Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026
- Date
- Jul 2 - 5, 2026
- City
- Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Venue
Raleigh Convention Center
- Address
- 500 S Salisbury St
- Details
Hall B
- Website
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 website
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Cady Shields, Carter Kucala, CubingUSA Nationals Organization Team, CubingUSA Treasurer, David Krasne, Jackson Warley, Jacob Ambrose, James Hildreth, Katie Hull, Kevin Hays, Matthew Dickman, Michael S. Lander, Michael Young, Roman Wofford, Shelley Chang, Stephen Griggs, Tim Reynolds, Vincent Sheu, Walker Welch, Zachary Garber, and Zeke Mackay
- WCA Delegates
- Abdullah Gulab, Alex Cohen, Alexandre Ondet, Cady Shields, Carter Kucala, Chris Martin, David Krasne, Jacob Ambrose, Jonathan Esparaz, Katie Hull, Lisa Kucala, Matthew Dickman, Michael S. Lander, Michael Young, Pierce Tickle, Raymond Goslow, Roman Wofford, Sarah Strong, Shane Grogan, Shelley Chang, Stephen Griggs, Tim Reynolds, Walker Welch, Zachary Garber, and Zeke Mackay
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- Information
We are pleased to announce that the 2026 North American Championship will take place in Raleigh, North Carolina! This competition will serve as both the US National Championship and the North American Championship.
Please note that all spectators must have a spectator ticket. Competitors will receive one free spectator ticket as part of their registration. Additional tickets can be purchased on Ticketor; limited quantities are available so make sure to purchase your spectator tickets early!
All events have qualifying times; please refer to the CubingUSA site for full details.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 892
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 1200 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $150 (United States Dollar).
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If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
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No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators can attend paying an entry fee of $25 (United States Dollar).
Competitors may only register for events that they are already qualified for.
All competitors automatically receive one spectator ticket. Additional tickets can be purchased on Ticketor; limited quantities are available so make sure to purchase your spectator tickets early!
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Kyle Santucci won with an average of 5.63 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Matty Hiroto Inaba finished second (5.70) and Max Park finished third (5.93).
World records: Max Park 7x7x7 Cube 1:30.59 (single).
North American records: Max Park 5x5x5 Cube 34.65 (average).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Santucci | 5.23 | 5.63 | Canada | 5.30 | 6.28 | 5.23 | 5.50 | 6.09 | |||
| 2 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 5.46 | 5.70 | United States | 5.54 | 5.83 | 6.26 | 5.74 | 5.46 | |||
| 3 | Max Park | 4.98 | 5.93 | United States | 5.87 | 6.22 | 5.99 | 5.93 | 4.98 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sujan Feist | 0.96 | 1.31 | United States | 1.06 | 3.18 | 1.05 | 0.96 | 1.83 | |||
| 2 | Zayn Khanani | 0.91 | 1.51 | United States | 0.91 | 1.41 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 2.82 | |||
| 3 | Luke Garrett | 1.15 | 1.52 | United States | 1.15 | 1.84 | 3.85 | 1.36 | 1.37 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Park | 18.98 | 21.00 | United States | 18.98 | 20.69 | 22.36 | 21.13 | 21.18 | |||
| 2 | Neo Cuares | 22.30 | 23.51 | Philippines | 24.22 | 22.70 | 22.30 | 23.62 | 30.01 | |||
| 3 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 19.97 | 23.82 | United States | 24.12 | 19.97 | 27.29 | 24.80 | 22.53 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Park | 31.74 | 34.65 | NAR | United States | 31.74 | 37.61 | 34.70 | 37.03 | 32.22 | ||
| 2 | Henry Lichner | 39.13 | 40.42 | United States | 42.74 | 39.43 | 42.56 | 39.27 | 39.13 | |||
| 3 | Omar Ellabban | 37.59 | 41.08 | NR | Canada | 44.87 | 43.36 | 37.59 | 37.73 | 42.16 | ||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Park | 1:08.04 | 1:08.64 | United States | 1:08.04 | 1:08.49 | 1:09.40 | |||||
| 2 | Henry Lichner | 1:08.71 | 1:16.71 | United States | 1:19.12 | 1:22.29 | 1:08.71 | |||||
| 3 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 1:12.98 | 1:19.86 | United States | 1:25.60 | 1:20.99 | 1:12.98 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Park | 1:30.59 | WR | 1:40.10 | United States | 1:44.78 | 1:44.92 | 1:30.59 | ||||
| 2 | Henry Lichner | 1:45.50 | 1:52.87 | United States | 1:45.50 | 1:53.57 | 1:59.53 | |||||
| 3 | Kate Grahame | 1:54.31 | 1:58.08 | United States | 1:54.31 | 1:59.18 | 2:00.76 | |||||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Cherry | 14.19 | DNF | United States | DNF | 18.07 | DNF | 14.19 | 16.84 | |||
| 2 | Noah Swor | 15.74 | DNF | United States | 18.25 | DNF | 16.44 | 15.74 | DNF | |||
| 3 | Calix Tang | 16.70 | DNF | United States | 29.22 | DNF | DNF | 16.70 | DNF | |||
3x3x3 Fewest Moves
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aedan Bryant | 18 | 21.00 | United States | 23 | 22 | 18 | |||||
| 2 | Carter Kucala | 18 | 21.67 | United States | 24 | 23 | 18 | |||||
| 3 | Chris Chi | 18 | 22.33 | United States | 24 | 25 | 18 | |||||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Garrett | 7.42 | 8.79 | United States | 7.42 | 7.96 | 10.46 | 9.35 | 9.06 | |||
| 2 | Max Park | 7.08 | 9.04 | United States | 9.81 | 10.21 | 7.08 | 8.91 | 8.40 | |||
| 3 | Neo Cuares | 7.87 | 9.62 | Philippines | 7.87 | 10.97 | 9.25 | 9.62 | 10.00 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Jake Wong | 2.30 | 2.73 | United States | 2.56 | 2.39 | 3.25 | 2.30 | 3.91 | |||
| 2 | Alessandro Diomampo | 2.38 | 2.82 | United States | 3.07 | 2.58 | 5.44 | 2.38 | 2.80 | |||
| 3 | Volodymyr Kapustianskyi | 1.88 | 2.89 | United States | 1.88 | 4.32 | 2.76 | 3.14 | 2.78 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Liong | 27.19 | NR | 30.03 | Indonesia | 30.47 | 29.78 | 29.83 | 32.18 | 27.19 | ||
| 2 | Nicolas Naing | 30.04 | 31.87 | United States | 30.04 | 33.13 | 31.39 | 32.76 | 31.45 | |||
| 3 | Zeke Mackay | 30.32 | 32.01 | United States | 33.13 | 30.52 | 30.32 | 33.80 | 32.38 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Andron-Silva | 1.66 | 1.95 | United States | 2.32 | 3.06 | 1.71 | 1.66 | 1.81 | |||
| 2 | Michael Nielsen | 1.77 | 1.97 | United States | 2.29 | 1.77 | 1.97 | 1.80 | 2.13 | |||
| 3 | Kyle Meade | 1.70 | 2.14 | United States | 1.70 | 2.26 | 2.43 | 2.12 | 2.05 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Jacob Adamo Susskind | 1.53 | 1.77 | United States | 1.53 | 2.16 | 1.63 | 1.68 | 2.01 | |||
| 2 | Zayn Khanani | 1.76 | 1.99 | United States | 2.06 | 2.02 | 1.76 | 1.90 | 4.06 | |||
| 3 | Sid Shivnath | 1.56 | 2.18 | United States | 1.56 | 2.17 | 1.95 | 2.85 | 2.42 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hassan Khanani | 4.45 | 6.21 | United States | 6.57 | 6.29 | 6.48 | 4.45 | 5.87 | |||
| 2 | Brendyn Dunagan | 5.18 | 6.29 | United States | 6.63 | 5.18 | 6.49 | 5.75 | 8.13 | |||
| 3 | Max Siauw | 5.07 | 6.41 | United States | 5.45 | 8.23 | 9.59 | 5.55 | 5.07 | |||
4x4x4 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Chapel | 55.15 | DNF | United States | 1:03.43 | 55.15 | DNF | |||||
| 2 | Noah Swor | 1:23.84 | 1:45.48 | United States | 1:23.84 | 2:01.09 | 1:51.51 | |||||
| 3 | Liam Chen | 1:26.83 | DNF | United States | 1:30.61 | 1:26.83 | DNF | |||||
5x5x5 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Chapel | 2:50.32 | DNF | United States | DNF | 2:50.32 | DNF | |||||
| 2 | Graham Siggins | 3:34.35 | DNF | United States | DNF | 3:44.48 | 3:34.35 | |||||
| 3 | Alvin Hiu Yeung Cheng (鄭曉洋) | 3:54.06 | NR | DNF | Hong Kong, China | 3:54.06 | 5:50.48 | DNF | ||||
3x3x3 Multi-Blind
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Tao | 60/63 58:36 | United States | 54/63 1:00:00 | 60/63 58:36 | |||||||
| 2 | Joshua Gao | 58/64 58:48 | United States | 58/64 58:48 | 57/64 58:56 | |||||||
| 3 | Graham Siggins | 56/64 59:04 | United States | 56/64 59:04 | 54/64 1:00:02 | |||||||