Minh Thai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 1965 (age 58–59) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1981-1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Known for | Rubik's Cube speedsolver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minh Thai (born 1965 as Thái Minh) is a Vietnamese-American speedcuber. As a sixteen-year-old Eagles Rock High School student from Los Angeles, he won the first world championship on June 5, 1982 in Budapest by solving a Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.[1] He is also the author of the book The Winning Solution (1982), a guide to solving the cube.[2] Later, Ortega Corners-First Solution Method for Rubik's Cube was based on Minh Thai's Winning Solution.[3][4][5]
Minh Thai's solution was based on The Ideal Solution, published in 1980 by the Ideal Toy Company. It involves solving the top, bottom, and middle layers, in that order.[6]
Current world records are displayed with a red background.[7]
Event | Type | First World Record | Latest World Record | Total |
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3×3×3 | Single | 22.95s World Rubik's Cube Championship 1982 5 June |
22.95s World Rubik's Cube Championship 1982 5 June |
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