Brilliant Big & Blind Bravo Orlando 2026

Eight events and fifteen rounds tested forty-two competitors across two days of intense competition at the Black Belt Center. Brilliant Big & Blind Bravo Orlando 2026 brought together specialists in large puzzles and memorisation disciplines for a focused championship-style gathering. Staged in Orlando, Florida, USA on June 6 to June 7, 2026, the weekend put endurance, precision, and technical control directly under the spotlight. With top spots requiring absolute consistency across multiple attempts, contenders faced high-pressure formats where a single slip could unravel a title bid.

Big cube dominance was the signature story of the weekend, powered by a remarkable sweep across the largest hardware. Vishwa Sankar stood atop three separate divisions, turning in commanding displays across the 5x5x5 Cube, 6x6x6 Cube, and 7x7x7 Cube. Sankar opened his tally in the 5x5x5 Cube by posting a winning average of 43.30 alongside the field-best single of 39.80 across two rounds of play, staying well clear of runner-up Owen Brooks with a 51.86 average and Sean Hartman with a 53.70 mark.

The heavier layers of the 6x6x6 Cube and 7x7x7 Cube brought further success for Sankar against twenty-seven contenders. In the 6x6x6 division, Sankar delivered a winning average of 1:17.74 and a single of 1:13.43 to secure the title ahead of Carter Bitz at 1:30.03 and Sean Hartman at 1:34.67. The 7x7x7 Cube showdown concluded with Sankar logging an average of 2:09.35 and a single of 1:58.13, finishing ahead of Hartman at 2:25.07 and Bitz at 2:38.92. Nicolas Naing captured the Megaminx division with a winning average of 29.79 and a single of 29.04, besting Alexander Persaud at 44.77 and Deuce Monds at 47.24.

Memorisation challenges defined the blindfolded disciplines, where execution in the dark demands absolute focus. Tommy Cherry authored an extraordinary triple victory across the standalone blind rounds. In 3x3x3 Blindfolded, a contest featuring twenty-two solvers across three rounds, Cherry seized first place with a single of 14.59. Noah Swor followed closely with a 15.02 single, while Brandon Lin took third place in 25.90. The 3x3 results in the blind format set a demanding bar that carried into the multi-layer variants.

Cherry continued his mastery in the complex 4x4x4 Blindfolded event, recording a winning single of 2:01.47 to finish ahead of Sean Hartman at 4:41.16. Cherry then claimed the top step in 5x5x5 Blindfolded with a 5:14.47 single, leading Brandon Lin at 7:33.73 and Noah Swor at 7:48.20. In 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, Brandon Lin secured first place by solving 40 out of 46 cubes within the 1:00:00 limit, narrowly edging Swor with 37 of 41 in 59:05 and Carson Claud with 12 of 14 in 55:24.

Beyond the championship trophies, Brilliant Big & Blind Bravo Orlando 2026 offered a stage where ambitious competitors made striking leaps on personal records and took on daunting events. Jacob Lam tackled six events and posted a 75.1 percent drop on his 3x3x3 Blindfolded personal best down to 2:00.09, cut his 6x6x6 Cube mark by 49.2 percent to 1:53.32, and notched an eighth-place finish in his first attempt at 3x3x3 Multi-Blind with 2 of 3 in 14:08. Ezra Crane dropped his 5x5x5 Cube best by 30 percent to 1:42.54 while logging first-time marks of 4:11.37 on the 6x6x6 Cube and 2:49.43 in 3x3x3 Blindfolded.

Other solvers expanded their event repertoires significantly throughout the schedule. Rhett Simon Logue entered five events and recorded initial career times in the 7x7x7 Cube at 5:58.62, Megaminx at 1:51.47, and 6x6x6 Cube at 3:44.30. Tyler Davis set a 5x5x5 Cube personal best of 1:30.35, an improvement of 10.9 percent, alongside debuts in the 6x6x6 Cube at 3:13.25 and 7x7x7 Cube at 5:58.38. Eli Rodack logged a 7x7x7 Cube debut of 8:45.39 and improved by 19.5 percent in 5x5x5 Cube to 2:42.88. Jaxon Evans improved his 6x6x6 Cube time by 23 percent to 3:46.64. Samuel Zheng made his speed cubing debut at his first WCA competition with a 1:41.28 on 5x5x5 Cube, and Rehan Cedrick L. Pascor entered their first competition, finishing ninth in 3x3x3 Blindfolded in 31.32.

The broad scope of disciplines at Brilliant Big & Blind Bravo Orlando 2026 highlighted the deep dedication required in modern speedcubing. From classic Rubik's Cube variants solved without sight to twelve-sided dodecahedrons and massive multi-layered puzzles, every round tested preparation and resilience. As this cubing competition concluded, the performances set a compelling benchmark for upcoming tournaments in the 2026 calendar.