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===Records=== ====Competition records==== * Single time: The world record time for solving a 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube is 3.05 seconds, held by Xuanyi Geng (耿暄一) of China, broken on 13 April 2025 at ''Shenyang Spring 2025''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WCA Rankings |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/rankings/333/single? |access-date=13 April 2025|website=live.worldcubeassociation.org |language=en}}</ref> * Average time: The world record average of the middle three of five solve times (which excludes the fastest and slowest) is 3.91 seconds, set by Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) of China on 25 May at the ''Lishui Open 2025'' cubing competition in Zhejiang, Lishui, China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lishui Open 2025 {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/LishuiOpen2025#general-info |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}}</ref> * One-handed solving: The world record fastest one-handed solve is 5.66 seconds, set by Dhruva Sai Meruva of Switzerland on 6 October 2024 at ''Swiss Nationals 2024'' in Basel, Switzerland. The world record fastest average of five one-handed solves is 7.72 seconds, set by Luke Garrett of the United States on 9 March 2025 at Chicagoland Newcomers 2025.<ref name="wcaoh">{{Cite web |title=Records {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/records?event_id=333oh |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rankings {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/rankings/333oh/single |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}}</ref> * Blindfold solving: The world record fastest Rubik's Cube solve blindfolded is 12.00 seconds (including memorization), set by [[Tommy Cherry]] of the United States on 11 February 2024 at ''Triton Tricubealon 2024'' in [[San Diego|San Diego, California, United States]]. The world record mean of three for blindfold solving is 14.05 seconds, set by [[Tommy Cherry]] on 28 July 2024 at the ''Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024'' in [[Pamplona]], [[Spain]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rankings {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/rankings/333bf/single |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}}</ref> * Multiple blindfold solving: The world record for multiple Rubik's Cube solving blindfolded is 63 out of 66 cubes in 59 minutes and 50 seconds, set by Rowe Hessler of the United States on 4–6 April 2025 at ''New York Multimate PBQ 2025''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rankings {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/rankings/333mbf/single |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}}</ref> * Fewest moves solving: The world record of fewest moves to solve a cube, given one hour to determine one's solution, is 16, which was achieved by Sebastiano Tronto of Italy on 15 June 2019 at ''FMC 2019'', Aeden Bryant of the USA on 23 June 2024 at Ashfield Summer Challenge 2024, and Levi Gibson of the USA on 23 June 2024 at Ashfield Summer Challenge 2024. The world record mean of three for the fewest moves challenge is 19.67, set by Radomił Baran of Poland on March 2025 at 5BLD Masters [[Opole]] 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Cube Association FMC Records |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/records?event_id=333fm&show=mixed |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=World Cube Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rankings {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/rankings/333fm/single |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}}</ref> ====Other records==== * Non-human solving: The fastest non-human Rubik's Cube solve was performed by Rubik's Contraption, a robot made by Ben Katz and Jared Di Carlo. A YouTube video shows a 0.38-second solving time using a Nucleo with the [[Optimal solutions for Rubik's Cube|min2phase]] algorithm.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 March 2018 |title=Rubik's robot solves puzzle in 0.38 seconds |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43331049 |access-date=8 March 2018}}</ref> * Highest order physical ''n×n×n'' cube solving: Jeremy Smith solved a 21x21x21 in 95 minutes and 55.52 seconds.<ref>{{Citation |title=MoYu 21x21x21 M solve - 1:35:55.52 | date=22 February 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L59BidsZjg |access-date=12 March 2023}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Unofficial World Records |url=https://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/List_of_Unofficial_World_Records |access-date=12 March 2023 |website=speedsolving.com – Wiki}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=March 2023}} * Group solving (12 minutes): The record for most people solving a Rubik's Cube at once in twelve minutes is 134, set on 17 March 2010 by schoolboys from Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Amersham, England, breaking the previous Guinness World Record of 96 people at once.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 2010 |title=Pupils break Rubik's Cube Record |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/threecounties/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8572000/8572975.stm |access-date=20 June 2012}}</ref> * Group solving (30 minutes): On 21 November 2012, at the [[The O2 Arena (London)|O2 Arena]] in London, 1414 people, mainly students from schools across London, solved Rubik's Cube in under 30 minutes, breaking the previous Guinness World Record of 937. The event was hosted by Depaul UK.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 November 2012 |title=Schools Smash World Record |url=http://www.depauluk.org/newsandresources/schools-smash/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120065049/http://www.depauluk.org/newsandresources/schools-smash/ |archive-date=20 January 2013 |access-date=21 November 2012 |publisher=Depaul UK}}</ref> :On 4 November 2012, 3248 people, mainly students of the [[College of Engineering Pune]], successfully solved Rubik's cube in 30 minutes on college ground. The successful attempt is recorded in the [[Limca Book of Records]]. The college will submit the relevant data, witness statements and video of the event to Guinness authorities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2012 |title=CoEP sets another record, over 3,000 solve Rubik's Cube in 30 minutes |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/coep-sets-another-record-over-3000-solve-rubik-s-cube-in-30-minutes/1026891 |access-date=5 November 2012 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>
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