How I got World Class at Blindfolded Rubik's Cube Solving (+Sponsorship Announcement!)

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[@Tingman]

I consider this one of the best cubing stories ever. So much you had to push through, so much you learned along the way. Skills and resilience that will last a lifetime! Thanks for sharing your story with us and inspiring us all to aim high. ALSO WELCOME TO TEAM DAILY PUZZLES!!! 🎉

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks for the kind words! YES LET'S GO TEAM DAILY PUZZLES!

[@Antayer.]

DAILYPUZZLES

[@leahrapoport1]

Is it possible to reply to a reply

[@SawyerMacDonald]

@@leahrapoport1yes

[@anseldejong]

@@leahrapoport1 Of course, but it only shows up as tagging the person. So it doesn't specify which comment was replied to

[@SClassCubing]

He went from "I'll try 3-blind" to 'breaking the world record.' Incredible job Charlie! Yet another dope video

[@3bldMa1n]

I started learning blind 3 weeks ago and i have a 1:02 pb single. This is a really motivating video

[@swiftcubing]

Awesome job! Glad it was motivating for you

[@gabrielcitrowske8897]

That's better than my 2x2 blind lmao

[@bld.chmielczak]

This video motivates me every time i lose motivation to blind but also really want to achieve something. Thanks for making it Charlie, this helps more people than you might think! :)

[@TheCubingAxolotl]

This was by far the best video you have ever made and was so inspiring, thank you so much Charlie for making this community a better place, congrats on the sponsor with DP, you deserve all the praise and you still have so much further to go.

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks for the kind words man! Cya tomorrow!

[@redcrafted_]

Incredible video man, you single-handedly managed to get me back into cubing, and blindfold!! I've been non professionally cubing for over 6 years, however I never managed to be "decent" in any event (23 sec avg in 3x3) until in September of 2021 I had a big and devastating accident, where I lost someone near and dear to my heart. Over the following months (up until now) I got back into minecraft redstone (another one of my long term Hobbys) which managed to get me back on track. However, over all this time, I've been seeing my cube-collection collecting dust, but with no motivation to even start, how could I change that... But you changed that, your video managed to get me back into cubing, and specifically start blindfold cubing, wich I've been to scared to even try, but im going to try, im gonna grind 3-style! Thank you so much man, you have a huge and bright future ahead of you, never lose sight of that!! Good luck on your journey!!!

[@swiftcubing]

Mate that's so so good to hear. I'm glad that I could help motivate you! Good luck learning 3-style, I hope it goes well for you! Thanks so much for the kind words and good luck with your cubing : )

[@redcrafted_]

@@swiftcubing Thanks a lot! Good luck on yout journey, you will break the wr!! Im going to wacht out for when you do!!

[@swiftcubing]

@@redcrafted_ Thanks! I sure hope that I can : )

[@r3gret2079]

This is a REALLY well put together video. Your story is such an inspiration to me, who has barely started cubing since Christmas. I am nowhere near as good as ANY cube-tubers, but I'm gettin there. I wanna say a huge thanks to Tingman for showing us your channel, and a huge thanks to you for sharing your journey. I appreciate you. Take my sub, you earned and deserve it. Edit: lookin at all those algs, my brain hurts. Yay. 😀 I love how at 12:04 when you get it even dude to the side is hyped as hell. Congratulations bro. That training session at the end. Lmao amazing. That's dedication right there.

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks bro, I"m glad that Tingman helpe you find the video and I'm glad that you enjoyed it! My judge at 12:04 was very epic. Good luck on your journey too!

[@tobyseufert]

This is a massive step up in quality Charlie, amazing video! Super engaging too! Its been great following you throughout your journey, both online then in person since early 2022. Keep up the great work, and you will be on top of the world in no time! Once again, congrats and amazing video, so happy for you about the sponsorship too!

[@swiftcubing]

THANKS!!!!

[@curiousNic]

What an impressive journey! A great lesson that no one accomplishes anything significant without overcoming a few failures and roadblocks along the way. And congrats on the sponsorship.

[@swiftcubing]

Absolutely! Thanks!

[@ElyasEyouNZ]

what an awesome video, I remember first hearing about you at Melbourne Summer from Phoenix's video and that was a huge surprise to me. Your journey is such an awesome one, and it's so impressive to see all the hard work pay off in the end. So proud to say that I watched your OcR, congrats on an amazing journey Charlie! WR coming soon :D

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks man! You've been doing super good too!

[@JJCuber27]

Great video Charlie! I think the biggest thing I took from this video is that if you have big intentions right from the start, you'll be able to improve very quickly. Especially in blindfolded where those initial solves can be some of the most demoralising and demotivating ones.

[@BankMoviegoer]

Thanks for the inspiration Charlie! My improvement has stagnated quite a bit in the last month so I got discouraged. After this video, I now have the fire to keep practising 3BLD and learning 4BLD :)

[@swiftcubing]

Fantastic!

[@AS174-q8l]

As a beginner using old pochman and going to 3 style, I found this helpful. Thanks charlie!

[@AS174-q8l]

Update: Coaching with elliott and moving to m2

[@sailE_gnohC]

Your improvement is actually insane, you went from averaging 50 to OCR in under a year

[@FunWithJiana-vt6vy]

Charlie is literally the most motivating cuber ever.

[@Gogocubing]

Yep

[@DrJohnners]

As a 50yo learning CFOP after a 42 year break, I'm torn between your accomplishments either being an inspiration or a crushing realisation of my own limitations ;p Regardless of my own struggles you're certainly deserving of huge congratulations and global recognition for what you've achieved!

[@Danielbuck_24]

So you took a break when u were 8?

[@DrJohnners]

@@Danielbuck_24 Indeed, I could do it in about 2 mins back then, but then like most 8 year-olds I moved onto other things, such as my borother's ZX Specturm. There was no Internet so there was no community, 1980 was very isolating for a young kid. I remember looking at the Friedrich method around 98, as it was called at the time, but it seemed far too complicated, again no real KZbin community. It was only when I accidentally saw a JPerm video that I realised how many resources there now are and bought a new cube. I'm still terrible at F2L and Cross but have at least learnt all of PLL - average of ~80s. I have no time, what with renovating my house and having a full-time job...such is life!

[@Danielbuck_24]

@@DrJohnners I started when I was 9 I am now a sub 10 speecuber who specialises in all wca events

[@AY-dy9ov]

Thanks for sharing your journey Charlie!! So many hours of hard work have gone into those super fast solves. Your endurance through challenges, pressure and nerves is very inspiring for anyone learning a new skill. Amazing!

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks! I hope it inspired you!

[@zalibecquerel3463]

Congratulations on the new WR!!! The reconstruction showed MOVE CANCELLATION between edges and corners... BLEW MY MIND!!! Oldschool BLDer here, epically failing with Old Pochmann in comps at a time Zane Carney broke the MBLD Record, FAZ started doing 5BLD and Aron Pudy Mathew was sub 15 in training on BLD. A broken finger isn't a setback! Remember when FAZ broke his wrist, he practiced OH until he broke the world record (without table abuse :) ) Looking forward to your upcoming videos tips on 3-style, floating buffer and LTCT, and your thoughts on MULTIBLIND. GO QUEENSLAND!!!

[@TetraCubing]

This is such a motivational and well-made video, and your improvement rate and perserverance is mind-blowing!

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks! I tried to make it so!

[@TyTyTV20]

I am so glad i saw this video cuz i was about to give up on blind solving and this motivated me so much

[@thehastycuber]

Charlie, you uploaded this during a very dark time in my bld journey thus far. I had just triple DNF’d for the 11th comp in a row. I had no motivation left, I had nothing to show for, I was done. I couldn’t do it. But then I watched this video, to realize some blinders definitely don’t have an easy way up to the top, you were in a similar situation to me with my success rate at the time. But then about a month after this was uploaded I had my next round of 3BLD. I DNFed the first two solves but then, a miracle happened. I got it. And funny you actually commented on Instagram so aye what a great end to it. I had several more rounds of 3BLD after that and was able to drop drastically. If it weren’t for you and this video, none of this would’ve happened. So thank you.

[@swiftcubing]

So good to hear and I'm so glad you got it!

[@thehastycuber]

⁠@@swiftcubingas an update to this, I got my first mean recently. And am very easily sub 2 now. I may be attempting to learn 3 style soon. I already know orozco. Thank you, without you, absolutely none of this would’ve been possible

[@swiftcubing]

@@thehastycuber nice, good luck!

[@sl7175]

Congrats Charlie!!!!!!! As if winning the aussie Nats and Oceanic champs wasn't impressive enough you got sponsored!!!!! Good luck in your following comps and I hope to see more amazing records from one of my most favourite cubers!!!! :)

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks man Good luck to you in your journey too!

[@WangYiheng347]

Hi Sebastian

[@OldManLink]

Thanks for sharing this incredible journey, I feel really motivated to take my own BLD solving up a few notches now! 💖

[@amazer7924]

3rd time watching this... its to good hope to see you at melbourne cube days!

[@Lotus7GD]

Love your work dude! Also you earn a subscriber because you’re a Brisbane Heat supporter

[@JackCaiCubing]

Awesome video and story, congrats on the sponsorship too 🙌

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks man Thanks for all your help!

[@joelstyle]

Huge congrats! Excited to see what’s coming next on your blindfolded journey!

[@skwebjacob]

Wow! Your journey was absolutely incredible! Congrats on your sponsorship and best of luck in the future! :)

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks for the kind words! Good luck to you on your journey as well!

[@shivambansal42]

Great job on such an impressive improvement in such a short time Charlie! Looking forward to meeting you at worlds 😄

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks!

[@danboharon]

As someone going through the same process as you, it's really fun to hear

[@edenbaker1]

Definitely very inspiring, thanks for this video!

[@swiftcubing]

Glad it was :)

[@rodneytopor1846]

Excellent story telling. Congratulations on your achievements!

[@Biocubeoficial]

Just Awesome journey. Inspiring, not just on cubing but in our lives too. Keep going.

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks, I'm glad you were inspired!

[@NoahWRizz]

Wow Charlie!!! This is really inspirational and a huge congrats on all your success!! Love from South Africa:DD

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks! Good luck on your journey! Also South Africa! Very cool

[@NoahWRizz]

@@swiftcubing going for that Pyra NR😂😂 Triple DNF for 3bld at my last comp😁

[@swiftcubing]

@@NoahWRizz oof, I'm sure you'll get it soon though!

[@tduckyboy.2598]

honestly was a great opportunity to do one handed 5:25 although if you are right handed, maybe not

[@jzk.y]

awesome progression : ) very inspiring you’re going places

[@swiftcubing]

Thank you so much 😀

[@charanchamp2ndchannel265]

A Really great journey on it .And finally your results paid off

[@charanchamp2ndchannel265]

Im going to use M2/Orozco is it good

[@BenjaAbogado]

Your videos ar so good and they are very encouraging!

[@babyblazeredstone9133]

Wow, you are a surprisingly good KZbinr for how small your channel is! Keep up the good work! You earned an easy sub from me.

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks :)

[@wsskib]

I just watched this video as I just stumbled upon your wr single video. I feel you on what happens to your finger. I just recently broke both bones in my wrist. All I have to say is great work and can’t wait to meet at worlds 2025

[@Chloe90125]

Awesome video congratulations on the sponsorship! What blind tutorial do u recommend learning from?

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks! At the moment, I recommend learning from Jperm although I think that his tutorial still does have quite a bit that could be explained differently and improved upon. I am hoping to come out with my own tutorial some time soon, not sure when though.

[@MuntashirMamunTimu]

so inspiring!! may I have your algs sheet?? and how did you learn 3 style?? I'd love to watch your journey.

[@YDS8479]

Thank you for inspiring me to start blind solving and I will keep trying

[@swiftcubing]

Best of luck!

[@jameschea.]

amazing video! ill make sure to watch this whenever im unmotivated about cubing

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks! I'm glad that it motivates you!

[@reecypeecy9909]

What cube do you use? I’ve had trouble getting a good cube without a logo or finding a way to remove/replace a logo on my cubes. Also I’ve recently learned 3 style edges and you did it about 6 times faster than me. Also your fluidity is crazy, keep up the good work!

[@solver5k]

This is a very inspirational story and well made video. Go Charlie!!

[@leszekmazurek8806]

Congratulations Young Man

[@swiftcubing]

Thankyou!

[@RubiKubiK313]

Now he holds the world record, what a great story!

[@RemyMS]

Hey man gj on your amazing journey!!

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks, I hope it motivated you on your journey too!

[@Seawolf159]

Nice to see the history from start to finish. What about solving with eyes?

[@swiftcubing]

I've been pretty consistently improving at that without too many hurdles, not as spectacular as my blindsolving journey haha

[@CubikArtmosaic]

Nice video! What do you average on regular 3x3 and do you practice any other events?

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks! I average low 7's on 3x3 and I mostly practice 3bld and 4bld at the moment. I sometimes do other events such as mega and pyraminx although not very much.

[@Lightningcuber2012]

an inspiring video defintky charlies best vid

[@Gogocubing]

Do you have any tips for remebering the memo beter

[@ElijahLaPorte347]

Are you ever going to release your 3 style algs and letter pair sheets cause I can't be bothered to make my own lol

[@swiftcubing]

It is best to find your own and what works for you. For algorithms, look at multiple people's sheets and figure out which one fits your turning style the best. And for letter pairs it is completely different for every solver and that's why nobody shares their full sheets really. Just figure out what works for you as everybody knows different things and people that they can use for their letter pairs.

[@ElijahLaPorte347]

@@swiftcubing thanks i was always going to look at other peoples algs I just wanted your sheet to see if I liked any of yours and also I agree with the letter pairs some are just hard and CoLPI doesn't have any that suit me thanks for the reply tho

[@davidchust]

This video really mean different to me. I have spent the past three weeks practising blind and went from 1'20 to 50 seconds, but in today competition I got 3 DNF in final too! I know that I still need to practise a lot more but I still feel upset by the result. Now I'm motivated again and will learn full 3 style (using M2/3style rn) for the next comp in late April! Oh btw how far do you think I can go with just basic 3 style?

[@swiftcubing]

Wow that's so cool to hear! I know that Jeff Park got down to averaging 18-19 with just basic 3-style so you can still get very fast without learning other fancy stuff!

[@davidchust]

@Swift Cubing - Charlie Eggins Speedcuber That's good to know! I've no excuse until I get to around 20seconds then 😂

[@muadh7316]

Wow this was a really inspiring video, especially for me as a I only recently learned 3BLD. Currently average 5mins with m2 and op but I hope I can become as good as you are one day!! (IK i am a little too ambitious 😅)

[@swiftcubing]

Definitely not too ambitious! You would be surprised by how much you can improve. I'm glad I inspired you and good luck!

[@lucky82592]

Great video Charlie! How do you setup both of your 3BLD mains?

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks! My Huameng YS3M is setup with a few drops if cubicle silk, a moderate tension (tip of the screw a tiny bit below the top of the spring compression part) and the spring compression on 1. My previous main that I still sometimes use every now and then is the GTS3M I set it up with angstrom lubes, similar tension to the ys3m but spring compression 3. Hope this helped : )

[@draguncubing7173]

Really inspiring and impressive, congrats

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks heaps!

[@lincolnjordan]

He’s my cousin

[@CuberCaiden]

No way!!!

[@Mr_Spudder]

How mind boggling!

[@benjaminfranklin954]

He is my dad

[@Neighbour1]

He is my classmate lol

[@MazezCubing]

@@Neighbour1and now he has WR!

[@randomcubestuff3426]

congrats on the world record!

[@swiftcubing]

!!!

[@tobyseufert]

wow random cube stuff your so cool! when can i meat you at a compertitshun?

[@aaronr347]

insane video charlie!!!!

[@swiftcubing]

thanks man, I tried :D

[@Jaisosjsnsnsjs]

Not going to lie, seeing your 12.10 wr inspired me to get back into cubing and practice blind. Then you said 1500 algs😂 Bronx nation on 🔝 Edit: amazing story telling mate, can not wait to see more

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks!

[@DaPenguinCuber]

Just watched this vid and it inspired me to learn three style i currently avg aub 40 with M2 OP which is insane beacuase that is is only an beginner method which i grinded for about a year because my memo is about 10 seconds now.

[@swiftcubing]

Awesome!

[@DaPenguinCuber]

@@swiftcubingthanks ur actually the one who inspired me to get faster

[@armaanR]

respect!

[@kth11211]

Dang 10 months later and he still hearts comments. Thats dedication! Also this IS very inspiring!

[@swiftcubing]

Glad you found it inspiring!

[@UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUV]

Hey Charlie , i have a question Im currently learning 3-style edges , but i seem to have a problem I finished U face targets , and now its harder to create commutators for L and R faces , what should I do?

[@SaishaMittal]

So motivating!!!

[@SaishaMittal]

Can i learn 3 style directly instead of learning the beginners method first?

[@swiftcubing]

Yes, but I would strongly recommend against it

[@RodolfoMartin-ic5ur]

Hi Charlie, huge fan. Could you make a video on how to learn 3 style or orozco

[@ofc.fartVR]

5:32 I once broke the exact smae finger XD only time I've broken a bone. lol

[@suziewhite7034]

Congrats :)

[@swiftcubing]

THANKS!!!

[@ElijahLaPorte347]

thanks for this wanted to get nr for clock so learnt 7 simul and now i am just grinding solves

[@swiftcubing]

Nice!!!

[@cubedcommunities_mn3242]

I enjoyed the video and found it useful.

[@uno-op9pr]

Im planning to learn full ltct, how would you recommend I go about practicing and reviewing the algs?

[@swiftcubing]

I would say anki is the way to go, I have a video about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXa4h2lobK2mZqs

[@TheMessyDeskxyz]

Ok, now I’m curious… How did you break two fingers in a row?😮 Also congrats on the sponsorship!

[@swiftcubing]

They were a couple months apart but yeah. Thanks! Dailypuzzles has been great

[@That1CubingMess]

How did you break your fingers?

[@dutchcube565]

Very inspiring!

[@swiftcubing]

Thanks!

[@ugwuanyicollins6136]

LTCT alg sheet pls

[@swiftcubing]

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1400SA2bapIsmbgMlkHFEMnFZ9YHYNJJxAygx6BH9Eys/edit?fbclid=IwAR2TCVufWhf_E2OMquzX73Vtau7t_q0UkRMQ2bMpeodHv3W6g9luLhTTQjo#gid=0

[@SleepyChina]

so inspiring btw how did you break your fingers?

[@swiftcubing]

I broke one playing touch football at school and one just mucking around at school. Very silly...

[@BLDlover1084]

Where can I find the algs for LTCT? Also great Video!

[@swiftcubing]

Here you go! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1400SA2bapIsmbgMlkHFEMnFZ9YHYNJJxAygx6BH9Eys/edit?fbclid=IwAR2TCVufWhf_E2OMquzX73Vtau7t_q0UkRMQ2bMpeodHv3W6g9luLhTTQjo#gid=0 If you are going to learn them, Good Luck!

[@BLDlover1084]

@@swiftcubing Thanks!

[@CollieCuber]

His “first success” was from two months before the video was made 01:07

[@sailE_gnohC]

the solving stat was generated 2 months earlier, but on the right of the scram it says 2020-05-07

[@DRclocker]

So inspirational

[@DRclocker]

thank you for sharing your amazing story!

[@lollycopter]

Fantastic video Charlie - it's utterly intriguing and insightful to know what work goes on behind the scenes. I can say for sure that if it wasn't for your /swift/ journey with 3-Style, I definitely wouldn't have learned it as "early" as I did, and thus wouldn't have been as motivated to practise 3bld to get my first official sub-2 today!

[@mix-nb5vb]

9:39 where did you found this sheet

[@swiftcubing]

The table with the alg count or the sheet with the algorithms?

[@mix-nb5vb]

@@swiftcubingthe algs count

[@ssthecuber8561]

Finally it happened, grats! Also I think you forgot to put the rickroll

[@pinpartperfect]

Thanks for the video

[@doorotabanasik1929]

GO CHARLIE!

[@EddieCubing]

Wow.

[@cuberworks]

You do not know how many times I've watched this video

[@swiftcubing]

lol thanks!

[@minecraftmocubix8049]

Broooo insane story How did you break your fingers?

[@swiftcubing]

The pinky was just mucking around at school (lol). The index finger was playing touch footy (lol).

[@jeronimoandresaguirrecardo3985]

Wait what!! You learned full LTCT 😮

[@swiftcubing]

Yup :)

[@gamenuss22]

When the Tutorial will come?

[@Y3ah5236]

Olor’s advice 😂😂😂

[@5QUANCR0W]

Lol Olor told me to throw all of my TheCubicle merch into a swimming pool at Nationals

[@Y3ah5236]

@@5QUANCR0W hmmmm…..

[@Cuber_pro1572]

Charlie help! I've seen so many blindfolded tutorials and I can't understand a thing! Heeeelp!

[@swiftcubing]

We're trying to get there!

[@ThatCubeKidd]

I think I should only do 1 passing for 2x2 (I check a solution multiple times to make sure I don’t dnf lol)

[@aaronr347]

9:01 RUS uperm???

[@swiftcubing]

indeed

[@lc846.]

No wonder he got so fast at blind he started with dang OROZCO

[@roozen5790]

when 3 style tutorial :>

[@cfoples]

oh my skizzers my hand made it into a egnik video! wowees!

[@swiftcubing]

No way!

[@nhuhuetrinh9111]

Damn! Your story is very good. Additionally, this is so sad to hear your big issue about breaking your fingers and staying during pandamic.

[@swiftcubing]

Thankyou! yeah haha it was pretty brutal. I even broke another finger after this video right before world championships woops

[@Ugn1014]

this was posted in april 1.....