Shotaro "Macky" Makisumi
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Shotaro Makisumi (Japanese: 牧角章太郎 Makisumi Shōtarō; commonly known as "Macky") was born March 21, 1990 in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan. He is best known for setting several world records for speedcubing, or quickly solving the Rubik's Cube.
As of 2006, Macky lives in Arcadia, California, and is a junior at the Polytechnic School in Pasadena, California. He currently holds seven Asian records with the World Cube Association. He has held seven world records in the past.
In addition to speedcubing, he is involved in juggling and mathematics competitions. He has been invited twice to the USA Mathematical Olympiad, a prestigious math competition for high school students, and has attended Canada/USA Mathcamp for two summers.
Macky also owns at life in general...
[edit] Records held
[edit] Asian records
- 3x3x3 Speedsolve: 12.04 seconds
- 3x3x3 Speedsolve Average of 5: 13.34 seconds
- 2x2x2 Speedsolve: 4.13 seconds
- 2x2x2 Speedsolve Average of 5: 6.29 seconds
- 3x3x3 Blindfolded: 2:18.58 seconds
- 3x3x3 One-handed: 23.76 seconds
- 3x3x3 One-handed Mean of 3: 27.56 seconds
