Kölner Kubing 2026
- Date
- Sep 25 - 27, 2026
- City
- Köln, Germany
- Venue
Pfarrheim St. Engelbert
- Address
- Pfarrer-Moll-Str. 54, 51105 Cologne, Germany
- Details
Obergeschoss // Upstairs
- Contact
- Organizers
- Amélie Dieterich, Fotina Ilić, Frederik Hutfleß, Lion Jäschke, and Lukas Otto
- WCA Delegates
- Javid Nabizade and Sébastien Auroux
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information

German
Willkommen zurück beim Zauberwürfel Wettbewerb in Köln! Zum vierten Mal findet Kölner Kubing statt. Seid dabei, knackt eure Rekorde, egal ob Einsteiger oder Profi – habt Spaß an diesem Turnier. Schnappt euch euren Würfel und seid Teil dieses einzigartigen Events!
English
Welcome back to the Rubik's Cube competition in Cologne! Kölner Kubing is taking place for the fourth time. Be there, break your records, whether you are a beginner or a pro - have fun at this tournament. Grab your cube and be part of this unique event!
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 86
- 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 90 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is €19 (Euro).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 80% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators can attend paying an entry fee of €5 (Euro).
Deutsch
(English version below)
🇩🇪 Deutsch
1. WCA-Account: Erstelle hier einen WCA-Account. Dieser Schritt gilt NUR für Newcomer und Teilnehmer ohne WCA-Account.
2. Anmeldeformular: Fülle das Anmeldeformular aus und schicke es ab: klicke hier
3. Anmeldegebühr: Die Anmeldegebühr beträgt 19.00 Euro und wird direkt nach Ausfüllen des Anmeldeformulars via Stripe auf dieser Website bezahlt. Hierfür ist der Zugang zu einer Kreditkarte notwendig.Wichtig:
- Ohne Zahlung ist die Anmeldung nicht vollständig! Das Ausfüllen des Anmeldeformulars reserviert deinen Platz vorläufig. Erfolgt die Zahlung spätestens innerhalb einer Stunde nach Anmeldung, werden Teilnehmer in Reihenfolge ihres Anmeldezeitpunktes akzeptiert, ansonsten zählt der Zeitpunkt des Zahlungseingangs.
- Da Stripe direkt in das WCA-Registrierungssystem integriert ist, ist eine Zahlung erst nach dem Ausfüllen des Anmeldeformulars möglich. Getätigte Zahlungen werden dann automatisch zugeordnet.
- Falls das Teilnehmerlimit bereits erreicht wurde, erhältst du nach vollständiger Anmeldung inklusive Zahlung einen Platz auf der Warteliste. Danach erhältst du eine E-Mail, sobald ein Platz für dich frei werden sollte.
- Falls du keinen Zugang zu einer Kreditkarte hast, kontaktiere das Organisationsteam bitte frühzeitig unter koelnerkubing@googlegroups.com.
Der Eintrittspreis für Gäste beträgt 5 Euro und kann nur vor Ort bezahlt werden.
🇬🇧 English
1. WCA account: Create a WCA account here. This step is ONLY required for newcomers and competitors without a WCA account.
2. Registration form: Fill and submit the registration form: click here
3. Registration fee: The registration fee is 19.00 Euro and is paid via Stripe on this website after filling the registration form. Access to a credit card is necessary for this purpose.Important:
- Your registration is not complete without payment! Filling out the registration form provisionally reserves your place. If payment is made within one hour of registration at the latest, participants will be accepted in the order in which they registered; otherwise, the date of receipt of payment will be taken into account.
- Since Stripe is directly integrated into the WCA registration system, payment is only possible after completing the registration form. Payments made are then automatically assigned.
- If the participant limit has already been reached, you will be placed on the waiting list after completing your registration and payment. You will receive an email as soon as a spot becomes available for you.
- If you do not have access to a credit card, please contact the organization team in advance at koelnerkubing@googlegroups.com.
The admission fee for guests is 5 euros and can only be paid on the site.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
George Dinescu won with an average of 6.42 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Imanuel Müller finished second (6.58) and Jonas Pilhöfer finished third (7.25).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Dinescu | 5.78 | 6.42 | Romania | 6.66 | 6.24 | 5.78 | 6.37 | 7.80 | |||
| 2 | Imanuel Müller | 5.37 | 6.58 | Germany | 8.05 | 9.85 | 6.26 | 5.37 | 5.44 | |||
| 3 | Jonas Pilhöfer | 6.52 | 7.25 | Germany | 6.52 | 7.83 | 6.57 | 9.07 | 7.34 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imanuel Müller | 1.25 | 1.60 | Germany | 1.51 | 1.47 | 1.83 | 1.25 | DNF | |||
| 2 | Mattheo de Wit | 1.56 | 1.75 | Netherlands | 1.64 | 2.48 | 1.75 | 1.56 | 1.87 | |||
| 3 | Jonas Pilhöfer | 1.59 | 1.88 | Germany | 2.06 | 1.74 | 1.99 | 1.59 | 1.91 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Zimmermann | 21.99 | 27.13 | Germany | 25.26 | 28.74 | 27.38 | 29.48 | 21.99 | |||
| 2 | Imanuel Müller | 26.06 | 30.74 | Germany | 29.25 | 31.80 | 26.06 | 31.27 | 31.71 | |||
| 3 | Jonas Pilhöfer | 27.25 | 31.91 | Germany | 36.80 | 33.46 | 32.76 | 29.51 | 27.25 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Zimmermann | 45.39 | 46.53 | Germany | 45.47 | 45.39 | 47.75 | 47.30 | 46.81 | |||
| 2 | Andrey Che | 47.02 | 50.82 | Russia | 47.88 | 51.08 | 55.35 | 47.02 | 53.50 | |||
| 3 | Jonas Pilhöfer | 51.78 | 54.71 | Germany | 1:00.76 | 51.78 | 54.01 | 52.79 | 57.34 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Zimmermann | 1:18.25 | 1:22.28 | Germany | 1:25.74 | 1:18.25 | 1:22.84 | |||||
| 2 | Alexander Botz | 1:33.02 | 1:38.36 | Germany | 1:33.02 | 1:39.20 | 1:42.85 | |||||
| 3 | Jonas Pilhöfer | 1:27.70 | 1:38.45 | Germany | 1:47.96 | 1:39.70 | 1:27.70 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Zimmermann | 1:51.36 | 1:55.95 | Germany | 1:59.29 | 1:57.21 | 1:51.36 | |||||
| 2 | Alexander Botz | 2:10.83 | 2:16.09 | Germany | 2:21.30 | 2:10.83 | 2:16.14 | |||||
| 3 | Natan Suslowicz | 2:27.56 | 2:29.75 | Poland | 2:32.48 | 2:27.56 | 2:29.22 | |||||
3x3x3 Fewest Moves
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Bentlage | 22 | 23.67 | Germany | 25 | 22 | 24 | |||||
| 2 | Mattheo de Wit | 24 | 26.33 | Netherlands | 31 | 24 | 24 | |||||
| 3 | Simone Bentlage | 25 | 26.67 | Germany | 27 | 28 | 25 | |||||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Pilhöfer | 7.93 | 9.94 | Germany | 7.93 | 11.78 | 11.14 | 8.55 | 10.14 | |||
| 2 | Andrey Che | 9.27 | 10.16 | Russia | 9.63 | 10.74 | 13.43 | 9.27 | 10.12 | |||
| 3 | Robin Errington | 11.86 | 13.10 | Germany | 12.03 | 14.49 | 14.79 | 11.86 | 12.79 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Boekema | 2.55 | 3.21 | Netherlands | 2.55 | 5.01 | 2.56 | 3.57 | 3.51 | |||
| 2 | Natan Suslowicz | 3.56 | 4.19 | Poland | 3.56 | 4.83 | 3.89 | 3.84 | DNF | |||
| 3 | Imanuel Müller | 5.05 | 5.70 | Germany | 5.05 | 5.89 | DNF | 6.13 | 5.08 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florine Zuur | 2.10 | 2.49 | Netherlands | 2.71 | 2.54 | 2.46 | 2.47 | 2.10 | |||
| 2 | Tim van Huet | 2.55 | 3.35 | Netherlands | 3.38 | 2.67 | 2.55 | 4.06 | 3.99 | |||
| 3 | Ivo Stoutjesdijk | 2.99 | 3.84 | Netherlands | 3.17 | 2.99 | 4.25 | 4.54 | 4.11 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro van Burken | 2.00 | 2.37 | Netherlands | 3.65 | 2.00 | 2.69 | 2.18 | 2.25 | |||
| 2 | Mattheo de Wit | 1.70 | 2.40 | Netherlands | 3.31 | 2.50 | 1.86 | 1.70 | 2.83 | |||
| 3 | Lennert Smeets | 1.93 | 2.73 | Belgium | 3.34 | 1.93 | 2.77 | 2.08 | 4.03 | |||