Sebastian Weyer (pronounced /ˈvaɪ.ər/, 4 December 1997) is a German Rubik's Cube speedsolver who specializes in 4x4x4 solving. Weyer has broken the 4x4x4 single solve world record 9 times and the average of five solves record 9 times. He set his first world record on 1 May 2011.[1]
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| Born | 4 December 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | Rubik's Cube speedsolving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Weyer is the 2017 World Champion in 4x4x4, 3-time European Champion in 4x4x4, 2014 German Champion in 3x3x3, 8-time German Champion in 4x4x4, 5-time German Champion in 5x5x5, and 2013 German Champion in Megaminx.
Weyer held the world record for the single 4x4x4 solve from 15 September 2019 to 26 November 2021, with a time of 17.42 seconds set in the Danish Open 2019. This was the first-ever sub-18-second single in competition. He last held the world record for the average of five solves on 12 May 2018.[2]
Weyer holds the European record for average of five 4x4x4 solves, being 21.46 seconds.[3]
Weyer attended the World Championships in 2013, 2017, and 2019. At the 2013 World Championship in Las Vegas, Weyer placed 2nd in 4x4x4 and 3rd in 3x3x3.[4] At the 2017 World Championship in Paris, Weyer won the 4x4x4 event.[5] At the 2019 World Championship in Melbourne, Weyer placed 2nd in 4x4x4 and 3rd in 3x3x3, just as he did at his first World Championship in 2013.[6]
Weyer is the brother of speedcuber Philipp Weyer,[7] who is the 2019 3x3x3 World Champion.[8]
Notable rankings:[9] edit
Rankings as of 8 September 2022.
| Event | Type | Time (min:sec) | World ranking | European ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 | Single | 4.32 | 12th | 2nd |
| Average | 6.21 | 24th | 4th | |
| 4x4x4 | Single | 17.21 | 2nd | 1st |
| Average | 21.46 | 2nd | 1st | |
| 5x5x5 | Single | 40.34 | 9th | 3rd |
| Average | 45.09 | 9th | 3rd | |
| 6x6x6 | Single | 1:21.68 | 13th | 4th |
| Average | 1:27.19 | 12th | 4th |
References edit
- ^ World Cube Association – Sebastian Weyer Records
- ^ World Cube Association – 4x4x4 History
- ^ World Cube Association – European Records
- ^ World Cube Association – World Championship 2013 podiums
- ^ World Cube Association – World Championship 2017 podiums
- ^ World Cube Association – World Championship 2019 podiums
- ^ Speedsolving.com – Sebastian Weyer
- ^ World Cube Association – Philipp Weyer results
- ^ World Cube Association – Sebastian Weyer rankings
Further reading edit
- "Die Superhirne". www.zdf.de (in German). Retrieved 17 July 2019.