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PK Arumugam | |
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| Born | 6 December 1999 Chennai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Chennai |
| Years active | 2013 – present |
| Known for | Rubik's Cube speed solving |
Arumugam PK or PK Arumugam (born 6 December 1999) is an accomplished Indian Speedcuber.[1] He is a three-time world record holder and the first person to solve more than 1000 Rubik's cubes while riding a bicycle.
He started SpeedCubing in June 2013 and found out about the World Cube Association (WCA) in December that year.[2] He learnt the CFOP method of solving the Rubik's Cube and took part in his first WCA competition, the Shaastra Cube Open in January 2014,[3] solving five cubes in an average time of 36.51 seconds, with his best single solve taking 27.78 seconds.[4]
In 2015 The Indian Nationals took place in Chennai for the first time[5] and this is where Arumugam met Bhargav Narasimhan, a multiple national record holder and holder of the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to solve five Rubik's cubes one-handed.
- ^ "PK Arumugam | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "PK Arumugam | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Shaastra Cube Open 2014 | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Shaastra Cube Open 2014 | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Indian Nationals 2015 | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 28 June 2020.