Australian Nationals 2026
- Date
- Jul 9 - 12, 2026
- City
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Venue
- Address
- 32A Chadstone Rd, Malvern East VIC 3145
- Details
Margaret Connellan Stadium
- Contact
- Organizers
- Lennon Hughes and Speedcubing Australia
- WCA Delegates
- Dallas McNeil, David McLean, Divnoor Bajwa, Felix Williams, Fiona Wang, Hao Do, Kittatam Saisaard, Lachlan Manson, Lennon Hughes, Myles Jarman, Nicholas Eppingstall, Patrick Kleverlaan, Swami Srinivasan, Tam Quan, and Zak Kenny
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- Information




Contact us
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- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 507
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 700 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $80 (Australian Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.
Competitors may only register for events that they are already qualified for.
Payment:
Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Registration Pending: Australian Nationals 2026”. This does NOT mean that you are on the registration list. Competitors will not be approved until payment has been made.
Please ensure you have paid the registration fees via Stripe on the register page. Your registration is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the $80.00 registration fee. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.
Waiting List:
- Once the competitor limit of 700 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
- You must pay the $80.00 registration fee to be added to the waiting list.
- New registrations will be added to a waitlist and sorted in the order of payment.
- Waitlisted competitors will only be added to the competition if existing competitors withdraw.
- All competitors still on the waiting list after Tuesday 16th June, 2026, will be removed and provided with a full refund.
- You may enquire about your position on the waiting list by contacting the organisational team.
Deleting Registration/Refunds:
- If you can no longer make the competition you may request a refund.
- To receive a full refund you must contact the organisational team by Tuesday 16th June, 2026.
- Withdrawing enables us to maximise attendance and for competitors on the waiting list to attend.
You may change the events you are registered on the Register tab by Tuesday 16th June, 2026. After this date it is not possible to add further events. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Feliks Zemdegs won with an average of 6.48 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. David Epstein finished second (6.49) and Riley Dexter finished third (6.90).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feliks Zemdegs | 5.93 | 6.48 | Australia | 6.23 | 5.93 | 7.05 | 6.93 | 6.29 | |||
| 2 | David Epstein | 4.92 | 6.49 | Australia | 6.00 | 7.46 | 6.88 | 4.92 | 6.59 | |||
| 3 | Riley Dexter | 5.84 | 6.90 | Australia | 7.53 | 8.30 | 6.80 | 5.84 | 6.38 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Rudakov | 0.91 | 1.14 | Australia | 1.05 | 1.54 | 1.12 | 0.91 | 1.24 | |||
| 2 | Sebastian Lee | 1.05 | 1.33 | Australia | 3.53 | 1.40 | 1.05 | 1.15 | 1.44 | |||
| 3 | Nathan Fares | 1.09 | 1.34 | Australia | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.09 | 1.19 | 2.00 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feliks Zemdegs | 19.89 | 23.01 | Australia | 19.89 | 26.85 | 23.87 | 24.70 | 20.47 | |||
| 2 | Alexander Vujcich | 21.52 | 23.32 | New Zealand | 22.19 | 26.29 | 21.52 | 24.71 | 23.05 | |||
| 3 | Aaron Keith | 21.86 | 26.86 | Australia | 27.86 | 27.35 | 25.36 | 21.86 | 29.29 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feliks Zemdegs | 38.60 | 42.70 | Australia | 44.86 | 38.60 | 43.41 | 42.47 | 42.21 | |||
| 2 | Alexander Vujcich | 42.68 | 44.22 | New Zealand | 42.68 | 49.72 | 43.22 | 43.05 | 46.40 | |||
| 3 | Aaron Keith | 46.88 | 49.81 | Australia | 52.04 | 56.10 | 48.25 | 49.13 | 46.88 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feliks Zemdegs | 1:18.42 | 1:20.18 | Australia | 1:23.39 | 1:18.42 | 1:18.74 | |||||
| 2 | Jamie Otsu | 1:27.65 | 1:32.31 | Australia | 1:39.56 | 1:27.65 | 1:29.73 | |||||
| 3 | Harrison Jonathan Newbery-Chunn | 1:32.85 | 1:34.20 | Australia | 1:35.32 | 1:34.44 | 1:32.85 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feliks Zemdegs | 2:00.92 | 2:03.25 | Australia | 2:04.31 | 2:04.52 | 2:00.92 | |||||
| 2 | Harrison Jonathan Newbery-Chunn | 2:18.61 | 2:25.83 | Australia | 2:18.61 | 2:27.82 | 2:31.05 | |||||
| 3 | Joseph Burnett | 2:23.20 | 2:26.08 | Australia | 2:30.84 | 2:23.20 | 2:24.21 | |||||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Eggins | 13.77 | DNF | Australia | 13.77 | 14.92 | DNF | DNF | 14.28 | |||
| 2 | Daniel Wang | 18.89 | DNF | Australia | DNF | DNF | 20.77 | 18.89 | 26.53 | |||
| 3 | Jack Cai | 19.06 | DNF | Australia | 19.06 | 23.22 | 19.64 | DNF | DNF | |||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Epstein | 7.37 | 9.26 | NR | Australia | 8.86 | 7.37 | 9.48 | 9.66 | 9.43 | ||
| 2 | Elijah La Porte | 8.58 | 10.12 | Australia | 8.58 | 9.80 | 10.12 | 10.43 | 10.98 | |||
| 3 | Feliks Zemdegs | 8.98 | 10.72 | Australia | 8.98 | 11.12 | 10.18 | 10.87 | DNF | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Jones | 2.29 | 3.04 | Australia | 4.05 | 3.30 | 3.38 | 2.44 | 2.29 | |||
| 2 | Amy Smith | 3.26 | 3.70 | Australia | 4.09 | 3.81 | 3.26 | 3.50 | 3.78 | |||
| 3 | Kristian Trubajic | 3.38 | 4.15 | Australia | 4.20 | 7.55 | 3.38 | 3.97 | 4.27 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Vujcich | 26.50 | 27.85 | New Zealand | 29.75 | 26.52 | 27.28 | 30.16 | 26.50 | |||
| 2 | Jamie Otsu | 30.42 | 31.53 | NR | Australia | 30.72 | 37.23 | 32.02 | 30.42 | 31.85 | ||
| 3 | Roman Rudakov | 29.68 | 32.26 | Australia | 32.66 | 29.68 | 34.60 | 31.71 | 32.40 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junqi Feng (冯骏骐) | 1.53 | 1.87 | China | 3.17 | 2.14 | 1.53 | 1.86 | 1.62 | |||
| 2 | Eli Panetta | 1.25 | 1.97 | Australia | 1.90 | 2.24 | 1.25 | 3.09 | 1.76 | |||
| 3 | Phoenix Patterson | 1.59 | 2.06 | Australia | 1.96 | 2.42 | 1.79 | 6.57 | 1.59 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Parris | 1.76 | 2.05 | Australia | 2.68 | 1.81 | 1.76 | 1.91 | 2.42 | |||
| 2 | Ziqi Ding | 1.96 | 2.61 | Australia | 2.49 | 1.96 | 2.19 | 3.16 | 3.77 | |||
| 3 | Eli Panetta | 2.50 | 2.71 | Australia | 2.57 | 2.50 | 3.19 | 2.79 | 2.78 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Epstein | 5.66 | 7.25 | Australia | 8.44 | 5.66 | 12.87 | 6.38 | 6.94 | |||
| 2 | Auric Cui | 7.44 | 8.46 | Australia | 11.30 | 7.95 | 8.42 | 9.01 | 7.44 | |||
| 3 | Jacob Joshi | 7.80 | 8.59 | Australia | 7.80 | 8.11 | 8.83 | 8.83 | 12.57 | |||
4x4x4 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Smith | 1:31.66 | 1:49.43 | Australia | 1:54.62 | 1:31.66 | 2:02.00 | |||||
| 2 | Charlie Eggins | 1:36.53 | DNF | Australia | 1:46.57 | 1:36.53 | DNF | |||||
| 3 | Felix Williams | 2:42.27 | DNF | Australia | 2:42.27 | DNF | DNF | |||||
5x5x5 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Smith | 3:33.15 | DNF | Australia | DNF | 3:33.15 | DNF | |||||
| 2 | Felix Williams | 4:56.10 | DNF | Australia | DNF | DNF | 4:56.10 | |||||
| 3 | Daniel Wang | 5:32.20 | DNF | Australia | DNF | DNF | 5:32.20 | |||||
3x3x3 Multi-Blind
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Williams | 44/49 55:45 | Australia | 44/49 55:45 | ||||||||
| 2 | Michael Tripodi | 39/41 57:36 | Australia | 39/41 57:36 | ||||||||
| 3 | Charlie Eggins | 20/21 48:18 | Australia | 20/21 48:18 | ||||||||