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Speedcubing

Speedcubing, also known as speedsolving or simply cubing, is the competitive practice of solving combination puzzles as quickly as possible. It is recognized as a mind sport in which competitors, known as speedcubers or simply cubers, solve mechanical puzzles under standardized conditions to achieve the fastest times or, in some events, the fewest moves.

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Contact
No
Country or region
Worldwide
Equipment
3×3×3 Cube · 2×2×2 Cube · 4×4×4 Cube · 5×5×5 Cube · 6×6×6 Cube
First played
1982, Budapest, Hungary
Highest governing body
World Cube Association
Nicknames
Speedsolving · Cubing

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Speedcubing

Nodes59
Edges58
Triples114
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
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Speedcubing

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related to history · 34
Speedcubing → American Minh Thai, Bruchem, Budapest, Chris Hardwick, Ernő Rubik, Every, Hungarian, Hungary, Ideal Toy Company, In, Internet, Jessica Fridrich, Lars Petrus, May, Netherlands, Nineteen, On June, Ontario, Other, Ron
related to 3x3x3 · 23
Speedcubing → An, Another, CFOP, CLL, Edge Orientation, EG, F2L, However, It, Last Layer, OLL, Orientation, Ortega, Permutation, Petrus, PLL, Roux, Solving, The, The CFOP
related to World Cube Association · 15
Speedcubing → The WCA, The WCA Appeals Committee, The WCA Board, The WCA Committee, The WCA Council, The World Cube Association, These WCA Staff Members, WAC, WCA, WCA Board, WCA Committee, WCA Council, WCA Regulations, WCA Staff, WCA Staff Members
Equipment · 11
Speedcubing → 2×2×2 Cube, 3×3×3 Cube, 4×4×4 Cube, 5×5×5 Cube, 6×6×6 Cube, 7×7×7 Cube, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Rubik's Clock, Skewb, Square-1
related to Competitions · 6
Speedcubing → For, Included, Judges, Once, The WCA, WCA
related to World Records · 6
Speedcubing → For, July, Note, The, Times, WCA
Nicknames · 2
Speedcubing → Cubing, Speedsolving
Contact · 1
Speedcubing → No
Country or region · 1
Speedcubing → Worldwide
First played · 1
Speedcubing → 1982, Budapest, Hungary

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wca cube method world cfop official algorithms rubik's competitions used layer events solving moves solve solved puzzle also first roux

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SpeedcubingContactNo1.00infobox
SpeedcubingCountry or regionWorldwide1.00infobox
SpeedcubingEquipment3×3×3 Cube1.00infobox
SpeedcubingEquipment2×2×2 Cube1.00infobox
SpeedcubingEquipment4×4×4 Cube1.00infobox
SpeedcubingEquipment5×5×5 Cube1.00infobox
SpeedcubingEquipment6×6×6 Cube1.00infobox
SpeedcubingEquipment7×7×7 Cube1.00infobox
SpeedcubingEquipmentPyraminx1.00infobox
SpeedcubingEquipmentMegaminx1.00infobox
SpeedcubingEquipmentSkewb1.00infobox
SpeedcubingEquipmentSquare-11.00infobox
SpeedcubingEquipmentRubik's Clock1.00infobox
SpeedcubingFirst played1982, Budapest, Hungary1.00infobox
SpeedcubingHighest governing bodyWorld Cube Association1.00infobox
SpeedcubingNicknamesSpeedsolving1.00infobox
SpeedcubingNicknamesCubing1.00infobox
SpeedcubingOlympicNo1.00infobox
SpeedcubingRegistered players245,000+1.00infobox
SpeedcubingTeam membersIndividual1.00infobox
SpeedcubingTypeMind sport1.00infobox

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