Queensland Open 2026

256 competitors arrived in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on June 27, setting the stage for two days of intense action across 17 rounds and eight official disciplines. Hosted at Brisbane State High School, Queensland Open 2026 transformed the campus into a bustling arena for the national speedcubing community. With competitors gathering from near and far, the opening sessions established a fast tempo as preliminary heats filtered down deep fields in everything from traditional puzzles to complex twisty variations.

The Saturday program saw early action in events like Megaminx and the 5x5x5 Cube, where endurance and spatial awareness took center stage. In Megaminx, Jamie Otsu delivered a commanding performance over two rounds, capturing first place with a winning average of 33.82 seconds along with a best single of 31.10. Lucas Otsu followed in second place with an average of 39.39 seconds, while Ao Nogami claimed third with a 42.17 mark. Nogami secured his own victory in the 5x5x5 Cube, producing a 50.93 average to lead Hayden Ng and Jamie Otsu.

Short-format events also began their progression during the first day of this WCA competition, building momentum ahead of Sunday. Eli Panetta established early control in Skewb, putting together a blistering 2.08 winning average and a 1.54 single to secure first place ahead of Connor Theodore and Thomas Yeates. Panetta carried that momentum directly into the Pyraminx contest, where a 2.77 average was enough to edge past Matthew Ban and Jacob Joshi in the deciding round.

Away from the podium battles, several competitors delivered massive personal milestones across their schedules. Cleo Bell made a major leap in the 2x2x2 Cube, recording a personal best of 6.75 seconds to finish 77.8 percent faster than her prior mark of 30.36, while also taking on four events. Alfred Law also dropped significant time on the 2x2x2 Cube with a 2.99 personal best, an improvement of 73.1 percent over an earlier 11.13 mark. John Watt competed across seven disciplines, notching his first ever attempt at Megaminx with 3:17.94, a debut 5x5x5 Cube solve of 1:46.29, and shaving 60.1 percent off his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best to hit 24.78 seconds. Archie Atkins tackled six events, achieving a 1:48.06 in the 5x5x5 Cube that was 56.8 percent faster than his previous best, while placing 19th overall in Skewb.

Other competitors similarly expanded their competition repertoires and set notable new personal benchmarks throughout the weekend. Maximus Rajasingham improved his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 48.1 percent down to 8.24 seconds, dropped his 3x3x3 Cube time by 38.4 percent to 27.44, and logged a first ever attempt at Pyraminx with a 10.12. Thomas Maughan reduced his Skewb mark by 45.9 percent to 7.20 seconds, improved his 3x3x3 One-Handed time by 28.8 percent to 1:03.74, and logged a debut Megaminx result of 4:09.77. Leonard Hasani registered his first ever attempt at 5x5x5 Cube in 3:00.02, entered Megaminx for the first time at 3:42.61, and lowered his 3x3x3 Cube best by 42.9 percent to 14.21. Omri Knox stepped up for seven events at Queensland Open 2026, recording debut attempts in Skewb at 7.57, the 5x5x5 Cube at 2:55.89, and 3x3x3 One-Handed at 25.61 seconds.

Sunday opened with high-stakes blindfolded solving, where competitors rely entirely on memory and precision execution without visual feedback. Charlie Eggins dominated the 3x3x3 Blindfolded field of 32 entrants, taking victory on the strength of a 12.92 single solve in the final round. Vaibhav-Jai Ravipati claimed second place with a time of 49.23, while Jamie Otsu rounded out the podium spots in third place with a 1:34.04 single, demonstrating versatility across wildly different puzzle categories.

Specialist solving continued to draw attention during the afternoon as the 3x3x3 One-Handed finals got underway. Elijah La Porte took the top spot among 102 entrants, averaging 11.28 seconds and recording a best single of 9.74 to seal the win. Hayden Ng took second place with an 11.44 average, followed closely by Ao Nogami in third at 12.01 seconds. In the lightning-fast 2x2x2 Cube final, Lachlan Adams-Romyn captured the title with a rapid 1.75 winning average, holding off Jacob Joshi at 1.99 and Toby Seufert at 2.34.

The tournament culminated in the three-round classic Rubik's Cube event, where 246 competitors vied for the flagship title. Toby Seufert delivered the standout performance of the afternoon, posting a winning average of 6.58 seconds and the fastest single of the weekend at 5.62 seconds to capture the win. Charlie Eggins finished in second place with an average of 7.01 seconds, while Ao Nogami earned third place at 7.54 seconds to complete the headline 3x3 results in Brisbane for 2026.

Across the two days of competition, Australian solvers secured 19 podium positions, alongside four for Japan and one for Malaysia. The successful conclusion of Queensland Open 2026 highlighted both the sharp precision at the top of the standings and the steady development of emerging talent across the state. With multiple multi-event winners and countless personal milestones logged in the score sheets, the speed cubing gathering provided a comprehensive showcase of high-level puzzle solving before the community turns its focus toward the upcoming season.