James Acraman, master of speed cup stacking

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My name is James Ackerman. I am from Stevenage and I hold the Guinness World Records title for the fastest time to build a 171 cup pyramid

My current record is standing at 59

59.10 seconds. Yes! Yes! On to a minute! Here is a basic stack to get you started

This stack is called the 333 stack. So the main key to the sport stacking skill is to use both of your hands at the same time

So let me show you. So you use both hands with the both cups, put one down, put one on top

Next stack, both hands, put one down, put one on top. And lastly both hands put one down put one on top Now to down stack go back to where you started from And again use both hands for the first stack both hands for the second stack and both hands for the last stack

When you get up to speed, it will look something like this

There we go. With the UK, it is fairly competitive, but I'd say America and Asian countries are the most competitive countries for sports

stacking, especially they have the most toughest competitors where they practice every day

and it's like an eat, sleep, stack repeat sort of pattern they have

Once we have mastered the 333 stack, we will go on to the 363 stack

We use both hands for the first three cups. So, and now onto the six stack, it gets a little bit harder because there's an extra three

added on to the middle three. So you take three cups in one hand and two cups in the first

other hand and then you alternate your hands by dropping one cup on each side to on the second level

and one on top and then we use both hands for the last three and then to down stuck again go back

to where you started from use both hands for the first lot and now to on the sixth stack you place

one of your hands on the top cup and the other hand on the second layer and then you slide outwards

and down and put them on the middle cup and then down stack the last three Once you have mastered this it will look something like this There we go

When I first got into cup stacking, my friends and family thought I was a little bit bonkers

When I started like improving my sport stacking with the amount of competitions I've been to

that's when they started to accept me more and really appreciate what I have

found in my skills. I have competed in tournaments for over seven years and I have won at

least 50 medals in total. 28 World Championship medals and around 30 medals in UK tournaments

And now that you're able to do the 333 and the 363, let's take a look at the cycle

The cycle stack starts off with the 363. once you have finished the last three stacks you go you take the last three to the first three

pick up two cups in each hand build the six stack three cups in one hand two in the other build

the six stack down stack the six into one big pile and then put one upside down one upright take five

cups in one hand four cups in the other hand and then build a pyramid of four three two and one

Now to downstack the cycle stack take the upside down cups slide it down to the four the upright cup slide it down to the three Take one from the floor four slide it down to the two and the final five to the one

Once you're at my level, you'll be able to do this. There we go

Now that you have mastered the 333, the 363 and the cycle stack, all you have mastered

have to do is to keep practicing and one day you too will become a Guinness World Records title holder

To be a Guinness World Records title holder, it just feels like a dream come true, a dream that I never want to awaken from

I would love to carry on breaking more Guinness World Records titles. Okay, so I can confirm that was a finishing time for 28.08

And hopefully once the sport becomes an Olympic sport, I'll be more than happy to take part in it