Mats Valk

Mats Valk
Valk in 2016
Born (1996-05-04) 4 May 1996 (age 28)
Amstelveen
NationalityDutch
OccupationStudent
Years active2007-present
Known forRubik's Cube speedsolver
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Speedcubing
WCA World Championship
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
3×3×3 0 2 0
2×2×2 0 0 1
4×4×4 0 0 2
3×3×3 Fewest Moves 0 0 1
Square-1 0 1 0
Total 0 3 4
Silver medal – second place 2011 Bangkok Square-1
Silver medal – second place 2013 Las Vegas 3×3×3
Silver medal – second place 2015 São Paulo 3×3×3
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bangkok 4×4×4
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Las Vegas 2×2×2
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Las Vegas 4×4×4
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris 3×3×3 Fewest Moves
European Championship
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
3×3×3 1 2 0
2×2×2 0 1 1
4×4×4 1 2 0
5×5×5 0 0 1
6×6×6 0 0 1
3×3×3 One-Handed 0 1 0
Square-1 0 1 1
Total 2 7 4
Gold medal – first place 2012 Warsaw 4×4×4
Gold medal – first place 2018 Madrid 3×3×3
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 2×2×2
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 3×3×3 One-Handed
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest Square-1
Silver medal – second place 2012 Warsaw 3×3×3
Silver medal – second place 2014 Roskilde 4×4×4
Silver medal – second place 2016 Prague 3×3×3
Silver medal – second place 2016 Prague 4×4×4
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Warsaw 2×2×2
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Warsaw Square-1
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Roskilde 6×6×6
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid 5×5×5

Mats Valk (born 4 May 1996) is a Dutch Rubik's Cube speedsolver. He broke the Rubik's cube single solve world record twice with times of 5.55 seconds in 2013 and 4.74 seconds in 2016. He won the Rubik's Cube European Championship in 2018[1] and was runner-up for 3x3x3 at the Rubik's Cube World Championships in 2013 and 2015.

  1. ^ "Mats Valk wins WCA European Championship 2018, in Madrid, Spain". World Cube Association. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.