Sebastian Weyer
Sebastian Weyer (pronounced /ˈvaɪ.ər/) 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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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 currently holds the world record for the single 4x4x4 solve with a time of 17.42 seconds set in the Danish Open 2019 on 15 September 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, 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 and holds the European record for average of five 3x3x3 solves.[8]
Notable rankings:[9]
| Event | Type | Time (min:sec) | World ranking | European ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 | Single | 4.83 | 16th | 7th |
| Average | 6.44 | 13th | 3rd | |
| 4x4x4 | Single | 17.42 | 1st | 1st |
| Average | 21.46 | 2nd | 1st | |
| 5x5x5 | Single | 41.72 | 8th | 2nd |
| Average | 45.80 | 7th | 2nd | |
| 6x6x6 | Single | 1:21.68 | 7th | 2nd |
| Average | 1:27.19 | 6th | 2nd |
References
- 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
- "Die Superhirne". www.zdf.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-07-17.