DFW Favorites 2026


Date
Feb 7, 2026
City
Roanoke, Texas, United States
Venue

Roanoke Community Center

Address
312 S Walnut St, Roanoke, TX 76262
Details

Directly inside the entrance

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Brendon Hatfield and Southern Cubing LLC
WCA Delegates
Ryan Pilat and Tristan Patrick
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

Welcome to the first Favorites competition in the South! Please read the favorites competition tab before registering. You are only able to register for a limited number of the events availiable at this competition.

This competition is supported by Southern Cubing LLC. To learn more about cubing in the Southern USA, including other competitions, visit Southern Cubing.

Events
Main event
Competitors
57
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 $30 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% 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 on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.
Competitors may register in at most 5 events.

There will be no materials fee refund to no-shows unless cancelled before the deadline (Friday, January 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM).

Registration

  • Registration is first come, first served based on the order of when the materials fee is received.

Deleting Registration/Refunds

  • If you register and later realize you cannot make the competiton, you can request a 75% refund (via the contact link on the General Info tab before registration closes.
  • No refunds will be awarded after Friday, January 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM.

Changing Events

  • Competitors may edit their registration to include any combination of up to four (4) events BEFORE registration closes.
  • Competitors may not change events after registration closes.

Waitlist

  • If the competitor limit has been reached, the waitlist opens. You can enter the waitlist by registering and paying the materials fee. Competitors will be accepted from the waitlist in the order that they paid.
  • Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist before the deadline (Friday, January 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM) will receive a full refund shortly before the competition.
  • No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after Friday, January 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM.

Please follow all instructions or else your registration may be delayed.

In 48 hours, if you do NOT see your name on the Competitor List, then please reach out to us using the contact link on the General Info tab.

If the competitor limit is filled, you may still register and pay the registration fee if you wish, but you will be placed on a waitlist. Your registration will not be accepted unless a spot opens up.

Highlights
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Ryan Pilat won with an average of 6.08 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Torah Hoover finished second (8.60) and Joseph Hirsch finished third (8.88).

3x3x3 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ryan Pilat 5.96 6.08 United States 5.985.967.046.066.19
2 Torah Hoover 7.95 8.60 United States 8.679.179.637.967.95
3 Joseph Hirsch 7.00 8.88 United States 7.007.949.349.3714.68

2x2x2 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ayushmaan Arora 1.12 2.36 United States 1.942.843.011.122.29
2 Samarth Sutar 1.83 2.54 India 2.173.282.183.421.83
3 Ignacio Montilla 2.48 3.52 United States 2.482.803.773.998.54

4x4x4 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Maddox Smith 27.37 30.75 United States 37.6930.3828.6827.3733.19
2 Tristan Patrick 27.46 36.44 United States 51.7738.8627.4634.6835.77
3 AJ Le 34.33 38.88 United States 40.5741.6434.3337.5938.49

5x5x5 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ryan Pilat 43.05 46.66 United States 43.7751.2243.0548.4647.76
2 Maddox Smith 55.24 1:04.75 United States 59.811:05.851:08.961:08.5955.24
3 AJ Le 1:00.89 1:04.87 United States 1:05.251:07.501:28.051:01.861:00.89

6x6x6 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ryan Pilat 1:27.43 1:30.33 United States 1:34.161:27.431:29.41
2 Tristan Patrick 1:58.23 2:03.32 United States 1:58.671:58.232:13.06
3 John Wanger II 2:00.96 2:04.06 United States 2:01.962:00.962:09.27

7x7x7 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ryan Pilat 2:10.48 2:19.43 United States 2:26.322:10.482:21.49
2 Maddox Smith 3:08.90 3:13.55 United States 3:16.553:15.213:08.90
3 Tristan Patrick 3:18.20 3:31.11 United States 3:18.203:40.173:34.97

3x3x3 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ryan Pilat 18.60 20.54 United States 22.92DNF19.4419.2518.60
2 Fletcher Berry 22.60 27.84 United States 29.8424.95DNF22.6028.74
3 Thai Bui 31.83 DNF United States DNF31.8337.61DNFDNF

3x3x3 One-Handed

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Joseph Hirsch 16.18 18.54 United States 17.6016.1820.0723.0517.94
2 John Wanger II 16.36 18.81 United States 20.6419.2919.5916.3617.56
3 Torah Hoover 17.83 19.51 United States 20.4117.8321.8019.6818.45

Clock

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ignacio Montilla 3.77 5.13 United States 5.113.779.154.066.23
2 Bryson Andrews 5.31 6.45 United States 5.315.58DNF6.197.58
3 Thai Bui 6.46 7.46 United States 6.9614.716.466.618.80

Megaminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Maddox Smith 33.00 37.35 United States 38.8234.5233.0041.4338.72
2 Aiko Fleming 59.02 1:02.00 United States 59.021:00.1959.671:12.031:06.15
3 Alejandro Kolster Passos 53.39 1:04.14 Argentina 1:07.571:04.2653.391:03.231:04.92

Pyraminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 John Wanger II 2.37 3.11 United States 3.313.333.382.372.69
2 Brendon Hatfield 1.74 3.19 United States 3.671.743.925.901.97
3 AJ Le 2.53 3.50 United States 4.872.532.863.124.51

Skewb

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Joseph Hirsch 2.52 2.72 United States 2.642.522.632.904.76
2 Brendon Hatfield 3.57 3.81 United States 3.576.123.833.604.00
3 Ishaank Bansal 2.41 3.84 India 3.603.642.414.274.29

Square-1

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Alejandro Kolster Passos 6.97 9.86 Argentina 6.9711.929.959.0710.55
2 Cole Dugger 8.49 12.27 United States 12.9814.708.4918.009.12
3 Thai Bui 12.81 17.30 United States 21.6718.3815.3318.2012.81
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