Feliks Zemdegs facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Feliks Zemdegs
Zemdegs in March 2024
Born	Feliks Aleksanders Zemdegs (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 29) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Other names	Faz
Known for	Speedcubing
Medal record Representing  Australia Speedcubing WCA World Championship Event 1st 2nd 3rd 3×3×3 2 0 1 2×2×2 2 0 0 4×4×4 3 0 1 5×5×5 3 1 1 6×6×6 1 2 0 7×7×7 1 1 2 3×3×3 One-Handed 2 1 0 Megaminx 0 2 0 Total 14 7 5 Gold 2011 Bangkok 2×2×2 Gold 2011 Bangkok 4×4×4 Gold 2011 Bangkok 5×5×5 Gold 2011 Bangkok 6×6×6 Gold 2013 Las Vegas 3×3×3 Gold 2013 Las Vegas 4×4×4 Gold 2013 Las Vegas 3×3×3 One-Handed Gold 2015 São Paulo 3×3×3 Gold 2015 São Paulo 2×2×2 Gold 2015 São Paulo 4×4×4 Gold 2015 São Paulo 5×5×5 Gold 2015 São Paulo 3×3×3 One-Handed Gold 2017 Paris 5×5×5 Gold 2017 Paris 7×7×7 Silver 2013 Las Vegas 5×5×5 Silver 2015 São Paulo 6×6×6 Silver 2015 São Paulo 7×7×7 Silver 2015 São Paulo Megaminx Silver 2017 Paris 6×6×6 Silver 2017 Paris 3×3×3 One-Handed Silver 2017 Paris Megaminx Bronze 2011 Bangkok 3×3×3 Bronze 2011 Bangkok 7×7×7 Bronze 2013 Las Vegas 7×7×7 Bronze 2017 Paris 4×4×4 Bronze 2019 Melbourne 5×5×5 Red Bull Rubik's Cube World Cup Gold 2018 Boston Speedcubing Silver 2019 Moscow 3×3×3 One-Handed Silver 2020 Speedcubing WCA Oceanic Championships Gold 2022 Melbourne 4×4×4 Gold 2022 Melbourne 5×5×5 Gold 2022 Melbourne 6×6×6 Gold 2022 Melbourne 7×7×7 Silver 2022 Melbourne 3×3×3 Silver 2022 Melbourne Megaminx Bronze 2022 Melbourne 3×3×3 One-Handed

Feliks Aleksanders Zemdegs (born December 20, 1995) is an Australian Rubik's Cube speedsolver. He is famous for solving Rubik's Cubes and other puzzles very quickly. Many people think he is the best speedcuber ever. He is the only person to win the World Cube Association World Championship twice in a row. He won in 2013 and 2015. Feliks has set over 350 records, including 121 world records!

About Feliks Zemdegs

Feliks Zemdegs has family roots from Latvia and Lithuania. He first bought a speedcube in April 2008. He was inspired by videos and tutorials he watched on YouTube. His first practice time was an average of 19.73 seconds in June 2008.

Feliks has a website called CubeSkills. On this site, he shares how to solve the Rubik's Cube and other puzzles. You can find free guides and videos there. He also offers special videos for advanced speedsolving if you become a premium member.

Feliks went to St Kevin's College in Toorak. He finished school in 2013. Later, he studied at the University of Melbourne. He focused on economics and also learned about mechanical engineering.

As of July 2025, Feliks' YouTube channel has more than 477,000 subscribers. In 2020, he was featured in a Netflix movie called The Speed Cubers.

Feliks' Speedcubing Career

Feliks Zemdegs won his first competition, the New Zealand Championships 2009. This was on July 18, 2009. He won the 3×3×3 event with an average time of 13.74 seconds. He also won many other puzzle events at this competition. He set 11 new records for the Oceania region.

At his next competition in January 2010, Feliks set his first world records. He set records for the 3×3×3 average and 4×4×4 average. He held the 3×3×3 average world record for a long time. He improved it 8 times, getting it down to 6.45 seconds. At one point in May 2011, he held 12 world records at the same time!

World Championship Wins

Feliks has won many titles at the World Cube Association World Championships:

• 2011 World Championship in Bangkok: He won the 2×2×2, 4×4×4, 5×5×5, and 6×6×6 events. He also placed third in the 3×3×3 and 7×7×7 events.
• 2013 World Championship in Las Vegas: He won the 3×3×3, 4×4×4, and 3×3×3 One-handed events. He also got second in 5×5×5 and third in 7×7×7.
• 2015 World Championship in São Paulo: He won the 3×3×3, 2×2×2, 4×4×4, and 5×5×5 events. He also placed second in 6×6×6, 7×7×7, and Megaminx.
• 2017 World Championship in Paris: He won the 5×5×5 and 7×7×7 events. He also took second place in 6×6×6, 3×3×3 One-handed, and Megaminx. He got third in 4×4×4.
• 2019 World Championship in Melbourne: He placed third in the 5×5×5 event.
• 2023 World Championship in Incheon: Feliks did not place in the top three in any event. He also did not reach the semi-finals for the 3×3×3 event. This was the first time this happened since he started competing in 2011.
• 2025 World Championship in Seattle: Feliks made it to the semi-finals in the main 3×3×3 event. However, he did not qualify for the finals.

On June 5, 2021, Feliks lost his last world record for the 3×3×3 average (5.53 seconds). It was broken by Ruihang Xu from China. As of July 2025, Feliks is ranked 32nd in the world for 3×3×3 average. He is also 43rd in the world for 3×3×3 single solve.

Feliks' World Records

Here are some of the world records Feliks Zemdegs has set:

Feliks' Personal Best Records

These are Feliks Zemdegs' best times in official competitions. These records are from World Cube Association events as of January 2025.

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  Feliks Zemdegs in March 2024

See also

In Spanish: Feliks Zemdegs para niños