15-year-old Daniel Rush is not your average rubric cube enthusiast. He’s a master cube solver who has won the title as Africa’s champion and has the ability to solve a cube ‘puzzle’ faster than the time it’d take to read this intro!
Cape Town, South Africa (30 September 2024) – Most of us have felt the awe and sensation of satisfaction that comes with witnessing someone crack a rubric cube or, better yet, solving one ourselves. Even if it took days, the feeling is pretty unparalleled. But what if you could do it in a matter of seconds? Under intense pressure? And at 15 years old? If the aforementioned sounds impossible, you haven’t met Daniel Rush—Cape Town’s champion cube solver.
Never mind Cape Town; Daniel has actually won the title of Africa’s champion cube solver before. With the ability to crack a cube in just under 5 seconds, it’s not hard to understand why!
Daniel has solved 2008 cubes of different specs and in different ways (including being blindfolded) during his time as a competitor. You’d think Daniel is someone who has been in the game for decades. Yet, the champion hasn’t even finished high school yet.
Competing since the age of 9, Daniel’s dedicated a lot of his young life to cubes of all magnitudes. He boasts 80 gold wins, 37 silver and 28 bronze as per the World Cube Association and has competed at every level—from national to world championships.
His magic might be far beyond the imaginings of many who have never experienced the rush of a solved cube, but despite its unique nature, it’s certainly impressed his country and continues to impress the world.
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