Sean Patrick Villanueva
Sean Patrick Villanueva is a Filipino speedcuber who is the reigning World Cube Association 3×3×3 one-handed world champion who won the title in Incheon, South Korea in August 2023 with an average time of 9.42 seconds. He previously held the Asian Record for 3x3x3 one-handed average at 8.64 seconds, which he set at Santa Cruz Speedcubing 2024 in Santa Cruz, Laguna on January 28, 2024.[1] He currently holds the 3x3x3 one-handed world record average with a time of 8.09 seconds, set on May 26, 2024 at Quezon City Open II 2024 in Quezon City, Philippines.[2]
Previously, he placed second in the World Cube Association World Championship 2019 3×3×3 event with an average time of 6.78 seconds, which was 0.04 seconds slower than that of Philipp Weyer who placed first.[3][4] This finish made Villanueva the youngest competitor to place in the top three of the main 3×3×3 event at 11 years old.[5] He first entered the world of speedcubing competition by placing 201st in the Philippine Championship 2017.[6][7]
On July 2nd 2023, he got the fastest official single solve using the Roux method of 4.11s, which placed him in the global top 10.[8]
Personal life
[edit]As of 2024, the 15-year old is currently a grade 11 student at the Ateneo de Manila University.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ubaldo, JohnEd (January 28, 2024). "15 y/o Atenean sets Asian record for Rubik's one-handed solving". Tiebreaker Times.
- ^ https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/5220/rounds/70566
- ^ "Sean Patrick Villanueva | World Cube Association".
- ^ Morales, Luisa (18 July 2019). "11-year-old Pinoy finishes second in World Cube Championship in Australia". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Ubaldo, John Edison (15 July 2019). "11-year-old Pinoy cubing whiz takes 2nd at World Championship". GMA News Online. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Sean Patrick Villanueva | World Cube Association".
- ^ Ryan, Arcadio (24 July 2019). "Grade 6 student solves Rubik's cube in six seconds". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Sean Patrick Villanueva 4.11s reconstruction".
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