Max Park facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Max Park
Park in 2022
Born	(2001-11-28) November 28, 2001 (age 22) Cerritos, California, U.S.
Known for	Speedcubing
Medal record Representing  United States Speedcubing WCA World Championship Event 1st 2nd 3rd 3×3×3 2 0 0 4×4×4 1 0 1 5×5×5 2 0 1 6×6×6 1 0 1 7×7×7 2 0 0 3×3×3 One-Handed 2 0 0 Total 10 0 3 Gold 2017 Paris 3×3×3 Gold 2017 Paris 3×3×3 One-Handed Gold 2019 Melbourne 4×4×4 Gold 2019 Melbourne 5×5×5 Gold 2019 Melbourne 6×6×6 Gold 2019 Melbourne 7×7×7 Gold 2019 Melbourne 3×3×3 One-Handed Gold 2023 Incheon 3×3×3 Gold 2023 Incheon 5×5×5 Gold 2023 Incheon 7×7×7 Bronze 2017 Paris 5×5×5 Bronze 2017 Paris 6×6×6 Bronze 2023 Incheon 4×4×4 US National Championship/CubingUSA Nationals Event 1st 2nd 3rd 3×3×3 3 0 2 4×4×4 5 0 0 5×5×5 4 1 0 6×6×6 3 2 0 7×7×7 3 1 1 3×3×3 One-Handed 4 0 1 Total 22 4 4 Gold 2016 Portland, OR 4×4×4 Gold 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 3×3×3 Gold 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 4×4×4 Gold 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 5×5×5 Gold 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 3×3×3 One-Handed Gold 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 3×3×3 Gold 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 4×4×4 Gold 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 5×5×5 Gold 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 6×6×6 Gold 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 7×7×7 Gold 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 3×3×3 One-Handed Gold 2019 Baltimore, MD 4x4x4 Gold 2019 Baltimore, MD 5x5x5 Gold 2019 Baltimore, MD 6x6x6 Gold 2019 Baltimore, MD 7x7x7 Gold 2019 Baltimore, MD 3x3x3 One-Handed Gold 2019 Baltimore, MD 3x3x3 One-Handed Gold 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 3x3x3 Gold 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 4x4x4 Gold 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 5x5x5 Gold 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 6x6x6 Gold 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 7x7x7 Gold 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 3x3x3 One-Handed Silver 2016 Portland, OR 5×5×5 Silver 2016 Portland, OR 6×6×6 Silver 2016 Portland, OR 7×7×7 Silver 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 6×6×6 Bronze 2016 Portland, OR 3×3×3 Bronze 2016 Portland, OR 3×3×3 One-Handed Bronze 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 7×7×7 Bronze 2019 Baltimore, MD 3x3x3

Max Park (born November 28, 2001) is an American Rubik's Cube speedsolver, widely considered as one of the greatest cubers of all time. He is the World Champion of 3×3×3 solving and world record holder for the 3x3x3 single solve at 3.13 seconds set on June 11, 2023. He is one of the only two speedcubers ever to win the World Cube Association World Championship twice (the other being Feliks Zemdegs). Winning in 2017 and 2023. He is currently tied for 2nd place for the world record average of five 3×3×3 solves (by WCA standards) at 4.86 seconds, set on 6 February 2023. Park first held this record from April 23, 2017 to June 28, 2017 and was the only cuber other than Feliks Zemdegs to hold the record between September 27, 2009 and June 5, 2021. Park has also set multiple world records in speedsolving in the 4×4×4, 5×5×5, 6×6×6, and 7×7×7 cubes as well as the 3×3×3 One-Handed event. As of September 2, 2023, he has won 479 total events in World Cube Association competitions. As of December 2023, his main [3×3 cube] is the Tornado V3 which he has gotten many exceeding averages.

Early life

Max Park was born on November 28, 2001, in Cerritos, California. When Park was two years old, he was diagnosed with autism. His parents, Miki and Schwan Park, were told that he might need lifelong care. Park's motor skills were severely impaired and so his mother, Miki Park, taught Park how to solve a Rubik's cube that he had taken interest in. He began learning speedcubing and performing at competitions. At his second competition, he came in first place in the 6×6×6 event. He made progress in social development by waiting in a queue and mirroring body language on a podium at competitions.

Career

Park previously held the world record for an average of five 3×3×3 solves with a 4.86-second average set at Marshall Cubing September 2022 on the 24th of the month.

Park holds the 3×3×3 world record single of 3.13 set at Pride in Long Beach 2023 on June 11, 2023.

Park previously held the world record for an average of five 3×3×3 solves with one hand at 9.02 seconds, set on 12 March 2022 at Florida Spring B 2022. This record was broken by Patrick Ponce with an average of 8.65 seconds. Park was the first person to achieve a sub-10 second one-handed average in competition, with an average of 9.99 seconds on 13 January 2018 at Thanks Four The Invite 2018. Park also holds the world record single for one-handed solving at 6.20 seconds set at Marshall Middle Slice 2022, breaking one of the longest-standing cubing world records which was held by Feliks Zemdegs.

Park holds the world records for single and average of five 4×4×4 solves with 16.79 seconds and 19.38 seconds, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 PM 2022 and Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023 respectively.

Park holds the world records for single and average of five 5×5×5 solves with 32.88 seconds set at CubingUSA Nationals 2023, and 36.46 seconds, set at CubingUSA Western Championship 2023. Prior to Park's first 5×5×5 record, the records for single and the average of five 5×5×5 solves had been held by Feliks Zemdegs, who had improved the two records a combined 32 times. Park is the only cuber other than Zemdegs to have set either 5×5×5 record since 11 August 2012.

Park holds the world records for single and mean of three 6×6×6 solves: 59.74 seconds set at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022, and 1 minute, 7.11 seconds, set at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023.

Park holds the world record for single and mean of three 7×7×7 solves: 1 minute, 35.68 seconds, and 1 minute, 42.12 seconds, both set at Marshall Cubing September 2022.

Park is the 3-time US National Champion in 3×3×3, 5-time champion in 4×4×4, 4-time champion in 5×5×5, 3-time champion in 6×6×6, 3-time champion in 7×7×7, and 4-time champion in 3×3×3 One-Handed.

At the World Championship 2017 in Paris, Park won 3×3×3 and 3×3×3 one-handed and placed 3rd in 5×5×5 and 6×6×6.

At the World Championship 2019 in Melbourne, Park won 4×4×4, 5×5×5, 6×6×6, 7×7×7, and 3×3×3 one-handed. Park finished 4th in the 3×3×3 final after winning the first three rounds.

At the World Championship 2023 in Incheon, Park won 3x3x3, 5×5×5, and 7×7×7. Park is one of two people to have won multiple World Champions (albeit non-consecutively) the other is Feliks Zemdegs.

Park is one of the five cubers to have achieved at least five sub-6 second averages of five 3×3×3 solves in competition.

In 2020, Max appeared in the Netflix documentary The Speed Cubers, a film about speedcubing largely focusing on Feliks Zemdegs and Max Park and their speedcubing journey.

Park won the WCA World Championship 2023 with an average time of 5.31 seconds.

Notable WCA rankings

Official personal records

Listed below are Max Park's personal records achieved in official World Cube Association competitions.

See also

In Spanish: Max Park para niños