Gobbler Cube Day Winter at VT 2026
- Date
- Feb 21, 2026
- City
- Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 150 Kent St, Blacksburg, VA 24060
- Details
Owens Hall Ballroom
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Joshua Gao, Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing, and Siddharth Suresh
- WCA Delegates
- Andrew Clippinger, Benjamin Christie, Pierce Tickle, and Siddharth Suresh
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Check out the VT Rubik's Cube Club Here: https://gobblerconnect.vt.edu/organization/cubing
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 72
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 80 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $15 (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 .
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No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Registration is free for VT students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Please read the "Competitor Information" tab before registering.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Zayn Khanani won with an average of 6.97 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Michael Nielsen finished second (8.03) and Benjamin Christie finished third (8.29).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zayn Khanani | 5.69 | 6.97 | United States | 6.83 | 5.69 | 8.18 | 6.50 | 7.59 | |||
| 2 | Michael Nielsen | 6.16 | 8.03 | United States | 8.44 | 6.16 | 7.86 | 7.80 | 9.73 | |||
| 3 | Benjamin Christie | 6.67 | 8.29 | United States | 7.50 | 8.79 | 6.67 | 8.58 | 10.43 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zayn Khanani | 0.87 | 1.02 | United States | 0.87 | 0.90 | 2.15 | 1.25 | 0.91 | |||
| 2 | Michael Nielsen | 1.17 | 1.48 | United States | 1.53 | 1.65 | 3.02 | 1.25 | 1.17 | |||
| 3 | Makai Guay | 1.66 | 1.89 | United States | 1.81 | 2.03 | 2.41 | 1.66 | 1.84 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Christie | 27.43 | 32.52 | United States | 30.82 | 27.43 | 34.41 | 33.34 | 33.41 | |||
| 2 | Michael Nielsen | 28.80 | 33.28 | United States | 32.16 | 31.63 | 40.88 | 36.06 | 28.80 | |||
| 3 | Mayson Frye | 33.10 | 35.66 | United States | 39.12 | 36.44 | 33.76 | 36.77 | 33.10 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Pak | 3.21 | 4.29 | United States | 4.12 | 3.21 | DNF | 3.74 | 5.01 | |||
| 2 | Griffin Kim | 4.04 | 4.81 | United States | 5.04 | 4.73 | 4.67 | 4.04 | 5.95 | |||
| 3 | Makai Guay | 4.10 | 4.86 | United States | 5.11 | 4.95 | 4.51 | 4.10 | 6.17 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Nielsen | 1.08 | 1.55 | United States | 1.08 | 1.43 | 2.16 | 1.72 | 1.51 | |||
| 2 | Leland Pak | 1.82 | 2.47 | United States | 2.60 | 1.82 | 2.61 | 2.20 | 3.35 | |||
| 3 | Mayson Frye | 2.47 | 3.21 | United States | 2.47 | 2.78 | 3.31 | 6.83 | 3.53 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zayn Khanani | 1.60 | 2.82 | United States | 2.81 | 3.62 | 3.87 | 2.04 | 1.60 | |||
| 2 | Michael Nielsen | 2.50 | 2.88 | United States | 3.64 | 2.50 | 2.95 | 3.17 | 2.52 | |||
| 3 | Nathan Smith | 4.04 | 4.43 | United States | 7.29 | 4.04 | 4.11 | 4.55 | 4.63 | |||