Rubik's world championships

Japan teen in historic Rubik win

Yu Nakajima, 16, took home the top prize 5,000 euros (£3,400, $7,000) after winning the main event of the three-day tournament at the Rubik's Cube world championship.

Nearly 300 contenders from 33 countries tried their hands - and feet - at the puzzle, some completing it blindfolded.

Hungarian architect Erno Rubik invented the cube in Hungary in 1974. More than 300 million cubes have been sold since.

Yu Nakajima of Japan won the main event for twisting the classic 3x3 cube — which has nine colored tiles on each on its six sides — into the winning position, where all like-colored tiles are on the same face.

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/
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