Don't DNS Denton 2026


Date
Sep 19 - 20, 2026
City
Denton, Texas, United States
Venue

University of North Texas Union

Address
1155 Union Cir, Denton, TX 76023
Details

Meeting Room 382

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Ryan Pilat and Southern Cubing LLC
WCA Delegate
Ryan Pilat
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Information
This is not a normal competition with common events like 3x3 and 2x2. This competition features "quiet" and less common events, including the main event, 3x3 Fewest Moves, which offers 6 attempts total. For a more normal competition experience, check out the many other competitions happening in Texas.

To learn more about cubing in the Southern USA, including other competitions, visit Southern Cubing.

Events
Main event
Competitors
21
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 36 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $32 (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 90% 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.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 2 guests.

There will be no refund to no-shows unless cancelled before the deadline (Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM).

Registration is first come, first served based on the order of when payment is received.

If you register and later realize you cannot make the competition, you can request a 90% refund via the contact link on the General Info tab before registration closes. No refunds will be awarded after Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM.

If the competitor limit has been reached, you may still register and pay the registration fee if you wish, but you will be placed on a waitlist. 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 will receive a full refund shortly before the competition. No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM.

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

Highlights
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Octavio Cobos won with a mean of 23.33 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event. Ryan Pilat finished second (23.67) and Fletcher Berry finished third (27.67).

6x6x6 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ryan Pilat 1:19.81 1:29.94 United States 1:31.401:38.601:19.81
2 Ray Bai 1:28.29 1:34.08 United States 1:28.291:37.591:36.35
3 Jadon Castillo 1:38.27 1:42.39 United States 1:40.541:48.351:38.27

7x7x7 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ryan Pilat 2:05.43 2:17.82 United States 2:05.432:24.442:23.60
2 Jadon Castillo 2:21.08 2:28.99 United States 2:31.552:34.352:21.08
3 Ray Bai 2:40.70 2:42.18 United States 2:40.922:40.702:44.92

3x3x3 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ryan Pilat 16.41 DNF United States DNF16.41DNFDNF19.97
2 Fletcher Berry 24.52 30.77 United States 31.7429.6430.93DNF24.52
3 Evan Deskins 42.60 1:15.72 United States 1:08.121:18.81DNF42.601:20.23

3x3x3 Fewest Moves

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Octavio Cobos 23 23.33 United States 242323
2 Ryan Pilat 23 23.67 United States 242423
3 Fletcher Berry 25 27.67 United States 292529

Megaminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ray Bai 31.04 40.54 United States 44.2731.0440.9343.0137.68
2 Ryan Pilat 38.15 46.71 United States 47.7438.1543.7048.7052.79
3 Jadon Castillo 42.35 46.73 United States 48.2448.8142.3543.1555.62

Square-1

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ryan Pilat 5.48 6.76 United States 7.006.965.486.396.94
2 Alejandro Kolster Passos 8.28 10.13 Argentina 18.7711.829.139.438.28
3 AJ Le 8.08 12.48 United States 17.9711.628.0811.2914.53

4x4x4 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ryan Pilat 3:52.30 DNF United States 3:52.30DNFDNF
2 Abhinav Agarwal 5:17.65 DNF United States 5:17.65DNF5:46.25

5x5x5 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ryan Pilat 9:30.23 DNF United States 9:30.23DNFDNF

3x3x3 Multi-Blind

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Fletcher Berry 23/26 1:00:00 United States 23/26 1:00:004/7 10:46
2 Ray Bai 10/12 59:59 United States 10/12 59:598/13 1:00:00
3 Abhinav Agarwal 7/7 36:25 United States 6/6 26:277/7 36:25
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