Vincent Sheu
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- University of California, Berkeley (BA, MEng)
- Stanford University (JD, MS)
Vincent Sheu | |
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| Born | October 1, 1990 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Saratoga High School |
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Vincent Sheu (born October 1, 1990) is an American speedcuber from Saratoga, California known for organizing World Cube Association (WCA) competitions and setting the world record in both the Fewest Moves Challenge (FMC) event and the 2×2×2 single solve.[1][2] He previously served as the first Chair of the WCA's Regulations Committee with Lucas Garron from 2012 to 2015, directing a complete redrafting of the official competition regulations and guidelines during his tenure.[3] He has received media attention as the subject of several viral images and video clips at various college sporting events.[4][5]
Sheu completed a joint degree at Stanford University. He received a J.D. from Stanford Law School and M.S. in Computer Science from the Stanford School of Engineering in June 2018.[6]
Sheu previously graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. in Statistics and Molecular & Cell Biology (’12) and an M.Eng. in Bioengineering (’14). At Berkeley, he served as the President of the Berkeley Cube Club. As part of the University of California's Decal program, he taught the popular courses “Learn To Solve the Rubik’s Cube” (Math 98) and “Speedsolving” (Math 198).[7] Vincent is a retired avid sports blogger with California Golden Blogs.[8]
Rubik's Cube career
Sheu has been an active speedcuber since 2006.[9] He typically uses the CFOP method, a layer-by-layer system popularized by Jessica Fridrich in 1997.[10] In 2011, he tied the existing world record for a 2×2×2 single solve with a time of 0.96 seconds at the Berkeley Winter Cube Competition.[11] During the 2014 US Nationals Competition, he tied the existing world record for the Fewest Moves Competition (FMC), an event that requires participants to solve a 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube in the fewest moves possible, with an average solve of 25 moves among three different solves.[12] At the same competition, he also set the North American record for a single solve in an FMC event with a solve of 22 moves.[13] As a result, he became the 2014 National Champion in the FMC category.