Seung Hyuk Nahm set a 30.60 Asian record 5x5 single at Robinson Lifestyle Suvarnabhumi Cube Open 2026 in Bangkok.
Nahm cut 2.50 seconds from his previous best of 33.10, set at Daegu Cold Winter 2024. He moves ahead of Timofei Tarasenko’s 30.79 into world No. 2, just 1.11 seconds behind Tymon Kolasiński’s 29.49 world record.
Watch Nahm’s 30.60 Asian record solve:
Nahm used Yau, the same method used by Tymon and Timofei, meaning all three of the top-ranked 5x5 single solvers use it. Max Park, who has set 18 world records across 5x5 single and average, uses Redux.
Approximate splits, estimated from the video:
First two centers + three cross edges: 9.5 seconds
Last four centers: 5.5 seconds
Remaining edge pairing: 8 seconds
3x3 stage: 7 seconds
A lockup during his ZBLL slowed the finish and may have cost him a sub-30. Even with that interruption, Nahm finished with the fastest WCA-official 5x5 single ever by an Asian competitor.
He also won the event with a 41.28 average, closing out the final with its fastest solve.