Feliks Zemdegs defended his title at the 2015 Rubik's Cube World Championship, and emerged triumphant. The annual competition gathers the meanest "speedcubers" in the world to solve set of puzzles in less time possible.
Over the weekend, a total of 423 participants, from 41 countries, competed in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Huffington Post reported. The competition didn't just include the traditional 3x3x3, but also the 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 cubes.
The 19-year-old champ from Melbourne, Australia solved the 3x3x3 Rubik's cube at 5.69 seconds, with an average speed of 7.56 seconds for three cube problems. According to Daily Mail, he was only .44 seconds short of beating the world record.
Playing the cube invented by architect Erno Rubik isn't as easy as one, two, three. How much more solving it in less than 6 seconds — absolutely crazy!
So how did the champ get so good at this?
Here are a few tips from Feliks Zemdegs on how become a rubik's cube master.
1. Have fun
Cubing is not and should not be chore. He said that forcing yourself to practice is not a good mindset.
2. Take a break
This is very important not just in cubing but in any activities. Taking a break allows your body and mind to recuperate.
Did you ever notice becoming better at something after taking a break? Zemdegs appears to agree with this because he even said that he knew some people setting their personal records after not picking up the cube for a week.
3. Practice makes perfect
The champ strongly believes that practicing can help you improve. Nobody started fast, right?
It didn't matter if it was slow. He said that people should not be discouraged as long as they are practicing well.
4. No Schedules
Yes, Zemdegs said that practice is important. In fact, he spent a month practicing almost every day before the competition.
Ironically, he revealed didn't have any specific practice schedules.
5. Conscious vs Subconscious
Felix Zemdegs referred conscious as the practice that aims to hone the cubing skill, while the subconscious was about quickness.
The first Rubik's Cube World Championship was held in Budapest in 1982, The Sydney Morning Herald has learned.
