Cubing at The Cube 2026

A blistering 4.80-second final average in the 3x3x3 Cube by Poland's Tymon Kolasiński set the tone for an intense weekend of competition in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Across January 10 and 11, the Campbelltown Catholic Club played host to Cubing at The Cube 2026, an event featuring 238 competitors contesting nine events over 17 rounds. Kolasiński's standout mark, anchored by a best single of 4.59 seconds, proved that top-tier execution remains the standard when silverware is on the line.

The 3x3 results capped a high-stakes three rounds of classic speedcubing, where Kolasiński held off strong regional challenges. David Epstein of Australia secured second place with an average of 6.39 seconds, while New Zealand's Chris Mills finished third on 6.75 seconds. In a field of 233 starters solving the standard Rubik's Cube, the margin for error was razor-thin throughout every qualifying phase.

Kolasiński extended his winning sweep across the larger puzzles, demonstrating remarkable consistency on the 6x6x6 Cube and 7x7x7 Cube. He claimed the 6x6x6 title across two rounds with an average of 1:12.10 and a single of 1:06.47, besting Aaron Keith (1:32.71) and David Epstein (1:34.56). In the single-round 7x7x7 event, Kolasiński finished first with an average of 1:53.27, ahead of Harrison Jonathan Newbery-Chunn (2:26.99) and Jamie Otsu (2:29.53).

On the shorter puzzles, Australia's Sebastian Lee delivered a brilliant double victory. Lee triumphed in the Pyraminx final with a winning average of 1.77 seconds, outpacing Miles Irwin (2.50) and Kristian Trubajic (2.68). Lee then doubled his trophy haul in the 2x2x2 Cube, taking the top spot with a 1.48 average, followed by Bryan Eng with 1.77 and Jack McCarley with 2.04. In Megaminx, Edward Rust secured first place with an average of 34.51 seconds across two rounds.

The blindfolded events at Cubing at The Cube 2026 demanded extreme focus and rapid memorisation. Charlie Eggins led the way in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, posting a single of 12.96 seconds to take first ahead of Hans Lin (19.66) and Josh Pradhan (22.17). Eggins also won the 4x4x4 Blindfolded event with an average of 1:44.10, while Lin followed in second at 3:07.91 and Elias Chong placed third with 4:12.07. In 5x5x5 Blindfolded, all eight finalists recorded incomplete solves without a successful result.

Away from the podium battles, several competitors made massive personal strides across the weekend schedule. Adam Marabani entered three events and cut his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 67.5 percent down to 6.22 seconds, having also logged a first ever Pyraminx attempt of 6.99 seconds. Ashton Ricketts brought his 3x3x3 mark down by 62.7 percent to 15.28 seconds and reduced his 2x2x2 personal best by 35.9 percent to 5.81 seconds. Ethan Clark dropped his 2x2x2 personal best by 49.1 percent to 7.22 seconds and his 3x3x3 time by 30.9 percent to 21.94 seconds, while Oliver Boshnyak-McCaffery shaved 47.3 percent off his 2x2x2 mark to register 8.06 seconds alongside a first Pyraminx solve of 8.10 seconds.

First-time event appearances also highlighted the depth of participation across the venue floor. Lucas Lim took on five events, improving his 2x2x2 best by 46.3 percent to 2.64 seconds, lowering his Megaminx mark by 22.2 percent to 1:36.38, and completing a first 6x6x6 attempt in 5:11.38. Jesikah Pama improved her 3x3x3 personal best by 44.9 percent to 12.25 seconds while posting first official attempts of 4.33 on 2x2x2 and 6.92 on Pyraminx. Kevin Kim completed initial attempts in Pyraminx (9.05), Megaminx (2:00.16), and 2x2x2 (5.10), while Jude Rogers tackled seven events, placing 38th in 7x7x7 with a 6:24.43 debut and dropping his 6x6x6 best by 40.5 percent to 3:32.06.

With 27 podium positions earned by Australian competitors alongside successes for Poland and New Zealand, this WCA competition delivered memorable moments across all disciplines. The high turnout and intense schedule reflected the continued energy of speed cubing in 2026, making this cubing competition a decisive showcase of championship caliber solving.

From lightning-quick sprints on the smaller puzzles to the endurance required for big cubes and blindfolded disciplines, Cubing at The Cube 2026 offered a comprehensive test of ability. As the season progresses, competitors will take the lessons and marks established in Sydney to future tournaments across the calendar.