Ohio State Mental Madness 2026


Date
Mar 20, 2026
City
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Venue

Ohio Union, The Ohio State University

Address
1739 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43210
Details

Second Floor - Senate Chamber

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Carson Miller, Cubing Frontiers LLC, Jack Bohning, Keenan Darkins, and The Rubik's Cube Club at Ohio State
WCA Delegates
Braden Richards, Chris Chi, and Steven Wintringham
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

This competition only features 3x3x3 Fewest Moves

As a result, this competition is not recommended for those looking for a typical competition experience. However, new competitors are still welcome to sign up :)
Please consider instead any of the many other competitions happening in Ohio.

All competitors who attend will receive a special "I Survived Ohio State Mental Madness 2026" pen.

Unofficial Event Info
This competition will also feature an unofficial Linear FMC Head-to-Head Bracket. More information and the sign-up link can be found on the Unofficial Event tab.

Events
Main event
Competitors
14
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 40 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $15 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 95% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of $15 (United States Dollar).
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 2 guests.

Ohio State University students and alumni will be able to compete in this competition for free. If you are attending or graduated from The Ohio State University, register for the competition as normal and pay the full registration fee to be accepted. Your registration will not be accepted if the full fee is not paid. Once accepted, please contact the Organizers at ohiostatecubeclub@gmail.com with a picture of your BuckID or some other valid proof of current or previous attendance. Refunds will be sent out immediately following the competition date, and attending the competition is required to receive the refund. You will not receive a refund if you sign up and then no-show.

Highlights
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Chris Chi won with a mean of 21.67 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event. Jackson Warley finished second (22.33) and Daichi Halphen finished third (23.00).

Braden Richards - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 8 28 DNF United States DNF3128
First round 5 28 29.33 United States 303028

Carson Miller - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 6 26 31.33 United States 372631
First round 8 30 32.67 United States 303731

Chris Chi - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 1 20 21.67 United States 202223
First round 2 21 22.67 United States 212225

Chris Nankervis - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round 11 34 40.00 United States 423444

Daichi Halphen - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 3 22 23.00 United States 242322
First round 1 21 22.33 United States 242221

Dominic Burger - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round 14 40 DNF United States DNFDNF40

Jack Bohning - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 10 33 DNF United States 33DNFDNF
First round 6 26 31.00 United States 262938

Jack Pfeifer - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 9 32 DNF United States 32DNFDNF
First round 7 28 32.67 United States 283832

Jackson Warley - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 2 22 22.33 United States 222223
First round 3 22 22.67 United States 222224

Keenan Darkins - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round 9 35 36.00 United States 373536

Ledger Ramirez - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 7 41 44.00 United States 464541
First round 13 32 DNF United States 32DNF47

Luke Garrett - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 5 27 28.67 United States 322727
First round 4 25 27.33 United States 252928

Steven Wintringham - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round 10 35 39.67 United States 414335

Zach Baruch - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 4 20 24.33 United States 202825
First round 12 22 DNF United States 2322DNF
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