Please Be Finished Brisbane 2026

Twenty-seven competitors took their seats with pencils, notation sheets, and standard cubes for one of the most cerebral disciplines in speedcubing. Unlike standard speed cubing rounds where reflexes dictate the outcome, 3x3x3 Fewest Moves demands deep spatial calculation within a sixty-minute limit. At Please Be Finished Brisbane 2026, held at The Brisbane Finnish Hall across March 14 and March 15, Elijah La Porte and Bpaul Paul finished in a dead heat atop the podium, each delivering a winning average of 25.00 turns. La Porte logged the single most efficient solve of the contest with a mark of 21 moves, while Yibo Wang secured third place with an average of 30.67.

The quiet intensity of Fewest Moves stood in contrast to the rapid twists seen across the other disciplines at this WCA competition. Over the course of 13 rounds, 37 competitors gathered in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to test themselves across seven varied events. While traditional Rubik's Cube solving often emphasizes raw turning pace, this 2026 weekend showcased an intricate mix of geometric mastery and sheer memory power, producing compelling battles in blindfolded categories, Megaminx, and Square-1.

Square-1 action brought lightning speed across three intense rounds. Hayden Ng captured first place with an impressive winning average of 9.02 seconds, backed by a blistering best single of 5.82 seconds to lead a 30-player field. Vaibhav-Jai Ravipati claimed the second step on the podium with a 12.26 average, narrowly keeping ahead of Joseph Burnett, who wrapped up third place with a 12.64 average.

Twelve-sided puzzles demanded endurance and rapid pattern recognition as 28 solvers tackled the Megaminx across three competitive stages. Jamie Otsu proved unstoppable, recording a sharp winning average of 33.28 seconds along with the round single of 31.86 to take the championship. Yibo Wang followed in second place with a 38.40 average, while Lucas Otsu rounded out the podium in third place with a time of 40.17 seconds.

Beyond the top podium spots, personal milestones and breakthroughs filled the scoresheets throughout Please Be Finished Brisbane 2026. Hamish Duncan took on four events, earning a 4th-place finish in 5x5x5 Blindfolded while cutting his 3x3x3 Blindfolded personal best down to 41.31 seconds, an improvement of 64.6 percent, alongside a first career attempt in 3x3x3 Fewest Moves of 37. Danielle Kay registered personal bests across the board, trimming her Square-1 mark to 1:25.04, which was 19.5 percent faster, lowering her Megaminx time to 1:40.76, and posting 52 on her first Fewest Moves attempt. Connor Sharpe entered six events, achieving 5th place in 4x4x4 Blindfolded while lopping 40.9 percent off his 3x3x3 Blindfolded best with a 1:01.77 single.

Other solvers expanded their repertoires with equally dramatic leaps. Shen Flindell took on seven events and finished 4th in 5x5x5 Blindfolded, chopping his Square-1 personal record down by 51.6 percent to 32.60 seconds. Thomas Yeates entered six events, securing 4th in 5x5x5 Blindfolded while improving his 3x3x3 Blindfolded best by 45.4 percent to 1:17.02. Zac Tom tackled five events and finished 8th in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, recording a first blindfolded attempt of 4:00.83 and a first Megaminx result of 2:48.37. Jerry Chung completed five events, highlighted by a 6th-place finish in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind with 3 out of 4 cubes solved in 39:47 and a 29.4 percent personal best drop to 2:47.72 in 3x3x3 Blindfolded. Yannick Leupold completed two events and notched a first attempt in 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a time of 3:18.81.

Blindfolded execution was a major highlight throughout the gathering, with Charlie Eggins delivering a stellar showing in 3x3x3 Blindfolded. Eggins won the three-round event with a 14.78 average, punctuated by a best single of 12.59 seconds. Bpaul Paul secured second place with a 22.95 average, while Joseph Burnett captured third place averaging 36.46 seconds. The event saw a large volume of single completions, including an opening round single of 13.40 from Eggins and a 17.32 single from Paul, contributing to a diverse set of 3x3 results across the board.

Big-cube memory events tested endurance to the limit. Charlie Eggins earned another gold medal in 5x5x5 Blindfolded by logging a single solve of 9:46.25, finishing ahead of Joseph Burnett at 10:28.00 and Jeremy Crouther at 20:13.00. In 4x4x4 Blindfolded, Joseph Burnett took top honors with a single time of 5:09.52, leading Crouther with 8:43.29 and David McLean with 9:23.73. Burnett capped off his remarkable weekend by winning 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, successfully resolving 18 out of 23 cubes within 58:01 to lead Eggins with 12 out of 13 in 28:53 and Daniel Choi with 7 out of 8 in 55:09.

Across two days of intense competition, Australian solvers claimed 19 podium positions, joined by two podium finishes from China. From methodical written solutions to memory-intensive big cube solves, Please Be Finished Brisbane 2026 captured the entire spectrum of modern cubing competition excellence as the local community prepares for the next season of play.