Minh Thai


Minh Thai is a Vietnamese-American speedcuber. As a sixteen-year-old Eagle Rock High School student from Los Angeles, he won the first Rubik's Cube world championship on June 5, 1982 in Budapest by solving a Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds. He is also the author of the book The Winning Solution, a guide to solving the Rubik's cube. Later, the Ortega Corners-First Solution Method was developed based on Thai's Winning Solution.

Solving method

Thai's solution was based on The Ideal Solution, published in 1980 by the Ideal [Toy Company]. It involves solving the top, bottom, and middle layers, in that order.

World records

EventTypeFirst World RecordLatest World RecordTotal
3×3×3Single22.95s
1982 World [Rubik's Cube Championship|World Rubik's Cube Championship 1982]
5 June
22.95s
World Rubik's Cube Championship 1982
5 June
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