Aidan Grainger, 17, a sixth former at Royal Wootton Bassett Academy has broken the world record for solving the Megaminx, a twelve-side version of the Rubik's Cube.
He solved the Megaminx in just 22.89 seconds on Sunday 18 May 2025, the fastest time ever taken to solve the puzzle. Over the weekend 32 Speedcubing competitions were held in over 20 countries worldwide.
The UK competition in which Aidan competed, was organised by the UK Cube Association and was held in the function room at the end of the Grand Pier in Weston-Super-Mare. There were 85 competitors at the event.
This is not the first time Aidan has competed in Weston - it was the venue of his National Record for the regular Rubik's Cube, in November 2024 with a 3.69 second solve.
Aidan will join thousands of speedcubers heading to Seattle at the end of June to compete in the World Speedcubing Championships. He'll be representing the UK and he hopes to be crowned the world champion for the Megaminx!
Aidan will receive a certificate from the Guinness Book of Record to mark his World Record achievement of a 22.89 second solve.
You can watch the video of the World Record HERE
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