5x5x5 Cube, with a new average record of 1 minute 47.02 seconds.
July 2, 2007"Rubik's Cube: Coming 'round again" (including a video).
July 1, 2007The Lyon Open 2007 will take place on September 1, 2007 in Lyon, France. Check out the Lyon Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
June 30, 2007Symmetry solve video. And another one.
June 25, 2007"The search for 'God's Number' in a Rubik's Cube".
June 23, 2007Lee Jae-Yong broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube one-handed, with a new average record of 18.92 seconds.
June 20, 2007Ryosuke Mondo solved 13 Rubik's Cubes blindfolded in 1 hour 48 minutes.
June 19, 2007Ryan Patricio won the US Open 2007 with an average in the final of 14.92 seconds. Toby Mao finished second (15.16) and Jason Baum finished third (15.25).
World records: Chris Dzoan 3x3 one-handed 16.36 (single), Lars Vandenbergh Square-1 24.59 (average).
North American records: Mitchell Stern 2x2 5.77 (average), Timothy Sun Clock 14.49 (single), Bob Burton Clock 18.19 (average), Grant Tregay Megaminx 1:57.68 (single) 2:08.45 (average), Joshua Satterfield Pyraminx 12.17 (single), Bryan Logan Pyraminx 21.32 (average).
June 18, 2007The Finnish Open 2007 will take place on August 18-19, 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. Check out the Finnish Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
June 16, 2007Unofficial results of a Hungarian cube meeting in Budapest.
June 15, 2007"Rubik's rules".
June 15, 2007Rowe Hessler solved 12 Rubik's Cubes blindfolded in 1 hour 20 minutes.
June 15, 2007Rowe Hessler broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube blindfolded, with a new record of 1 minute 7.02 seconds.
June 13, 2007The KCRC Busan competition 2007 will take place on August 12, 2007 in Busan, Korea. Check out the KCRC Busan 2007 website for more information and registration.
June 7, 2007Another video of a Rubik's Cube solve in a roller coaster.
June 6, 2007Gallery of Rubik's Cube mosaics.
June 5, 2007Report of a Japanese cube meeting.
June 2, 2007The Wroclaw Open 2007 will take place on July 8, 2007 in Wroclaw, Poland. Check out the Wroclaw Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
June 1, 2007"Northeastern University Researchers Solve Rubik's Cube in 26 Moves". Detailed paper.
May 29, 2007Joshua Satterfield on ABC News Charleston.
May 28, 2007Report and (unofficial) results of Finnish cube meeting, by Simo Terho.
May 27, 2007Leyan Lo won the San Diego competition 2007 with an average in the final of 14.90 seconds. Chris Dzoan finished second (15.19) and Dan Dzoan finished third (15.43).
May 27, 2007Anthony Hsu won the Captain's Cove competition 2007 with an average in the final of 15.10 seconds. Andy Camann finished second (18.15) and Erik Johnson finished third (18.19).
May 27, 2007Dan Harris won the Italian Open 2007 with an average in the final of 16.80 seconds. Brent Morgan finished second (17.33) and Lars Vandenbergh finished third (17.52).
May 22, 2007The Japan Open 2007 will take place on July 28, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. Check out the Japan Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
May 20, 2007The Swedish Open 2007 will take place on August 25/26, 2007 in Södertälje, Sweden. Check out the Swedish Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
May 20, 2007Harris Chan won the Canadian Open 2007 with an average in the final of 14.21 seconds. Matt Walter finished second (15.50) and Jason Thong finished third (16.17).
World records: Chris Krueger 3x3 blindfolded 1:15.60.
North American records: Harris Chan 3x3 13.59 (average).
May 19, 2007Daniël Hop is now unofficially the youngest person to have solved a 5x5x5 Cube, aged only 5 years 9 months and 25 days.
May 18, 2007Magic trick with Rubik's Cube.
May 17, 2007"Gleeming the cube".
May 15, 2007Harris Chan broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube without inspection, with a new average record of 14.27 seconds.
May 10, 2007Marc van Beest broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 4x4x4 Cube, with a new average record of 54.69 seconds.
May 9, 2007Erik Akkersdijk broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Megaminx, with a new average record of 1 minute 25.08 seconds.
May 9, 2007Chris Brownlee solved a Megaminx blindfolded in 1 hour 48 minutes.
May 6, 2007Leyan Lo won the Caltech Spring competition 2007 with an average in the final of 16.06 seconds. Darren Kwong finished second (16.37) and Chris Dzoan finished third (16.40).
American records: Dan Dzoan 3x3 10.08 (single).
May 5, 2007Erik Akkersdijk broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Megaminx, with a new average record of 1 minute 26.56 seconds.
May 5, 2007Edouard Chambon won the Spanish Open 2007 with an average in the final of 13.56 seconds. Thibaut Jacquinot finished second (14.01) and David Calvo Vivas finished third (18.06).
World records: Thibaut Jacquinot 3x3 9.86 (single).
European records: Thibaut Jacquinot 3x3 12.74 (average).
May 5, 2007The US Open 2007 will take place on June 16/17, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Check out the US Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
May 4, 2007Chen Danyang solving blindfolded on Chinese tv in 55 seconds. 3 year old Xie En-Xi solving on Chinese tv in 1 minute 47 seconds. Hosted by StrangePuzzle.com.
May 3, 2007Thibaut Jacquinot did the 42 cube marathon in 10 minutes 57.28 seconds.
May 3, 2007Thibaut Jacquinot solved 10 cubes in a row in 2 minutes 25.40 seconds.
May 1, 2007The Czech Open 2007 will take place on July 14/15, 2007 in Pardubice, Czech Republic. Check out the Czech Open 2007 web page for more information, and contact organiser Josef Jelinek for registration.
April 30, 2007Bernett Orlando on Indian tv: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4.
April 30, 2007"Rubik's 'Speed Cubers' Earning Celebrity Status".
April 29, 2007Joël van Noort won the German Open 2007 with an average in the final of 13.62 seconds. Edouard Chambon finished second (13.69) and Milán Baticz finished third (14.29).
World records: Mátyás Kuti Square-1 25.82 (average), Maté Horvath Master Magic 1.94 (single), 2.15 (average).
European records: Ron van Bruchem 5x5 1:54.12 (average), Gilles van den Peereboom 3x3 one-handed 24.60 (average), Milán Baticz 3x3 one-handed 19.90 (single).
April 26, 2007"The World's Greatest Horse" solves Rubik's Cube.
April 25, 2007"Hasbro sparks renewed interest in Rubik's Cube".
April 24, 2007Mitchell Stern won the Rutgers Spring competition 2007 with an average in the final of 14.34 seconds. Anthony Hsu finished second (15.13) and Ian Winokur finished third (16.53).
April 24, 2007Old commercial of Rubik's Magic.
April 23, 2007The Captain's Cove competition 2007 will take place on May 26, 2007 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Check out the competition web page for more information and registration.
April 21, 2007Seongho Pak broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 2x2x2 Cube, with a new average record of 3.71 seconds.
April 21, 2007Mátyás Kuti solved a 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 cube in 3 minutes 3.83 seconds.
April 16, 2007Cliff Shen won the Florida Open 2007 with an average in the final of 20.03 seconds. Andrew Chow finished second (22.50) and Brandon Blankenship finished third (23.68).
April 15, 2007Edouard Chambon won the French National Championship 2007 with an average in the final of 14.21 seconds. Jean Pons finished second (14.92) and Sébastien Felix finished third (17.59).
April 15, 2007Old video of the French National Championship in 1981. (link by Antoine Simon-Chautemps)
April 15, 2007Chris Dzoan won the Berkeley Spring competition 2007 with an average in the final of 13.93 seconds. Toby Mao finished second (14.60) and Darren Kwong finished third (14.85).
World records: Chris Dzoan 3x3 one-handed 21.15 (average).
April 14, 2007Bernett Orlando on Indian tv (part 1).
April 11, 2007Lee Jae-Yong broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube one-handed, with a new average record of 19.47 seconds.
April 8, 200740 videos of the Osaka Rubik's Cube contest 2007, by Syoji Takamatsu.
April 7, 2007"Rubik's Cube: Fayetteville's whiz kid still has solution".
April 7, 2007"Rubik's Rage makes Crud look pleasant".
April 7, 2007"Addicted to the cube".
April 4, 2007Funny Norwegian video (link by Per Kristen Fredlund).
April 3, 2007"Acing the cube".
April 2, 2007Mitsuki Gunji won the Osaka Rubik's Cube contest 2007 with an average in the final of 14.27 seconds. Ryousuke Higo finished second (14.90) and Yohei Oka finished third (15.00).
World records: Takayuki Ookusa 5x5 1:51.37 (average).
Asian records: Takayuki Ookusa 5x5 1:45.71 (single), Masayuki Akimoto 3x3 blindfolded 1:54.13, Mitsuki Gunji Clock 9.41 (single), 11.04 (average), Yohei Oka Pyraminx 10.32 (average).
April 1, 2007Documentary "about the situation of speedcubing in the Philippines".
April 1, 2007"Teens' film on 'the cube' a festival hit".
April 1, 2007Anthony Hsu won the Cornell Spring competition 2007 with an average in the final of 14.62 seconds. Leyan Lo finished second (14.95) and Matt Walter finished third (15.41).
American records: Michael Gottlieb Magic 1.06 (single).
March 30, 2007Takayuki Ookusa broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 5x5x5 Cube, with a new average record of 1 minute 47.64 seconds.
March 28, 2007"Rubik and the Cube".
March 28, 2007Lee Seung-Woon broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube one-handed, with a new average record of 19.51 seconds.
March 26, 2007Mátyás Kuti broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 5x5x5 Cube, with a new average record of 1 minute 48.18 seconds.
March 25, 2007Andrew Kang won the Chattahoochee Spring competition 2007 with an average in the final of 16.18 seconds. Mike Stewart finished second (19.25) and Richard Patterson finished third (19.57).
World records: Chris Hardwick 5x5 blindfolded 19:54.63.
American records: Andrew Kang 4x4 1:04.62 (average).
March 22, 2007Takayuki Ookusa broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 5x5x5 Cube, with a new average record of 1 minute 48.98 seconds.
March 22, 2007Article on Dan Dzoan, world record holder one-handed solving.
March 21, 2007The Rutgers Spring competition 2007 will take place on April 22, 2007 in Piscataway, New Jersey, USA. Contact organizer Bob Burton for more information and registration.
March 20, 2007"Rubik's Cube Racers".
March 19, 2007Chris Brownlee solved a Megaminx blindfolded in 2 hours 35 minutes.
March 18, 2007Duane Call won the Idaho Open 2007 with an average in the final of 19.66 seconds. Chris Hunt finished second (20.08) and Adam Zamora finished third (23.24).
March 17, 2007Thibaut Jacquinot broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube, with a new average of 100 record of 12.44 seconds.
March 16, 2007"The popularity of the '80s-era Rubik's Cube shows it's not just for squares" (if it doesn't work, just copy/paste the link).
March 14, 2007The Spanish Open 2007 will take place on May 5, 2007 in Murcia, Spain. Check out the Spanish Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
March 14, 2007The Florida Open 2007 will take place on April 14, 2007 in Avon Park, Florida, USA. Contact organizer David Aguila for more information and registration.
March 13, 2007Hands of Junko Ootsu in promotional video for the new album of Koda Kumi.
March 12, 2007Nathan Moreau broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube, with a new average record of 11.11 seconds.
March 11, 2007Thibaut Jacquinot broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube, with a new average record of 11.52 seconds.
March 10, 2007Lee Jae-Yong broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube one-handed, with a new average record of 19.85 seconds.
March 10, 2007Mátyás Kuti broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Magic, with a new average record of 0.81 seconds.
March 10, 2007The San Diego competition 2007 will take place on May 26, 2007 in San Diego, California, USA. Contact organizer Adam Zamora for more information and registration.
March 10, 2007The French Championship 2007 will take place on April 13, 2007 in Paris, France. Check out the registration form for more information and registration.
March 9, 2007Lee Seung-Woon broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube one-handed, with a new average record of 20.13 seconds.
March 8, 2007The Berkeley Spring competition 2007 will take place on April 14, 2007 in Berkeley, California, USA. Check out the competition website for more information and registration.
March 1, 2007Lee Seung-Woon broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube one-handed, with a new average record of 20.71 seconds.
March 1, 2007Article on Chris Krueger.
March 1, 2007Another video of Danyang Chen solving blindfolded. Hosted by StrangePuzzle.com.
February 27, 2007Lee Jae-Yong broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube one-handed, with a new record of 13.38 seconds.
February 27, 2007The Canadian Open 2007 will take place on May 19, 2007 in Toronto, Canada. Check out the Canadian Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
February 26, 2007Marc van Beest broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 4x4x4 Cube, with a new average record of 55.80 seconds.
February 26, 2007Marc van Beest broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube one-handed, with a new record of 13.41 seconds.
February 25, 2007Thibaut Jacquinot won the Belgian Open 2007 with an average in the final of 14.04 seconds. Edouard Chambon finished second (14.28) and Joël van Noort finished third (14.30).
World records: Edouard Chambon 3x3 10.36 (single), Frédérick Badie 5x5 1:44.47 (single), Mátyás Kuti 3x3 blindfolded 1:20.30, 5x5 blindfolded 21:08.41, 7 cubes blindfolded in 21:59, Magic 0.86 (single) 0.96 (average), Lars Vandenbergh Square-1 19.46 (single) 25.98 (average), Milán Baticz Master Magic 2.27 (average), Maté Horváth Master Magic 2.02 (single).
European records: Thibaut Jacquinot 3x3 13.03 (average), Milán Baticz 2x2 3.68 (single), Mátyás Kuti 4x4 blindfolded 11:53.90.
February 22, 2007Movie director Michel Gondry now "solving" Rubik's Cube with his nose.
February 20, 2007Marc van Beest broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 4x4x4 Cube, with a new average record of 57.25 seconds.
February 15, 2007The German Open 2007 will take place on April 28/29, 2007 in Gütersloh, Germany. Check out the German Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
February 15, 2007The Idaho Open 2007 will take place on March 17, 2007 in Boise, Idaho, USA. Check out the Idaho Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
February 15, 2007Milán Baticz broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Master Magic, with a new record of 1.75 seconds.
February 14, 2007Eva Longoria with a Rubik's Cube.
February 13, 2007The Osaka Rubik's Cube contest 2007 will take place on March 31, 2007 in Osaka, Japan. Check out the Osaka 2007 website for more information and registration.
February 13, 2007Mátyás Kuti broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 5x5x5 Cube blindfolded, with a new record of 20 minutes 54.10 seconds.
February 11, 2007Edouard Chambon broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube without inspection, with a new average record of 14.62 seconds.
February 9, 2007Video of Rubik's Revolution. Any idea what the purpose of the game is?
February 7, 2007Grzegorz Prusak broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Square-1, with a new average record of 21.62 seconds. He also set a new single record of 16.59 seconds.
February 6, 2007Takayuki Ookusa broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 5x5x5 Cube, with a new average record of 1 minute 50.28 seconds.
February 4, 2007Thibaut Jacquinot won the Roissy competition 2007 with an average in the final of 14.08 seconds. Edouard Chambon finished second (15.56) and Jimmy Coll finished third (16.34).
European records: Frédérick Badie 5x5 1:46.43 (single), 1:56.27 (average), Gilles van den Peereboom 3x3 one-handed 21.49 (single), 25.13 (average).
February 4, 2007StrangePuzzle.com now hosts the full video of Danyang Chen (successful solve at 6:50) and Xie En-xi (solve at 17:10) on Chinese tv.
February 4, 2007Video of Danyang Chen solving blindfolded on live tv in 1:25.
Video of 3 year old En-xi Xie solving on live tv in 1:54.
(Please rightclick and save to harddisk. Original video by Jian Gan Yuan)
February 3, 2007Marc van Beest broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube one-handed, with a new average record of 20.86 seconds.
February 2, 2007The Cornell Spring competition 2007 will take place on March 31, 2007 in Ithaca, New York, USA. Check out the Cornell Spring 2007 website for more information and registration.
February 2, 2007The Chattahoochee Spring competition 2007 will take place on March 24, 2007 in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA. Contact organizer Joy Wang for more information and registration.
February 1, 2007The new WCA regulations 2007 are now final, and must be used for all WCA competitions starting today. Please read the official announcement for an overview of the main changes.
February 1, 2007Danyang Chen broke the Unofficial World Record for Rubik's Cube blindfolded, with a new average record of 1 minute 16.76 seconds.
January 29, 2007The Caltech Discovery Spring competition 2007 will take place on May 5, 2007 in Santa Ana, California, USA. Contact organizer Daniel Lo for more information and registration.
January 29, 2007Toshihiro Oono solved a 5x5x5 Cube underwater.
January 29, 2007Seongho Pak broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 2x2x2 Cube, with a new average record of 3.86 seconds.
January 28, 2007Kazuya Kawamoto won the Machida Open 2007 with an average in the final of 16.46 seconds. Yuji Suse finished second (17.69) and Ryota Nakahara finished third (18.01).
January 27, 2007Chi Chu broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube blindfolded, with a new record of 1 minute 7.81 seconds.
January 23, 2007Mátyás Kuti broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Master Magic, with a new average record of 1.98 seconds.
January 23, 2007Máté Horváth broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Master Magic, with a new record of 1.79 seconds.
January 22, 2007Thibaut Jacquinot broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube, with a new average record of 11.63 seconds.
January 22, 2007Thibaut Jacquinot broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube, with a new average of 100 record of 12.50 seconds.
January 21, 2007Video of Thomas Kohn solving Rubik's Cube one-handed underwater on live tv (link by Herbert Kociemba).
January 21, 2007The Italian Open 2007 will take place on May 26, 2007 in Rome, Italy. Check out the Italian Open 2007 website for more information and registration.
January 20, 2007Marc van Beest broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube one-handed, with a new record of 15.78 seconds.
January 19, 2007Erik Akkersdijk broke the Unofficial World Record for solving 2x2x2 Cube, with a new average record of 3.88 seconds.
January 18, 2007Marc van Beest broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Rubik's Cube one-handed, with a new average record of 21.93 seconds.
January 17, 2007Video of Dan Dzoan's world record for one-handed solving. One more video (by Lucas Garron). Another one.
January 17, 2007Rubik's Cube in music video by Halcali from Japan.
January 16, 2007Will Smith solving Rubik's Cube on French tv.
January 15, 2007Mátyás Kuti broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Master Magic, with a new average record of 2.02 seconds.
January 14, 2007Anssi Vanhala won the Helsinki Open 2007 with an average in the final of 15.06 seconds. Johannes Laire and Mikael Öhman finished second and third.
World records: Anssi Vanhala 3x3 with feet 51.13 (single), 54.96 (average).
European records: Anssi Vanhala 3x3 one-handed 22.71 (single), 27.96 (average).
January 14, 2007Toby Mao won the Caltech Winter competition 2007 with an average in the final of 14.82 seconds. Brian Kim and Leyan Lo finished second and third.
World records: Dan Dzoan 3x3 one-handed 17.90 (single), 21.46 (average).
January 12, 2007The World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 will take place on October 5/6/7, 2007 in Budapest, Hungary.
More details will follow in the next few weeks.
January 12, 2007Please review the draft version of the WCA regulations 2007, with the following changes.
Your feedback is welcome on the WCA forum.
January 11, 2007Mátyás Kuti solved a 2x2, 3x3 and 4x4 cube in 1 minute 18.95 seconds.
January 9, 2007Nice article on the new world record holder Yu Jeong-Min.
January 8, 2007Grzegorz Luczyna broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Pyraminx, with a new average record of 5.34 seconds.
January 8, 2007Frank Morris solved a 2x2, 3x3 and 4x4 cube in 1 minute 19.24 seconds.
January 8, 2007Frank Morris solved a 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 cube in 3 minutes 5.92 seconds.
January 8, 2007Mátyás Kuti broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Magic, with a new average record of 0.88 seconds.
January 8, 2007Máté Horváth broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Master Magic, with a new record of 1.87 seconds.
January 7, 2007Yu Jeong-Min won the KCRC Championship 2007 with an average in the final of 13.40 seconds. Lee Chan-Ho and Kim Min-Hyun finished second and third.
World records: Yu Jeong-Min 3x3 11.76 (average), 3x3 one-handed 19.34 (single).
Asian records: Yu Jeong-Min 3x3 11.09 (single), 3x3 one-handed 24.29 (average), Lee Chan-Ho 2x2 3.86 (single), Choi Kyung-Min 2x2 5.48 (average), Back Tae-Young 3x3 with feet 1:39.78 (single).
January 7, 2007Mátyás Kuti solved a a 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 cube in 3 minutes 14.47 seconds.
January 6, 2007Milán Baticz broke the Unofficial World Record for solving Master Magic, with a new record of 1.90 seconds.
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