FMC World 2026

A total of 434 competitors took their seats across the globe on June 20 to June 21, 2026, creating one of the most remarkable displays of puzzle efficiency ever recorded. Staged simultaneously across Multiple Cities, XW, the event gathered solvers under standard World Cube Association regulations to tackle the ultimate analytical format. Rather than turning layers as fast as possible, participants spent sixty minutes scrutinizing every rotation to solve the Rubik's Cube with the lowest possible move count. The massive single round produced an unprecedented wave of continental and national records from start to finish.

The 2026 gathering operated as a truly decentralized WCA competition, synchronizing venues across the planet into one unified scoreboard. In the specialized discipline of 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, every participant faced the identical scrambles across the schedule. The global format allowed top solvers from dozens of countries to challenge existing standards simultaneously, resulting in a dramatic shakeup of the international record books. Across the entire field, competitors delivered masterclasses in blockbuilding, insertion finding, and linear step cancellation.

At the absolute summit of FMC World 2026, three solvers achieved the rarest of outcomes by finishing tied atop the podium with a 20.00 average. Enrico Tenuti of Italy, Baiqiang Dong of China, and Wong Chong Wen of Singapore each turned in brilliant three-attempt sequences that yielded the identical mean. For both Tenuti and Dong, their 20.00 averages also established new national records for Italy and China. Wong rounded out the historic three-way tie for first place, delivering an identical 20.00 to complete a flawless podium sweep for their respective nations.

Beyond the championship trio, the record assault rippled through the European rankings with staggering consistency. Moritz Lotz posted a 20.33 average to claim the German national record, matched by Yurii Riabov who logged a 20.33 average for a new Ukrainian national mark. Szabolcs Szántai produced a dual record performance for Hungary, securing a national record single of 19 moves alongside a 20.67 average. Meanwhile, Jan Riedl set a new national record average for the Czech Republic with a mark of 21.33 moves.

The continental milestones extended to the Americas where South American history was made during the contest. Brayan Alexander Sandoval Camacho of Colombia registered a stunning 19-move single and combined it across three solves to capture the South American record average with a 21.33 result. Canadian representative Jack Lee joined the exclusive sub-twenty club by logging a national record single of 19 moves. These performances demonstrated the immense technical depth and preparation across Western Hemisphere cubers during the worldwide weekend.

Western Europe and East Asia saw further revisions to their national benchmark figures throughout the single-round showdown. Mauro Moisés Ortega López matched the high standard by locking in a 21.33 national record average for Spain. Swiss competitor Timo Günthardt also had a standout campaign, matching that same 21.33 average for a Swiss national record after securing a 19-move single. In Japan, Kai Yamamoto entered the record sheets with a 21.33 average, showing remarkable consistency across all three scheduled scrambles.

The high level of execution continued across the Asia-Pacific region, where additional solvers achieved historic single-attempt breakthroughs. Jack McDougall set both a single national record of 19 moves and an average national record of 21.67 for New Zealand. Chinese Taipei competitor Hsiang-Cheng Kan delivered his own 19-move single to go along with a national record average of 22.67. In Vietnam, Trần Đăng Quang etched his name into the annals with a 22-move national record single and a 23.67 average.

The final 3x3 results from this extraordinary cubing competition highlight how technical understanding of the puzzle has matured worldwide. With a best single across the field reaching 19 moves, solved by multiple competitors from various continents, the margins for error have shrunk dramatically. Achieving an average of 20.00 requires finding near-optimal solutions under strict time constraints across three independent attempts, a feat managed by three distinct athletes on the same weekend.

As FMC World 2026 concluded, the global speedcubing community had witnessed one of the densest collection of record-breaking attempts in the history of the event. Organizers across Multiple Cities successfully coordinated hundreds of solvers in an intense, quiet battle of algorithmic insight. The discipline of speed cubing often celebrates sheer turning velocity, but this weekend belonged entirely to the architects of pure efficiency who set new standards across every corner of the map.