Ansan Favorites 2026
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All results- 3x3x3 CubeSeung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)6.30
- 2x2x2 CubeKyeongmin Choi (최경민)1.18
- 4x4x4 CubeHa Neul (하늘)27.16
- 5x5x5 CubeSeung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)36.98
- 6x6x6 CubeSeung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)1:12.95
- 7x7x7 CubeSeung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)1:44.31
- 3x3x3 BlindfoldedHeejun Kim (김희준)21.90
- 3x3x3 One-HandedYoochan Hong (홍유찬)11.27
- ClockNoh HyunJin (노현진)3.07
- MegaminxPark Ji Won (박지원)30.17
- PyraminxMinjun Kim (김민준)2.39
- SkewbYeon Kyun Park (박연균)2.42
- Square-1Junseop Kim (김준섭)7.08
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Competition recap
A written summary of Ansan Favorites 2026, generated from the official results on this page.
Ansan Arts Center Stages a Fast-Paced Day of Speedcubing ActionEnglish
109 competitors stepped through the doors of the Ansan Arts Center on February 7, 2026, setting the stage for a concentrated day of high-level puzzle solving. The arts complex provided a focused setting as 경기도 안산시 (Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do), Korea played host to Ansan Favorites 2026. With 13 distinct disciplines packed into a single-day schedule, the venue saw continuous movement from the warm-up tables to the official stations across 14 separate rounds of play.
The venue buzzed with steady activity as entrants moved between traditional three-layered puzzles and massive multi-layered hardware. A standard WCA competition demands sharp mental transitions, and this assembly gathered speedcubing enthusiasts from across the country and abroad. The halls of the cultural center accommodated everything from lightning-fast two-second sprints to grueling big-cube marathons, testing consistency and technical execution in equal measure under tournament conditions.
In the marquee 3x3x3 Cube event, Seung Hyuk Nahm delivered a commanding performance to secure the title. Across two rounds of play featuring 76 contenders, Nahm posted a winning average of 6.30 seconds alongside a best single solve of 5.39 seconds. The classic Rubik's Cube division drew the deepest roster of the meeting, yet Nahm maintained clean turning and efficient lookahead through both stages to finish ahead of the pack in the 3x3 results.
Beyond the standard event, Seung Hyuk Nahm asserted complete authority across the larger cube disciplines. Nahm captured the 5x5x5 Cube title with an average of 36.98 seconds, outlasting SeungO Han who took second in 52.32 seconds and Yi Seung-Woo who placed third in 52.68 seconds. In the 6x6x6 Cube, Nahm took first place with a 1:12.95 average over DongSoo Park's 1:17.69 and Yi Seung-Woo's 1:32.44, before completing a dominant sweep in the 7x7x7 Cube with a 1:44.31 average, besting DongSoo Park and Seungyong Han.
The mid-sized puzzle battle in the 4x4x4 Cube delivered one of the closest finishes of the tournament. Ha Neul clinched victory with an average of 27.16 seconds, narrowly edging Andy Mok Man Cheuk from Hong Kong, who secured second place with an average of 27.22 seconds, while Minseo Gu claimed third on a mark of 29.02 seconds. In the quick-fire events, Kyeongmin Choi won the 2x2x2 Cube with a blistering 1.18 average, while Noh HyunJin captured the Clock title in 3.07 seconds ahead of Sungmin Lee and YoungJin Noh.
Away from the top steps of the podium, several competitors achieved remarkable milestones across their events. MinGun Kim produced two massive personal records, dropping his 2x2x2 Cube mark to 6.28 seconds for a 53.4 percent improvement, improving his 3x3x3 Cube time by 24.8 percent down to 22.13 seconds, and registering a first official Clock attempt of 14.04 seconds to finish 22nd. Jiwan Bae slashed 43.9 percent off his previous best to record a 1:51.47 in the 4x4x4 Cube, while also logging initial competition marks in Skewb at 35.85 seconds and Pyraminx at 11.79 seconds.
The depth of progress continued across diverse disciplines for competitors taking on brand-new categories. Ji Yejun cut 39.2 percent from his 2x2x2 Cube best with a 4.06 mark while logging his first official 3x3x3 Cube time of 15.65 seconds and a 29.68 in 3x3x3 One-Handed. Yejun Kwon tackled four events at Ansan Favorites 2026, earning 10th in 3x3x3 One-Handed with an initial attempt of 16.93 seconds while also setting inaugural marks of 37.68 in 4x4x4 Cube and 1:21.97 in 5x5x5 Cube. Yoojun Ahn made first-time entries in 2x2x2 Cube at 3.94 seconds, Skewb at 6.65 seconds, and 4x4x4 Cube at 57.19 seconds, while Minjun Park completed his first attempts in Pyraminx at 4.54 seconds, 4x4x4 Cube at 54.06 seconds, and 7x7x7 Cube at 4:33.12.
Specialty puzzle rounds rounded out the afternoon program with impressive technical displays. Yoochan Hong earned first place in 3x3x3 One-Handed with an 11.27 average, while Junseop Kim topped the Square-1 field with a mark of 7.08 seconds. In the Skewb final, Yeon Kyun Park averaged 2.42 seconds for the win, leading Yoochan Hong and Jungwoo Kim. Minjun Kim topped the Pyraminx standings with an average of 2.39 seconds over Yoochan Hong and JunJae Lim, while Park Ji Won navigated Megaminx to victory in 30.17 seconds.
Solving without visual inspection requires intense memorisation and composure under pressure, and Heejun Kim rose to the occasion in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded division. Kim secured first place with an average of 21.90 seconds, holding off Yeon Kyun Park's 24.08 and Jonghyun Kim's 24.39. Across the board, Korean solvers earned 37 podium positions alongside two podium spots captured by Hong Kong competitors.
As the final solves concluded inside the Ansan Arts Center, Ansan Favorites 2026 stood as a showcase of versatility and execution. From decisive multi-event sweeps by seasoned competitors to breakthrough personal bests from newer contenders, the cubing competition highlighted the current momentum of speed cubing in the region as solvers look ahead to their next competitive outing in 2026.
남승혁의 다관왕 질주와 베테랑들의 완벽한 귀환, Ansan Favorites 2026한국어
남승혁(Seung Hyuk Nahm)이 3x3x3 큐브에서 6.30의 우승 평균과 5.39의 최고 싱글 기록을 작성하며 현장을 완전히 압도했다. 2026년 2월 7일 하루 동안 경기도 안산시 (Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do), Korea에 위치한 안산문화예술의전당에서 열린 Ansan Favorites 2026은 총 109명의 선수가 13개 종목, 14개 라운드에 걸쳐 치열한 승부를 펼친 스피드큐빙 축제였다. 오랜 무대 경험을 지닌 베테랑들이 자신의 진가를 확고히 증명한 날이었다.
이번 WCA 대회에서 남승혁(Seung Hyuk Nahm)의 기세는 메인 종목인 루빅스 큐브에 그치지 않고 빅큐브 무대로 이어졌다. 그는 5x5x5 큐브에서 평균 36.98로 2위 한승오(SeungO Han, 52.32)와 3위 이승우(Yi Seung-Woo, 52.68)를 제치고 정상에 올랐다. 또한 6x6x6 큐브에서도 1:12.95의 기록으로 박동수(DongSoo Park, 1:17.69)와 이승우(Yi Seung-Woo, 1:32.44)를 누르고 금메달을 목에 걸었다.
빅큐브의 최상위 종목인 7x7x7 큐브 역시 남승혁(Seung Hyuk Nahm)의 독무대였다. 그는 1:44.31의 평균 기록을 수립하며 1:52.11을 기록한 박동수(DongSoo Park)와 2:14.55의 한승용(Seungyong Han)을 따돌리고 우승을 차지해 이번 큐빙 대회에서만 총 4개 종목의 트로피를 쓸어 담았다. 관록의 경기 운영 능력이 대형 큐브 전반에서 빛을 발했다.
단거리와 특수 종목에서도 수준 높은 접전이 펼쳐졌다. 2x2x2 큐브에서는 최경민(Kyeongmin Choi)이 평균 1.18로 우승을 거머쥐었고, 4x4x4 큐브는 하늘(Ha Neul)이 평균 27.16을 남기며 27.22를 적어낸 홍콩의 Andy Mok Man Cheuk(莫文卓)과 29.02의 구민서(Minseo Gu)를 꺾었다. 클락에서는 노현진(Noh HyunJin)이 3.07로 이성민(Sungmin Lee, 4.32)과 노영진(YoungJin Noh, 4.33)에 앞서며 1위에 올랐다.
기록표의 화려한 메달권 이면에는 값진 성장을 이뤄낸 도전자들의 묵묵한 열정이 있었다. 김민재(MinJae Kim)는 3x3x3 큐브에서 종전 47.48에서 68.6% 향상된 14.91의 개인 최고 기록을 세웠고 2x2x2 큐브에서도 58.6% 단축한 3.45를 기록했다. 김지한(Jihan Kim)은 2x2x2 큐브에서 2.80으로 67% 빨라진 기록을 남겼으며 스큐브에서도 52.4% 앞당긴 7.44를 작성했다. 최주원(JuWon Choi)은 3x3x3 한손 종목 첫 시도에서 14.27을 달성해 4위에 올랐고 스퀘어-1 첫 도전에서도 26.35를 기록했다.
정고은(Goeun Jeong)은 클락 첫 도전 31.13, 2x2x2 큐브 첫 도전 3.66과 함께 피라밍크스에서 18.8% 단축한 8.88을 수립했다. 조이든(Ethan Jo)은 3x3x3 한손 종목에 처음 나서 56.60을 기록함과 동시에 2x2x2 큐브에서 35.8% 향상된 2.51을 남겼다. 옥은휼(Eunhyul Og)은 메가밍크스 첫 시도 1:08.90을 포함해 5x5x5 큐브에서 종전보다 31.6% 빨라진 1:43.00을 완성하며 기량을 과시했다.
다른 종목들의 경쟁도 뜨거웠다. 스큐브 부문에서는 박연균(Yeon Kyun Park)이 2.42로 홍유찬(Yoochan Hong, 2.78)과 김정우(Jungwoo Kim, 3.33)를 제치고 우승했다. 피라밍크스에서는 김민준(Minjun Kim)이 2.39로 홍유찬(Yoochan Hong, 2.89)과 임준재(JunJae Lim, 3.59)를 제쳤다. 3x3x3 한손 부문은 홍유찬(Yoochan Hong)이 11.27로 정상을 밟았고 스퀘어-1은 김준섭(Junseop Kim)이 7.08로 제패했다.
기억력과 고도의 집중력이 필요한 3x3x3 눈가리고 맞추기에서는 김희준(Heejun Kim)이 평균 21.90으로 박연균(Yeon Kyun Park, 24.08)과 김종현(Jonghyun Kim, 24.39)을 앞서 1위를 차지했다. 메가밍크스는 박지원(Park Ji Won)이 30.17로 정상에 올랐다. 노련미와 집념이 빛난 Ansan Favorites 2026은 참가 선수들 모두에게 뜻깊은 이정표를 남기며 성황리에 마무리되었다.