Flinders Park Side Events 2026

The tables inside Flinders Park Community Centre displayed an unusual assortment of hardware over the weekend of June 20 to June 21, 2026. Rather than the familiar rows of standard cubes seen at a traditional Rubik's Cube tournament, the venue featured two-sided push-button dials, dodecahedrons, shape-shifting mechanisms, blindfolds, and towering big cubes. A focused field of 25 competitors gathered in Perth, Western Australia, Australia for Flinders Park Side Events 2026, embracing a weekend tailored specifically for non-standard disciplines.

Across eight different events and 16 total rounds, the cubing competition celebrated technical mastery and analytical breadth. While standard 3x3 results typically define a weekend schedule, this meet tested entirely different skill sets. From memorisation marathons with eyes covered to rapid gear manipulation, speedcubing enthusiasts had their hands full tackling challenges far removed from ordinary speed cubing conventions. Australian solvers dominated the standings, claiming all 24 podium spots available throughout the entire competition program.

Michael Tripodi assembled an impressive weekend across wildly differing formats, securing three separate event titles. In Clock, Tripodi led across three rounds, posting a best single of 3.19 seconds on the way to a winning average of 3.80. Amy Smith finished a close second with a 3.86 average, while Eshiel Benzion Narayanan took third at 4.83. Tripodi then shifted gears entirely to memory disciplines, taking first in 4x4x4 Blindfolded with a best single of 1:28.38 ahead of Zayd Chaudhry and Jaxon Foster.

Tripodi concluded his remarkable treble in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, securing 37 out of 41 cubes in a time of 56:34 during the single-round event. Nelson Yan claimed second place with a flawless 8 out of 8 in 51:37, while Amy Smith placed third after resolving 22 of 37 cubes in an hour flat. Smith went on to capture top honours in 5x5x5 Blindfolded, achieving a winning single solve of 3:14.74. Chaudhry earned another silver in 13:44.00, and Foster took third in 18:38.00.

The big cube contests brought their own brand of relentless turning endurance to the floor. In the 6x6x6 Cube, Eshiel Benzion Narayanan took the championship average in 1:42.74, bolstered by a best single effort of 1:38.22 to finish ahead of Tyler Williams and Jaxon Foster. Williams rebounded in the 7x7x7 Cube final, taking victory with a 2:32.05 average and a 2:29.00 single. Narayanan finished second at 2:48.28, while Jonathan Charlesworth reached the podium in third with a 2:55.07 average.

Geometric complexity continued in the remaining twisty puzzles on the schedule. Jonathan Charlesworth topped the Megaminx podium after two rounds, finishing with a winning average of 42.87 seconds and a fast single of 39.24. Regan Roberts placed second with a 46.08 average, and Amy Smith followed closely in third at 49.69. In Square-1, Aaron Espiritu captured the title with a 10.31 average and a 7.60 single, holding off Zayd Chaudhry at 11.40 and Michael Tripodi at 12.11.

Beyond the finals and podium finishes, the competition program offered an ideal platform for competitors to chase personal milestones across diverse disciplines. Jenna Bennison achieved remarkable progress across three major events, dropping her Megaminx personal best to 1:00.44 for a 41.4 percent improvement, reducing her 6x6x6 Cube mark to 3:55.00 for an 11.9 percent gain, and trimming her 7x7x7 Cube best to 6:51.44. Declan Sander lowered his 4x4x4 Blindfolded mark by 15.5 percent to 8:13.10 and secured a fourth-place result, while Joel Harrop improved his Square-1 best by 13.3 percent down to 25.40 seconds.

Other solvers expanded their repertoires with ambitious debuts and sharp personal milestones throughout the WCA competition. Klaus Cheng completed his first ever official attempts in three events, recording 9:07.03 in the 7x7x7 Cube, 13.94 in Clock, and 5:47.29 in the 6x6x6 Cube. Mark Charlesworth logged his first official 6x6x6 Cube attempt in 13:12.00. Marco Campitelli trimmed 9.6 percent off his Clock best with a 4.91 single to place sixth, Ameen Nethaka Abhayasinghe took fourth in 5x5x5 Blindfolded alongside a 7.2 percent 6x6x6 Cube best of 2:47.00, and Chris Sambrooks secured sixth place in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind.

The two days of action demonstrated the tremendous breadth of the community, highlighting everything from meticulous blindfolded routines to high-speed dexterity with specialised mechanisms. Flinders Park Side Events 2026 proved that side disciplines offer some of the most compelling narratives in speedcubing, giving solvers of all specialisations a stage to push their personal limits as they look ahead to the next season.