Feliks Zemdegs

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Feliks Zemdegs at the World Cubing Championships in Bangkok, Oct. 2011

Feliks Zemdegs (/fɛliks/) (born 20 December 1995 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian Rubik's Cube speedsolver. His surname is Latvian, and his maternal grandparents are from Lithuania. Feliks bought his first cube in April 2008 inspired by speedcubing videos and tutorials on Youtube. The first unofficial time he recorded was an average of 19.73 seconds on 14 June 2008.[1] He currently uses the Fridrich method to solve the 3x3x3 cube, Yau method to solve the 4x4x4 cube and the CLL method to solve the 2x2x2 cube.

Feliks 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.

At his next competition, the Melbourne Summer Open (January 2010), Feliks 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 Rubik's cube world championship in Las Vegas in July 2013 and also came first in the 4x4 and 3x3 One handed.[2]

Current held World Records

Record type Result[3] Set at
3x3x3 Cube Average 6.54 secondsMelbourne Cube Day 2013
3x3x3 Cube One Handed single9.03 secondsLifestyle Seasons Summer 2014
4x4x4 Cube Single24.66 secondsLifestyle Seasons Summer 2014
5x5x5 Cube Single50.50 secondsAustralian Nationals 2013
5x5x5 Cube Average55.33 secondsMelbourne Cube Day 2013
7x7x7 Cube Average2:52.09 secondsAustralian Nationals 2013

Competitions attended

Competition Name City Date World records set (Current records highlighted thus - Records gained or regained underlined)
3x3 avg4x4 avg4x4 singleOH avg5x5 single5x5 avg2x2 avg3x3 single6x6 single6x6 avg4x4 blindfoldOH single7x7 avg
New Zealand ChampionshipsWellingtonJul 2009
Melbourne Summer OpenMelbourneJan 20109.2142.01
Melbourne Winter OpenMelbourneJun 2010
New Zealand ChampionshipsWellingtonJul 20108.52 35.55
Australian NationalsMelbourneSep 2010 14.761:02.931:07.59
Asian ChampionshipBangkokOct 2010 34.72, 34.41 2.35
Melbourne Cube DayMelbourneNov 20107.9139.73,35.8031.97 2.127.03, 6.77
Melbourne Summer OpenMelbourneJan 20117.87 1:01.591:07.01 6.652:05.882:15.643:37.80
Kubaroo OpenMelbourneMay 2011 31.0514.41 6.24 11.16
Melbourne Winter OpenMelbourneJun 20117.64 30.88 6.18, 5.66
Australian Nationals 2011MelbourneAug 2011 30.28 1:00.271:04.20 1:56.96
World Championship 2011BangkokOct 2011 35.33, 35.22 59.27, 56.2259.94
Melbourne Cube Day 2011MelbourneNov 2011
Melbourne Summer 2012MelbourneFeb 2012 34.82 57.94
Australian Nationals 2012MelbourneSep 20127.53 26.75 51.31, 51.0957.64
Melbourne Cube 2012MelbourneNov 2012 57.63
Cupcake Cubing 2013MelbourneMay 2013
Shepparton Winter 2013SheppartonJun 2013 25.34
World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013Las VegasJuly 2013
Australian Nationals 2013CanberraSep 20137.49 50.50 56.87 2:52.09
Melbourne Cube Day 2013MelbourneNov 20136.54 55.33 9.05
Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2014MelbourneJan 2014 24.66 9.03

Media appearances

  • 2 Jun 2009 - Herald Sun article (Australia)[4]
  • 3 Jun 2009 - Channel 9 Today program (Australia)
  • 18 July 2009 - TVNZ One News (New Zealand)[5]
  • 20 Jul 2009 - Dominion Post article (New Zealand)[6]
  • 21 Jan 2010 - Stonnington Leader article (Australia)[7]
  • 17 Jul 2010 - The Australian newspaper article (Australia)[8]
  • 21 Jul 2010 - Herald Sun article (Australia)[9]
  • 25 Jul 2010 - The Epoch Times (United States)[10]
  • 26 Jul 2010 - Sydney Morning Herald video (Australia)[11]
  • 27 Jul 2010 - The Age newspaper article (Australia)[12]
  • 6 Sep 2010 - Melbourne Leader article (Australia)[13]
  • 9 Sep 2010 - Channel 9 National IQ Test television program (Australia) solving the Rubik's cube in 8.96 seconds.[14]
  • 16 Nov 2010 - Ninemsn article (Australia)[15]
  • 19 Nov 2010 - Yahoo News (United States) video
  • 2 Jun 2011 - ABC Science Program "Catalyst" (Australia) video[16]
  • 9 Feb 2012 - New York Times (United States)[17]
  • 30 Nov 2012 - Gold FM interview (Australia)[18]

References

  1. ↑ "First posted average". 
  2. ↑ "WC 2013 results". 
  3. ↑ "Feliks Zemdegs record page". worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
  4. ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/melbourne-schoolboy-a-rubiks-cube-genius/story-e6frf7kx-1225720004320
  5. ↑ "Rubik's cube craze sweeps NZ (1:40)". Television New Zealand. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Rubik's cubers a breed apart". The Dominion Post. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2011. 
  7. ↑ Bruce, Kate (2010-01-21). "All-of-a-twist up to persist in Armadale - People - News - Stonnington Leader". Stonnington-leader.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 2014-01-09. 
  8. ↑ Week, A (17 July 2010). "Golfers line up for bad boys' club". The Australian. 
  9. ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/feliks-corners-the-cube-market/story-e6frf7kx-1225894767482
  10. ↑ AAP (2010-07-26). "Australia’s Rubik Cube World Champion | National | Australia". Epoch Times. Retrieved 2014-01-09. 
  11. ↑ "Can you Cube it? Feliks can". The Sydney Morning Herald. 
  12. ↑ Nolan, Kellee (27 July 2010). "Feliks speeds his way to top of the cubist world". The Age (Melbourne). 
  13. ↑ Younger, Emma. "MULTIMEDIA: Fingers fly at the National Rubik's Cube competition - Arts & Entertainment - Lifestyle - Melbourne Leader". Melbourne-leader.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 2014-01-09. 
  14. ↑ "Feliks Zemdegs - Rubiks cube - National IQ test Channel 9 9th Nov 2010". YouTube. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2014-01-09. 
  15. ↑ "Australian news - national headlines". News.ninemsn.com.au. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2014-01-09. 
  16. ↑ "Catalyst: God’s Algorithm - ABC TV Science". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2014-01-09. 
  17. ↑ Greenbaum, Hilary; Rubinstein, Dana (9 February 2012). "Who Made That Rubik's Cube?". The New York Times. 
  18. ↑ "Rubik's Cube Wizz Feliks Zemdegs - Shows - Brig & Lehmo for Breakfast - GOLD104.3 - Good Times & Great Classic Hits". GOLD104.3. Retrieved 2014-01-09. 

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