Erik Akkersdijk (born October 7, 1989 in Enschede, The Netherlands) is a Dutch Rubik's Cube solver. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) or Eanske in the local dialect ( Twents) is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Rubik's Cube is a Mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian Sculptor and Professor of Architecture Ernő Rubik
Erik was the world record holder for standard 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube (9. The Rubik's Cube is a Mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian Sculptor and Professor of Architecture Ernő Rubik 77 seconds), established during the Dutch Open 2007. The record was beaten by Edouard Chambon during the Murcia Open 2008 (9. Edouard Chambon, sometimes known as Edouard "doudou" Chambon is a former world record holder for fastest single time on a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube with a time of 9 18 seconds)[1].
Erik Akkersdijk still holds the world record for the Professor's Cube (5×5×5 cube, 1 minute 28. The Professor's Cube is a mechanical Puzzle, a 5×5×5 version of the Rubik's Cube. 66 seconds) and for the Megaminx (1 minute and 1. The Megaminx is a Dodecahedron -shaped puzzle similar to the Rubik's Cube. 78 seconds)[2].
He's also the owner of the average world record for the Rubik's Revenge (4×4×4 cube, 53. The Rubik's Revenge is the 4×4×4 version of Rubik's Cube. Invented by Péter Sebestény the Rubik's Revenge was nearly called the Sebestény Cube until a somewhat last-minute 99 seconds) and for the Megaminx (1 minute and 7. The Megaminx is a Dodecahedron -shaped puzzle similar to the Rubik's Cube. 70 seconds)[3].