CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2026


Date
Jun 5 - 7, 2026
City
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Venue

Grand Wayne Convention Center

Address
120 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Details

Convention Hall

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Braden Richards, Carter Kucala, Carter Thomas, Garrett Hadaway, Lisa Kucala, Midwest Cubing Association, and Zeke Mackay
WCA Delegates
Braden Richards, Carter Kucala, Carter Thomas, Derek Herrera, Garrett Hadaway, Glenn Koster, Javier Gonzalez-Napoleoni, Lisa Kucala, Luke Selle, Mason Langenderfer, Sebastian Carrillo, Simon Kellum, Wesley Barwinski, and Zeke Mackay
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Information

GLC 2026 Logo
Partnered organizations' logos

This competition is supported by the Midwest Cubing Association and CubingUSA as the Great Lakes Regional Championship of 2026.

Competitors from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin are eligible for the title of Great Lakes Champion.

Events
Main event
Competitors
229
Registration period

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Highlights
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Luke Garrett won with an average of 5.57 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Luke Griesser finished second (5.92) and Jack Pfeifer finished third (6.88).

3x3x3 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Luke Garrett 5.11 5.57 United States 7.776.455.115.135.14
2 Luke Griesser 5.56 5.92 United States 6.115.915.756.965.56
3 Jack Pfeifer 4.84 6.88 United States 7.138.304.848.235.28

2x2x2 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Sujan Feist 0.82 1.19 United States 0.821.213.201.151.20
2 Zayn Khanani 0.84 1.19 United States 2.830.841.171.211.20
3 Brian Johnson 0.94 1.28 United States 1.303.391.121.430.94

4x4x4 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Luke Garrett 20.92 22.82 United States 22.8222.3323.3125.4520.92
2 Jack Pfeifer 23.08 24.50 United States 25.2623.0823.49DNF24.74
3 Arhaan Sareen 22.90 25.60 Canada 22.9028.9226.2724.8525.69

5x5x5 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Arhaan Sareen 38.59 41.54 NR Canada 47.2838.5943.2441.0140.36
2 Jack Pfeifer 38.36 42.57 United States 42.5642.6638.3642.4946.72
3 Carter Thomas 42.19 45.23 United States 45.7448.0145.5442.1944.41

6x6x6 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Carter Thomas 1:17.99 1:20.54 United States 1:17.991:21.121:22.51
2 Jack Pfeifer 1:17.51 1:24.71 United States 1:29.671:26.951:17.51
3 Arhaan Sareen 1:22.82 1:26.61 Canada 1:32.871:24.151:22.82

7x7x7 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Jack Pfeifer 1:43.79 1:51.45 United States 1:43.791:54.871:55.68
2 Arhaan Sareen 1:56.04 1:59.42 Canada 1:56.042:03.731:58.48
3 Carter Thomas 2:00.32 2:02.92 United States 2:05.032:00.322:03.41

3x3x3 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Brayden Thompson 17.48 DNF United States DNF20.80DNF17.4817.48
2 Mason Langenderfer 21.95 24.96 United States 26.2225.87DNF22.7921.95
3 Chris Chi 22.27 DNF United States DNFDNFDNF24.3422.27

3x3x3 Fewest Moves

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Chris Chi 20 22.00 United States 232320
2 Carter Kucala 21 22.33 United States 222421
3 Brian Johnson 24 26.67 United States 312524

3x3x3 One-Handed

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Luke Garrett 7.75 9.83 United States 9.2210.0611.757.7510.22
2 Brian Johnson 9.16 10.02 United States 9.969.1614.2310.519.59
3 Hassan Khanani 9.57 12.57 United States 15.469.5711.4910.8915.33

Clock

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Zachary Cribb 2.74 2.93 United States 3.012.904.022.882.74
2 Carter Thomas 2.93 3.29 United States 3.613.193.283.412.93
3 Reed W. Richardson 2.57 4.01 United States 5.393.833.204.992.57

Megaminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Luke Garrett 33.75 36.55 United States 33.7538.5336.7635.9636.94
2 Lucy Grace Bryson 34.15 37.59 United States 38.8234.1538.5136.0138.26
3 Arhaan Sareen 36.47 40.30 Canada 38.5536.4741.5340.8345.16

Pyraminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Micah David Theis 1.29 1.75 United States 1.881.292.791.891.49
2 Elliott Perkins 1.69 2.01 United States 2.25DNF1.851.941.69
3 Xavier Ye 1.55 2.33 United States 2.191.613.543.201.55

Skewb

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Carter Kucala 1.51 1.78 United States 2.191.511.521.662.16
2 Zayn Khanani 1.60 2.22 United States 3.151.603.781.691.82
3 Sid Shivnath 1.31 2.61 United States 3.621.791.312.413.63

Square-1

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Brian Johnson 4.71 5.75 United States 4.716.027.015.495.74
2 Hassan Khanani 4.70 5.90 United States 4.829.167.405.474.70
3 Aidan Halloran 5.40 8.13 United States 5.407.968.288.16DNF

4x4x4 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Carter Kucala 4:24.72 DNF United States 4:24.72DNFDNF
2 Luke Garrett 5:27.92 DNF United States 5:27.92DNFDNF
3 Luke Selle 6:48.65 DNF United States DNF6:48.65DNF

5x5x5 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Carter Kucala 10:34.00 DNF United States DNF10:34.00DNF
2 Luke Garrett 13:02.00 DNF United States 13:02.00DNFDNF
3 Luke Selle 14:27.00 DNF United States 14:27.00DNFDNF

3x3x3 Multi-Blind

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Mason Langenderfer 25/31 58:21 United States 25/31 58:21
2 Brayden Thompson 19/21 53:28 United States 19/21 53:28
3 Chris Chi 20/26 1:00:00 United States 20/26 1:00:00
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