West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026

A historic 1:32.07 world record single on the 7x7x7 Cube by Max Park punctuated an intense weekend at The Riverside Convention Center. The West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 brought together 335 competitors across 13 events from May 23 to May 25, 2026. Across a rigorous schedule of 30 rounds, the tournament testing formats rewarded both high-octane single solves and deep consistency, setting a premier standard for speedcubing in Riverside, California, USA.

The 3x3x3 Cube marquee event stretched over four demanding rounds, narrowing a field of 324 competitors down to a world-class final. Max Park secured top honours with a winning single solve of 4.83 seconds. Zerui Cheng earned second place on the podium with a 5.06 mark, while Dylan Miller took third place with a best single of 4.71. The 3x3 results demonstrated how vital round-by-round survival was under the competitive format.

Park proved dominant across multiple stages throughout the WCA competition, demonstrating total mastery over large twisty puzzles and specialized formats. Alongside his 7x7x7 average title of 1:40.80 and historic world record, he collected wins in the 4x4x4 Cube with a 23.33 average, the 5x5x5 Cube with a 37.88 average, and the 6x6x6 Cube in 1:07.22. He also captured the 3x3x3 One-Handed crown with an average of 8.95 seconds.

Short-format puzzles tested quick turnarounds and razor-thin margins. In the 2x2x2 Cube, Nancy Liu outpaced 271 other entrants across three rounds to claim victory with a 1.29 average and a best single of 1.10. Dean Jacob Adamo Susskind secured the Skewb title with a 1.98 average, edging out Sid Shivnath at 2.54 and Brendyn Dunagan at 3.02. In Pyraminx, Hrishikesh Kakati topped three rounds of competition to win with a 2.14 average.

The cut structures and progression rules brought out outstanding individual milestones across the venue floor. Sully Tassos tackled 10 events, logging a first ever attempt in Megaminx at 4:23.31, a first 5x5x5 Cube attempt of 5:42.24, and dropping their Pyraminx personal best to 3.59, which was 63.9 percent faster. Julian Seifter entered four events, posting a first Pyraminx solve of 11.86, a first Clock solve of 21.26, and a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 33.80, improving by 59.2 percent. Donovan Brandon delivered a 66.1 percent improvement with a 2.48 2x2x2 Cube personal best, a 7.47 Pyraminx mark that was 46.8 percent faster, and a first Square-1 solve of 2:30.70.

Other competitors took on massive event slates across the three days. Wyatt Chan contested 12 events, recording a first 6x6x6 Cube attempt of 3:48.63, a first 7x7x7 Cube mark of 7:14.82, and a Skewb personal best of 6.21 that was 57.2 percent faster than before. Lucas Peng posted a first 6x6x6 Cube attempt of 3:25.90, a first Clock solve of 10.75, and a Pyraminx personal best of 3.51. Zackary Keil entered nine events, logging initial career attempts in Skewb at 21.57, Pyraminx at 17.43, and 4x4x4 Cube at 1:20.91. Jackson Hall took on eight events with debut marks in Skewb at 14.17, Megaminx at 3:16.56, and 4x4x4 Cube at 2:58.77. James Winslow tackled 11 disciplines, registering first attempts in the 6x6x6 Cube at 4:34.14, Clock at 42.17, and 5x5x5 Cube at 2:39.11.

Specialty puzzle finals delivered some of the closest battles of the entire cubing competition. The Clock event saw Sebastian Stone claim victory with a 3.37 average, finishing just one hundredth of a second ahead of Brendyn Dunagan at 3.38. Dunagan went on to win the Square-1 event with a 5.58 average, while Dylan Miller clinched the Megaminx title with a 36.70 average. In the 3x3x3 Blindfolded division, David Karalli won the title with a single time of 23.87 seconds, outperforming William Kamiyama at 26.96.

The West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 proved to be an expansive celebration of speed cubing talent in Riverside. Across classic events based around the Rubik's Cube and complex multi-layered puzzles, athletes met every round standard with speed and determination. With 36 podium spots captured by United States competitors alongside international podium finishes for Vietnam and India, the three-day championship concluded as a defining showcase of modern puzzle solving.