Sebastian Weyer

Sebastian Weyer
Born (1997-12-04) December 4, 1997
NationalityGerman
Known forRubik's Cube speedsolving
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Speedcubing
WCA World Championship
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
3x3x3 0 0 2
4x4x4 1 2 0
Total 2 2 2
2017 Paris 4x4x4
2025 Seattle 4x4x4
2013 Las Vegas 4x4x4
2019 Melbourne 4x4x4
2013 Las Vegas 3x3x3
2019 Melbourne 3x3x3
European Championship
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
3x3x3 0 1 1
4x4x4 3 0 0
5x5x5 0 2 0
Megaminx 0 0 1
Total 3 3 2
2014 Roskilde 4x4x4
2016 Prague 4x4x4
2018 Madrid 4x4x4
2014 Roskilde 5x5x5
2018 Madrid 3x3x3
2018 Madrid 5x5x5
2014 Roskilde 3x3x3
2014 Roskilde Megaminx
German National Championship
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
3x3x3 1 3 3
4x4x4 8 0 0
5x5x5 5 1 0
Megaminx 1 1 3
Total 15 5 6
2011 Gütersloh 4x4x4
2012 Neuss 4x4x4
2013 Düsseldorf 4x4x4
2013 Düsseldorf 5x5x5
2013 Düsseldorf Megaminx
2014 Düsseldorf 3x3x3
2014 Düsseldorf 4x4x4
2014 Düsseldorf 5x5x5
2015 Cologne 4x4x4
2016 Cologne 4x4x4
2016 Cologne 5x5x5
2017 Cologne 4x4x4
2017 Cologne 5x5x5
2018 Unterhaching 4x4x4
2018 Unterhaching 5x5x5
2014 Düsseldorf Megaminx
2015 Cologne 5x5x5
2016 Cologne 3x3x3
2017 Cologne 3x3x3
2018 Unterhaching 3x3x3
2010 Bottrop Megaminx
2011 Gütersloh 3x3x3
2012 Neuss 3x3x3
2012 Neuss Megaminx
2015 Cologne 3x3x3
2015 Cologne Megaminx

Sebastian Weyer (pronounced /ˈvaɪ.ər/, 4 December 1997) is a German Rubik's Cube speedsolver who specializes in 4x4x4 solving. Weyer has broken the 4x4x4 single solve world record 9 times and the average of five solves record 9 times. He set his first world record on 1 May 2011.[1]

Weyer is 2-time World Champion in 4x4x4, 3-time European Champion in 4x4x4, 2014 German Champion in 3x3x3, 8-time German Champion in 4x4x4, 5-time German Champion in 5x5x5, and 2013 German Champion in Megaminx.

Weyer held the world record for the single 4x4x4 solve from 15 September 2019 to 26 November 2021, with a time of 17.42 seconds set in the Danish Open 2019. This was the first-ever sub-18-second single in competition. He last held the world record for the average of five solves on 12 May 2018.[2]

Weyer holds the German national record for average of five 4x4x4 solves, being 19.67 seconds. With this average, he also ranks second in Europe and third in the world.[3]

Weyer attended the World Championships in 2013, 2017, 2019, and 2025. At the 2013 World Championship in Las Vegas, Weyer placed 2nd in 4x4x4 and 3rd in 3x3x3.[4] At the 2017 World Championship in Paris, Weyer won the 4x4x4 event.[5] At the 2019 World Championship in Melbourne, Weyer placed 2nd in 4x4x4 and 3rd in 3x3x3, just as he did at his first World Championship in 2013.[6] At the 2025 World Championship in Seattle, Weyer won the 4x4x4 event again, 8 years after his first win.

Weyer is the brother of speedcuber Philipp Weyer,[7] who is the 2019 3x3x3 World Champion.[8]

Notable rankings:[9]

Rankings as of 7 July 2025.

Event Type Time (min:sec) World ranking European ranking
3x3x3 Single 4.32 60th 14th
Average 6.07 96th 19th
4x4x4 Single 17.00 3rd 2nd
Average 19.67 3rd 2nd
5x5x5 Single 37.80 17th 5th
Average 45.09 13th 4th

References

  1. ^ World Cube Association – Sebastian Weyer Records
  2. ^ World Cube Association – 4x4x4 History
  3. ^ World Cube Association – [1]
  4. ^ World Cube Association – World Championship 2013 podiums
  5. ^ World Cube Association – World Championship 2017 podiums
  6. ^ World Cube Association – World Championship 2019 podiums
  7. ^ Speedsolving.com – Sebastian Weyer
  8. ^ World Cube Association – Philipp Weyer results
  9. ^ World Cube Association – Sebastian Weyer rankings

Further reading

  • "Die Superhirne". www.zdf.de (in German). Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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