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Feliks Zemdegs
Feliks Zemdegs at the Australian Nationals in Canberra in September 2013.
Feliks Zemdegs at the Australian Nationals in Canberra in September 2013.
Born (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28)
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationStudent
Known forRubik's Cube speedsolver
Feliks Zemdegs
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Speedcubing
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bangkok, Thailand 3x3
Gold medal – first place 2013 Las Vegas, NV 3x3
Gold medal – first place 2015 São Paulo, SP 3x3
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bangkok, Thailand 4x4
Gold medal – first place 2013 Las Vegas, NV 4x4
Gold medal – first place 2015 São Paulo, SP 4x4
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bangkok, Thailand 5x5
Silver medal – second place 2013 Las Vegas, NV 5x5
Gold medal – first place 2015 São Paulo, SP 5x5
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bangkok, Thailand 2x2
Gold medal – first place 2015 São Paulo, SP 2x2
Gold medal – first place 2013 Las Vegas, NV 3x3 One-Handed
Gold medal – first place 2015 São Paulo, SP 3x3 One-Handed
Silver medal – second place 2015 São Paulo, SP Megaminx
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bangkok, Thailand 6x6
Silver medal – second place 2015 São Paulo, SP 6x6
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bangkok, Thailand 7x7
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Las Vegas, NV 7x7
Silver medal – second place 2015 São Paulo, SP 7x7

Feliks Zemdegs (/fɛliks/) (born 20 December 1995) is an Australian Rubik's Cube speedsolver.

Biography

His surname is Latvian, and his maternal grandparents are from Lithuania. Zemdegs bought his first speedcube in April 2008 inspired by speedcubing videos and tutorials on YouTube.[1] The first unofficial time he recorded was an average of 19.73 seconds on 14 June 2008.[2] He currently uses CFOP to solve the 3x3x3 cube, Yau method to solve the 4x4x4 cube and the CLL method to solve the 2x2x2 cube.[citation needed]

Zemdegs won the first competition he attended, the New Zealand's Championships (July 2009) with an average of 13.74 seconds in the final round. He also won 2x2, 4x4, 5x5, 3x3 Blindfolded, and 3x3 One-Handed.[3]

At his next competition, the Melbourne Summer Open (January 2010), Zemdegs set his first world records for 3x3x3 and 4x4x4 average, with times of 9.21 seconds and 42.01 seconds respectively. The most world records he has ever held at one time was after the competition in Melbourne in May 2011 where he held all 12 records listed in the first 12 columns of the table below.

He won the 3x3 event at the Rubik's Cube world championship in Las Vegas in July 2013 with an average of 8.18 seconds and also came first in the 4x4 and 3x3 One handed.[4] In addition, he won the 3x3 event at the next Rubik's Cube World Championships which took place in São Paulo in July 2015. He also took first place in 4x4, 5x5, and 2x2. He also placed second in 6x6, 7x7, and Megaminx.[5]

Currently-held world records

The following are the official speedcubing world records set by Zemdegs that are approved by the World Cube Association.[6]

Record type Result Set at
3x3x3 Cube Average 6.45 seconds WLS Lato 2016
3x3x3 Cube One Handed Single 6.88 seconds Canberra Autumn 2015
3x3x3 Cube One Handed Average 10.70 seconds Euro 2016
4x4x4 Cube Single 21.54 seconds China Championship 2015
5x5x5 Cube Single 41.27 seconds Melbourne Cube Days 2016
5x5x5 Cube Average 49.32 seconds Euro 2016
6x6x6 Cube Average 1:37.85 seconds Melbourne Cube Days 2016
7x7x7 Cube Single 2:20.66 seconds Euro 2016
7x7x7 Cube Average 2:25.06 seconds Euro 2016

Competitions attended and records set

Competition Name City Date World records set (Records that were taken from other people are underlined, otherwise he beat his own record)
3x3 avg 4x4 avg 4x4 single OH avg 5x5 single 5x5 avg 2x2 avg 3x3 single 6x6 single 6x6 avg 4x4 blindfold OH single 7x7 avg 7x7 Single
New Zealand Championships Wellington Jul 2009
Melbourne Summer Open Melbourne Jan 2010 9.21 42.01
Melbourne Winter Open Melbourne Jun 2010
New Zealand Championships Wellington Jul 2010 8.52 35.55
Australian Nationals Melbourne Sep 2010 14.76 1:02.93 1:07.59
Asian Championship Bangkok Oct 2010 34.72, 34.41 2.35
Melbourne Cube Day Melbourne Nov 2010 7.91 39.73,35.80 31.97 2.12 7.03, 6.77
Melbourne Summer Open Melbourne Jan 2011 7.87 1:01.59 1:07.01 6.65 2:05.88 2:15.64 3:37.80
Kubaroo Open Melbourne May 2011 31.05 14.41 6.24 11.16
Melbourne Winter Open Melbourne Jun 2011 7.64 30.88 6.18, 5.66
Australian Nationals 2011 Melbourne Aug 2011 30.28 1:00.27 1:04.20 1:56.96
World Championship 2011 Bangkok Oct 2011 35.33, 35.22 59.27, 56.22 59.94
Melbourne Cube Day 2011 Melbourne Nov 2011
3x3 avg 4x4 avg 4x4 single OH avg 5x5 single 5x5 avg 2x2 avg 3x3 single 6x6 single 6x6 avg 4x4 blindfold OH single 7x7 avg 7x7 Single
Melbourne Summer 2012 Melbourne Feb 2012 34.82 57.94
Australian Nationals 2012 Melbourne Sep 2012 7.53 26.75 51.31, 51.09 57.64
Melbourne Cube Day 2012 Melbourne Nov 2012 57.63
Cupcake Cubing 2013 Melbourne May 2013
Shepparton Winter 2013 Shepparton Jun 2013 25.34
World Championship 2013 Las Vegas July 2013
Australian Nationals 2013 Canberra Sep 2013 7.49 50.50 56.87 2:52.09
Melbourne Cube Day 2013 Melbourne Nov 2013 6.54 55.33 9.05
Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2014 Melbourne Jan 2014 24.66 9.03
Melbourne Summer 2014 Melbourne Feb 2014
Shepparton Autumn 2014 Shepparton Mar 2014
Northpark Adelaide 2014 Adelaide Apr 2014
Melbourne Winter 2014 Melbourne Jun 2014
US Nationals 2014 Jersey City Aug 2014 48.42 2:48.16
Australian Nationals 2014 Sydney Aug 2014 55.10
Melbourne Cube Day 2014 Melbourne Nov 2014
Johannesburg 2014 Johannesburg Nov 2014
Cape Town 2014 Cape Town Nov 2014
Niddrie 2014 Melbourne Dec 2014 11.72 54.20
3x3 avg 4x4 avg 4x4 single OH avg 5x5 single 5x5 avg 2x2 avg 3x3 single 6x6 single 6x6 avg 4x4 blindfold OH single 7x7 avg 7x7 Single
Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2015 Melbourne Jan 2015
Melbourne Autumn 2015 Melbourne Mar 2015
Canberra Autumn 2015 Canberra May 2015 6.88
TCG & Friends Arequipa 2015 Arequipa July 2015
TCG & Friends 2015 Lima July 2015 51.93 1:47.60
World Championship 2015 São Paulo July 2015 2:33.73 2:23.55
China Championship 2015 Guangzhou Oct 2015 21.54 47.25 50.23
Melbourne Cube Day 2015 Melbourne Nov 2015 46.97 50.15 1:43.83 2:30.14
Sydney Summer 2015 Sydney Dec 2015
Live Your Dream 2016 Irapuato Jan 2016
Cubing Classic 2016 Melbourne Mar 2016 44.83
Melbourne Autumn 2016 Melbourne Apr 2016
Connor's Cube Day 2016 Melbourne May 2016
WLS Lato 2016 Warsaw Jul 2016 6.45
Euro 2016 Prague Jul 2016 10.70 49.32 1:43.21 2:25.06 2:20.66
Australian Nationals 2016 Sydney Aug 2016
Melbourne Cube Days 2016 Melbourne Nov 2016 41.27 1:37.85

Media appearances

  • 2 Jun 2009 – Herald Sun article (Australia)[7]
  • 3 Jun 2009 – Channel 9 Today program (Australia)[citation needed]
  • 18 July 2009 – TVNZ One News (New Zealand)[8]
  • 20 Jul 2009 – Dominion Post article (New Zealand)[9]
  • 21 Jan 2010 – Stonnington Leader article (Australia)[10]
  • 17 Jul 2010 – The Australian newspaper article (Australia)[11]
  • 21 Jul 2010 – Herald Sun article (Australia)[12]
  • 25 Jul 2010 – The Epoch Times (United States)[13]
  • 26 Jul 2010 – Sydney Morning Herald video (Australia)[14]
  • 27 Jul 2010 – The Age newspaper article (Australia)[15]
  • 6 Sep 2010 – Melbourne Leader article (Australia)[16]
  • 9 Nov 2010 – Test Australia: The National IQ Test, solving the Rubik's cube in 8.96 seconds.[17]
  • 16 Nov 2010 – Ninemsn article (Australia)[18]
  • 19 Nov 2010 – Yahoo News (United States) video[citation needed]
  • 2 Jun 2011 – ABC Science Program "Catalyst" (Australia) video[19]
  • 9 Feb 2012 – New York Times (United States)[20]
  • 30 Nov 2012 – Gold FM interview (Australia)[21]
  • 3 May 2014 – The Guardian[22]
  • 27 November 2014 – IOL South Africa[23]
  • 23 July 2015 – Huffington Post[24]
  • 11 September 2015 – Sydney Morning Herald[25]

References

  1. ^ Saunokonoko, Mark (11 September 2015). "Feliks Zemdegs: cracking the Rubik's Cube". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ^ "First posted average".
  3. ^ "New Zealand Championships 2009 results". 18 July 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ^ "WC 2013 results".
  5. ^ "WC 2015 results".
  6. ^ "Feliks Zemdegs record page". worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  7. ^ Masanauskas, John (2 June 2009). "Melbourne schoolboy a Rubik's Cube genius". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Rubik's cube craze sweeps NZ (1:40)". Television New Zealand. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Rubik's cubers a breed apart". The Dominion Post. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  10. ^ Bruce, Kate (21 January 2010). "All-of-a-twist up to persist in Armadale – People – News – Stonnington Leader". Stonnington Leader. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  11. ^ King, Simon (17 July 2010). "Golfers line up for bad boys' club". The Australian. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  12. ^ Masanauskas, John (21 July 2010). "Melbourne schoolboy Feliks Zemdegs the 'Usain Bolt' of Rubik's cube". Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  13. ^ AAP (26 July 2010). "Australia's Rubik Cube World Champion | National | Australia". Epoch Times. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Can you Cube it? Feliks can". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  15. ^ Nolan, Kellee (27 July 2010). "Feliks speeds his way to top of the cubist world". The Age. Melbourne.
  16. ^ Younger, Emma. "MULTIMEDIA: Fingers fly at the National Rubik's Cube competition – Arts & Entertainment – Lifestyle – Melbourne Leader". Melbourne Leader. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  17. ^ "Feliks Zemdegs – Rubiks cube – National IQ test Channel 9 9th Nov 2010". YouTube. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  18. ^ Lin, Anne (16 November 2010). "Aussie teen breaks Rubik's cube record". ninemsn. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ Spurr, Chris (2 June 2011). "Catalyst: God's Algorithm – ABC TV Science". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  20. ^ Greenbaum, Hilary; Rubinstein, Dana (9 February 2012). "Who Made That Rubik's Cube?". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  21. ^ "Rubik's Cube Wizz Feliks Zemdegs – Shows – Brig & Lehmo for Breakfast – GOLD104.3 – Good Times & Great Classic Hits". GOLD 104.3. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  22. ^ Scheffler, Ian (3 May 2014). "Beyond the Rubik's Cube: inside the competitive world of speedcubing". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  23. ^ Mposo, Nontando (27 November 2014). "Fastest finger to solve colourful puzzle". Independent Online. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  24. ^ Strachan, Maxwell (23 July 2015). "Rubik's Cube Champion Feliks Zemdegs On Whether Puzzles And Intelligence Are Linked". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  25. ^ Saunokonoko, Mark (11 September 2015). "Feliks Zemdegs: cracking the Rubik's Cube". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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