5x5x5 & Sides at UBC 2026

Date: Jun 20, 2026
City: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Venue: University of British Columbia
Address: 1961 East Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1
Details: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Room 155
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Isaac Davies, Joanne Chew, Speedcubing Canada, and Winston Chow
WCA Delegates: DaYeong Kim (김다영), Ethan Rusnak, and Kevin Matthews

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Information

IMPORTANT NOTE 1: Please be advised that this competition does not have 3x3x3 speedsolving.

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IMPORTANT NOTE 2: This competition is happening immediately before (and in the same room as) FMC World 2026. If you wish to compete in both, you must sign up for each competition individually.

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Events
Main event
Competitors: 22

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Ethan Rusnak won with an average of 1:03.13 in the 5x5x5 Cube event. Peter Barnwell finished second (1:10.02) and Isaac Davies finished third (1:10.63).

5x5x5 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ethan Rusnak	59.65	1:03.13	Canada	1:05.66	1:00.10	1:05.95	59.65	1:03.63
2	Peter Barnwell	1:04.28	1:10.02	Canada	1:11.77	1:12.53	1:04.28	1:05.76	1:21.76
3	Isaac Davies	1:05.57	1:10.63	Canada	1:12.49	1:08.60	1:10.81	1:13.52	1:05.57

3x3x3 One-Handed

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Garvey Wong	11.01	13.30	Canada	13.88	14.32	12.68	13.34	11.01
2	Peter Barnwell	15.84	16.86	Canada	15.99	17.98	16.60	15.84	21.57
3	Ethan Rusnak	15.45	17.94	Canada	17.46	15.45	DNF	18.34	18.01

Pyraminx

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Naitik Kaushal	1.88	2.41	Canada	3.28	2.14	2.23	2.86	1.88
2	Nathan Wang (王思文)	1.75	2.58	China	3.22	3.38	1.75	2.50	2.03
3	Peter Barnwell	3.87	4.49	Canada	5.43	4.81	3.89	4.76	3.87

Square-1

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Eeshir Pannun	5.82	8.58	Canada	5.82	9.47	8.18	9.13	8.43
2	Anna Moughnie	7.92	11.45	Canada	DNF	9.03	9.39	15.92	7.92
3	Luke Zhang	9.66	11.69	Canada	9.66	17.48	13.54	10.24	11.30