Mansfield siblings take on speedcubing

BROTHER and sister duo, Harvey and Vivian Knight were extremely excited to both compete together for the first time at the recent Victorian speedcubing championships and to rub shoulders with some of the best competitors in the world. According to their proud mother Helen Knight, the Mansfield Primary School students "had the best time" at the state competition held on Saturday May 31 at the Belgrave Convention Centre, in Melbourne. Harvey who competed for the first time last year at the championships was keen to better some of his results this time round. "It was the best day of his life and it was great to speak with people who understand the language of speedcubing," said Helen. For Vivian it was nerve racking being her first competition; something Harvey understood from his first competition. "Vivian said she was so nervous that her fingers were shaking in her first solve, but she loved being one of very few girls competing," her mother said. Testament to how inclusive speedcubing is, Vivian got be a judge for an 80 year old cuber. A highlight for Vivian was meeting Feliks Zemdegs - Australian Rubik's Cube speedsolver also known as the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). Feliks is the only speedcuber ever to win the World Championship twice back to back, and is widely considered the most successful and greatest speedcuber of all time. Felix's record for a 3x3x3 solve is 4.16 secs. The Knight family are now off on a road trip around Australia and we have it on good authority that there will be plenty of time for Harvey and Vivian to practice their speedcubing in the back seat for their next competition. Championship official solve times: Harvey 3x3x3 - 24.39 seconds (previous official personal best 50.07 sec) 2x2x2 - 6.65 seconds (previous official personal best 10.99 sec) Pyraminx - 10.98 sec (first official attempt) Skewb - 16.75 sec (first official attempt) Vivian 3x3x3 - 53.62 sec (first official attempt) 2x2x2 - 18.66 sec (first official attempt)