Editing Speedcubing (section)

==== Corners-first methods ====
Corners-first methods involve solving the corners and then finishing the edges with slice turns. Corner-first solutions were common in the 1980s. It was used by the 1982 world champion [[Minh Thai]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Singmaster |first=David |date=1983 |title=Championship Techniques |magazine=Cubic Circular |page=6 |issue=3 & 4}}</ref> Currently,{{when|date=September 2024}} corner-first solutions are rarely used among speedsolvers. [[Dutch people|Dutch]] cuber Marc Waterman created a corners-first method in the cube craze and averaged 18 seconds in the mid-late 1980s.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}