About Minh Thai
Born 1966. Minh Thai is an American athlete and speedcuber.
Minh Thai (born 1965 as Thái Minh) is a Vietnamese-American speedcuber. As a sixteen-year-old Eagle Rock High School student from Los Angeles, he won the first Rubik's Cube world championship on June 5, 1982, in Budapest by solving a Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds. He is also the author of the book The Winning Solution, a guide to solving the Rubik's cube. Later, the Ortega Corners-First Solution Method was developed based on Thai's Winning Solution.
Solving method
Thai's solution was based on The Ideal Solution, published in 1980 by the Ideal Toy Company. It involves solving the top, bottom, and middle layers, in that order.
World records
Event Type First World Record Latest World Record Total 3×3×3 Single 22.95s World Rubik's Cube Championship 1982 5 June 22.95s World Rubik's Cube Championship 1982 5 June 1
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Minh Thai's
Frequently asked questions
Who is Minh Thai?
American speedcuber
When was Minh Thai born?
Minh Thai was born in 1966 in Vietnam.
What is Minh Thai's occupation?
Minh Thai is an athlete and speedcuber.
What nationality is Minh Thai?
Minh Thai is American.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Minh Thai. https://biography.guide/minh-thai/
MLA: "Minh Thai." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/minh-thai/.
Chicago: "Minh Thai." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/minh-thai/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:22 UTC