Wichita Art Museum 2026

Fifty-three point seven six seconds was all Ben Erwin needed to seal victory in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded final, executing without sight after pure memorisation. Blindfolded solving remains one of the most mentally demanding disciplines in speedcubing, requiring competitors to commit every piece location to memory before lowering a blindfold and executing turning sequences purely from recall. Eleven competitors took to the tables for the single-round showdown at Wichita Art Museum 2026, where Erwin produced a 53.76 single to claim first place. Marcus Kamen secured second place with a time of 2:25.33, while Justus Danielsen completed the podium in 2:38.83.

The one-day WCA competition brought together 63 competitors at the Wichita Art Museum in Wichita, Kansas, USA, on February 28, 2026. Across 7 events and 13 rounds of play, the tournament showcased the full breadth of modern speed cubing, from classic twisty puzzles to specialty formats. The venue provided a focused backdrop as solvers from across the region tackled everything from short sprints on the smaller layers to long, deliberate solves on the larger cubes.

Benjamin J. Dunn delivered a commanding series of performances across the schedule, capturing titles across multiple disciplines. In the 3x3x3 Cube event, which drew all 63 competitors across three rounds, Dunn secured first place with an average of 8.19 seconds and a best single of 7.80. The 3x3 results table saw Timothy Huynh follow in second place with an 8.92 average, while Marcus Kamen took third on an 8.99 average. Dunn was equally sharp in the 2x2x2 Cube, topping a field of 58 competitors over three rounds with a winning average of 1.52 seconds after posting a 1.03 single.

Dunn extended his gold medal count across the mechanical and larger puzzles. In the 4x4x4 Cube, contested by 33 competitors over two rounds, Dunn posted a 35.57 winning average and a 30.31 single to take the win over Marcus Kamen, who finished runner-up in 39.90, and Wade Buhrman in third at 42.16. Dunn also triumphed in Clock, leading the 33-person field with a 4.47 average and a 3.55 single, ahead of Kaden Christopher Dockins at 5.73 and Jett F. Knappe at 6.36.

Beyond the traditional Rubik's Cube variants, the larger and triangular puzzles generated compelling podium battles. Lydia Workman captured the 6x6x6 Cube title with a winning mean of 1:49.07 and a single of 1:42.39, holding off Benjamin J. Dunn who finished second in 1:56.34 and Liam O'Leary in third with 2:16.27. In the Pyraminx, Marcus Kamen claimed top honours among 49 entrants with a 2.62 average and a 1.73 single, finishing ahead of Dunn at 3.17 and Samuel Pollom at 4.42.

Away from the top steps of the podium, Wichita Art Museum 2026 featured major breakthroughs throughout the lower rounds. Elliot Zimmerman cut his Pyraminx personal best to 9.56 seconds, a 59.7 percent drop from his previous mark of 23.71, alongside a 21.61 personal best in the 3x3x3 Cube. Robert Thomas Moats lowered his 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 5.92 seconds, marking a 54.6 percent improvement over his prior 13.05, while making his first official attempts in the 3x3x3 Cube at 46.03 and Pyraminx at 15.93. Nash Bird delivered a massive 54 percent improvement in Clock with a new personal best of 13.38 seconds, took 33.6 percent off his 6x6x6 Cube best down to 2:41.67, and placed fifth overall in the 6x6x6 Cube.

Alex Herrera tackled seven events during the meet, recording a first career attempt in the 6x6x6 Cube with 3:18.10, making a first blindfolded attempt of 7:26.96 to finish sixth, and improving his Pyraminx best by 51.7 percent to 5.15 seconds. Dracon Weis logged a 48.1 percent improvement on 2x2x2 Cube to reach 3.73 seconds and made his first official 4x4x4 Cube attempt at 1:30.04. Dominick Forbus made his first 2x2x2 Cube attempt at 5.52 seconds while shaving 34.2 percent off his 3x3x3 Cube best to reach 25.14. First-time tournament competitors also jumped straight into competition: MacArthur J. B. Winzer recorded debut marks of 8.16 in Pyraminx, 15.17 in Clock, and 17.49 in 3x3x3 Cube, while Charley Burd completed first attempts in the 4x4x4 Cube at 2:03.15, Pyraminx at 14.13, and 2x2x2 Cube at 6.29.

The 2026 gathering underlined the steady growth and high standard of competitive cubing across Kansas. With United States competitors securing all 21 available podium places across the seven events, Wichita Art Museum 2026 proved to be an efficient, competitive cubing competition that tested pure memory, fingertip agility, and strategic consistency from the opening turns to the final blindfolded reveals.