Peru's Huanqui breaks new record for solving a Megaminx

14:34 | Salt Lake City (U.S.), Jul. 30.

Peruvian Juan Pablo Huanqui broke a new world record for the fastest person to solve a Megaminx —one of the most difficult puzzles in the world.

The dodecahedron-shaped puzzle, Megaminx, is the modern version of the traditional six-sided Rubik's magic cube.

Huanqui, 17, took the top of the podium at a competition in Salt Lake City, United States, with a time of 32.84 seconds.

At the contest, the Peruvian defeated more than 800 competitors from all over the world.  

So far, he has set a total of 10 world-, 17 continental-, and 3 Guinness World-records —proof of his progress in speedcubing.

According to the youngster, this type of challenges helps him break records around the globe.

Last month, Huanqui set a Guinness World Record by solving 1,000 Megaminx puzzles in only 24 hours as part of the "Most Megaminx Puzzles solved in 24 Hours" challenge held in Lima, Peru.



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Published: 7/30/2018