Love is Blind UMBC 2026
- Date
- Feb 15, 2026
- City
- Catonsville, Maryland, United States
- Venue
Apartment Community Center
- Address
- 1040-1077 Walker Ave, Arbutus, MD 21227
- Details
Multipurpose room
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Dean Lockett, Jay Leveton, and Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing
- WCA Delegates
- Rich Tayag and Stone Payne
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Blindfolded Events Only
The only events held at this competition are blindfolded events, which require a significant amount of concentration. All attendees, including competitors and guests, are asked to remain AS QUIET AS POSSIBLE throughout the day to allow competitors to concentrate.
Note for New Competitors
Although first-timers are welcome to compete if they can solve puzzles blindfolded, this competition is not the traditional WCA competition experience. Please consider registering for another competition, such as UMBC Winter 2026, if this one isn't for you.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 25
- 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 30 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $10 (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 90% 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 are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.
To prevent overcrowding in the venue, we are limiting each competitor to one guest only.
Competition is free for all UMBC students, staff, and faculty. Even though everyone will pay the $10 registration, we are allowing all UMBC students, staff, and faculty to participate free-of-charge by refunding their registration. In order to verify that you are a UMBC student, we ask that you fill out this form with your UMBC email, so that we can verify.
Please keep in mind that registrations are approved manually after payment, so your registration may not be approved immediately.
Your registration is not complete until your registration fee has been paid.
All competitiors must read the "Competitor Responsibilities" tab.WAITLIST INFORMATION:
If the competitor limit of 30 has been reached, you can still register and pay the registration fee to secure a spot on the waitlist. During the registration period, any competitor can cancel their registration and allow the first person on the waitlist to take their spot. If you find that you cannot make it to the competition after registering, please contact us so that we can maximize attendance.
All registrants still on the waitlist after the registration period will have their registrations deleted, and will be fully refunded.
We may completely close registration if the waitlist becomes very large. - Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Liam Chen won with a single solve of 18.52 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Rui Yang (杨睿) finished second (41.63) and Caleb Andersen finished third (47.39).
Adam Martinson - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 9 | 1:23.20 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | 1:23.20 | DNF | |||
| Second round | 13 | 1:34.33 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:40.80 | DNF | 1:34.33 | DNF | ||||
| First round | 13 | 1:47.42 | DNF | United States | 2:13.53 | 1:47.42 | DNF | DNF | 2:24.08 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | 8 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 10 | 6/9 57:25 | United States | 6/9 57:25 | ||||||||
Alex Hamburg - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Second round | 16 | 2:46.34 | DNF | United States | DNF | 2:54.87 | 2:46.34 | 2:47.64 | DNF | |||
| First round | 15 | 2:36.72 | DNF | United States | 3:18.83 | 2:36.72 | DNF | 3:43.64 | DNF | ||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 12 | 5/8 57:59 | United States | 5/8 57:59 | ||||||||
Anderson Hong - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Second round | 15 | 2:43.51 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | 2:43.51 | DNF | |||
| First round | 16 | 2:38.05 | 2:53.74 | United States | 2:56.24 | 3:00.85 | 2:38.05 | 2:44.14 | DNF | ||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 13 | 2/4 37:33 | United States | 2/4 37:33 | ||||||||
Brad Hoffman - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Second round | 14 | 2:38.14 | DNF | United States | DNF | 2:46.99 | DNF | DNF | 2:38.14 | |||
| First round | 14 | 2:16.48 | 2:57.37 | United States | 3:08.20 | 3:24.96 | 2:16.48 | 2:18.95 | DNF | ||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | 7 | 22:11.00 | DNF | United States | 22:11.00 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 11 | 3/4 36:02 | United States | 3/4 36:02 | ||||||||
Brian Yu - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 4 | 57.52 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 1:01.52 | 57.52 | DNF | |||
| Second round | 2 | 35.51 | DNF | United States | 40.09 | DNF | 41.72 | 35.51 | DNF | ||||
| First round | 6 | 55.63 | DNF | United States | 1:17.26 | DNF | 1:08.38 | 55.63 | DNF | ||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 9 | 10/16 57:10 | United States | 10/16 57:10 | ||||||||
Caleb Andersen - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 3 | 47.39 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:03.68 | DNF | DNF | 47.39 | |||
| Second round | 5 | 44.48 | DNF | United States | DNF | 47.65 | 1:03.15 | 44.48 | DNF | ||||
| First round | 8 | 1:03.79 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:07.62 | 1:03.79 | DNF | DNF | ||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | 6 | 10:08.00 | DNF | United States | DNF | 10:08.00 | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | 5 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNS | DNS | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 14 | DNF | United States | DNF | ||||||||
Coles Henderson - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | 19 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | |||
Currin Wilson - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 13 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||
| Second round | 9 | 1:03.56 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 1:03.56 | DNF | DNF | ||||
| First round | 7 | 59.23 | DNF | United States | 59.23 | 1:11.16 | DNF | DNF | DNF | ||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | 5 | 7:11.50 | DNF | United States | DNF | 7:11.50 | DNS | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | 4 | 20:33.00 | DNF | United States | 20:33.00 | DNF | DNS | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 3 | 10/13 57:00 | United States | 10/13 57:00 | ||||||||
Daniel Goodman - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 8 | 1:16.96 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 1:45.35 | DNF | 1:16.96 | |||
| Second round | 8 | 1:01.69 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | 1:01.69 | DNF | ||||
| First round | 11 | 1:34.25 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:34.25 | 1:36.40 | DNF | 1:55.35 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | 3 | 6:11.30 | DNF | United States | DNF | 6:11.30 | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | 2 | 12:57.00 | 15:35.00 | United States | 12:57.00 | 14:23.00 | 19:24.00 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 4 | 10/13 59:43 | United States | 10/13 59:43 | ||||||||
Daniel Greigg - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 10 | 1:35.08 | DNF | United States | DNF | 2:49.16 | 1:42.24 | 1:35.08 | DNF | |||
| Second round | 11 | 1:30.38 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:30.38 | 2:00.81 | DNF | DNF | ||||
| First round | 9 | 1:28.71 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:28.71 | DNF | 2:11.69 | 1:49.69 | ||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 7 | 7/8 56:18 | United States | 7/8 56:18 | ||||||||
Dean Angert - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 5 | 1:04.69 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | 1:04.69 | DNF | |||
| Second round | 7 | 56.61 | 1:14.44 | United States | DNF | 1:12.67 | 1:22.96 | 56.61 | 1:07.70 | ||||
| First round | 5 | 53.79 | 1:15.66 | United States | 1:17.19 | DNF | 1:20.44 | 53.79 | 1:09.36 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | 8 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | 5 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 5 | 6/6 26:39 | United States | 6/6 26:39 | ||||||||
Ethan Zorger - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 6 | 1:08.68 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:27.41 | DNF | DNF | 1:08.68 | |||
| Second round | 4 | 41.62 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 1:21.69 | DNF | 41.62 | ||||
| First round | 4 | 53.41 | 1:02.18 | United States | DNF | 1:05.08 | 1:01.83 | 59.62 | 53.41 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | 4 | 6:28.15 | DNF | United States | DNF | 6:28.15 | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | 3 | 14:57.00 | DNF | United States | 23:04.00 | 14:57.00 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 6 | 9/12 54:11 | United States | 9/12 54:11 | ||||||||
Henry Kolstad - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | 19 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNS | |||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 14 | DNF | United States | DNF | ||||||||
Jalen Shareef - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | 19 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | 8 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 14 | DNF | United States | DNF | ||||||||
Jay Leveton - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | 19 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | |||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 14 | DNF | United States | DNF | ||||||||
Jeffrey Chen - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 7 | 1:09.60 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:09.60 | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||
| Second round | 3 | 39.32 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:00.69 | DNF | DNF | 39.32 | ||||
| First round | 3 | 50.74 | DNF | United States | DNF | 59.87 | 50.74 | DNF | DNF | ||||
Liam Chen - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 1 | 18.52 | DNF | United States | 24.30 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 18.52 | |||
| Second round | 1 | 16.67 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 16.67 | 19.25 | 17.17 | ||||
| First round | 1 | 16.23 | DNF | United States | 20.29 | 16.23 | DNF | DNF | 19.53 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | 1 | 1:49.63 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 1:49.63 | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | 5 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 1 | 24/29 1:00:00 | United States | 24/29 1:00:00 | ||||||||
May Piatt - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Second round | 17 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | |||
| First round | 18 | 6:41.39 | DNF | United States | 6:41.39 | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS | ||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 14 | DNF | United States | DNF | ||||||||
Rich Tayag - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 12 | 2:14.46 | DNF | United States | 3:05.74 | DNF | 2:14.46 | 2:47.54 | DNF | |||
| Second round | 10 | 1:29.64 | 2:09.45 | United States | DNF | 1:54.31 | 2:15.14 | 1:29.64 | 2:18.91 | ||||
| First round | 12 | 1:43.06 | DNF | United States | 1:43.06 | 2:10.81 | DNF | DNF | DNF | ||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 14 | DNF | United States | DNF | ||||||||
Rui Yang (杨睿) - China WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 2 | 41.63 | 1:01.67 | China | DNF | 49.10 | 52.29 | 1:23.61 | 41.63 | |||
| Second round | 6 | 47.17 | DNF | China | DNF | 1:27.80 | DNF | 47.17 | 48.19 | ||||
| First round | 2 | 38.71 | 45.72 | China | 48.68 | 43.55 | DNF | 38.71 | 44.92 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | 2 | 3:49.37 | DNF | China | DNF | DNF | 3:49.37 | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | 1 | 10:20.00 | DNF | China | 12:24.00 | 10:20.00 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 2 | 8/8 30:19 | China | 8/8 30:19 | ||||||||
Sanzhar Beisembayev - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | 19 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNS | |||
Sriram Bhamidipati - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | 19 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNS | |||
Tim Waterhouse - Australia WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Second round | 17 | DNF | DNF | Australia | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNS | |||
| First round | 17 | 3:06.30 | DNF | Australia | DNF | DNF | 3:06.30 | DNF | DNS | ||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | 8 | 4/4 32:51 | Australia | 4/4 32:51 | ||||||||
Udit Krishnasai - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | 19 | DNF | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | |||
Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬) - China WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 11 | 2:06.60 | DNF | China | 2:11.47 | 2:06.60 | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||
| Second round | 12 | 1:33.89 | DNF | China | DNF | 1:33.89 | DNF | DNF | 1:48.89 | ||||
| First round | 10 | 1:33.77 | DNF | China | DNF | 1:33.77 | DNF | 2:06.16 | DNF | ||||