Cairns Open 2026


Date
City
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Venue

Newman Catholic College

Address
C2, 14-88 McGregor Rd, Smithfield QLD 4878
Details

Sports Hall

Contact

Speedcubing Australia

Organizers
Leonard Hasani and Speedcubing Australia
WCA Delegates
David McLean and Kaidyn De Luca-Mazza
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Information

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Speedcubing Australia acknowledges the traditional owners of this land, the Yirrganydji people, and pays respect to the elders, past and present for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal Australia.

Events
Main event
Competitors
18
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 60 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $32 (Australian Dollar).
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 .
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of $32 (Australian Dollar).
Any spectator can attend for free.

Payment:

Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Registration Pending: Cairns Open 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 $32 registration fee. Contact the organisational team if you encounter an issue.

Waiting List:

  • Once the competitor limit of 60 has filled, the waiting list will be opened.
  • You must pay the $32 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 Sunday 27th September 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 Sunday 27th September.
  • 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 Sunday 27th September. 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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Richard Albert Li won with an average of 8.70 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Kaidyn De Luca-Mazza finished second (13.37) and David McLean finished third (14.39).

Andrew Ayres - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 8 15.49 25.89 Australia 15.4939.0631.0320.6825.96
Second round (Dual) 8 (8) 14.71 18.74 Australia 17.8619.1514.7119.2121.90
First round (Dual) 9 (8) 17.10 19.15 Australia 19.6518.9318.8620.3417.10
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 6 39.34 47.99 Australia 39.3446.421:04.3055.2142.33
First round 7 36.97 46.09 Australia 41.7450.1646.3659.3936.97

David Alidenes - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round (Dual) 13 (13) 32.79 36.49 Australia 35.5032.7937.4736.5637.40
First round (Dual) 13 (13) 32.64 37.79 Australia 49.7736.0934.6042.6732.64
2x2x2 Cube First round 12 12.14 15.57 Australia 14.81DNF18.6412.1413.26
4x4x4 Cube Final 9 2:16.97 DNF Australia 2:34.762:16.97DNFDNF2:31.62
5x5x5 Cube Final 7 DNF DNF Australia DNFDNFDNFDNSDNS
Pyraminx First round 11 25.52 30.64 Australia 25.5237.3728.8153.8325.74
Skewb Final 6 23.00 35.36 Australia 36.841:38.8423.0036.3332.92
First round 8 39.14 50.85 Australia 1:05.1353.4047.9351.2239.14

David McLean - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 3 11.42 14.39 Australia 13.3014.6415.2311.4221.04
Second round (Dual) 2 (3) 11.37 13.30 Australia 11.3711.8715.5012.5316.54
First round (Dual) 4 (3) 13.43 15.36 Australia 16.6815.6813.7313.43DNF
2x2x2 Cube First round 4 4.95 5.23 Australia 5.056.044.984.955.65
4x4x4 Cube Final 1 42.20 47.27 Australia 42.2045.5151.6752.1144.64
5x5x5 Cube Final 1 1:23.18 1:27.77 Australia 1:31.021:23.181:33.561:27.971:24.33
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 5 34.74 39.69 Australia 41.7138.6242.4734.7438.74
Pyraminx First round 2 8.29 9.28 Australia 9.458.298.5217.149.86
Skewb First round 3 7.44 12.06 Australia 7.4410.7116.9111.1314.33

Ethan Wilmann - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round (Dual) 15 (16) 44.91 51.29 Australia 53.4450.9051.4151.5544.91
First round (Dual) 16 (16) 46.04 52.77 Australia 1:01.1048.0555.1646.0455.10
2x2x2 Cube First round 13 7.62 32.43 Australia DNF7.6216.0933.6547.56
Pyraminx First round 10 19.88 20.73 Australia 20.4119.8821.7020.0722.19

Fletcher Hollier - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 6 15.39 16.81 Australia 15.3918.0916.8922.4115.45
Second round (Dual) 4 (5) 11.90 14.82 Australia 11.9014.8717.0114.9014.69
First round (Dual) 5 (5) 13.33 16.30 Australia 16.2917.2915.3113.3320.27
2x2x2 Cube Final 4 4.99 6.28 Australia 4.9916.926.336.306.22
First round 5 4.71 6.04 Australia 4.717.187.235.475.48
4x4x4 Cube Final 4 1:03.18 1:07.27 Australia 1:03.181:31.791:03.341:06.681:11.79
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 5 27.63 44.94 Australia 27.63DNF1:03.6038.8632.35
First round 4 28.55 35.29 Australia 32.9528.5547.0942.0030.91
Pyraminx Final 8 7.91 19.63 Australia 19.9124.2814.6925.027.91
First round 8 8.50 13.64 Australia 8.5013.7615.1915.0112.14
Skewb Final 3 5.66 8.53 Australia 7.267.7911.8310.555.66
First round 4 7.33 12.84 Australia 23.9710.199.1219.207.33

Jasper Cavanagh-Dodd - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round (Dual) 10 (10) 21.72 24.04 Australia 23.1926.2822.6621.7230.35
First round (Dual) 10 (10) 21.42 23.52 Australia 25.7725.5622.7422.2621.42
5x5x5 Cube Final 6 3:53.71 DNF Australia DNF3:53.86DNF4:37.163:53.71
Pyraminx Final 6 8.05 13.48 Australia 22.0910.6114.2415.608.05
First round 4 8.71 11.21 Australia 11.2916.1813.299.068.71

Kaidyn De Luca-Mazza - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 2 11.74 13.37 Australia 15.4513.9211.7412.5213.66
Second round (Dual) 3 (2) 11.30 13.69 Australia 13.2313.9813.8511.3014.49
First round (Dual) 2 (2) 10.55 12.18 Australia 11.7613.8410.5510.9414.62
2x2x2 Cube Final 3 3.50 4.15 Australia 3.614.543.504.314.78
First round 2 2.73 3.36 Australia DNF3.492.732.753.84
4x4x4 Cube Final 2 44.53 47.88 Australia 50.3147.7946.3149.5444.53
5x5x5 Cube Final 2 1:35.74 1:47.18 Australia 1:51.161:35.741:38.841:51.552:21.68
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 2 18.13 23.50 Australia 27.4918.1329.9122.1220.89
First round 3 22.68 29.32 Australia 22.9833.6232.0122.6832.96
Skewb Final 1 4.62 5.40 Australia 5.804.626.455.744.65
First round 1 5.35 6.71 Australia 5.597.475.357.068.53

Leonard Hasani - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round (Dual) 9 (9) 15.50 19.18 Australia 18.8019.5515.50DNF19.19
First round (Dual) 8 (9) 16.78 18.97 Australia 17.0316.7828.7621.8818.00
2x2x2 Cube Final 6 6.06 7.01 Australia 9.577.586.066.237.21
First round 6 4.68 6.73 Australia 7.364.686.056.78DNF
4x4x4 Cube Final 6 1:16.42 1:33.38 Australia 1:26.991:32.181:16.42DNF1:40.96
5x5x5 Cube Final 5 2:43.54 2:55.48 Australia 2:47.882:43.543:00.723:33.972:57.83
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 7 41.01 55.97 Australia 1:12.071:00.0154.6453.2641.01
First round 8 46.07 51.91 Australia 46.0756.0346.4253.2757.78
Pyraminx Final 5 7.36 13.03 Australia 13.88DNF11.4313.787.36
First round 7 9.72 13.23 Australia 15.5014.2516.069.939.72
Skewb Final 4 9.85 17.58 Australia 19.1314.6019.0027.089.85
First round 6 12.19 15.85 Australia 16.9917.7612.1912.8020.52

Liam Camarlinghi - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 5 13.13 15.78 Australia 13.8620.1219.2613.1314.21
Second round (Dual) 7 (7) 16.57 17.95 Australia 17.5220.0218.9417.4016.57
First round (Dual) 7 (7) 11.51 18.27 Australia 17.4619.1311.5118.5018.86
2x2x2 Cube Final 7 5.58 7.49 Australia 7.536.758.199.135.58
First round 7 4.61 6.76 Australia 9.698.886.305.104.61
4x4x4 Cube Final 5 1:15.51 1:25.27 Australia 1:37.741:27.841:28.441:19.541:15.51
5x5x5 Cube Final 4 2:18.88 2:46.89 Australia 2:57.142:41.622:18.883:26.012:41.91
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 3 22.80 26.11 Australia 26.9924.3726.9730.4022.80
First round 2 20.71 27.78 Australia 31.8422.3234.5329.1920.71
Pyraminx Final 4 10.39 12.99 Australia 20.3010.3915.4612.4211.09
First round 5 7.81 11.84 Australia 22.559.8316.347.819.34

Lincoln Alexander Calcutt - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round (Dual) 16 (15) 44.95 51.42 Australia 55.2044.9548.2950.7657.72
First round (Dual) 15 (15) 36.42 44.85 Australia 41.1650.7936.4250.8542.61
2x2x2 Cube First round 10 4.58 12.63 Australia 22.584.5811.0313.0613.79
Pyraminx Final 3 9.08 12.11 Australia 9.7510.8619.0515.729.08
First round 6 9.36 11.95 Australia 12.0014.8212.959.3610.91

Max Alidenes - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 4 11.67 15.39 Australia 11.6717.6815.3613.13DNF
Second round (Dual) 6 (4) 11.34 17.07 Australia 15.2916.9211.3419.0119.39
First round (Dual) 3 (4) 11.79 13.77 Australia 11.7912.4014.0715.9514.83
2x2x2 Cube Final 2 3.69 4.12 Australia 3.854.783.983.694.52
First round 3 3.74 4.16 Australia 3.804.453.744.235.12
4x4x4 Cube Final 7 1:28.00 1:38.81 Australia 1:35.761:28.651:28.001:52.03DNF
Pyraminx Final 2 7.72 9.78 Australia 7.7211.4713.768.789.09
First round 3 6.36 9.68 Australia 6.368.158.0612.8415.35
Skewb Final 2 5.17 6.10 Australia 5.176.277.886.085.95
First round 2 7.11 8.28 Australia 13.667.327.118.219.31

Max Simon - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round (Dual) 11 (11) 20.48 24.45 Australia 24.2720.4826.9122.1831.18
First round (Dual) 11 (11) 23.37 29.01 Australia 29.0029.4528.9329.1023.37
2x2x2 Cube First round 11 9.04 12.66 Australia 16.639.4811.879.0427.70
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 9 1:32.84 Australia DNF1:32.84
Skewb First round 7 14.30 19.55 Australia 29.1519.2115.5023.9514.30

Orinea Ian Rateiwa - South Africa WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round (Dual) 17 (17) 57.74 1:08.20 South Africa DNF1:04.511:11.1457.741:08.96
First round (Dual) 18 (17) 1:05.42 1:21.37 South Africa 1:24.911:05.421:23.221:26.061:15.99

Richard Albert Li - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 1 8.19 8.70 Australia 8.808.569.008.198.75
Second round (Dual) 1 (1) 8.38 10.07 Australia 8.389.3210.0012.0410.90
First round (Dual) 1 (1) 6.10 9.53 Australia 9.888.886.1010.419.82
2x2x2 Cube Final 1 2.27 2.75 Australia 2.493.082.273.682.68
First round 1 2.82 3.26 Australia 2.823.413.382.983.59
4x4x4 Cube Final 3 44.27 50.90 Australia 47.3155.5056.3844.2749.89
5x5x5 Cube Final 3 2:05.22 2:25.35 Australia 2:30.272:05.222:27.112:34.032:18.67
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 1 16.17 19.78 Australia 20.7725.3616.1717.8820.69
First round 1 19.14 23.51 Australia 22.8425.2619.1436.4022.42
Pyraminx Final 1 4.45 5.79 Australia 4.457.539.405.304.53
First round 1 3.31 5.72 Australia 4.533.316.876.056.59
Skewb Final 5 11.10 21.56 Australia 25.8023.7611.10DNF15.12
First round 5 8.06 13.69 Australia 12.0724.5712.368.0616.65

Sage Walter - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round (Dual) 12 (12) 26.43 26.69 Australia 27.0726.4326.4627.8326.54
First round (Dual) 12 (12) 26.64 30.96 Australia 26.6433.9033.5830.1129.19
2x2x2 Cube Final 8 6.23 7.96 Australia 8.899.647.347.656.23
First round 9 5.82 7.73 Australia 8.355.826.708.158.66
4x4x4 Cube Final 8 2:02.62 2:19.58 Australia DNF2:28.252:18.812:02.622:11.69
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 10 1:47.08 Australia 1:47.081:50.24
Pyraminx Final 7 9.17 16.90 Australia DNF18.1412.0720.509.17
First round 9 11.11 13.70 Australia 11.6916.0615.1914.2211.11

Silas Wadey - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round (Dual) 18 (18) 56.34 1:11.33 Australia 1:14.871:23.9056.341:16.201:02.93
First round (Dual) 17 (18) 1:03.81 1:17.77 Australia 1:34.921:03.811:17.981:19.441:15.90

William Campbell - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round (Dual) 14 (14) 33.56 41.47 Australia 40.4843.2140.7349.9633.56
First round (Dual) 14 (14) 38.83 42.26 Australia 46.0941.4838.8346.8139.20

Yiheng Yan (严艺珩) - China WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 7 13.68 17.37 China 20.8417.3213.6818.4316.35
Second round (Dual) 5 (6) 14.44 15.47 China 27.8714.6814.4416.9314.79
First round (Dual) 6 (6) 15.42 18.04 China 17.7617.2015.4219.1720.41
2x2x2 Cube Final 5 6.36 6.96 China 6.369.186.847.546.51
First round 8 5.50 7.12 China 7.325.506.807.957.24
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 4 30.27 37.39 China 30.8936.0230.2746.0545.25
First round 6 33.02 44.01 China 50.4333.0251.8541.7939.82
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