Feliks Zemdegs

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 20 December 1995
Melbourne, Australia
Nationality Australian
Known for Rubik's Cube speedsolver
Feliks Zemdegs
Medal record
Competitor for  Australia
Speedcubing
World Championship
Gold 2013 Las Vegas, NV 3x3

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

His surname is Latvian, and his maternal grandparents are from Lithuania. Zemdegs 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.

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.

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 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
5x5x5 Cube Single48.42 secondsUS Nationals 2014
5x5x5 Cube Average54.20 secondsNiddrie 2014

Competitions attended

Competition Name City Date World records set (Records that were taken from other people are underlined, otherwise he beat his own record)
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 Day 2012MelbourneNov 2012 57.63
Cupcake Cubing 2013MelbourneMay 2013
Shepparton Winter 2013SheppartonJun 2013 25.34
World Championship 2013Las VegasJuly 2013
Australian Nationals 2013CanberraSep 20137.49 50.5056.87 2:52.09
Melbourne Cube Day 2013MelbourneNov 20136.54 55.33 9.05
Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2014MelbourneJan 2014 24.66 9.03
Melbourne Summer 2014MelbourneFeb 2014
Shepparton Autumn 2014SheppartonMar 2014
Northpark Adelaide 2014AdelaideApr 2014
Melbourne Winter 2014MelbourneJun 2014
US Nationals 2014Jersey CityAug 2014 48.42 2:48.16
Australian Nationals 2014SydneyAug 2014 55.10
Melbourne Cube Day 2014MelbourneNov 2014
Johannesburg 2014JohannesburgNov 2014
Cape Town 2014Cape TownNov 2014
Niddrie 2014MelbourneDec 2014 11.72 54.20
Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2015MelbourneJan 2015
Melbourne Autumn 2015MelbourneMar 2015

Media appearances

References

  1. ↑ "First posted average".
  2. ↑ "WC 2013 results".
  3. ↑ "Feliks Zemdegs record page". worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  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 (21 January 2010). "All-of-a-twist up to persist in Armadale - People - News - Stonnington Leader". Stonnington-leader.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  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 (26 July 2010). "Australia’s Rubik Cube World Champion | National | Australia". Epoch Times. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  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 9 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Feliks Zemdegs - Rubiks cube - National IQ test Channel 9 9th Nov 2010". YouTube. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Australian news - national headlines". News.ninemsn.com.au. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Catalyst: God’s Algorithm - ABC TV Science". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  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 9 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "Beyond the Rubik's Cube: inside the competitive world of speedcubing". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  20. ↑ "Fastest finger to solve colourful puzzle". IOL. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

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