Nairobi Twist & Turn 2026

Results

Podiums All By Person

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Date: Aug 22, 2026
City: Nairobi, Kenya
Venue: Shree Lohana Mahajan Mandal
Address: PRHH+WJP Opposite Gymkhana, Desai Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
Details: Kanjee Naranjee Hall
Contact: +254710667457 - Kelvin Githiari
Organizers: Denis Ndemwa and Kelvin Githiari Waturi
WCA Delegates: Kelvin Githiari Waturi and Teddy Mbingo

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Competitors: 25

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Mathias Ile won with an average of 10.49 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Myles Kinyita finished second (10.83) and Eman Kabiru finished third (11.59).

Abdulrahman Mohamed - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	10	21.63	26.02	Kenya	21.63	27.09	22.85	28.11	29.84
	First round	11	21.99	23.84	Kenya	21.99	23.19	33.72	22.77	25.55
2x2x2 Cube	Final	7	5.65	7.23	Kenya	5.65	6.87	8.11	8.82	6.72
	First round	6	6.38	7.30	Kenya	7.01	6.38	6.85	8.03	8.89
4x4x4 Cube	Final	9	1:55.76	2:17.02	Kenya	2:41.64	2:03.08	2:08.59	1:55.76	2:39.39
3x3x3 One-Handed	First round	10	1:03.05	1:21.50	Kenya	1:10.83	1:04.67	1:03.05	DNF	1:49.00

Aiden Wainainah - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	12	25.55	26.67	Kenya	26.26	31.97	25.55	26.76	27.00
2x2x2 Cube	Final	10	7.82	10.33	Kenya	16.12	7.82	14.22	8.22	8.55
	First round	11	6.16	8.66	Kenya	8.44	8.59	17.07	8.95	6.16
4x4x4 Cube	Final	13	2:26.65	DNF	Kenya	2:26.65	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF

Calvin Mwangi - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	18	33.99		35.48		Kenya	43.79	36.73	35.51	34.19	33.99
2x2x2 Cube	First round	15	9.93		14.05		Kenya	17.10	12.85	9.93	23.71	12.20

Denis Ndemwa - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	19	27.93	37.20	Kenya	34.25	51.38	31.24	27.93	46.11
2x2x2 Cube	First round	14	8.04	11.42	Kenya	10.16	13.10	8.04	12.17	11.94
4x4x4 Cube	Final	12	2:24.36	3:25.88	Kenya	2:24.36	5:04.58	4:24.68	2:58.84	2:54.11
3x3x3 One-Handed	First round	12	1:35.40	1:53.89	Kenya	1:35.40	1:56.02	2:04.24	1:48.40	1:57.25

Eli Kinyanjui - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	23	40.65		45.37		Kenya	54.13	41.77	40.65	45.84	48.50

Eliam Kiprono Thei - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	21	36.59	40.18	Kenya	42.55	38.60	1:12.62	36.59	39.39
2x2x2 Cube	First round	17	9.84	17.65	Kenya	19.67	11.58	9.84	21.70	DNF
3x3x3 One-Handed	First round	11	1:20.99	1:39.07	Kenya	2:58.61	1:29.30	1:42.28	1:45.64	1:20.99

Eman Kabiru - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	3	10.38		11.59		Kenya	14.42	10.89	11.10	10.38	12.78
	First round	3	11.49		13.34		Kenya	13.74	14.04	12.25	DNF	11.49
2x2x2 Cube	Final	2	3.52		4.59		Kenya	3.52	3.91	8.22	3.83	6.04
	First round	1	2.79		3.65		Kenya	3.58	5.53	2.79	4.12	3.25
4x4x4 Cube	Final	2	42.69		47.85		Kenya	44.02	50.43	49.10	59.20	42.69
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	1	21.59		25.00		Kenya	21.59	25.94	23.95	25.74	25.31
	First round	1	18.66		25.48		Kenya	22.88	35.10	26.19	27.36	18.66
Megaminx	Final	1	1:02.49		1:05.03		Kenya	1:02.49	1:05.66	1:03.97	1:10.80	1:05.45
	First round	1	55.25	NR	1:02.70	NR	Kenya	1:12.67	1:06.88	1:02.96	58.25	55.25

Ethan Kigo - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	17	29.58		34.78		Kenya	37.33	34.02	32.99	41.72	29.58

Ethan Kiplimo - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	6	12.26	15.04	Kenya	17.86	13.79	12.26	13.47	20.35
	First round	5	13.72	14.96	Kenya	13.72	15.74	14.42	14.72	16.86
2x2x2 Cube	Final	3	5.01	5.98	Kenya	5.47	5.01	6.46	6.01	7.03
	First round	3	4.50	5.71	Kenya	4.50	5.58	6.32	6.43	5.22
4x4x4 Cube	Final	5	1:24.49	1:38.53	Kenya	1:24.49	1:29.75	1:37.98	1:47.87	1:53.21
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	3	32.29	34.56	Kenya	39.25	32.88	32.29	37.78	33.02
	First round	3	28.89	34.14	Kenya	34.47	28.89	39.87	35.22	32.73
Megaminx	First round	5	2:18.14	2:36.61	Kenya	2:36.84	3:00.03	2:18.14	2:39.80	2:33.20

Ethan Thei - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	16	27.61	34.50	Kenya	36.21	1:04.34	32.31	34.99	27.61
2x2x2 Cube	Final	9	8.39	8.65	Kenya	8.39	13.22	8.71	8.65	8.58
	First round	7	6.50	7.42	Kenya	7.63	12.72	7.03	6.50	7.59
4x4x4 Cube	Final	10	2:39.57	3:08.38	Kenya	3:05.51	2:39.57	3:03.41	3:33.63	3:16.22
3x3x3 One-Handed	First round	9	56.56	1:20.70	Kenya	1:25.00	1:26.75	56.56	1:10.36	DNF

Imani Ritho - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	4	12.03	13.18	Kenya	13.11	13.56	12.87	12.03	17.95
	First round	6	12.67	15.16	Kenya	15.13	15.97	14.38	12.67	18.67
2x2x2 Cube	Final	1	2.21	3.77	Kenya	4.04	4.16	3.12	4.38	2.21
	First round	2	2.26	3.79	Kenya	2.26	4.28	3.30	4.33	3.80

Jaden Kibungei - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	20	36.03	39.96	Kenya	36.71	DNF	43.97	39.19	36.03
2x2x2 Cube	First round	13	8.12	11.14	Kenya	13.81	8.12	8.72	11.25	13.44
4x4x4 Cube	Final	14	3:25.73	DNF	Kenya	3:50.64	DNF	3:25.73	DNF	DNF

Jeremy Obwino - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	9	18.53	24.23	Kenya	29.70	21.50	18.53	29.10	22.08
	First round	10	16.37	21.93	Kenya	27.54	21.88	22.35	21.56	16.37
2x2x2 Cube	Final	8	6.60	7.80	Kenya	8.44	8.86	7.11	6.60	7.85
	First round	9	5.89	8.28	Kenya	18.86	8.95	5.89	8.67	7.23
4x4x4 Cube	Final	6	1:23.94	1:42.84	Kenya	1:52.36	1:40.34	1:47.14	1:41.04	1:23.94
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	6	59.49	1:03.76	Kenya	1:02.77	1:29.80	59.49	1:03.04	1:05.48
	First round	5	48.95	55.07	Kenya	58.58	1:25.68	48.95	51.19	55.45
Megaminx	First round	7	2:56.44	3:06.98	Kenya	3:11.52	3:21.67	3:02.92	3:06.50	2:56.44

Jordy Baitoti - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	13	24.18		27.99		Kenya	24.88	35.91	31.34	27.76	24.18
3x3x3 One-Handed	First round	8	57.72		1:00.36		Kenya	1:00.25	1:02.57	57.72	1:03.01	58.25

Kelvin Githiari Waturi - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
Megaminx	Final	2	1:12.10		1:15.24		Kenya	1:16.03	DNF	1:12.10	1:15.81	1:13.89
	First round	2	1:11.76		1:23.05		Kenya	1:15.46	1:20.85	DNF	1:32.84	1:11.76

Mathias Ile - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	1	9.53		10.49		Kenya	11.16	9.53	11.20	9.72	10.59
	First round	2	10.12		12.01		Kenya	10.12	11.57	14.43	13.64	10.81

Miles Mwithukia - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	5	11.24	13.33	Kenya	13.34	11.24	11.68	14.96	19.51
	First round	4	11.98	14.28	Kenya	14.67	15.87	16.38	11.98	12.29
2x2x2 Cube	Final	5	4.51	6.62	Kenya	7.38	10.02	5.71	4.51	6.76
	First round	4	4.52	6.10	Kenya	4.52	4.95	5.89	11.77	7.46
4x4x4 Cube	Final	3	50.96	59.13	Kenya	52.03	1:04.73	1:04.02	50.96	1:01.34
Megaminx	Final	3	1:29.38	1:39.99	Kenya	1:34.47	1:29.38	1:44.14	1:45.99	1:41.35
	First round	3	1:25.85	1:38.61	Kenya	1:46.26	1:36.06	1:25.85	1:33.51	2:01.78

Muhammad Jaffer - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	15	28.69	34.09	Kenya	28.69	34.82	36.66	31.50	35.96
2x2x2 Cube	First round	12	7.39	9.16	Kenya	7.48	19.68	7.39	9.72	10.27
Megaminx	First round	8	2:48.65	3:16.66	Kenya	3:18.91	3:20.80	3:10.28	2:48.65	3:56.50

Myles Kinyita - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	2	9.16	10.83	Kenya	12.22	10.64	9.16	9.70	12.14
	First round	1	9.89	11.92	Kenya	13.65	12.53	9.89	12.35	10.88
4x4x4 Cube	Final	1	40.21	47.32	Kenya	52.12	49.34	48.69	43.92	40.21
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	2	25.99	29.24	Kenya	41.50	27.48	30.24	30.00	25.99
	First round	2	27.92	34.07	Kenya	40.16	45.22	30.45	31.61	27.92

Nadab Murithi Gitonga - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	7	12.47	18.00	Kenya	27.17	14.65	12.47	23.48	15.87
	First round	9	14.24	17.45	Kenya	29.37	17.51	16.87	17.98	14.24
2x2x2 Cube	Final	4	5.38	6.28	Kenya	5.96	9.95	6.93	5.38	5.94
	First round	10	5.02	8.34	Kenya	8.26	11.06	5.02	5.71	11.12
4x4x4 Cube	Final	4	1:16.04	1:26.96	Kenya	1:25.45	1:30.58	2:00.24	1:16.04	1:24.85
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	4	35.39	44.06	Kenya	45.28	35.39	38.71	59.63	48.20
	First round	6	46.71	56.30	Kenya	55.31	1:07.25	56.75	46.71	56.83
Megaminx	Final	4	1:57.12	2:17.70	Kenya	2:23.93	2:08.50	2:33.74	2:20.66	1:57.12
	First round	4	2:22.20	2:28.48	Kenya	2:36.35	2:41.25	2:22.20	2:22.61	2:26.49

Sandra Njeri - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	14	24.92		32.25		Kenya	24.92	40.55	37.25	31.88	27.63
4x4x4 Cube	Final	7	1:31.25		1:47.31		Kenya	1:37.96	1:53.90	1:50.06	1:31.25	1:55.64

Seth Etana Zaki - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Final	8	15.25	19.36	Kenya	20.83	20.45	17.96	15.25	19.68
	First round	7	14.00	15.94	Kenya	17.97	18.54	14.85	14.00	14.99
2x2x2 Cube	Final	6	6.83	7.14	Kenya	7.18	6.83	7.44	6.98	7.25
	First round	8	6.01	7.58	Kenya	9.60	9.21	6.01	6.42	7.11
4x4x4 Cube	Final	8	1:43.05	1:59.46	Kenya	2:03.70	2:03.28	1:43.05	1:51.40	2:07.47
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	5	38.42	49.19	Kenya	54.49	1:18.16	51.19	38.42	41.88
	First round	4	41.81	49.53	Kenya	54.90	41.81	50.06	43.64	1:26.99
Megaminx	First round	6	2:50.15	2:58.99	Kenya	3:03.73	3:28.53	2:50.15	2:59.68	2:53.57

Teddy Mbingo - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	8	14.64	16.15	Kenya	17.40	15.17	19.84	14.64	15.88
2x2x2 Cube	First round	5	4.90	7.16	Kenya	4.90	5.96	7.64	7.89	8.48
3x3x3 One-Handed	First round	7	52.28	56.50	Kenya	56.85	52.28	54.69	57.97	58.64

Victor Njoroge - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	24	55.21		1:08.02		Kenya	55.21	1:10.60	1:58.91	1:14.12	59.34
2x2x2 Cube	First round	18	40.27		DNF		Kenya	DNF	40.27	DNF	DNF	1:49.30

Vivaan Rishit Shah - Kenya WCA profile

Event	Round	#	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	First round	22	36.42	43.42	Kenya	48.06	40.31	52.83	36.42	41.88
2x2x2 Cube	First round	16	9.75	16.64	Kenya	9.75	15.08	20.56	16.46	18.39
4x4x4 Cube	Final	11	2:44.10	3:10.56	Kenya	3:18.57	2:44.10	3:10.99	3:02.13	3:27.98