During the pandemic, American basketball star Stephen Curry shared a video of what he did to stave off boredom to his 1.7 million subscribers on YouTube, which included learning to solve a Rubik’s Cube.
In Singapore, Cubewerkz Cubing Academy, a home-grown dedicated cube store founded in 2012, said there was an increase in demand for cubing lessons after the pandemic. Mr Wong is one of nine part-time cubing trainers in the academy.Due to greater demand, it began offering cubing lessons on a private tutoring basis in 2018.
Although the puzzle has been around for more than 40 years, local cubing organisations like Mofunland are coming up with new modes of engagement to pique public interest. In June, about 320 guests, who signed up via Mofunland, packed their cubes and went on board the Genting Dream cruise ship to Phuket for four days. While on the cruise, they took part in workshops to learn cubing techniques and flaunted their sharpened skills in a WCA-recognised competition.
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