Kentucky Championship 2026
- Date
- City
- Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States
- Venue
NKU Student Union
- Address
- 20 Kenton Dr, Highland Heights, KY 41076
- Details
Student Union Ballroom
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Evan Brown, Garrett Hadaway, Glenn Koster, Harsha Paladugu, Javier Gonzalez-Napoleoni, and Midwest Cubing Association
- WCA Delegates
- Evan Brown, Felix J. Santiago Melendez, Garrett Hadaway, Glenn Koster, and Javier Gonzalez-Napoleoni
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Only competitors from Kentucky are eligible for the title of Kentucky Champion.
This competition is supported by the Midwest Cubing Association.
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- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 81
- 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 150 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $65 (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 75% 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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of $65 (United States Dollar).
Any spectator can attend for free.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Nolan Wood won with an average of 6.26 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Luke Griesser finished second (6.38) and Jack Pfeifer finished third (6.66).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Wood | 5.64 | 6.26 | United States | 5.64 | 6.90 | 5.83 | 6.05 | 17.09 | |||
| 2 | Luke Griesser | 5.39 | 6.38 | United States | 6.69 | 6.49 | 5.39 | 6.35 | 6.31 | |||
| 3 | Jack Pfeifer | 5.62 | 6.66 | United States | 10.93 | 6.57 | 6.33 | 7.08 | 5.62 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sujan Feist | 0.90 | 1.06 | United States | 1.44 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 1.17 | 1.09 | |||
| 2 | Nicolás Sánchez | 1.18 | 1.57 | United States | 2.62 | 1.18 | 1.84 | 1.39 | 1.49 | |||
| 3 | Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar | 1.32 | 1.73 | India | 2.03 | 1.32 | 1.60 | 1.68 | 1.91 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Pfeifer | 25.93 | 27.13 | United States | 25.93 | 27.92 | 29.93 | 26.74 | 26.74 | |||
| 2 | Nicolás Sánchez | 25.64 | 27.53 | United States | 26.28 | 30.72 | 27.87 | 25.64 | 28.43 | |||
| 3 | Luke Griesser | 22.76 | 28.00 | United States | 29.63 | 31.39 | 26.22 | 28.16 | 22.76 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Pfeifer | 43.94 | 46.47 | United States | 43.94 | 48.66 | 45.99 | 47.63 | 45.78 | |||
| 2 | Luke Griesser | 46.28 | 52.69 | United States | 49.32 | 53.39 | 55.36 | 55.41 | 46.28 | |||
| 3 | Lucy Grace Bryson | 53.57 | 55.40 | United States | 59.72 | 55.16 | 53.57 | 53.80 | 57.24 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Pfeifer | 1:11.92 | 1:16.08 | United States | 1:20.56 | 1:15.76 | 1:11.92 | |||||
| 2 | Lucy Grace Bryson | 1:37.68 | 1:42.44 | United States | 1:37.68 | 1:42.20 | 1:47.45 | |||||
| 3 | Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar | 1:53.23 | 2:01.00 | India | 2:01.95 | 1:53.23 | 2:07.83 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Pfeifer | 1:45.42 | 1:53.06 | United States | 1:45.42 | 1:52.58 | 2:01.19 | |||||
| 2 | Lucy Grace Bryson | 2:29.86 | 2:36.90 | United States | 2:41.44 | 2:39.39 | 2:29.86 | |||||
| 3 | Ben Edwards | 2:45.91 | 3:08.16 | United States | 2:45.91 | 3:20.60 | 3:17.96 | |||||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Wood | 9.59 | 10.64 | United States | 10.60 | 16.23 | 9.59 | 10.71 | 10.61 | |||
| 2 | Jack Pfeifer | 10.91 | 12.74 | United States | 12.49 | 14.87 | 10.91 | 13.25 | 12.49 | |||
| 3 | Luke Griesser | 9.59 | 13.26 | United States | 14.80 | 9.59 | 14.66 | 12.52 | 12.59 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Ababat | 3.28 | 4.16 | United States | 3.81 | 3.28 | 4.36 | 9.23 | 4.30 | |||
| 2 | Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar | 3.84 | 5.31 | India | 4.47 | 3.84 | 5.41 | 6.04 | DNF | |||
| 3 | Harrison Mullins | 5.90 | 7.15 | United States | 6.97 | 9.92 | 5.90 | 6.59 | 7.90 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucy Grace Bryson | 32.67 | 34.07 | United States | 32.67 | 35.47 | 38.84 | 33.45 | 33.29 | |||
| 2 | Jack Pfeifer | 41.73 | 43.85 | United States | 44.02 | 42.59 | 41.73 | 44.95 | 46.72 | |||
| 3 | Jack Hamilton | 43.65 | 47.68 | United States | 43.65 | 47.30 | 50.08 | 45.66 | 55.24 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harsha Paladugu | 1.62 | 1.88 | United States | 2.33 | 1.69 | 1.62 | 3.96 | 1.62 | |||
| 2 | Milan Vincent Andric | 1.59 | 1.99 | United States | 1.84 | DNF | 1.92 | 2.20 | 1.59 | |||
| 3 | Jack Hamilton | 1.33 | 2.62 | United States | DNF | 3.08 | 1.64 | 3.13 | 1.33 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan Vincent Andric | 2.49 | 3.17 | United States | 2.49 | 2.88 | 4.64 | 2.85 | 3.77 | |||
| 2 | Emery McFeeter | 2.68 | 3.76 | United States | 4.59 | 3.93 | 2.68 | 3.96 | 3.38 | |||
| 3 | Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar | 3.47 | 4.30 | India | 3.73 | 5.35 | 3.82 | 6.60 | 3.47 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Poole | 6.04 | 7.46 | United States | 6.04 | 7.76 | 7.05 | 7.56 | 8.42 | |||
| 2 | Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar | 6.96 | 8.38 | NR | India | 13.73 | 10.41 | 7.15 | 6.96 | 7.57 | ||
| 3 | Jack Pfeifer | 7.39 | 8.80 | United States | 7.39 | 8.46 | 10.10 | 8.31 | 9.63 | |||