Max Park became the world’s first Rubik’s Cube solver at the age of fifteen. In the years since, he has been continually collecting championship titles for the fastest solving of various types of Rubik’s Cubes. At the event that took place over the weekend in Long Beach, Calif., Park
He broke the record of 3.47 seconds set by Yu Sing Tu of China in 2018.
Xuan Park, Max’s father, told Guinness World Records: When they saw the result, everyone was shocked. He added, “The record is considered ‘cream the cream’ in the world of the classic Rubik’s Cube puzzle three times, so it gives me great pleasure that their son succeeds in a championship, as well as four times.” – four, five, five, six times, six, seven times, seven titles, it is now continuing to expand.
The American World Champion first became known among Rubik’s Cube fans from the documentary The Speed Cubers, presented by Netflix in 2020. He appeared in the film along with his rival and friend Australian World Champion Felix Zemdijs who was also a winner in several categories. The two youngsters actually competed against each other years ago, at the 9th Rubik’s Cube World Championships held in Paris in 2017. Park competed in the event at just 15 years old and brought home the world title.
Park’s father reported in a Netflix documentary that his son was diagnosed with autism when he was two years old. His parents then tried to develop the boy’s fine motor skills in several ways, and the Rubik’s Cube seemed the best choice: not only because of the therapeutic nature of the game, but also in the situations presented by the competitions, they were able to. To develop Max’s social skills well.
Guided by the motto “Don’t think, just take it out,” the young man now bears the title of official ambassador of the Rubik’s Cube.
