Sydals Open 2026

Sofie Strand captured the 6x6x6 Cube title at Sydals Open 2026 with a calculated 1:49.19 winning average, navigating the unforgiving format where every single solve counts toward the final mark. In long-form mean-of-three events, there is no safety net or discarded worst time to soften a slip, meaning one lockup or miscalculated parity can derail an entire weekend. Strand held firm across both rounds, logging a best single of 1:43.06 to lead a field of 17 competitors at Sydals Hallen.

The drama at the larger puzzles set the stage for a busy weekend in Tandslet, Denmark, as 27 competitors gathered on May 30 and 31 for the multi-format cubing competition. A total of 11 events and 19 rounds pushed solvers across standard formats, big cubes, and short-format sprints. Alongside Strand, Daniel Vædele Egdal demonstrated consistency across extended solves by taking the 7x7x7 Cube title with a 2:48.37 average, anchored by a best single of 2:41.52 across the two rounds.

In the classic Rubik's Cube category, Rasmus Stub Detlefsen asserted himself across two rounds, claiming first place with a 7.61 winning average and a top single of 6.34. The 3x3 results confirmed a tightly contested final, with Nilias Samuel Olsen securing second place with an 8.43 average and Egdal rounding out the podium in third at 8.65. Detlefsen and Egdal spent much of the competition trading top honours across various speedcubing disciplines.

Detlefsen went on to secure a diverse collection of victories. He captured the 4x4x4 Cube with a 30.48 average, edging out Egdal who finished on 31.10 and Strand who took third in 36.39. Detlefsen also topped the 3x3x3 One-Handed table with a 14.63 average, again finishing just ahead of Egdal at 14.76 and Olsen at 15.74. Detlefsen completed his haul by winning Square-1 with a rapid 5.93 average and a best single of 5.56 in a 13-person field.

Egdal answered with a commanding set of sprint and big cube titles of his own. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Egdal earned gold with a 57.52 average, finishing clear of Detlefsen at 1:03.36 and Olsen at 1:05.59. Egdal also controlled the short-format puzzles, taking the 2x2x2 Cube with a 2.36 average over Olsen's 2.39 and Detlefsen's 2.61, while winning Skewb with a 2.89 average ahead of Benjamin Thunbo Jonassen and Detlefsen.

Beyond the podium battles, several competitors achieved striking personal breakthroughs. Christian Milter Bay logged a 44.8 percent improvement in 3x3x3 One-Handed with a 26.96 personal best, lowered his Square-1 mark by 25.3 percent to 25.13, and took on his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Blindfolded, logging a 3:58.73 single to finish 8th. Alexandra Mercy dropped her 2x2x2 Cube mark by 39.7 percent to 4.70, improved her 3x3x3 Cube best by 10.1 percent to 30.46, and made her first ever attempt at Skewb with an 11.51 single. Lucas Nguyen posted a 3.31 personal best on 2x2x2 Cube, cutting 39.3 percent off his previous record, slashed 27.3 percent off his 4x4x4 Cube mark to 1:04.92, and debuted on Skewb with a 9.33 solve.

Jonathan Dittmer took on 11 events across the schedule, cutting 33.4 percent off his 3x3x3 One-Handed best down to 38.45, improving Square-1 by 22.5 percent to 54.84, and posting an 8:17.78 on his first ever attempt at 7x7x7 Cube. Daniel Kern registered a 4x4x4 Cube personal best of 1:35.82, an 18.5 percent improvement, while recording his first official solves in 3x3x3 One-Handed at 1:35.11 and 7x7x7 Cube at 10:44.00. Eva Lucic improved her 2x2x2 Cube mark by 19.2 percent to 9.40 and made her first ever attempts at Pyraminx with a 14.00 and 4x4x4 Cube with a 2:45.61. Benjamin Richter took on nine events, debuting on 6x6x6 Cube with a 4:38.48, 7x7x7 Cube with a 7:05.19, and Skewb with a 16.92 single.

Specialist categories brought additional highlights to this WCA competition. In Pyraminx, Maica Neri Birch Sjøstrand earned first place with a 3.66 average and a single of 2.95, narrowly leading Egdal at 3.77 and Detlefsen at 4.05. In 3x3x3 Blindfolded, Daniel Anker Hermansen took victory with a single of 28.92, ahead of Egdal's 59.31 and Niklas Thomßen from Germany at 1:02.14. Across the weekend, Danish competitors took 31 podium positions while German entrants secured two.

The 2026 meeting closed after 19 rounds of intense speed cubing at Sydals Hallen. From the razor-thin margins of the mean-of-three big cubes to the sprint finals, Sydals Open 2026 highlighted technical discipline and steady execution at every stage of the weekend.

Rasmus Stub Detlefsen leverede weekendens mest markante præstation, da han sikrede sig sejren i den klassiske 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube med et vindende gennemsnit på 7.61 sekunder og et bedste enkeltforsøg på 6.34 sekunder. Triumfen satte et eftertrykkeligt punktum for en intens dyst i Tandslet, Denmark, hvor deltagere fra både ind- og udland havde tilbagelagt adskillige kilometer for at samles til Sydals Open 2026 den 30. og 31. maj. Den traditionsrige speedcubing turnering bød på 19 runder fordelt over 11 forskellige discipliner i Sydals Hallen.

Rejsen til det sydlige Danmark tiltrak 27 dedikerede deltagere, der krydsede landegrænser og regioner for at konkurrere mod hinanden over to tætpakkede dage i 2026. Feltet talte deltagere fra Danmark, Tyskland og Frankrig, hvilket skabte en international atmosfære omkring bordene. Med et alsidigt program, der strakte sig fra lynhurtige sideevents til de mest tidskrævende store terninger, blev der kæmpet om hver eneste tiendedel af et sekund fra første til sidste runde.

Rasmus Stub Detlefsen markerede sig som en af weekendens mest dominerende profiler ved at tage hele fire guldmedaljer. Ud over kongeklassen 3x3x3 triumferede han i 4x4x4 med et gennemsnit på 30.48 foran Daniel Vædele Egdal, der tog andenpladsen i 31.10. Stub Detlefsen var også hurtigst i 3x3x3 One-Handed med 14.63 sekunder og vandt den teknisk krævende Square-1 med et gennemsnit på 5.93 sekunder, hvor hans bedste enkeltforsøg lød på 5.56 sekunder.

Daniel Vædele Egdal leverede et tilsvarende imponerende stævne og sikrede sig ligeledes fire sejre gennem weekenden. Han vandt 2x2x2 med et gennemsnit på 2.36 sekunder lige foran Nilias Samuel Olsen på 2.39, og triumferede i Skewb med et gennemsnit på 2.89 sekunder. I de store terninger viste Egdal stor styrke med en sejr i 5x5x5 i tiden 57.52 sekunder foran Rasmus Stub Detlefsen samt en sejr i 7x7x7 med 2:48.37 i gennemsnit over to runder.

Flere andre profiler markerede sig i toppen af de resterende discipliner i Sydals Hallen. Maica Neri Birch Sjøstrand sejrede i Pyraminx med et gennemsnit på 3.66 sekunder og henviste Daniel Vædele Egdal og Rasmus Stub Detlefsen til de sekundære podiepladser. Sofie Strand sikrede sig sejren i 6x6x6 med et gennemsnit på 1:49.19, mens Daniel Anker Hermansen imponerede stort i 3x3x3 Blindfolded, hvor han fandt vej til toppen af skamlen med et lynhurtigt enkeltforsøg på 28.92 sekunder.

Bag de etablerede vindere bød denne WCA competition på bemærkelsesværdige fremskridt fra deltagere, der leverede store personlige rekorder. Luke Mercy stillede op i 10 discipliner og forbedrede sin rekord i Square-1 med 29.6 procent til 34.70 sekunder, samtidig med at han skar 15.2 procent af sin 6x6x6-tid til 2:58.20 og noterede 4:46.26 i 7x7x7. Friedrich Wilhelm Schwartz deltog i 6 discipliner og kappede 27.6 procent af sin 4x4x4-rekord til 1:05.10, forbedrede sin enhåndstid med 21.2 procent til 33.85 sekunder og gennemførte sit allerførste Pyraminx-forsøg på 11.02 sekunder. Sandy Sørensen stillede op i 6 discipliner og skar 10.9 procent af sin 6x6x6-tid til 3:30.80 samt 10.5 procent af sin 4x4x4-tid til 1:04.53.

Flere andre deltagere markerede sig med stærke enkeltresultater og debuter ved bordene. Daniel Berndt Lemvigh tog 11 discipliner på sig og satte personlig rekord i 3x3x3 Blindfolded med 3:19.06 samt 1:32.24 i 5x5x5. Immanuel Voßeler gennemførte 8 discipliner og forbedrede sin Square-1 med 13.3 procent til 26.53 sekunder og sin 5x5x5 med 7.7 procent til 1:31.17. Fynn Albers deltog i sin allerførste officielle turnering på tværs af 7 discipliner med debut-tider på 13.99 i 3x3x3, 17.81 i Skewb og 1:26.10 i 4x4x4, mens Alexandra Miluta ligeledes fik sin officielle debut i 2 discipliner med 40.54 i 3x3x3 og 11.20 i 2x2x2.

Samlet set sikrede danske deltagere 31 podieplaceringer, mens Tyskland tog 2 podiepladser under det vellykkede arrangement i Tandslet. Fra de lynhurtige finaler i de klassiske terninger til de udmarvende opgør i de store formater beviste Sydals Open 2026 værdien af den lange rejse for de 27 fremmødte deltagere, som nu ser frem mod næste sæson med nye personlige milepæle i bagagen.