Illini Cubing Weeknights I 2026
- Date
- City
- Urbana, Illinois, United States
- Venue
Illini Union
- Address
- 1401 W Green St
- Details
Room 314A
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Ben Zhao and Carter Thomas
- WCA Delegates
- Carter Thomas and Derek Herrera
- 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.

- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 38
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 50 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $10 (United States Dollar).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
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 $10 (United States Dollar).
Any spectator can attend for free.
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Registration fees will be collected via cash on the day of the competition. This fee is $10 per non-student competitor.
Members of the Illini Cubers RSO at UIUC may register without paying the registration fee. You must bring your I-Card to the competition to verify your student status.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Ben Zhao won with an average of 6.58 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Derek Herrera finished second (8.57) and Jerich Lee finished third (9.16).
Aakarsh Singh - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 24 | 22.17 | 24.04 | United States | 25.94 | 22.17 | 24.71 | 24.85 | 22.55 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 25 (27) | 18.40 | 25.72 | United States | 27.51 | 28.59 | 22.38 | 27.26 | 18.40 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 27 (27) | 19.19 | 21.42 | United States | 20.64 | 23.68 | 19.19 | 19.95 | 31.92 | ||||
Aashay Maheshwari - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round (Dual) | 27 (29) | 24.72 | 28.44 | United States | 24.72 | 28.93 | 31.28 | 27.93 | 28.47 | |||
| First round (Dual) | 29 (29) | 23.95 | 27.04 | United States | 24.32 | 35.49 | 27.56 | 29.25 | 23.95 | ||||
Adriel Wiebe - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 5 | 9.19 | 9.53 | United States | 12.24 | 9.81 | 9.19 | 9.29 | 9.49 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 4 (4) | 7.81 | 8.88 | United States | 8.69 | 9.47 | 9.07 | 8.89 | 7.81 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 4 (4) | 6.98 | 8.83 | United States | 8.92 | 8.58 | 6.98 | 9.87 | 9.00 | ||||
Alex Thinh Do - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 16 | 14.71 | 18.45 | United States | DNF | 14.71 | 17.13 | 20.74 | 17.48 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 17 (20) | 14.42 | 16.92 | United States | 17.06 | 16.74 | DNF | 16.95 | 14.42 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 20 (20) | 15.80 | 17.14 | United States | 16.51 | 16.76 | 25.52 | 15.80 | 18.14 | ||||
Allie Dunmire - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 25 | 26.82 | 28.34 | United States | 29.82 | 28.03 | 36.82 | 27.17 | 26.82 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 26 (28) | 24.93 | 28.29 | United States | 38.85 | 25.03 | 24.93 | 33.15 | 26.69 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 28 (28) | 23.81 | 25.43 | United States | 24.35 | 27.10 | 24.84 | 23.81 | 29.11 | ||||
Anay Maheshwari - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round (Dual) | 33 (35) | 29.74 | 32.40 | United States | 29.74 | 32.08 | 34.18 | 37.74 | 30.93 | |||
| First round (Dual) | 35 (35) | 31.68 | 34.75 | United States | 31.68 | 36.33 | 35.50 | DNF | 32.41 | ||||
Andrew Cheng (程清泉) - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 14 | 11.61 | 13.85 | United States | 11.61 | 14.30 | 14.71 | 12.53 | 18.36 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 12 (13) | 7.91 | 11.93 | United States | 7.91 | 12.33 | 12.70 | 11.11 | 12.35 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 12 (13) | 9.80 | 12.39 | United States | 9.80 | 12.95 | 12.29 | 11.94 | 17.77 | ||||
Andy Wu - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 10 | 8.96 | 11.41 | United States | 8.96 | 14.66 | 11.23 | 12.65 | 10.36 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 10 (11) | 9.71 | 11.10 | United States | 10.31 | 10.49 | 12.49 | DNF | 9.71 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 11 (11) | 7.04 | 11.21 | United States | 7.04 | 16.65 | 10.62 | 13.38 | 9.63 | ||||
Arnav Sirigere - India WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 19 | 14.07 | 19.30 | India | 16.39 | 22.91 | 18.60 | 14.07 | 25.10 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 19 (23) | 14.15 | 17.55 | India | 14.15 | 27.57 | 15.30 | 18.86 | 18.48 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 22 (23) | 11.92 | 17.56 | India | 19.01 | 17.74 | 15.94 | 11.92 | 19.61 | ||||
Aswin Suresh Kumar - India WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 21 | 17.39 | 19.94 | India | 17.39 | 20.61 | 22.88 | 17.93 | 21.29 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 22 (21) | 18.30 | 19.95 | India | 18.30 | 18.85 | 22.81 | 20.06 | 20.93 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 19 (21) | 12.97 | 17.05 | India | 13.56 | 19.09 | 12.97 | 18.50 | 25.12 | ||||
Ben Zhao - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 1 | 6.42 | 6.58 | United States | 6.49 | 6.71 | 6.53 | 7.62 | 6.42 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 1 (1) | 5.97 | 6.99 | United States | 6.33 | 5.97 | 8.11 | 7.47 | 7.18 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 1 (1) | 5.11 | 7.65 | United States | 8.72 | 8.02 | 6.73 | 5.11 | 8.21 | ||||
Bryan Piatkiewicz - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round (Dual) | 30 (33) | 25.08 | 29.06 | United States | 26.09 | 38.72 | 30.25 | 25.08 | 30.84 | |||
| First round (Dual) | 33 (33) | 28.88 | 33.64 | United States | 28.88 | 50.65 | 32.70 | 34.04 | 34.18 | ||||
Carter Thomas - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 6 | 7.84 | 9.81 | United States | 8.55 | 7.84 | 11.19 | 12.22 | 9.70 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 3 (3) | 6.42 | 7.78 | United States | 8.17 | 8.26 | 7.68 | 6.42 | 7.50 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 2 (3) | 6.82 | 7.83 | United States | 10.83 | 8.00 | 7.64 | 6.82 | 7.86 | ||||
Derek Herrera - Philippines WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 2 | 7.33 | 8.57 | Philippines | 7.72 | 9.37 | 9.56 | 7.33 | 8.61 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 2 (2) | 6.64 | 7.77 | Philippines | 6.66 | 8.41 | 8.25 | 9.42 | 6.64 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 3 (2) | 7.26 | 8.39 | Philippines | 8.05 | 8.32 | 10.21 | 8.79 | 7.26 | ||||
Eeshan Zele - India WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round (Dual) | 8 (9) | 8.40 | 10.93 | India | 13.54 | 12.58 | 9.99 | 10.21 | 8.40 | |||
| First round (Dual) | 9 (9) | 9.31 | 10.79 | India | 11.73 | 10.16 | 10.49 | 9.31 | 12.06 | ||||
Evan Lin - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 9 | 10.16 | 11.40 | United States | 11.16 | 10.16 | 11.70 | 14.92 | 11.35 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 14 (14) | 11.20 | 12.44 | United States | 13.36 | 11.20 | 12.19 | 12.13 | 13.00 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 13 (14) | 11.62 | 12.98 | United States | 12.60 | 13.27 | 13.45 | 11.62 | 13.08 | ||||
Franklin Posadas - Philippines WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 15 | 15.10 | 18.34 | Philippines | 28.50 | 15.10 | 15.20 | 21.14 | 18.67 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 16 (19) | 12.98 | 16.56 | Philippines | 16.17 | 18.30 | 12.98 | 20.47 | 15.22 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 25 (19) | 15.24 | 20.32 | Philippines | 17.77 | 28.40 | 26.20 | 17.00 | 15.24 | ||||
Gareth David Kim (김태율) - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round (Dual) | 38 (38) | 21.89 | DNF | United States | 30.62 | 21.89 | DNF | 34.34 | DNF | |||
Ian Cho - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 17 | 14.89 | 18.55 | United States | 18.84 | 20.72 | 14.89 | 21.56 | 16.08 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 18 (17) | 14.91 | 17.53 | United States | 17.19 | 17.40 | 14.91 | 20.08 | 18.01 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 17 (17) | 14.17 | 14.89 | United States | 15.51 | 14.17 | 14.43 | 14.72 | 16.72 | ||||
Jason Niu - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round (Dual) | 14 (16) | 11.42 | 13.71 | United States | 11.42 | 14.64 | 14.04 | 12.44 | 15.41 | |||
Jerich Lee - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 3 | 8.00 | 9.16 | United States | 11.05 | 8.23 | 10.38 | 8.00 | 8.86 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 6 (6) | 7.61 | 9.19 | United States | 10.14 | 7.64 | 9.79 | 11.14 | 7.61 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 5 (6) | 8.06 | 9.08 | United States | 9.41 | 9.36 | 12.86 | 8.48 | 8.06 | ||||
Juan Andres Celis Peña - Colombia WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round (Dual) | 29 (30) | 25.61 | 29.03 | Colombia | 25.61 | 41.52 | 30.72 | 30.57 | 25.80 | |||
| First round (Dual) | 30 (30) | 24.83 | 27.83 | Colombia | 29.06 | 26.60 | 27.83 | 24.83 | 35.43 | ||||
Julia Zhuang - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 13 | 10.79 | 12.20 | United States | 12.73 | 10.79 | 12.05 | 11.94 | 12.60 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 11 (12) | 11.09 | 11.46 | United States | 11.32 | 11.09 | 11.93 | DNF | 11.12 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 15 (12) | 11.41 | 13.85 | United States | 12.05 | 16.70 | DNF | 12.81 | 11.41 | ||||
Kartik Bhide - India WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 11 | 10.36 | 11.76 | India | 11.48 | 10.36 | 12.06 | 13.52 | 11.74 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 15 (15) | 11.00 | 12.72 | India | 13.03 | 11.11 | 14.43 | 11.00 | 14.03 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 16 (15) | 11.81 | 14.21 | India | 14.29 | 11.81 | 12.68 | 15.95 | 15.65 | ||||
Levi Whitney - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round (Dual) | 32 (31) | 28.87 | 30.27 | United States | 31.90 | 29.50 | 28.87 | 29.91 | 31.41 | |||
| First round (Dual) | 31 (31) | 23.61 | 28.56 | United States | 23.61 | 28.42 | 31.88 | 28.07 | 29.19 | ||||
Lucas Stambaugh - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 12 | 8.95 | 12.07 | United States | 11.81 | 12.54 | 8.95 | 13.16 | 11.86 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 13 (8) | 7.72 | 12.16 | United States | 12.67 | 11.41 | 7.72 | 15.66 | 12.40 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 8 (8) | 8.76 | 10.69 | United States | 10.27 | 14.92 | 8.76 | 11.04 | 10.75 | ||||
Marco Garcia - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round (Dual) | 34 (36) | 29.64 | 40.16 | United States | 47.75 | 36.91 | 43.38 | 29.64 | 40.20 | |||
| First round (Dual) | 36 (36) | 32.52 | 36.50 | United States | 37.66 | 32.52 | 58.80 | 34.81 | 37.04 | ||||
Mark Yang - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 7 | 9.12 | 10.78 | United States | 12.57 | 9.83 | 9.12 | 10.55 | 11.96 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 9 (10) | 9.15 | 10.93 | United States | 10.28 | 9.15 | 11.12 | 11.39 | 13.17 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 10 (10) | 10.50 | 10.96 | United States | 11.89 | 10.63 | 11.50 | 10.75 | 10.50 | ||||
Mingwenxi Bao - China WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round (Dual) | 28 (32) | 20.04 | 28.95 | China | DNF | 30.66 | 27.05 | 20.04 | 29.13 | |||
| First round (Dual) | 32 (32) | 20.30 | 30.67 | China | 34.20 | DNF | 23.12 | 20.30 | 34.70 | ||||
Newzat Naizhade - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round (Dual) | 21 (22) | 15.11 | 17.29 | United States | 15.63 | 19.95 | 15.11 | 16.30 | 20.27 | |||
Oswald Stevens - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round (Dual) | 35 (37) | 50.01 | 57.09 | United States | 59.83 | 1:13.11 | 55.98 | 50.01 | 55.46 | |||
| First round (Dual) | 37 (37) | 54.24 | 58.03 | United States | 56.66 | 54.24 | 58.97 | 58.47 | 1:07.31 | ||||
Raphael G. Wiebe - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 18 | 17.51 | 19.23 | United States | 21.68 | 17.99 | 19.39 | 20.31 | 17.51 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 24 (25) | 16.70 | 22.83 | United States | 31.14 | DNF | 16.70 | 19.91 | 17.45 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 23 (25) | 15.02 | 19.98 | United States | 18.42 | 40.57 | 23.39 | 18.14 | 15.02 | ||||
Riley Houser - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 22 | 13.15 | 20.06 | United States | 25.34 | 13.15 | 18.85 | 21.52 | 19.81 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 21 (24) | 16.68 | 18.35 | United States | 16.76 | 23.34 | 20.15 | 18.15 | 16.68 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 26 (24) | 18.28 | 20.81 | United States | 24.96 | 21.01 | 18.28 | 22.06 | 19.35 | ||||
Roshan Hegde - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 23 | 20.57 | 22.70 | United States | 20.57 | 24.47 | 20.57 | 23.05 | DNF | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 23 (26) | 18.36 | 20.21 | United States | 18.55 | 18.36 | 22.02 | 21.27 | 20.81 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 24 (26) | 18.33 | 20.09 | United States | 22.59 | 20.69 | 20.14 | 19.43 | 18.33 | ||||
Samuel Johnson - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Second round (Dual) | 31 (34) | 27.87 | 29.74 | United States | 27.89 | 32.92 | 28.41 | 27.87 | 33.76 | |||
| First round (Dual) | 34 (34) | 29.03 | 34.57 | United States | DNF | 29.03 | 37.36 | 31.14 | 35.21 | ||||
Syed Mohammed Habeeburehman - India WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 20 | 15.81 | 19.42 | India | 21.76 | 17.70 | 18.80 | 30.29 | 15.81 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 20 (18) | 15.69 | 18.17 | India | 19.84 | 19.23 | 15.69 | 19.32 | 15.96 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 18 (18) | 14.56 | 15.53 | India | 15.66 | 15.25 | 15.67 | 14.56 | 21.00 | ||||
Wonder Dygico - Philippines WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 4 | 7.36 | 9.49 | Philippines | 7.36 | 8.57 | 9.22 | 10.67 | 11.46 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 5 (5) | 7.94 | 8.88 | Philippines | 7.94 | 7.98 | 9.55 | 9.91 | 9.11 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 6 (5) | 7.97 | 9.91 | Philippines | 12.60 | 10.63 | 9.40 | 7.97 | 9.69 | ||||
Zennan Zuiker - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 8 | 8.22 | 11.22 | United States | 11.73 | 11.32 | 8.22 | 11.31 | 11.02 | |||
| Second round (Dual) | 7 (7) | 6.84 | 9.93 | United States | 12.96 | 10.34 | 10.58 | 6.84 | 8.87 | ||||
| First round (Dual) | 7 (7) | 9.29 | 10.57 | United States | 9.29 | 10.18 | 12.05 | 12.95 | 9.47 | ||||