Max Park

Park began cubing in 2012, and went to his first competition in the same year. At his second competition, he won the 6×6×6 event.{{Cite web |title=Diamond Bar Open 2012 {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/DiamondBar2012 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}} He continued competing and improving, winning his first gold medal in the 3×3×3 event at Nub Open 2016.{{Cite web |title=Nub Open 2016 {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/NubOpen2016 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}} On February 25, 2017, he broke the North American Average for the 3×3×3 event, with a result of 6.92 seconds.{{Cite web |title=Caltech Winter 2017 {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/CaltechWinter2017 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}}

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.World Cube Association - [https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/WC2017/results/podiums World Championship 2017 podiums]

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 events. He finished 4th in the 3×3×3 final after winning the first three rounds.World Cube Association - [https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/WC2019/results/by_person#2012PARK03 Max Park at World Championship 2019]

Park is the 2-time US National Champion in 3×3×3, 3-time champion in 4×4×4, 2-time champion in 5×5×5, 2018 champion in 6×6×6, 2018 champion in 7×7×7, and 2-time champion in 3×3×3 one-handed.

Park held the world record for the average of five 3×3×3 solves on four occasions and set the world record for a single 3×3×3 solve with a time of 3.13 seconds at Pride in Long Beach 2023. His average record was surpassed on March 12, 2023, when 9-year-old Yiheng Wang achieved a 4.69-second average at the Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{Cite web |title=Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/YJKL2023 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}} Wang also surpassed Park's single world record with a time of 3.08 seconds at XMUM Cube Open 2025 in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia.{{Cite web |title=XMUM Cube Open 2025 {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/XMUMCubeOpen2025 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}}

Park holds the North American record for Olympic average of five 4×4×4 solves: 19.38 seconds, set at Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023. He also holds the world record for a single solve with a time of 15.71, achieved at Colorado Mountain Tour - Evergreen 2024.World Cube Association - [https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/regions.php?eventId=444 4x4x4 Records]

Park holds the world record for the Olympic average of five 5×5×5 solves, 34.76 seconds, set at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024.World Cube Association - [https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/regions.php?eventId=555 5x5x5 Records] Prior to his first 5×5×5 record, the records for single and average of five 5×5×5 solves had been held by Feliks Zemdegs of Australia, who had improved the two records a combined 32 times.World Cube Association - [https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/regions.php?eventId=555history=History 5x5x5 History] Park is the only person other than Zemdegs or Tymon Kolasiński to have set either 5×5×5 record since August 11, 2012.

Park holds the world records for single and mean of three 6×6×6 solves: 58.03 seconds and 65.66 seconds respectively, both set at CubingUSA Western Championship 2024.World Cube Association - [https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/regions.php?eventId=666 6x6x6 Records] At Southeast Championship 2022, he became the first person to break the 1-minute barrier on 6×6×6 with a solve of 59.74, a feat that Feliks Zemdegs had previously stated was impossible[https://cubeskills.com/blog/what-are-the-limits]

Park holds the world records for single and mean of three 7×7×7 solves: 94.15 seconds and 99.68 seconds respectively. They were set at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 and Nub Open Yucaipa 2024, respectively.World Cube Association - [https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/regions.php?eventId=777 7x7x7 Records]

Park previously held the world record for average of five 3×3×3 solves with one hand (OH): 8.62 seconds but this has since been beaten by Sean Patrick Villanueva from the Philippines.World Cube Association - [https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/regions.php?eventId=333oh 3x3x3 One-Handed Records] Park was the first person to achieve a sub-10 second one-handed average in competition, with an average of 9.99 seconds on January 13, 2018 at Thanks Four The Invite 2018.[https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/regions.php?eventId=333oh&history=History 3x3x3 One-Handed History]

Park's rankings as of February 16, 2025.

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