Singapore Championship 2026

Emmanuel Kao delivered a commanding masterclass on home soil at the National University of Singapore, sweeping every major large cube title across a packed weekend of speedcubing. The local standout claimed gold across four heavyweight events, winning the 4x4x4 Cube with a 25.78 average, the 5x5x5 Cube in 41.33, the 6x6x6 Cube in 1:14.86, and the 7x7x7 Cube in 1:44.58. The 7x7x7 Cube final was decided by the slimmest of margins, with Kao edging out Malaysia's Lim Hung, who took second in 1:44.71, while Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc of the Philippines secured third place in 1:58.56.

The Singapore Championship 2026 brought together 170 competitors to Singapore, Singapore from February 20 to February 22, 2026, staging 41 rounds across 17 official disciplines. Local athletes capitalized on the home venue advantage across the schedule, earning 31 podium finishes overall compared to six for China, five for Malaysia, three each for Taiwan and the Philippines, and one for India. The energy inside the NUS halls remained consistently high as classic Rubik's Cube events and specialized formats ran concurrently through three intense days of action.

In the flagship 3x3x3 Cube event, Xuanyi Geng produced sensational speed cubing to claim the title against a field of 149 competitors over four rounds. Geng posted a winning average of 4.27 and recorded the weekend's best single solve of 3.67. The 3x3 results capped a high-intensity main event that set a brisk standard across all three days, while one-handed specialist Reuel Franz Ramirez Magracia topped the 3x3x3 One-Handed event with a 9.40 winning average and a 7.67 best single.

Short-format specialist Nigel Phang had a standout WCA competition on his home stage, capturing two individual titles. Phang won the 2x2x2 Cube with a rapid 1.24 average and a 1.05 single, and later clinched the Clock final with a 2.92 average ahead of fellow countrymen Akash Sreedharan at 3.13 and Kagen Chiu at 3.17. Lim Jia Ying earned the Pyraminx title with a 1.91 average, Malcolm Walter Ang took the Square-1 event averaging 7.83, and Tristan Chua Yong secured the Megaminx crown with an average of 29.32.

Tactical precision and deep planning defined several puzzle disciplines throughout the Singapore Championship 2026. Wong Chong Wen mastered 3x3x3 Fewest Moves with a 20.67 average, taking the top podium spot ahead of Chang Hong Liang at 23.33 and Luis Tan Hong Yi at 26.00. Luis Tan Hong Yi went on to win the Skewb crown with a 2.71 average, besting China's Coral Yuxin Cai who finished second in 3.00, and Tan Yan Kai James in third at 3.51.

Behind the top steps of the podium, huge individual breakthroughs took place throughout the schedule. Arayasing Suwannateerak of Thailand made vast progress across two events, shaving 44.2 percent off their 2x2x2 Cube mark down to 1.54 and cutting 32.9 percent from their 3x3x3 Cube time to hit 7.82. Joshua Ryan Lie dropped their Clock personal best by 42.4 percent to 7.11 and lowered their Pyraminx mark by 26.2 percent to 3.38. Docdoc Aaron Tan took on five events, improving their Clock best by 32.6 percent to 8.20 and their 7x7x7 Cube mark by 13.5 percent to 3:45.58. Singapore's Advay Hari tackled 14 events, finishing seventh in 3x3x3 Blindfolded while dropping their Square-1 time by 30.6 percent to 10.51.

The personal milestones continued across all three days of this cubing competition. Alvis Ng entered seven events and reached seventh in Clock while cutting 27.8 percent off their Pyraminx time to 2.96. Lerh Ci Kai achieved a 26.8 percent improvement in the 3x3x3 Cube to finish in 12.14, while Elliot Lau lowered their Pyraminx mark by 25.2 percent to 2.35 across five contested events. Isaac Lam Chi Kit delivered a sharp 25 percent improvement in the 3x3x3 Cube, posting a personal best of 6.03 in a single-event appearance.

Memory-based solving delivered tense drama across all blindfolded categories at the Singapore Championship 2026. Theodore Chan won the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event with a 20.98 average and took the 5x5x5 Blindfolded title with a best single of 5:52.16. Taiwan's Ping-Yueh Huang captured the 4x4x4 Blindfolded victory with a 2:23.02 single, edging Chan's 2:23.71, while Jacob Keh took third in 3:36.02. Yucheng Chen secured the 3x3x3 Multi-Blind competition, solving 43 out of 59 cubes within an exact hour.

With 17 champions crowned across every puzzle category, the Singapore Championship 2026 concluded as a comprehensive demonstration of regional depth and individual progress. Local competitors made the most of their home floor at NUS, locking in podium sweeps and personal bests across the board as the competitive circuit moves toward the rest of the 2026 season.