Nairobi Cubes 2026

Date: Feb 28, 2026
City: Nairobi, Kenya
Venue: Shree Lohana Mahajan Mandal
Address: PRHH+WJP Opposite Gymkhana, Desai Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
Details: Kanjee Naranjee Hall
Contact: +254710667457
Organizers: Denis Ndemwa, Kelvin Githiari Waturi, and Sebastian Alexander Borando
WCA Delegates: Dhruv Babulal Pankhania, Kelvin Githiari Waturi, and Teddy Mbingo

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Competitors: 36

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Yukinobu Tsukioka won with an average of 9.01 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Derick Bundi finished second (11.33) and Mathias Ile finished third (11.89).

Aiden Wainainah - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	16	26.52	28.72	Kenya	27.58	26.83	31.74	36.42	26.52
	First round	14	23.27	25.25	Kenya	27.44	DNF	23.27	24.46	23.84
Pyraminx	Final	11	8.35	20.92	Kenya	23.34	19.79	8.35	23.78	19.64

Ansh Bhavesh Shah - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	32	1:22.45		1:30.82		Kenya	1:22.45	1:31.19	1:35.54	1:30.48	1:30.80
3x3x3 One-Handed	First round	10	3:13.08		4:14.99		Kenya	6:09.51	4:38.56	3:32.08	3:13.08	4:34.32

Barry Wamathai - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	35	50.72		DNF		Kenya	59.57	DNF	50.72	59.90	DNF

Derick Bundi - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	2	10.62	11.33	Kenya	10.68	11.57	11.73	10.62	11.93
	First round	6	11.05	14.32	Kenya	11.54	11.05	19.59	11.84	DNF
4x4x4 Cube	Final	4	1:02.98	1:15.75	Kenya	1:02.98	1:22.12	1:05.84	1:24.00	1:19.29

Dhruv Babulal Pankhania - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	17	23.60	29.18	Kenya	28.91	29.50	47.49	23.60	29.12
	First round	19	33.01	36.66	Kenya	33.82	37.47	33.01	41.90	38.70
2x2x2 Cube	Final	8	2.97	9.11	Kenya	11.21	8.39	2.97	7.72	13.51
	First round	11	8.93	11.71	Kenya	9.55	16.41	8.93	15.61	9.96
4x4x4 Cube	Final	9	7:37.50	DNF	Kenya	DNF	7:37.50	8:56.99	DNF	DNF
Pyraminx	Final	10	16.40	20.85	Kenya	21.73	18.77	16.40	22.04	28.79
Skewb	Final	6	29.31	38.90	Kenya	33.70	29.31	46.46	36.55	1:19.36

Eman Kabiru - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	6	12.65	13.49	Kenya	13.27	14.10	12.65	13.46	13.74
	First round	3	10.84	11.96	Kenya	12.40	14.80	10.84	11.05	12.42
2x2x2 Cube	Final	2	1.91	4.32	Kenya	5.12	7.17	3.97	1.91	3.86
	First round	2	4.36	4.78	Kenya	4.36	5.10	4.42	5.26	4.81
4x4x4 Cube	Final	2	51.19	52.50	Kenya	53.38	51.19	58.87	52.92	51.21
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	3	20.78	33.73	Kenya	32.66	54.41	20.78	38.35	30.19
	First round	3	25.96	34.51	Kenya	25.96	38.05	32.83	32.64	38.08
Pyraminx	Final	1	5.74	7.23	Kenya	5.74	7.73	8.23	5.74	9.45
Skewb	Final	2	7.52	9.43	Kenya	9.25	11.27	9.91	9.13	7.52

Ethan Kiplimo - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	9	16.13	18.41	Kenya	16.13	19.32	19.34	16.57	22.52
	First round	10	15.84	18.11	Kenya	20.35	17.39	15.84	17.95	19.00
2x2x2 Cube	Final	6	6.18	6.78	Kenya	9.10	6.78	6.48	6.18	7.07
	First round	4	4.67	5.52	Kenya	5.04	6.98	5.90	4.67	5.61
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	5	32.33	45.02	Kenya	43.04	45.42	DNF	46.60	32.33
	First round	5	39.65	43.11	Kenya	43.12	39.65	DNF	43.24	42.98
Pyraminx	Final	3	6.75	11.43	Kenya	8.22	17.34	6.75	8.74	DNF
Skewb	Final	3	10.61	14.66	Kenya	14.74	15.73	13.51	10.61	17.71

Gilbert Amimo - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	34	28.91		DNF		Kenya	28.91	DNF	DNF	30.13	35.18
2x2x2 Cube	First round	13	7.98		16.24		Kenya	7.98	DNF	16.74	17.80	14.19

Hriyan Ravi Panara - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	28	55.65		1:04.20		Kenya	57.42	1:12.82	1:49.62	55.65	1:02.35

Hymme Owendo - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	4	10.95	12.57	Kenya	13.15	12.42	10.95	12.14	14.43
	First round	5	11.67	14.11	Kenya	15.23	15.67	13.17	13.92	11.67
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	2	21.74	26.55	Kenya	27.41	31.04	21.74	29.79	22.46
	First round	2	21.66	25.33	Kenya	21.66	25.57	23.92	26.75	26.50

Ilan Muttur - Mauritius WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	15	24.11	28.65	Mauritius	28.33	29.07	24.11	30.50	28.56
	First round	17	20.47	27.14	Mauritius	27.77	28.14	20.47	27.44	26.21
2x2x2 Cube	Final	9	7.10	9.48	Mauritius	11.40	8.81	15.88	8.22	7.10
	First round	8	5.45	8.78	Mauritius	7.20	5.45	11.39	10.04	9.11
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	6	1:14.72	1:26.58	Mauritius	1:54.06	1:15.16	1:27.19	1:14.72	1:37.38
	First round	7	58.38	1:08.26	Mauritius	1:05.23	1:19.38	1:38.23	58.38	1:00.18
Pyraminx	Final	6	12.91	17.08	Mauritius	23.94	16.86	14.11	20.28	12.91

Imani Ritho - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
2x2x2 Cube	Final	1	2.12		3.52		Kenya	4.12	3.01	5.68	2.12	3.43
	First round	1	2.78		3.58		Kenya	10.87	3.43	3.56	2.78	3.74

Jason Kipkurui - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	5	11.58		12.83		Kenya	13.95	12.82	12.74	12.94	11.58
	First round	2	9.48		11.48		Kenya	12.31	13.19	11.62	9.48	10.52

Jay Brayden Macharia - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	23	39.23		52.95		Kenya	57.89	39.23	1:06.57	57.80	43.16

Jayden Mia - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	26	44.31		1:01.52		Kenya	44.31	DNF	59.92	1:00.84	1:03.80
Pyraminx	Final	8	10.71		17.70		Kenya	DNF	19.26	10.71	21.38	12.46

Kelvin Githiari Waturi - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	10	15.91		18.54	Kenya	18.03	25.25	17.51	20.09	15.91
	First round	13	18.42		21.65	Kenya	23.25	20.60	18.42	24.10	21.09
2x2x2 Cube	Final	4	5.21		6.01	Kenya	5.21	6.66	6.86	5.80	5.56
	First round	7	5.98		7.43	Kenya	8.04	DNF	6.60	7.65	5.98
4x4x4 Cube	Final	3	1:11.91		1:15.48	Kenya	1:11.91	1:16.78	1:16.50	1:16.80	1:13.17
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	4	28.41		34.47	Kenya	33.24	28.41	30.73	39.44	42.73
	First round	4	30.23		38.16	Kenya	42.07	37.10	DNF	30.23	35.31
Pyraminx	Final	4	10.03		12.23	Kenya	13.96	10.03	12.39	11.97	12.33
Skewb	Final	1	5.95	NR	9.23	Kenya	8.93	5.95	11.82	10.10	8.67

Khajia Atibu - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	25	57.99		59.65		Kenya	59.06	58.49	1:01.40	57.99	1:08.93

Lehel Lipták - Hungary WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	27	53.33	1:02.29	Hungary	53.81	53.33	1:07.03	DNF	1:06.03
2x2x2 Cube	First round	15	14.35	DNF	Hungary	DNF	14.35	DNF	25.53	DNF
3x3x3 One-Handed	First round	9	2:02.37	2:50.86	Hungary	3:23.90	3:25.28	2:55.78	2:02.37	2:12.90
Pyraminx	Final	12	12.77	27.25	Hungary	12.77	39.01	24.23	DNF	18.50

Len Kitulu Mulwa - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	21	39.01	48.98	Kenya	39.01	44.51	48.85	53.57	53.61
2x2x2 Cube	First round	14	10.34	17.73	Kenya	20.01	18.66	20.24	14.51	10.34
4x4x4 Cube	Final	7	3:17.76	3:28.91	Kenya	3:17.76	3:27.98	3:25.56	3:57.62	3:33.19

Leon Michuki - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	8	14.74		17.01		Kenya	18.84	15.22	16.97	14.74	27.38
	First round	7	13.30		16.22		Kenya	13.30	13.80	18.55	16.30	18.64

Leonardo Tilli Blomhammar - Sweden WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	11	18.22	20.52	Sweden	24.16	21.18	18.22	18.94	21.45
	First round	11	17.08	18.97	Sweden	17.08	19.02	19.95	17.94	23.36
2x2x2 Cube	Final	5	3.52	6.05	Sweden	5.10	5.26	7.79	3.52	10.09
	First round	6	4.03	6.38	Sweden	6.78	4.03	7.67	6.43	5.93
Pyraminx	Final	5	8.60	13.11	Sweden	14.79	13.48	8.60	13.99	11.87
Skewb	Final	5	9.91	18.58	Sweden	18.56	25.12	22.60	14.57	9.91

Lynndon Martins - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	29	55.49		1:07.50		Kenya	1:20.47	2:01.09	1:05.08	55.49	56.94

Manveer Singh Flora - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	13	21.13		23.70		Kenya	21.13	33.34	23.82	21.49	25.78
	First round	15	25.11		26.05		Kenya	25.66	27.02	25.11	31.53	25.47

Mathias Ile - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	3	9.89		11.89		Kenya	13.36	11.34	10.98	13.62	9.89
	First round	4	12.10		12.71		Kenya	12.28	12.70	12.10	13.14	16.01

Meshack Musundi - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	7	13.92	15.68	Kenya	16.63	16.69	14.91	15.49	13.92
	First round	8	15.10	16.43	Kenya	15.10	16.00	16.84	16.46	18.14
4x4x4 Cube	Final	1	43.48	50.43	Kenya	44.25	1:05.71	44.60	1:02.45	43.48

Nadab Murithi Gitonga - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	12	17.38	21.76	Kenya	19.32	25.35	20.60	25.89	17.38
	First round	12	17.39	19.20	Kenya	20.16	17.39	17.98	19.45	47.32
2x2x2 Cube	Final	10	7.58	14.43	Kenya	14.37	7.58	20.05	22.24	8.88
	First round	10	5.45	10.27	Kenya	9.92	7.64	13.24	5.45	DNF
4x4x4 Cube	Final	5	1:20.65	1:39.93	Kenya	2:52.00	1:20.65	1:32.60	1:31.12	1:56.08
3x3x3 One-Handed	First round	8	55.18	1:17.51	Kenya	1:01.10	1:39.70	2:19.71	55.18	1:11.74
Pyraminx	Final	7	11.69	17.28	Kenya	12.29	14.34	DNF	25.21	11.69

Ninelle Mueni Muendo - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	31	1:09.13		1:19.01		Kenya	1:23.21	1:36.66	1:24.32	1:09.13	1:09.49

Njoroge Muiruri - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	30	1:06.22		1:13.64		Kenya	1:20.99	1:25.80	1:12.71	1:06.22	1:07.23
4x4x4 Cube	Final	8	3:54.00		4:48.60		Kenya	5:54.87	4:42.61	5:16.51	3:54.00	4:26.67

Ryan Rureri - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	19	31.57	46.15	Kenya	59.91	49.36	40.73	48.37	31.57
	First round	18	28.60	35.77	Kenya	34.99	51.93	34.01	38.30	28.60
2x2x2 Cube	Final	7	6.29	7.98	Kenya	7.21	8.51	10.38	8.22	6.29
	First round	9	6.61	9.41	Kenya	6.61	11.16	8.26	8.80	11.16
Pyraminx	Final	2	6.72	10.23	Kenya	6.72	DNF	8.67	13.39	8.62
Skewb	Final	4	8.81	17.61	Kenya	12.57	DNF	20.11	20.15	8.81

Sandra Njeri - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	22	47.47		52.47		Kenya	56.41	49.88	56.15	47.47	51.38
4x4x4 Cube	Final	6	2:38.29		2:59.42		Kenya	2:57.24	2:38.29	3:13.44	3:04.93	2:56.09

Sebastian Alexander Borando - Italy WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	24	32.87	55.09	Italy	1:10.45	32.87	1:05.57	50.89	48.80
2x2x2 Cube	First round	12	11.37	12.41	Italy	17.03	11.56	14.20	11.37	11.48
Pyraminx	Final	9	18.26	20.83	Italy	26.78	23.21	19.50	19.79	18.26

Seth Zaki - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	14	22.48		24.90		Kenya	22.48	25.86	24.14	24.69	31.26
	First round	16	21.89		26.06		Kenya	21.89	28.85	30.93	26.34	23.00

Teddy Mbingo - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	9	14.76	16.90	Kenya	21.66	14.76	18.63	16.02	16.05
2x2x2 Cube	First round	5	3.62	5.77	Kenya	3.62	7.94	6.71	5.33	5.26
3x3x3 One-Handed	First round	6	40.64	48.70	Kenya	40.64	43.30	58.25	54.57	48.24

Yukinobu Tsukioka - Japan WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	1	8.05	9.01	Japan	8.88	DNF	8.05	9.12	9.02
	First round	1	9.03	9.55	Japan	9.03	9.60	10.71	9.31	9.74
2x2x2 Cube	Final	3	3.56	4.88	Japan	4.80	DNF	3.56	4.57	5.28
	First round	3	3.45	4.79	Japan	5.09	4.58	4.71	8.19	3.45
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	1	22.42	24.49	Japan	26.36	30.00	24.41	22.71	22.42
	First round	1	15.79	22.09	Japan	20.75	23.96	15.79	21.72	23.79

Yuta Tsukioka - Japan WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	18	35.55		41.69		Japan	38.10	44.58	35.55	42.38	50.12
	First round	20	39.35		42.37		Japan	41.73	40.48	39.35	1:19.33	44.90

Zachary Katatumba - Uganda WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	33	1:31.82		1:43.71		Uganda	2:18.84	1:43.38	1:31.82	1:35.12	1:52.64