Ohio State Mental Madness 2026
- Date
- Mar 20, 2026
- City
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Venue
- 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 .
- 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
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
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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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
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 | DNF | 31 | 28 | |||||
| First round | 5 | 28 | 29.33 | United States | 30 | 30 | 28 | ||||||
Carson Miller - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | 6 | 26 | 31.33 | United States | 37 | 26 | 31 | |||||
| First round | 8 | 30 | 32.67 | United States | 30 | 37 | 31 | ||||||
Chris Chi - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | 1 | 20 | 21.67 | United States | 20 | 22 | 23 | |||||
| First round | 2 | 21 | 22.67 | United States | 21 | 22 | 25 | ||||||
Chris Nankervis - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | First round | 11 | 34 | 40.00 | United States | 42 | 34 | 44 | |||||
Daichi Halphen - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | 3 | 22 | 23.00 | United States | 24 | 23 | 22 | |||||
| First round | 1 | 21 | 22.33 | United States | 24 | 22 | 21 | ||||||
Dominic Burger - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | First round | 14 | 40 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 40 | |||||
Jack Bohning - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | 10 | 33 | DNF | United States | 33 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| First round | 6 | 26 | 31.00 | United States | 26 | 29 | 38 | ||||||
Jack Pfeifer - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | 9 | 32 | DNF | United States | 32 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| First round | 7 | 28 | 32.67 | United States | 28 | 38 | 32 | ||||||
Jackson Warley - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | 2 | 22 | 22.33 | United States | 22 | 22 | 23 | |||||
| First round | 3 | 22 | 22.67 | United States | 22 | 22 | 24 | ||||||
Keenan Darkins - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | First round | 9 | 35 | 36.00 | United States | 37 | 35 | 36 | |||||
Ledger Ramirez - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | 7 | 41 | 44.00 | United States | 46 | 45 | 41 | |||||
| First round | 13 | 32 | DNF | United States | 32 | DNF | 47 | ||||||
Luke Garrett - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | 5 | 27 | 28.67 | United States | 32 | 27 | 27 | |||||
| First round | 4 | 25 | 27.33 | United States | 25 | 29 | 28 | ||||||
Steven Wintringham - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | First round | 10 | 35 | 39.67 | United States | 41 | 43 | 35 | |||||
Zach Baruch - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | 4 | 20 | 24.33 | United States | 20 | 28 | 25 | |||||
| First round | 12 | 22 | DNF | United States | 23 | 22 | DNF | ||||||