Brighton 3x3 Day 2026

Sixty-six competitors gathered at the BHASVIC venue for Brighton 3x3 Day 2026, creating an electric atmosphere for a full schedule of puzzle solving. Staged across eight rounds in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, United Kingdom on April 18, 2026, the single-day gathering tested precision across four distinct disciplines. With local talent eager to showcase their speed on home soil, the cubing competition delivered high stakes from the first group of the morning to the concluding finals.

The focal point of the day was the classic 3x3x3 Cube, where 64 entrants tackled three rigorous rounds of speedcubing. Local contender Rufus Prabhu-Desai rose to the occasion in front of the domestic crowd, securing first place on the podium with a decisive winning average of 7.77 seconds. Prabhu-Desai delivered a best single of 6.82 seconds during the event, outlasting Tommy Lynn, who finished runner-up with an average of 7.82 seconds. Jacob Sherwen Brown took third place with a 7.91 average, completing a tightly contested battle for the top spot.

The official 3x3 results across the division saw a wave of rapid marks throughout the elimination stages. Monty Fox distinguished himself as the standout performer of the multi-event program, collecting a pair of gold medals. In the 3x3x3 One-Handed event, Fox commanded the final over a field of 49 competitors, taking the title with a 12.82 average and a round-best single of 11.30 seconds. Sean Moran followed in second with a 13.73 average, while Luan Philippe Da Silva secured third place by logging a 13.99 mark.

Fox carried that winning form over to Clock, capturing another top podium spot with a winning average of 3.82 seconds and a best single of 3.41 seconds. Jacob Sherwen Brown claimed his second podium of the weekend by finishing second with a 4.06 average, while Elliot Voigt earned third with a 4.11 average across the 40-competitor field. In the specialised 3x3x3 Blindfolded division, which demands absolute spatial memorisation, Ben Stokes clinched victory among 18 competitors with an average of 23.56 seconds and a fast single of 20.18. Mengfei Shen took second place with a 23.49 single, while Alexander Lilley-McCamley finished third with 23.89.

Beyond the championship finals, Brighton 3x3 Day 2026 served as an important proving ground for emerging talent making massive personal leaps. Franek Spieczonek achieved the largest single-discipline improvement of the day in Clock, setting a new personal best of 22.52 seconds, which was 43.9 percent faster than his previous mark. Poppy Babbidge also cut huge margins in Clock with an 11.94 personal best, 42.3 percent faster than before, while also recording a 24.82 personal best in 3x3x3 Cube and attempting 3x3x3 One-Handed for the first time with a 1:16.14. Sihas Jayaneththi Koralalage Don dropped his Rubik's Cube mark by 39.1 percent down to 16.95 seconds, and Amelia Callaghan-Jarvis lowered her Clock best to 24.24 seconds, an improvement of 35 percent.

First-time event entries added further depth to the afternoon schedules. Alexander Sage entered three events and registered his first official attempts at 3x3x3 One-Handed with a 57.97 and Clock with a 24.35, while cutting his 3x3x3 Cube best down to 21.10 seconds. Isobel Morton competed in four separate events, recording an 11th-place finish in Clock alongside a 7.37 personal best that was 23.5 percent faster than her prior standard. Making an impressive debut at an official WCA competition, Josh Bortoloso took on four disciplines, earning a 10th-place finish in 3x3x3 Blindfolded with an initial mark of 2:33.69, while logging debut results of 7.79 in 3x3x3 Cube and 16.00 in Clock. Henry Gatford-Grimes completed his debut appearance across three events, posting initial times of 28.96 in Clock, 1:25.90 in One-Handed, and 29.08 in standard 3x3.

The depth of skill across the country was reflected in the final standings, with competitors from the United Kingdom claiming 11 of the 12 available podium positions, alongside one podium finish for China. Across all eight rounds, athletes demonstrated the focus and practice required to succeed in high-pressure speed cubing brackets, pushing each other to faster times across standard, blindfolded, and one-handed formats.

With four event titles decided and numerous personal benchmarks established, Brighton 3x3 Day 2026 concluded as a memorable showcase of British cubing. The strong turnout at BHASVIC highlighted the continued growth of the regional scene, giving both established titleholders and rising newcomers valuable competitive experience as they prepare for the next rounds of the competitive calendar.