New 3x3 WR Average Set By Yiheng Wang

Max Park Also Breaks 4x4 World Record

March 27th, 2023

It was in Malaysia, on Sunday, March 12th, 2023, where 9-year-old child prodigy, Yiheng Wang had finally done it. Last competition his 4.75 WR Average had been taken away from him because of a misscramble. At Singapore Championship, he had gotten quite close beating the WR Average, with an official 4.91 Asian Record, it was only a matter of time, and we didn't have to wait long. 

He got a 4.69 Average, which beats the previous 3x3 WR Average, which was a tie held by both Max Park and Tymon Kolasiński, 4.86 seconds. This average includes has a sub-4 single in it as well 3.90 seconds. Many would argue that Yiheng is the favorite to win Worlds in South Korea. 

In addition to this, American Speedcuber, Max Park got the 4x4 WR Average at Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023 (beating his own record). This was Max Park's 68th World Record. The WR Average ended up being 19.38 seconds. The five solves in the average were (17.60), 18.49, 19.37, (23.80), and 20.28. Congratulations to both Max and Yiheng on their amazing achievements. 

Reconstructions of 3x3 WR Average (from Speedcubedb.com):

Solve 1 - 4.35 secs: R2 D' F2 U2 L2 U2 R2 D' L2 R' F2 U2 B' U R D2 L R' F' U2

Inspection: y

X-Cross:  U D R U' F' D L U D 

2nd Pair: R U' R' 

3rd Pair: U2' L U L2' U2 L

4th Pair: y' U' L' U2 L U' L' U L

OLL: U' r' R2 U R' U R U2' R' U M' (OLL 11)

PLL: F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' (Y-Perm)

Solve 2 - 3.90 secs: B2 L2 B2 D2 R2 F2 D B2 R2 D R' B2 F L B2 D U' F2 L' U2 F' U2

Inspection: x2

Cross: U R' F D2 R' U r U' r' U D

1st Pair: R' U' R2

2nd Pair: U' R' U' L' U' L 

3rd Pair: U2' L U L' 

4th Pair (solves OLL as well): U2' R' F R F' R' F R F' 

PLL: U x R2' D2 R U R' D2 R U' R x' U'

Solve 3 - 4.41 secs: U2 R2 U L2 F2 U2 B2 F2 R2 B2 R' U' B' L R F' D2 B2 D R' U2

Inspection: x2 y

X-Cross: U D R2 B' R' U' L U' L' U2 r U' r'

2nd Pair: y L' U' L

3rd Pair: U R U' R' L U' L' 

4th Pair: U2 R U' R' y U' L' U L

OLL: U2 R' U' F' U F R (OLL 43)

PLL: U' R U R' U R' U' R2 U' R' U R' U R U2 (Ua Perm)

Solve 4 - 5.31 secs: D B2 L2 D' F2 U' L2 D L2 D L' R2 D2 B D2 U R U F' D U'

Inspection: x2 

X-Cross: R B' U D F' R U R2' U' D 

2nd Pair: y' L' U' L U' L' U L 

3rd Pair: U' R U' R2' U R2

4th Pair: U R' U R U R'

OLL: R U U' R' U' r' U' R U' R' U2' r (OLL 8)

PLL: U2 x' R2 D2 R' U' R D2 R' U R' (Aa Perm)

Solve 5 - 6.16 secs: B2 R2 U2 R2 D' U2 L2 B2 D' F2 R U' B' D' L' R B2 F D' F2

Inspection: x

X-Cross: U l U D L2' U' R U' U R U2' R' D 

2nd Pair: L' U L U2' L' U2 L 

3rd Pair: d' R' U' R

4th Pair: L' U L L' L U L' U' L U2' L' U L 

OLL: U F R U R' U' F' 

PLL: x' R U' R D2 R' U R D R' R D R2' x U 
B2 L2 B2 D2 R2 F2 D B2 R2 D R' B2 F L B2 D U' F2 L' U2 F' U2