An Ashford schoolboy is getting his suitcase packed ready for Germany to take part in the World Championships of speed stacking.

Zach Locke, ten, has been speed stacking ever since he picked up an unwanted set of cups which had been given to his sister for her birthday.

After looking online about what the cups were meant for, the Challock Primary School Year 5 pupil has become a whizz kid with his handling.

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The task is to stack and restack the twelve cups in combination and return the cups back to normal as fast as possible.

Now, his talent will be put to the test when he goes to Bayreuth near Nuremberg in Germany for the World Championships next month.

Mum Suzanne Locke, 46, said: “His sister got given the cups as a present for her birthday but she never looked at them really.

VIDEO: Pupil Zach Locke is taking part in the World Championships. Credit: Challock Primary School

“Zach got hold of them and taught himself, so he is very resourceful and sporty. Because of the competition he is now practising every day, so when he can’t get outside to play he will be inside practising.

“It is unique, and there is a special technique to it. It takes me about half an hour to do something which takes him less than 30 seconds.”

She said that even his fellow pupils at Challock have been converted into keen stackers, with the school recently finishing in second place in a competition at Towers School.

And the school wrote itself into the record books last November when pupils were among 60,000 taking part in a global speed stacking event.

Mrs Locke added: “His friends have all been very impressed with the speed because he is so fast. He missed a qualifying tournament in Stevenage, but one of the coaches recorded his speed via Skype, and encouraged him to enter for Germany as a late entrant.

“He is now really excited and looking forward to it. The sport is huge in America and Germany, but we are hopeful he can win a medal.”

Zach will by flying out to Germany on Friday, April 1 ahead of the competition on Saturday. You can view his speedy stacking work on Challock Primary School's Youtube channel.