Hand extreme sports challenger cracks puzzles with blazing speed By Xin Wen in Xi an | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-01-24 16:44 Share CLOSE
Xia Yan, 28, a hand extreme sports challenger in Xi an, capital of Northwest China s Shaanxi province, holds eight Guinness World Records, including solving a Rubik s cube within 20 seconds and cracking Klotski, a sliding block puzzle, in less than 10 seconds. Practicing hundreds of times made my playing skilled, said Xia, who began to practice with a Rubik s cube, a 3D combination puzzle also called the magic cube, when he was 16 years old.
He spent six years going from a rookie to a professional player solving the multicolored, cube-shaped puzzle. His speed at cracking a Rubik s cube also improved from several minutes to one minute, and then from one minute to 40 seconds.
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