CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026

A total of 201 competitors gathered inside the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, USA, for two days of intense speedcubing on April 25 and 26. Across 16 official events and 30 rounds of competition, the CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026 proved that lightning singles mean very little without steady, repeatable execution. Speed cubing rewards the steadiness that survives multiple rounds, and the final standings in the 2026 regional showdown placed a heavy premium on balanced averages across every discipline.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a massive field of 197 solvers through three rounds of action. Caleb Chen captured the championship title by piecing together a composed 5.30 winning average, backed by a best single of 4.30. In a discipline where a single slip can erase podium hopes, Chen held his nerve to lead the 3x3 results on the big stage. The classic Rubik's Cube division highlighted how controlled turn rates and disciplined lookahead consistently outperform uncontrolled bursts of speed.

Short-format events also tested competitors under intense time pressure. Matias Marcantoni-Nunez took the 2x2x2 Cube title with an average of 1.38, turning in a best single of 1.03 during his two rounds of work. Dominic Redisi mastered the Skewb event by logging a 1.72 average and a 1.58 single. In Pyraminx, Daniel Porter secured first place with an average of 2.69 ahead of Kellan Butler at 2.83 and Rowan Stough at 3.06. Drake Denton Richard topped the Clock podium with a 3.26 average, staying ahead of Eddie Artze with 3.68 and Jasper Wolfe-Tham at 3.77.

Complex big cube categories brought out extraordinary demonstrations of pacing and stamina over the weekend. Vishwa Sankar dominated the long-form events, sweeping three major titles. Sankar claimed the 5x5x5 Cube with a 47.24 average, outlasting Noah Swor who posted 51.40 and Dominic Redisi with 53.71. Sankar continued his run by capturing the 6x6x6 Cube in 1:18.67 ahead of Swor at 1:40.95 and Field Noble at 1:45.52, and finished the sweep by winning the 7x7x7 Cube with an average of 2:09.12 ahead of Noble and Swor.

In other multi-layered puzzles, Nicolás Sánchez prevailed in 4x4x4 Cube with an average of 25.33, besting Vishwa Sankar at 27.99 and Katie Hull at 28.84. Eli Parker showcased refined one-handed technique to take the 3x3x3 One-Handed title with a 10.42 average and an 8.07 single. Jared Stinson handled the dodecahedral Megaminx with precision, winning the bracket on a 40.56 average. Noah Swor locked down the Square-1 championship with an 8.12 average alongside a single of 6.92.

Away from the top steps of the podium, personal milestones defined the weekend for dozens of solvers across the floor. Jason Doane delivered major drops, lowering his 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 3.17, which was 58.1 percent faster than his previous mark of 7.57, while improving his 3x3x3 One-Handed best by 27.6 percent to 38.83. Rowland Douglas Young knocked 54.7 percent off his Skewb mark to hit 3.33 and trimmed his Pyraminx best by 47.1 percent to 5.72. Alessandro Hover cut his 3x3x3 One-Handed best by 41.4 percent to 48.22, while Leo Shinn improved his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 39.2 percent down to 33.28.

New event debuts also highlighted the depth of the roster at this cubing competition. Tyler McDonald took on four events, making his first attempt at 4x4x4 Cube with a time of 1:00.98, trying Skewb for the first time at 7.32, and dropping his one-handed best by 35.9 percent to 30.61. Aaron Machado entered seven events, making first attempts at 4x4x4 Cube in 37.34, 2x2x2 Cube in 4.31, and Clock in 9.03 on the way to a 20th-place finish in 4x4x4 Cube. Del Hutson tackled seven events, posting initial official marks of 8.22 in Pyraminx, 26.90 in Clock, and 1:04.77 in 4x4x4 Cube. Wim S. Codington Jr. also embraced a heavy seven-event schedule, recording first marks of 8.07 in Pyraminx, 23.51 in Clock, and 39.05 in 3x3x3 One-Handed.

The mental demands reached their peak in the blindfolded events, where memorisation and flawless execution are strictly required. Matthew Hollinger secured dual victories in the big-cube blind categories, winning 4x4x4 Blindfolded with a single of 2:34.32 ahead of Matthew Dickman and Carson Claud, and claiming 5x5x5 Blindfolded with a single of 5:34.27. Noah Swor added two more wins to his weekend tally by winning 3x3x3 Blindfolded with an 18.51 single over Hollinger and Kyra Joiner, followed by an exceptional 3x3x3 Multi-Blind victory where he successfully solved 31 out of 35 cubes in 58:07.

From the first scramble on Saturday to the final podium presentations on Sunday, the CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026 proved that poise and consistency remain the bedrock of speedcubing success. The large turnout in Huntsville highlighted the competitive depth across the Southeast region across every puzzle format. Every round at this official WCA competition rewarded calm, methodical solving, closing out a memorable weekend of competition and establishing new standards across the board for the rest of the season.