Saipan Open 2026


Date
Mar 22, 2026
City
Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands, United States
Venue

Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan by IHG

Address
Coral Tree Ave., Garapan, Saipan, 96950, Northern Mariana Islands
Details

Azucena Room

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Chris Martin, Hershel Kamen, Marcus Kamen, Marianas Cubing Club, and West Coast Cubing LLC Treasurer
WCA Delegates
Chris Martin and Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

Håfa Adai, and welcome to the first ever competition in the Northern Mariana Islands! 🇲🇵

This competition serves as the premier competition for speedcubing in the Northern Mariana Islands. We welcome participants of all ages, skill levels, and nationalities to participate.

  • It is recommended you register as soon as possible to save a spot.
  • Be sure to familiarize yourself with the WCA regulations. If this is your first official competition, this video will provide you with most of the information you need.
  • If you are a first time competitor it is highly encouraged to be present for the competitor tutorial at 11:20 AM.

하파 아다이! 북마리아나 제도에서 열리는 첫 번째 대회에 오신 것을 환영합니다! 🇲🇵

이 대회는 북마리아나 제도 최고의 스피드큐빙 대회입니다. 모든 연령, 실력, 국적의 참가자를 환영합니다.

  • 자리를 확보하려면 가능한 한 빨리 등록하는 것이 좋습니다.
  • WCA 규정을 꼭 숙지하세요. 공식 대회에 처음 참가하시는 분이라면 이 영상이 필요한 정보의 대부분을 제공해 드릴 것입니다.
  • 처음으로 경쟁에 참가하는 경우 오전 11시 20분에 시작되는 경쟁자 튜토리얼에 참석하는 것이 좋습니다.
Events
Main event
Competitors
12
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 25 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (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 75% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of $30 (United States Dollar).


Important for residents of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands:
When registering for this competition, if you are a resident of Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands, please list your representing region as "United States;" unfortunately, the WCA does not currently recognize territories under their own region at this time. If you would like to know how you rank amongst other competitors from Guam and Northern Mariana Islands after this competition, after creating your WCA account, you can log into that same account on the CubingUSA website, and select your territory as either Guam or Northern Mariana Islands.

Highlights
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Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) won with an average of 6.87 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Marcus Kamen finished second (8.36) and Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) finished third (8.65).

Aizaiah Jake Cruz Villagomez - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 6 17.15 21.75 United States 24.6124.1919.3721.6917.15
First round 7 22.01 24.55 United States 27.5122.0527.8624.1022.01
2x2x2 Cube Final 5 4.88 5.85 United States 5.986.434.888.375.13
First round 6 3.69 6.59 United States 7.906.679.405.193.69
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 6 39.48 56.57 United States 59.1156.5654.0439.481:00.45
Pyraminx Final 5 9.31 14.85 United States 12.5316.949.3123.1515.07

Amelia Itoi - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
2x2x2 Cube First round 10 10.85 15.99 United States 19.0810.8521.5813.6015.28
Pyraminx Final 7 10.27 30.54 United States 32.4128.6134.7430.6010.27
Skewb Final 6 16.45 25.93 United States 32.9425.0541.8916.4519.80

Cary Huang - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 4 11.58 12.00 United States 11.7011.5811.8612.4512.66
First round 4 9.92 12.70 United States 13.489.9212.3714.1612.26
2x2x2 Cube Final 4 2.95 3.78 United States 3.684.664.872.953.01
First round 4 3.37 6.19 United States 4.724.123.3710.659.74
4x4x4 Cube Final 4 41.32 47.28 United States 46.3148.7350.3746.8141.32
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 4 19.67 21.50 United States 22.0819.6720.5726.0221.85
Clock Final 4 14.04 15.63 United States 16.5116.9115.6214.0414.75
Pyraminx Final 4 2.95 5.88 United States 5.984.962.956.716.79
Skewb Final 3 5.37 8.17 United States 5.377.629.959.347.56

Chris Martin - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 5 15.80 20.49 United States 18.8825.2115.8024.1418.46
2x2x2 Cube First round 7 4.38 6.85 United States 4.386.526.067.9712.53
4x4x4 Cube Final 5 51.99 1:06.20 United States 51.991:04.771:05.981:08.311:07.86
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 5 30.22 43.41 United States 43.1049.1238.3848.7630.22
Clock Final 2 6.79 7.69 United States 6.798.167.238.277.67
Pyraminx Final 3 4.06 5.85 United States 5.1210.065.227.214.06
Skewb Final 5 7.47 10.89 United States 13.728.3410.617.4720.07

Hershel Kamen - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
Pyraminx Final 6 7.18 20.84 United States DNF23.647.1820.7118.16

James Duke Itoi - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 9 28.60 38.00 United States 38.8328.6030.1245.0548.54
2x2x2 Cube First round 8 6.80 7.66 United States 7.986.808.396.898.11
Skewb Final 4 7.80 10.37 United States 12.107.8211.207.8015.84

Jayrold Villacrusis - Philippines WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 8 26.64 30.43 Philippines 27.9834.8926.6431.3731.93
2x2x2 Cube First round 9 7.86 9.94 Philippines 8.8412.2719.487.868.71
4x4x4 Cube Final 7 2:11.33 2:25.53 Philippines 2:11.332:19.342:16.79DNF2:40.47

Jesus Rufo Mafnas Villagomez - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 5 17.63 21.27 United States 23.3621.8324.8117.6318.63
First round 6 15.18 20.77 United States 20.1321.0921.1015.1821.90
2x2x2 Cube Final 6 8.05 10.61 United States 8.0510.8713.0712.438.52
First round 5 4.14 6.48 United States 4.746.924.147.779.80
4x4x4 Cube Final 6 1:49.04 2:09.67 United States 2:04.692:28.711:49.041:55.622:38.44

Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) - Republic of Korea WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 1 6.10 6.87 Republic of Korea 6.976.886.106.777.02
First round 1 7.34 7.87 Republic of Korea 8.217.567.347.849.13
2x2x2 Cube Final 1 1.53 1.85 Republic of Korea 1.821.811.531.922.24
First round 1 1.44 1.66 Republic of Korea 2.371.641.751.441.58
4x4x4 Cube Final 2 27.76 28.27 Republic of Korea 28.3127.7632.5428.3928.12
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 1 11.53 12.73 Republic of Korea 11.5312.9012.3315.3412.96
Clock Final 1 4.93 6.00 Republic of Korea 5.826.815.387.514.93
Pyraminx Final 2 3.09 4.11 Republic of Korea 5.183.38DNF3.783.09
Skewb Final 1 2.24 3.99 Republic of Korea 5.314.445.072.242.47

Lyndon Fullerton-Smith - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
2x2x2 Cube First round 11 14.12 27.38 United States 14.1223.0130.0347.7929.10

Marcus Kamen - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 2 7.43 8.36 United States 8.608.328.158.617.43
First round 3 8.88 9.38 United States 10.519.768.889.059.32
2x2x2 Cube Final 2 2.28 3.54 United States 3.254.052.283.335.00
First round 2 2.56 2.96 United States 3.162.972.563.252.74
4x4x4 Cube Final 3 42.56 44.83 United States 42.5642.8046.6449.3945.06
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 3 14.23 15.20 United States 15.2914.2320.1615.6114.71
Clock Final 3 8.64 9.41 United States 8.649.439.599.21DNF
Pyraminx Final 1 1.43 2.04 United States 4.332.122.001.991.43
Skewb Final 2 4.38 6.01 United States 4.386.206.186.285.66

Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) - Chinese Taipei WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 3 7.16 8.65 Chinese Taipei 8.157.169.909.248.55
First round 2 7.14 8.81 Chinese Taipei 8.8510.348.978.627.14
2x2x2 Cube Final 3 2.21 3.57 Chinese Taipei 2.854.582.214.493.36
First round 3 2.70 3.65 Chinese Taipei 2.814.062.706.794.08
4x4x4 Cube Final 1 22.94 26.25 Chinese Taipei 22.9429.8624.3926.8027.57
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 2 12.79 14.42 Chinese Taipei 14.2240.5112.7915.0414.01
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