North Sydney No Seeing 2026

Fifty-two competitors gathered in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, across two days of intense action on April 18 and 19, 2026. Staged at North Sydney Boys High School, North Sydney No Seeing 2026 presented a challenging 16-round programme designed to test mental endurance, precise memory, and high-speed execution. Veteran solvers set the standard from the opening stages, using their accumulated experience to navigate complex blindfolded disciplines and traditional twisty puzzles alike.

The 3x3x3 Blindfolded discipline demanded immense focus across three rounds of competition, relying on flawless memorisation before solvers lowered their blindfolds. Daniel Wang captured the event title with a winning single time of 20.20 seconds, holding off a formidable challenge from Elias Chong, who finished as runner-up with a 20.94 single. Hans Lin claimed third place on the podium with a 24.77 effort, adding to an impressive showing across multiple memory-based formats throughout the cubing competition.

Chong turned the tables in the grueling 3x3x3 Multi-Blind event, demonstrating exceptional capacity across an entire table of puzzles. Chong secured first place with an outstanding result of 26 solved cubes out of 29 attempts in a time of 57:59. Wang took second place with 29 of 37 cubes in 59:30, while Samuel Moliver rounded out the podium positions by successfully solving 21 out of 25 cubes right on the 1:00:00 mark.

Big cube blindfolded events showcased veteran composure under severe time pressure. In the 4x4x4 Blindfolded final, Hans Lin took first place with a single of 2:07.87, outperforming Akito Koike who registered a 3:30.65 for second. France competitor Eddy Deturche locked up third place with a 4:12.40. Koike then ascended to the top of the podium in 5x5x5 Blindfolded, recording a winning time of 10:14.00, ahead of Moliver at 14:34.00 and Sora Sato at 30:24.00.

One-handed solving provided another high-calibre test of skill, drawing 43 competitors across two rounds. Bryan Eng earned the victory in 3x3x3 One-Handed with an average of 11.23 seconds and a best single of 10.78, pacing a strong field where classic Rubik's Cube technique met single-hand dexterity. Benjamin Warry took second place on an average of 12.07 seconds, and Lin secured his third podium finish of the weekend with a 13.86 average. Those monitoring standard 3x3 results found plenty of technical inspiration in these single-handed solutions.

Beyond the top podiums, individual breakthroughs unfolded throughout the brackets. Orson Kwangjai Klein made huge strides across multiple events, cutting his Square-1 personal best by 60.8 percent down to 20.46 seconds, his Clock best by 30.8 percent to 9.14 seconds, and his Pyraminx mark by 18.3 percent to 5.08. Nathan Liu reduced his Pyraminx personal best by 66.3 percent to 3.62 seconds while competing across six events, and Vidit Banga dropped his 3x3x3 One-Handed time by 54.2 percent to 27.42. Daniel Mallinson lowered his 3x3x3 Blindfolded mark by 35.6 percent to 3:37.58 and took on Clock for the very first time with a 10.97 single.

First-time event entries brought fresh personal milestones across the board. Rupert Rust tackled six events, entering 3x3x3 Multi-Blind for the first time to score 2 out of 4 cubes in 29:34 alongside a 25.3 percent reduction in his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best to 17.09 seconds. Conan Prokopovich took on seven disciplines, trimming his 3x3x3 Blindfolded best by 47 percent to 3:15.82 and securing an eighth-place finish in 4x4x4 Blindfolded. Kingsley Chiu made maiden tournament appearances in three events, posting 22.38 in 3x3x3 One-Handed, 19.36 in Clock, and 16.98 in Square-1, while Liam Harvey Bobadilla contested his first ever WCA competition, recording initial marks of 32.95 in Clock and 9.96 in Pyraminx.

The remaining puzzle events concluded with rapid turnarounds and sharp finishes. Sebastian Lee won Pyraminx with a 2.80 average and an event-best single of 1.31, edging Archimedes Dines who posted an identical 2.80 average, while Kristian Trubajic took third at 2.91. Trubajic earlier triumphed in Clock with a 3.57 average ahead of Jason Panagiotidis at 5.07 and Sato at 6.47. In Square-1, Benjamin Warry seized the title with an 8.26 average, besting Wang at 10.05 and Sato at 11.04 to cap a remarkable weekend of speed cubing at North Sydney No Seeing 2026.

With 23 podium places secured by Australian solvers alongside international representation from France, the gathering highlighted the deep technical standard currently present in the region. Across all eight disciplines, North Sydney No Seeing 2026 proved that seasoned tournament craft remains an essential asset in modern speedcubing.