Intro To Speedcubing: The Art of Solving Rubik’s Cubes Fast - CFOP Technique

What is Speedcubing?

Speedcubing is a competitive sport where you don’t just solve different types of cubes but you try solving them as quickly as possible.

The speedcubing community has been growing massively in the last few years thanks to cubing enthusiasts like you and me. Today, there are over 4 million speedcubers in the world.

What differentiates a speedcuber from a regular cuber is that cubers can solve a cube, but speedcubers can solve it faster than cubers.

Many participants don’t just stick to solving the cube with well-renowned algorithms. They come up with new algorithms of their own. If you ever go to a cubing competition, you should connect with the speedcubing pros to learn from them.

What is the World Cube Association?

The World Cube Association(WCA) has been organizing cubing competitions worldwide since 2004. All official competitions must be approved by WCA and abide by the rules of WCA.

The WCA Rubik’s Cube World Championships are held every 2 years with thousands of competitors traveling to race against each other from all over the globe.

There are various types of competitions at these events. These competitions fall under the following 2 broad categories -