Mombasa Twist & Turn 2026
- Date
- Aug 8, 2026
- City
- Mombasa, Kenya
- Venue
House of Grace Church
- Address
- XP52+9J2, Beach Rd, Mombasa
- Details
Church Hall
- Contact
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+254710667457
- Organizers
- Benaiah Dafina, Kelvin Githiari Waturi, and Sur Shah
- WCA Delegate
- Kelvin Githiari Waturi
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Welcome!
New competitors must be in attendence for the competitor tutorial.
Competitors participating for the first time must present an official document with their name, date of birth and nationality.

- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 10
- 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 50 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is KSh500 (Kenyan Shilling).
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 by contacting the organization team.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of KSh500 (Kenyan Shilling).
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 2 guests.
REGISTRATION PAYMENT
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- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Sur Shah won with an average of 13.97 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Benaiah Dafina finished second (17.66) and Sammy Kelvin Mugo finished third (22.36).
Benaiah Dafina - Kenya WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 2 | 14.54 | 17.66 | Kenya | 24.03 | 17.00 | 17.02 | 14.54 | 18.96 | |||
| First round | 2 | 16.68 | 18.49 | Kenya | 18.28 | 18.12 | 19.07 | 16.68 | 19.39 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | 2 | 6.20 | 8.61 | Kenya | 6.20 | 12.33 | 11.94 | 6.87 | 7.03 | |||
| First round | 2 | 5.16 | 7.41 | Kenya | 8.86 | 8.13 | 5.16 | 8.58 | 5.53 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | 3 | 1:07.06 | 1:19.33 | Kenya | 1:43.28 | 1:24.92 | 1:18.64 | 1:14.43 | 1:07.06 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | 2 | 26.90 | 31.64 | Kenya | 32.40 | 52.33 | 26.90 | 26.90 | 35.62 | |||
| Pyraminx | Final | 1 | 6.03 | 9.64 | Kenya | 11.64 | 13.13 | 11.22 | 6.06 | 6.03 | |||
Brianna Zuri - Kenya WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | 7 | 26.33 | 43.37 | Kenya | 58.04 | 38.78 | 26.33 | 33.30 | 59.21 | |||
Kelvin Githiari Waturi - Kenya WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | 3 | 16.22 | 20.93 | Kenya | 25.12 | 22.42 | 20.08 | 16.22 | 20.29 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | 3 | 5.33 | 7.44 | Kenya | 9.43 | 6.52 | 6.59 | 9.20 | 5.33 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | 2 | 1:04.50 | 1:12.38 | Kenya | 1:18.66 | 1:04.50 | 1:07.57 | DNF | 1:10.90 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | 4 | 37.68 | 42.32 | Kenya | 43.81 | 37.68 | 42.17 | 43.77 | 41.03 | |||
| Pyraminx | Final | 3 | 12.59 | 14.14 | Kenya | 12.59 | 13.72 | 13.40 | 15.30 | 16.59 | |||
Lewis Njuki - Kenya WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | 8 | 1:16.24 | DNF | Kenya | 1:34.10 | DNF | 1:16.24 | DNF | DNF | |||
Michael Mordecai - Kenya WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 5 | 24.41 | 27.22 | Kenya | 33.68 | 24.41 | 27.24 | 28.49 | 25.92 | |||
| First round | 6 | 25.38 | 33.78 | Kenya | DNF | 35.99 | 25.38 | 30.22 | 35.13 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | 8 | DNF | DNF | Kenya | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | 6 | 1:00.54 | 1:23.77 | Kenya | 2:00.74 | 1:15.78 | 1:00.54 | 1:00.54 | 1:54.99 | |||
| Pyraminx | Final | 4 | 11.66 | 15.47 | Kenya | 14.18 | 16.79 | 15.43 | 11.66 | 28.68 | |||
Precious Museo - Kenya WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | 5 | 35.12 | 37.79 | Kenya | 46.82 | 39.70 | 37.73 | 35.95 | 35.12 | |||
| First round | 6 | 38.23 | 43.12 | Kenya | 44.13 | 45.58 | 41.72 | 43.50 | 38.23 | ||||
Rita Wakio - Kenya WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 4 | 21.57 | 26.37 | Kenya | 29.81 | 24.55 | 24.76 | 21.57 | 32.74 | |||
| First round | 5 | 23.47 | 29.79 | Kenya | 29.52 | 29.83 | 30.01 | 23.47 | 34.88 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | 4 | 9.43 | 11.85 | Kenya | 9.43 | 14.14 | 14.41 | 10.71 | 10.69 | |||
| First round | 4 | 6.25 | 9.76 | Kenya | 15.70 | 12.21 | 10.65 | 6.43 | 6.25 | ||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | 5 | 1:05.40 | 1:19.88 | Kenya | 1:16.29 | 1:10.22 | 1:05.40 | DNF | 1:33.13 | |||
Sammy Kelvin Mugo - Kenya WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 3 | 19.88 | 22.36 | Kenya | 26.88 | 22.52 | 21.69 | 19.88 | 22.88 | |||
| First round | 4 | 20.73 | 23.66 | Kenya | 22.31 | 25.23 | 23.43 | 26.93 | 20.73 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | 3 | 6.59 | 10.53 | Kenya | 11.15 | 6.59 | 13.10 | 13.59 | 7.35 | |||
| First round | 5 | 5.83 | 10.57 | Kenya | 13.13 | 13.41 | 8.45 | 5.83 | 10.12 | ||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | 3 | 37.23 | 38.42 | Kenya | 50.30 | 37.23 | 37.23 | 38.99 | 39.04 | |||
| Pyraminx | Final | 2 | 5.68 | 11.72 | Kenya | 13.67 | 19.42 | 11.43 | 10.06 | 5.68 | |||
Sandra Njeri - Kenya WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | 7 | 29.01 | 33.84 | Kenya | 34.20 | 29.01 | 33.25 | 42.40 | 34.08 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | 4 | 1:30.02 | 1:36.80 | Kenya | 1:46.68 | 1:45.43 | 1:30.02 | 1:32.90 | 1:32.08 | |||
Sur Shah - Kenya WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 1 | 12.00 | 13.97 | Kenya | 12.73 | 15.15 | 12.00 | 14.46 | 14.72 | |||
| First round | 1 | 11.28 | 13.34 | Kenya | 14.43 | 11.40 | 11.28 | 14.20 | 15.44 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | 1 | 4.45 | 5.06 | Kenya | 5.35 | 4.45 | 6.48 | 4.98 | 4.86 | |||
| First round | 1 | 3.37 | 4.42 | Kenya | 5.08 | 5.78 | 4.14 | 4.05 | 3.37 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | 1 | 52.47 | 1:03.51 | Kenya | 53.62 | DNF | 1:01.96 | 1:14.94 | 52.47 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | 1 | 18.04 | 24.64 | Kenya | 18.04 | 24.56 | 25.09 | 33.52 | 24.27 | |||