Career
Recognized as an expert at solving small cubes (2x2 and 3x3), he has been ranked in the top five in the world in both categories - including a second-place finish at the 2015 Rubik"s Cube World Championship. He has set eighty Belizean national records and three continental records in events recognized by the World Cube Association. While working as the Liberty Science Center"s Speedcuber-in-Residence, Brooks set the Guinness World Record for most Rubik"s Cubes solved underwater in a single breath,(which was broken in April 2015 when fellow American speedcuber Kevin Hays solved 8 cubes underwater) and also led the team that currently holds the world record for solving the Groovik"s Cube, the world"s largest functioning Rubik"s Cube.
He also acted as the principal performer at the Beyond Rubik"s Cube exhibition"s world premiere.
Brooks has demonstrated speedcubing live on American Broadcasting Company, Bloomberg Television, Cable News Network and National Public Radio, and has been featured in segments aired on British Broadcasting Corporation, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and National Broadcasting Company. He made his commercial debut in Volkswagen"s "You Can"t Fake Fast" ad campaign and his newspaper appearances include the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and New York Daily News. A graduate of The Science Academy of South Texas, Brooks currently studies International Business at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Current Bests in Competition
World Records
Former North American Records
World Championship Podiums
United States. National Championship Podiums.
