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
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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

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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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.

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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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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 DNFDNFDNF1:23.20DNF
Second round 13 1:34.33 DNF United States DNF1:40.80DNF1:34.33DNF
First round 13 1:47.42 DNF United States 2:13.531:47.42DNFDNF2:24.08
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 8 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
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 DNF2:54.872:46.342:47.64DNF
First round 15 2:36.72 DNF United States 3:18.832:36.72DNF3:43.64DNF
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 DNFDNFDNF2:43.51DNF
First round 16 2:38.05 2:53.74 United States 2:56.243:00.852:38.052:44.14DNF
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 DNF2:46.99DNFDNF2:38.14
First round 14 2:16.48 2:57.37 United States 3:08.203:24.962:16.482:18.95DNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 7 22:11.00 DNF United States 22:11.00DNFDNF
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 DNFDNF1:01.5257.52DNF
Second round 2 35.51 DNF United States 40.09DNF41.7235.51DNF
First round 6 55.63 DNF United States 1:17.26DNF1:08.3855.63DNF
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 DNF1:03.68DNFDNF47.39
Second round 5 44.48 DNF United States DNF47.651:03.1544.48DNF
First round 8 1:03.79 DNF United States DNF1:07.621:03.79DNFDNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 6 10:08.00 DNF United States DNF10:08.00DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF United States DNFDNSDNS
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 DNFDNFDNSDNSDNS

Currin Wilson - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 13 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
Second round 9 1:03.56 DNF United States DNFDNF1:03.56DNFDNF
First round 7 59.23 DNF United States 59.231:11.16DNFDNFDNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 5 7:11.50 DNF United States DNF7:11.50DNS
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 4 20:33.00 DNF United States 20:33.00DNFDNS
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 DNFDNF1:45.35DNF1:16.96
Second round 8 1:01.69 DNF United States DNFDNFDNF1:01.69DNF
First round 11 1:34.25 DNF United States DNF1:34.251:36.40DNF1:55.35
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 3 6:11.30 DNF United States DNF6:11.30DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 2 12:57.00 15:35.00 United States 12:57.0014:23.0019:24.00
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 DNF2:49.161:42.241:35.08DNF
Second round 11 1:30.38 DNF United States DNF1:30.382:00.81DNFDNF
First round 9 1:28.71 DNF United States DNF1:28.71DNF2:11.691:49.69
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 DNFDNFDNF1:04.69DNF
Second round 7 56.61 1:14.44 United States DNF1:12.671:22.9656.611:07.70
First round 5 53.79 1:15.66 United States 1:17.19DNF1:20.4453.791:09.36
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 8 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
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 DNF1:27.41DNFDNF1:08.68
Second round 4 41.62 DNF United States DNFDNF1:21.69DNF41.62
First round 4 53.41 1:02.18 United States DNF1:05.081:01.8359.6253.41
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 4 6:28.15 DNF United States DNF6:28.15DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 3 14:57.00 DNF United States 23:04.0014:57.00DNF
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 DNFDNFDNFDNFDNS
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 DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 8 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
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 DNFDNFDNSDNSDNS
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 DNF1:09.60DNFDNFDNF
Second round 3 39.32 DNF United States DNF1:00.69DNFDNF39.32
First round 3 50.74 DNF United States DNF59.8750.74DNFDNF

Liam Chen - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 1 18.52 DNF United States 24.30DNFDNFDNF18.52
Second round 1 16.67 DNF United States DNFDNF16.6719.2517.17
First round 1 16.23 DNF United States 20.2916.23DNFDNF19.53
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 1 1:49.63 DNF United States DNFDNF1:49.63
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
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 DNFDNFDNSDNSDNS
First round 18 6:41.39 DNF United States 6:41.39DNFDNFDNSDNS
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 3:05.74DNF2:14.462:47.54DNF
Second round 10 1:29.64 2:09.45 United States DNF1:54.312:15.141:29.642:18.91
First round 12 1:43.06 DNF United States 1:43.062:10.81DNFDNFDNF
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 DNF49.1052.291:23.6141.63
Second round 6 47.17 DNF China DNF1:27.80DNF47.1748.19
First round 2 38.71 45.72 China 48.6843.55DNF38.7144.92
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 2 3:49.37 DNF China DNFDNF3:49.37
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 1 10:20.00 DNF China 12:24.0010:20.00DNF
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 DNFDNFDNFDNFDNS

Sriram Bhamidipati - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 19 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNFDNFDNS

Tim Waterhouse - Australia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Second round 17 DNF DNF Australia DNFDNFDNFDNFDNS
First round 17 3:06.30 DNF Australia DNFDNF3:06.30DNFDNS
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 DNFDNFDNSDNSDNS

Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬) - China WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 11 2:06.60 DNF China 2:11.472:06.60DNFDNFDNF
Second round 12 1:33.89 DNF China DNF1:33.89DNFDNF1:48.89
First round 10 1:33.77 DNF China DNF1:33.77DNF2:06.16DNF
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