NUS Masters 2026
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Emmanuel Kao Powers Past the Field Across Big Cubes at NUS Masters 2026English
Forty-five competitors converged on the National University of Singapore on April 11, 2026, marking an intense mid-season stop on the competitive calendar. The single-day schedule delivered 19 rounds of high-stakes speedcubing across nine varied disciplines. Staged in Singapore, Singapore, the competition tested endurance and versatility as solvers shifted rapidly between sprint formats and large-cube marathons, providing a critical gauge of form for contenders looking to establish their marks in the 2026 campaign.
Big-cube dominance defined the top of the standings as Emmanuel Kao delivered an extraordinary sweep across the extended Rubik's Cube categories. Kao locked down first place in 4x4x4 Cube with a 24.15 winning average after recording a single of 21.99. He then set the pace in 5x5x5 Cube with a 41.38 average, paced by a 38.42 single. Kao proved equally uncatchable on the largest hardware, securing the 6x6x6 Cube title with a 1:13.83 mark and taking the 7x7x7 Cube victory in 1:42.02.
The 4x4x4 Cube podium saw Lee Yu Zhe finish second with a 28.38 average, followed closely by Tristan Chua Yong in third at 29.84. Chua Yong enjoyed an exceptional overall day on the bigger puzzles, capturing second place in 5x5x5 Cube at 49.00 and second place in both 6x6x6 Cube and 7x7x7 Cube with averages of 1:29.76 and 2:14.16 respectively. Carmen Teo Bin Jie secured third-place finishes in both the 6x6x6 Cube and 7x7x7 Cube events, logging averages of 1:34.49 and 2:20.36.
Speed cubing precision showed across the side disciplines where Tristan Chua Yong earned victory in Megaminx with a 31.00 winning average and a 29.02 best single. Pyraminx produced rapid turnarounds, with Jovan Lee taking top honours with a blistering 1.74 average. Lim Jia Ying finished in the runner-up position with 1.87, while Nigel Phang followed in third with 2.32. In the Clock event, Aiden Lim Tze Choon claimed first place with a 4.05 average, narrowly ahead of Lee at 4.15 and Phang at 4.24.
Beyond the hardware podiums, personal milestones and breakthroughs brought deep substance to the weekend. Kagen Chiu took fourth in Clock, posting a personal best of 1.97 that was 8.8 percent faster, while lowering his Megaminx personal best to 47.27, an improvement of 32.2 percent. Vijay Narayanan dropped his Megaminx mark by 29.1 percent with a personal best of 1:22.00. Advay Hari tackled all nine events on the schedule, setting a 7x7x7 Cube personal best of 4:34.45 to run 7.9 percent faster and cutting his Megaminx personal best to 1:05.93.
Fresh milestones continued throughout the arena as debutants and veterans alike notched notable performances away from the main spotlight. Jake Koh Hoi Leung made their first WCA competition appearance, logging a first ever Clock attempt of 32.93 and a Pyraminx attempt of 20.17. Zarius Chong Zhi Xuan also stepped up for their first WCA competition, recording an opening Pyraminx mark of 7.54. Eduardo Migues Zamana posted a first Pyraminx attempt of 12.82 and a first 4x4x4 Cube attempt of 3:07.27. Franco Castiel S. Regasa logged a first 4x4x4 Cube attempt of 2:28.84 and a first 3x3x3 One-Handed attempt of 51.57, while Tan Wee Hin registered a first Square-1 attempt of 13.53.
One-handed solving provided thrilling moments as Akash Sreedharan captured the 3x3x3 One-Handed title with a steady 10.83 average, anchored by a best single of 9.51. Lee Yu Zhe followed in second place with an 11.75 average, while Nigel Sim took third at 13.59. While no standard 3x3 results featured in the timetable, the one-handed discipline drew 19 competitors across two full rounds of tactical execution.
The Square-1 final concluded with an international victory as Yuvraj Agarwal of India captured first place with an average of 9.12 and a best single of 7.43. Koh Zi Qian earned the runner-up spot with 9.49, closely tracked by Aidan Loh Kai Ye in third at 9.61. That win stood as the lone international podium finish against 26 total top-three spots earned by competitors representing Singapore.
As the schedule wrapped up at the National University of Singapore, NUS Masters 2026 provided an incisive snapshot of where top contenders stand heading into the heart of the season. From multi-event sweeps on the largest cubes to a massive collection of personal records across nine events, the cubing competition delivered exceptional performances across all 19 rounds of play.