5 years ago
In November 2019, Moscow hosted the 2nd edition of the Red Bull Rubik’s Cube World Cup.
7 years ago
In this blog post, I describe what I view as the three main levels of lookahead ability, and discuss a few ways you can improve this crucial aspect of speedsolving.
In this blog I give lots of general advice for beginner, intermediate, and advanced solvers, and tell you what to learn and focus on as you progress.
3 years ago
A long time since the last update!
4 years ago
In which I make some random guesses about things which will happen in 2020, with a few updates at the end :)
A few nice solves from the competition over the weekend! :)
A simple tool for CFOP solvers which can highlight areas for relative improvement in your solves.
Some reconstructions and notes from my 5.69 average.
In which I make some random guesses about things that will happen in 2019!
6 years ago
Sharing a couple of interviews (8 years apart) that I did for the speedsolving.com forums.
Some words and pictures from my travels over the last couple of months :)
A few bits and pieces of advice for beginner speedcubers.
Reconstructions and analysis of my 3x3 solves from a competition on the 6th of May.
In this blog, I have 25 scrambles sent in by a CubeSkills member, and my solutions for the extended cross (or cross + first pair) on each of them. This blog is primarily aimed at advanced 3x3 solvers.
A brief update!
As requested by a few people, here are some reconstructions and commentary of the solves in my 10.21 OH average.
Colour neutrality generally refers to the ability to begin solving a puzzle on any colour. In this blog I have some more thoughts on the topic, a brief experiment, as well as some Q&A. Enjoy!
I did this for my last official sub 6 average, so I definitely had to do it again! Here are the reconstructions of my 5.80 official 3x3 average, with some additional commentary.
A couple of tips and thoughts on improving the turning speed in your solves.
The Latin America Cubing Tour 2017 took place over the course of 4 weeks in June and July this year. Here are a few words and pictures from the second half of the tour, featuring special guest Canadian 3x3 record holder, Antoine!
The Latin America Cubing Tour 2017 took place over the course of 4 weeks in June and July this year. Here are a few words and pictures from the first half of the tour!
For a bit of fun, I've inserted some commentary within the reconstructions of my 5.97 official average. Enjoy!
Bill Wang is one of the fastest speedcubers in the world, and was happy to give us a quick interview as he prepares for the upcoming World Championships in Paris. Enjoy!
I attended a couple of speedcubing competitions over the last few weekends - one in Melbourne and one in Auckland, NZ.
I'm frequently asked about my thoughts on the limits of speedcubing. Are we almost there, or is there still a way to go?
Colour neutrality generally refers to the ability to begin solving a puzzle on any colour. In this blog I share my thoughts on its application to 3x3 speedsolving as well as some advice for those interested in trying it out.
Speedsolving cubes at home and improving your ability is challenging enough, but when it comes to actually solving and performing well in an official competition setting, it’s a whole new ball game.
Some advice and thoughts about effective speedcubing practice!
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