Illini Cubers Winter 2026
- Date
- Jan 29, 2026
- City
- Urbana, Illinois, United States
- Venue
Illini Union
- Address
- 1401 W Green St
- Details
Room 314B
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Amey Gaba, Ben Zhao, and Midwest Cubing Association
- WCA Delegate
- Kit Clement
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Join the Illini Cubers Registered Student Organization at the University of Illinois where we will hold three official rounds of 3x3x3 during a weekly meeting.
Any minors must be accomanpied by a guardian while in the venue.
This competition is supported by the Midwest Cubing Association.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 22
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 32 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 95% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of $15 (United States Dollar).
Any spectator can attend for free.
By registering for this competition, you agree to the responsibilities outlined in the Competitor Responsibilities tab.
Members of the Illini Cubers RSO at UIUC may register without paying the registration fee. You must mention in your registration comment that you are a member so we can know to verify your membership.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Ben Zhao won with an average of 6.28 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Amey Gaba finished second (7.39) and Tarak Sai Musunuri finished third (9.16).
Abhi Ramoju - India WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 12 | 16.90 | 19.87 | India | 18.46 | 31.37 | 16.90 | 19.91 | 21.25 | |||
| Second round | 11 | 15.11 | 17.29 | India | 19.82 | 18.85 | 15.11 | 17.82 | 15.20 | ||||
| First round | 13 | 14.00 | 19.21 | India | 24.68 | 23.40 | 17.19 | 17.03 | 14.00 | ||||
Allie Dunmire - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | 22 | 48.61 | 57.18 | United States | 55.89 | 48.61 | 55.66 | 1:05.22 | 1:00.00 | |||
Amey Gaba - India WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 2 | 6.70 | 7.39 | India | 7.30 | 9.24 | 7.97 | 6.70 | 6.89 | |||
| Second round | 1 | 4.58 | NR | 6.93 | India | 7.52 | 5.70 | 4.58 | 8.98 | 7.56 | |||
| First round | 1 | 5.32 | 7.07 | India | DNF | 5.55 | 7.86 | 5.32 | 7.80 | ||||
Arnav Sirigere - India WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round | 13 | 13.71 | 18.30 | India | 13.71 | 37.98 | 14.99 | 18.88 | 21.03 | |||
| First round | 12 | 12.33 | 17.74 | India | 17.36 | 18.07 | 19.29 | 17.80 | 12.33 | ||||
Ben Zhao - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 1 | 5.40 | 6.28 | United States | 6.11 | 5.40 | 10.05 | 6.00 | 6.73 | |||
| Second round | 2 | 7.41 | 8.78 | United States | 8.81 | 7.41 | 11.91 | 9.86 | 7.66 | ||||
| First round | 2 | 6.47 | 7.21 | United States | 7.50 | 6.99 | 6.47 | 7.14 | 7.54 | ||||
Brandon Regalado - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 5 | 10.60 | 12.14 | United States | 11.04 | 11.91 | 10.60 | 13.46 | 18.49 | |||
| Second round | 8 | 12.96 | 14.25 | United States | 15.37 | 14.09 | 12.96 | 13.29 | 20.08 | ||||
| First round | 9 | 12.44 | 14.85 | United States | 13.94 | 12.44 | 14.65 | 20.01 | 15.95 | ||||
Carter Muchnick - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | 20 | 28.25 | 36.99 | United States | 33.66 | 41.35 | 28.25 | 41.92 | 35.95 | |||
Charles A. Knick - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | 19 | 29.88 | 34.61 | United States | 32.76 | 37.38 | 29.88 | 34.30 | 36.76 | |||
Eason Bi - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | 21 | 43.92 | 52.68 | United States | 1:03.01 | 58.90 | 46.94 | 43.92 | 52.21 | |||
Elijah Gonzales - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 11 | 12.99 | 16.30 | United States | 12.99 | 16.98 | 16.24 | 17.35 | 15.67 | |||
| Second round | 10 | 13.21 | 16.20 | United States | 15.40 | 13.21 | 16.63 | 16.57 | 17.52 | ||||
| First round | 8 | 11.27 | 14.18 | United States | 14.16 | 15.24 | 13.13 | 16.90 | 11.27 | ||||
Evan Lin - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 10 | 15.45 | 16.26 | United States | 15.45 | 20.38 | 16.91 | 16.30 | 15.57 | |||
| Second round | 12 | 14.60 | 17.90 | United States | 18.97 | 14.60 | 17.37 | 17.60 | 18.74 | ||||
| First round | 11 | 12.43 | 15.20 | United States | 16.77 | 13.71 | 15.13 | 12.43 | 17.44 | ||||
Jayden Bierman - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 8 | 12.56 | 15.14 | United States | 17.26 | 16.08 | 16.01 | 13.34 | 12.56 | |||
| Second round | 6 | 12.32 | 13.27 | United States | 17.15 | 12.32 | 13.20 | 13.80 | 12.81 | ||||
| First round | 6 | 12.88 | 13.53 | United States | 13.61 | 14.61 | 13.60 | 12.88 | 13.37 | ||||
Josiah Zeifang - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 7 | 12.45 | 13.80 | United States | 12.45 | 14.86 | 12.75 | 20.31 | 13.79 | |||
| Second round | 9 | 12.97 | 15.74 | United States | 16.01 | 12.97 | 17.31 | 13.90 | 17.73 | ||||
| First round | 7 | 10.93 | 13.61 | United States | 11.27 | 10.93 | 14.98 | 14.58 | 19.60 | ||||
Kit Clement - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 9 | 12.92 | 15.38 | United States | 17.22 | 15.09 | 12.92 | 16.29 | 14.77 | |||
| Second round | 7 | 12.73 | 14.17 | United States | DNF | 14.26 | 14.17 | 14.09 | 12.73 | ||||
| First round | 10 | 12.93 | 14.99 | United States | 17.62 | 17.01 | 13.09 | 12.93 | 14.88 | ||||
Lucas Stambaugh - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 6 | 9.36 | 12.21 | United States | 11.95 | 12.42 | 9.36 | 12.25 | 12.59 | |||
| Second round | 5 | 11.13 | 12.15 | United States | 11.13 | 12.90 | 16.65 | 11.49 | 12.05 | ||||
| First round | 5 | 10.63 | 12.04 | United States | 12.20 | 11.52 | 12.39 | 12.83 | 10.63 | ||||
Maximus Woolsey - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round | 14 | 11.99 | 18.54 | United States | 19.44 | 19.97 | 11.99 | 16.22 | 21.08 | |||
| First round | 14 | 16.12 | 19.31 | United States | 20.60 | 16.12 | 18.69 | 23.35 | 18.64 | ||||
Miles Dreith - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | 18 | 24.59 | 28.32 | United States | 30.79 | 24.59 | 29.16 | 26.96 | 28.84 | |||
Roshan Hegde - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | 17 | 20.09 | 20.81 | United States | 21.25 | 20.09 | 20.22 | 20.97 | 25.45 | |||
Ryan Budz - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round | 15 | 15.08 | 19.94 | United States | 34.54 | 15.08 | 18.77 | 21.58 | 19.48 | |||
| First round | 15 | 16.36 | 19.69 | United States | 21.26 | 16.36 | 24.42 | 19.37 | 18.44 | ||||
Tarak Sai Musunuri - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 3 | 7.54 | 9.16 | United States | 9.32 | 10.56 | 9.05 | 9.12 | 7.54 | |||
| Second round | 3 | 8.17 | 8.83 | United States | 8.68 | 9.02 | 8.80 | 8.17 | 9.93 | ||||
| First round | 3 | 8.22 | 9.25 | United States | 10.85 | 8.22 | 10.61 | 8.73 | 8.41 | ||||
Tyler Newey - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round | 16 | 18.99 | 21.44 | United States | 25.27 | 18.99 | 21.93 | 21.29 | 21.09 | |||
| First round | 16 | 19.63 | 20.71 | United States | 20.91 | 21.34 | 19.63 | 21.76 | 19.87 | ||||
Zennan Zuiker - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 4 | 8.60 | 9.42 | United States | 9.41 | 10.27 | 8.60 | 9.58 | 9.28 | |||
| Second round | 4 | 8.14 | 9.49 | United States | 10.26 | 8.14 | 9.42 | 10.80 | 8.78 | ||||
| First round | 4 | 9.30 | 10.01 | United States | 10.25 | 9.41 | 9.30 | 10.38 | 10.57 | ||||