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 4x4x4 Gold 2022 Melbourne 5x5x5 Gold 2022 Melbourne 6x6x6 Gold 2022 Melbourne 7x7x7 Silver 2022 Melbourne 3x3x3 Silver 2022 Melbourne Megaminx Bronze 2022 Melbourne 3x3x3 One-Handed

Feliks Zemdegs is an Australian Rubik's Cube speedsolver. He was born on December 20, 1995. Many people consider him the best speedcuber of all time. He is one of only two speedcubers who have won the World Cube Association World Championship twice. He won in 2013 and 2015.

Feliks has set more than 350 records in different speedcubing events. This includes 121 world records, which is more than any other cuber. He also holds 216 continental records and 7 national records.

About Feliks Zemdegs

Feliks Zemdegs has family roots in Latvia and Lithuania. He bought his first speedcube in April 2008. He was inspired by videos and tutorials he saw on YouTube. His first recorded time was an average of 19.73 seconds on June 14, 2008.

Feliks has a website called CubeSkills. It offers guides on how to solve the Rubik's Cube and other puzzles. You can find free guides and videos there. There is also a special membership for advanced videos.

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

As of March 2024, Feliks' YouTube channel has over 479,000 subscribers. In 2020, he was featured in a Netflix documentary 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 events at this competition. He set 11 Oceanic records there.

At his next competition, the Melbourne Summer Open 2010, he set his first world records. He got world records for the 3×3×3 average (9.21 seconds) and 4×4×4 average (42.01 seconds). 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 took second place 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 placed second in 6×6×6, 3×3×3 One-handed, and Megaminx. He got third in 4×4×4.

Recent Competitions

At the World Championship 2019 in Melbourne, Feliks placed third in the 5x5x5 event. On June 5, 2021, he lost his last world record for the 3x3x3 average. This record was 5.53 seconds.

At the World Championship 2023 in Incheon, Feliks did not finish in the top three in any event. He also did not reach the semi-finals for the 3x3x3 event. This was the first time this happened since he started competing in 2011.

Currently, Feliks is ranked 17th in the world for his 3x3x3 average time of 5.53 seconds. This record was set in 2019. He is also ranked 27th in the world for his 3x3x3 single solve time of 4.16 seconds, set in 2020.

World Records by Feliks Zemdegs

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

Official Personal Records

These are Feliks Zemdegs' best times in official World Cube Association competitions.

See also

In Spanish: Feliks Zemdegs para niños