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Kevin Hays
Kevin Hays at the Rubik's Cube World Championship in July 2015
Born (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 30)
NationalityUnited States
Known forRubik's Cube speedsolver
Kevin Hays
Medal record
Representing  United States
Speedcubing
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championship 5 2 0
US National Championship 19 7 3


Event 1st 2nd 3rd
3x3 0 1 1
4x4 1 3 1
5x5 6 3 0
6x6 8 1 0
7x7 8 1 1
Magic 1 0 0


World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 Bangkok, Thailand 7x7
Gold medal – first place 2013 Las Vegas, NV 5x5
Gold medal – first place 2013 Las Vegas, NV 6x6
Gold medal – first place 2013 Las Vegas, NV 7x7
Silver medal – second place 2015 São Paulo, SP 5x5
Gold medal – first place 2015 São Paulo, SP 6x6
Gold medal – first place 2015 São Paulo, SP 7x7


US National Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Stanford, CA Magic
Silver medal – second place 2010 Cambridge, MA 5x5
Gold medal – first place 2010 Cambridge, MA 6x6
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Cambridge, MA 7x7
Silver medal – second place 2011 Columbus, OH 3x3
Silver medal – second place 2011 Columbus, OH 4x4
Silver medal – second place 2011 Columbus, OH 5x5
Silver medal – second place 2011 Columbus, OH 6x6
Gold medal – first place 2011 Columbus, OH 7x7
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Las Vegas, NV 3x3
Gold medal – first place 2012 Las Vegas, NV 4x4
Gold medal – first place 2012 Las Vegas, NV 5x5
Gold medal – first place 2012 Las Vegas, NV 6x6
Gold medal – first place 2012 Las Vegas, NV 7x7
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Las Vegas, NV 4x4
Gold medal – first place 2013 Las Vegas, NV 5x5
Gold medal – first place 2013 Las Vegas, NV 6x6
Gold medal – first place 2013 Las Vegas, NV 7x7
Silver medal – second place 2014 Jersey City, NJ 4x4
Gold medal – first place 2014 Jersey City, NJ 5x5
Gold medal – first place 2014 Jersey City, NJ 6x6
Gold medal – first place 2014 Jersey City, NJ 7x7
Silver medal – second place 2015 Hilton Head, SC 4x4
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hilton Head, SC 5x5
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hilton Head, SC 6x6
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hilton Head, SC 7x7
Gold medal – first place 2016 Portland, OR 5x5
Gold medal – first place 2016 Portland, OR 6x6
Gold medal – first place 2016 Portland, OR 7x7

Kevin Hays (born 12 May 1994) is an American Rubik's Cube speedsolver. Recognized as an expert at solving big cubes (5x5, 6x6 and 7x7), he has won 5 world championship titles and set 16 world records across the three events. He has also set 29 North American records and won 19 US National titles. Hays currently holds the world record for 6x6 single solve, completing the cube in 1:32.77.[1]

Personal

Hays grew up in Renton, Washington, where he started speedsolving during his freshman year of high school in January 2009.[2] Hays then attended college and continued speedcubing at Washington University in St. Louis[3]. Hays now lives in Seattle, WA. [4]

Speedsolving Career

At Hays' first competition, US Nationals 2009, Hays placed 4th in the 6x6 event and made finals in the 5x5 event. The following Summer, at US Nationals 2010, Hays won the national title in the 6x6 event, finishing with a winning average of 2:36.44[5]. Hays broke his first world records the next year at US Nationals 2011, solving the 6x6 cube in world record single and average times of 2:02.31 and 2:09.03 respectively.[1]

Hays attended his first World Championships in October of 2011 in Bangkok Thailand. Despite holding the 6x6 world record average that he set at 2011 US Nationals, Hays placed last in the finals, with a result of DNF(Did Not Finish). He placed 2nd in the 7x7 event with an average time of 3:46.99.[6] At the US Nationals 2012, Hays won the 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, and 7x7 events, and placed 3rd in the 3x3 event. Hays has been US National champion in the 5x5, 6x6, and 7x7 events at every US Nationals since 2012.[1]

In 2013, at the World Rubik's Cube Championship in Las Vegas, NV, Hays placed first in the 5x5, 6x6, and 7x7 events, becoming the first person to win all three events at one world championship.[7] At the 2015 World Championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil he defended his 6x6 and 7x7 titles, and placed second in the 5x5 event behind Feliks Zemdegs.[8]

Hays has broken the 6x6 single world record 6 times, and the average record 8 times.[1] Since Dec 10 2011, Hays has been the only person to hold the 6x6 single world record, taking the record from 1:54.81 to 1:32.77.[9] He has also broken the 7x7 average world record twice.[1]

Notable Results

World Records[1]

(Current records in bold)

Event Single Average Competition Date Result Details
6x6 Cube 1:32.77 1:42.36 Asian Championship 2016 October 1, 2016 1:45.93, 1:48.39, 1:32.77
6x6 Cube 1:45.98 World Championship 2015 June 14, 2015 1:43.03, 1:51.66, 1:43.23
6x6 Cube 1:46.41 World Championship 2015 July 17, 2015 1:48.99, 1:48.66, 1:41.58
6x6 Cube 1:33.55 Indiana 2015 June 12, 2015
6x6 Cube 1:40.86 1:51.30 Vancouver Summer 2013 August 3, 2013 1:40.86, 2:01.94, 1:51.11
6x6 Cube 1:49.46 1:55.13 Couve Cubing 2012 May 5, 2012 1:53.88, 2:02.06, 1:49.46
6x6 Cube 2:00.43 Lynden Open 2012 February 4, 2012 1:57.96, 2:02.38, 2:00.94
6x6 Cube 1:54.81 2:02.13 Vancouver Winter 2011 December 10, 2011 2:00.93, 1:54.81, 2:10.66
6x6 Cube 2:02.31 2:09.03 US Nationals 2009 August 12, 2011 2:13.68, 2:11.09, 2:02.31
7x7 Cube 2:42.85 Clock N' Stuff 2015 May 23, 2015 2:45.87, 2:37.56, 2:45.11
7x7 Cube 2:54.77 World Championship 2013 July 28, 2013 2:42.80, 2:56.39, 3:05.31

World Championship Podiums[1]

Year Event Place Single Average Result Details
2015 5x5 Cube 2 51.26 55.66 51.26, 57.76, 54.77, 54.45, 1:02.12
2015 6x6 Cube 1 1:43.04 1:45.98 1:43.04, 1:51.66, 1:43.23
2015 7x7 Cube 1 2:41.89 2:45.36 2:45.36, 2:41.89, 2:50.43
2013 5x5 Cube 1 1:00.53 1:01.81 1:01.43, 1:01.64, 1:10.17, 1:00.53, 1:02.35
2013 6x6 Cube 1 1:52.42 1:56.14 1:52.92, 2:03.09, 1:52.42
2013 7x7 Cube 1 2:42.80 2:54.77 2:42.80, 2:56.39, 3:05.13
2011 7x7 Cube 2 3:37.52 3:46.99 3:37.52, 3:51.19, 3:52.27

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009HAYS01
  2. ^ http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2013/08/06/renton-speedcuber-breaks-world-rubiks-cube-record/
  3. ^ https://source.wustl.edu/2015/04/washu-junior-kevin-hays-to-attempt-rubik-cube-world-record-at-thurtene-carnival/
  4. ^ https://www.facebook.com/HaysCubing/about/
  5. ^ https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/USNationals2010
  6. ^ https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/WC2011
  7. ^ https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/WC2013
  8. ^ https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/WC2015
  9. ^ https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/regions.php?regionId=&eventId=666&years=&history=History

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