Saipan Open 2026
- Date
- Mar 22, 2026
- City
- Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands, United States
- Venue
- 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 .
- 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
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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 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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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
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 | 24.61 | 24.19 | 19.37 | 21.69 | 17.15 | |||
| First round | 7 | 22.01 | 24.55 | United States | 27.51 | 22.05 | 27.86 | 24.10 | 22.01 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | 5 | 4.88 | 5.85 | United States | 5.98 | 6.43 | 4.88 | 8.37 | 5.13 | |||
| First round | 6 | 3.69 | 6.59 | United States | 7.90 | 6.67 | 9.40 | 5.19 | 3.69 | ||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | 6 | 39.48 | 56.57 | United States | 59.11 | 56.56 | 54.04 | 39.48 | 1:00.45 | |||
| Pyraminx | Final | 5 | 9.31 | 14.85 | United States | 12.53 | 16.94 | 9.31 | 23.15 | 15.07 | |||
Amelia Itoi - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | 10 | 10.85 | 15.99 | United States | 19.08 | 10.85 | 21.58 | 13.60 | 15.28 | |||
| Pyraminx | Final | 7 | 10.27 | 30.54 | United States | 32.41 | 28.61 | 34.74 | 30.60 | 10.27 | |||
| Skewb | Final | 6 | 16.45 | 25.93 | United States | 32.94 | 25.05 | 41.89 | 16.45 | 19.80 | |||
Cary Huang - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 4 | 11.58 | 12.00 | United States | 11.70 | 11.58 | 11.86 | 12.45 | 12.66 | |||
| First round | 4 | 9.92 | 12.70 | United States | 13.48 | 9.92 | 12.37 | 14.16 | 12.26 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | 4 | 2.95 | 3.78 | United States | 3.68 | 4.66 | 4.87 | 2.95 | 3.01 | |||
| First round | 4 | 3.37 | 6.19 | United States | 4.72 | 4.12 | 3.37 | 10.65 | 9.74 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | 4 | 41.32 | 47.28 | United States | 46.31 | 48.73 | 50.37 | 46.81 | 41.32 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | 4 | 19.67 | 21.50 | United States | 22.08 | 19.67 | 20.57 | 26.02 | 21.85 | |||
| Clock | Final | 4 | 14.04 | 15.63 | United States | 16.51 | 16.91 | 15.62 | 14.04 | 14.75 | |||
| Pyraminx | Final | 4 | 2.95 | 5.88 | United States | 5.98 | 4.96 | 2.95 | 6.71 | 6.79 | |||
| Skewb | Final | 3 | 5.37 | 8.17 | United States | 5.37 | 7.62 | 9.95 | 9.34 | 7.56 | |||
Chris Martin - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | 5 | 15.80 | 20.49 | United States | 18.88 | 25.21 | 15.80 | 24.14 | 18.46 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | 7 | 4.38 | 6.85 | United States | 4.38 | 6.52 | 6.06 | 7.97 | 12.53 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | 5 | 51.99 | 1:06.20 | United States | 51.99 | 1:04.77 | 1:05.98 | 1:08.31 | 1:07.86 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | 5 | 30.22 | 43.41 | United States | 43.10 | 49.12 | 38.38 | 48.76 | 30.22 | |||
| Clock | Final | 2 | 6.79 | 7.69 | United States | 6.79 | 8.16 | 7.23 | 8.27 | 7.67 | |||
| Pyraminx | Final | 3 | 4.06 | 5.85 | United States | 5.12 | 10.06 | 5.22 | 7.21 | 4.06 | |||
| Skewb | Final | 5 | 7.47 | 10.89 | United States | 13.72 | 8.34 | 10.61 | 7.47 | 20.07 | |||
Hershel Kamen - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | Final | 6 | 7.18 | 20.84 | United States | DNF | 23.64 | 7.18 | 20.71 | 18.16 | |||
James Duke Itoi - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | 9 | 28.60 | 38.00 | United States | 38.83 | 28.60 | 30.12 | 45.05 | 48.54 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | 8 | 6.80 | 7.66 | United States | 7.98 | 6.80 | 8.39 | 6.89 | 8.11 | |||
| Skewb | Final | 4 | 7.80 | 10.37 | United States | 12.10 | 7.82 | 11.20 | 7.80 | 15.84 | |||
Jayrold Villacrusis - Philippines WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | 8 | 26.64 | 30.43 | Philippines | 27.98 | 34.89 | 26.64 | 31.37 | 31.93 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | 9 | 7.86 | 9.94 | Philippines | 8.84 | 12.27 | 19.48 | 7.86 | 8.71 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | 7 | 2:11.33 | 2:25.53 | Philippines | 2:11.33 | 2:19.34 | 2:16.79 | DNF | 2:40.47 | |||
Jesus Rufo Mafnas Villagomez - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 5 | 17.63 | 21.27 | United States | 23.36 | 21.83 | 24.81 | 17.63 | 18.63 | |||
| First round | 6 | 15.18 | 20.77 | United States | 20.13 | 21.09 | 21.10 | 15.18 | 21.90 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | 6 | 8.05 | 10.61 | United States | 8.05 | 10.87 | 13.07 | 12.43 | 8.52 | |||
| First round | 5 | 4.14 | 6.48 | United States | 4.74 | 6.92 | 4.14 | 7.77 | 9.80 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | 6 | 1:49.04 | 2:09.67 | United States | 2:04.69 | 2:28.71 | 1:49.04 | 1:55.62 | 2:38.44 | |||
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 | 6.97 | 6.88 | 6.10 | 6.77 | 7.02 | |||
| First round | 1 | 7.34 | 7.87 | Republic of Korea | 8.21 | 7.56 | 7.34 | 7.84 | 9.13 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | 1 | 1.53 | 1.85 | Republic of Korea | 1.82 | 1.81 | 1.53 | 1.92 | 2.24 | |||
| First round | 1 | 1.44 | 1.66 | Republic of Korea | 2.37 | 1.64 | 1.75 | 1.44 | 1.58 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | 2 | 27.76 | 28.27 | Republic of Korea | 28.31 | 27.76 | 32.54 | 28.39 | 28.12 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | 1 | 11.53 | 12.73 | Republic of Korea | 11.53 | 12.90 | 12.33 | 15.34 | 12.96 | |||
| Clock | Final | 1 | 4.93 | 6.00 | Republic of Korea | 5.82 | 6.81 | 5.38 | 7.51 | 4.93 | |||
| Pyraminx | Final | 2 | 3.09 | 4.11 | Republic of Korea | 5.18 | 3.38 | DNF | 3.78 | 3.09 | |||
| Skewb | Final | 1 | 2.24 | 3.99 | Republic of Korea | 5.31 | 4.44 | 5.07 | 2.24 | 2.47 | |||
Lyndon Fullerton-Smith - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | 11 | 14.12 | 27.38 | United States | 14.12 | 23.01 | 30.03 | 47.79 | 29.10 | |||
Marcus Kamen - United States WCA profile
| Event | Round | # | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Final | 2 | 7.43 | 8.36 | United States | 8.60 | 8.32 | 8.15 | 8.61 | 7.43 | |||
| First round | 3 | 8.88 | 9.38 | United States | 10.51 | 9.76 | 8.88 | 9.05 | 9.32 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | 2 | 2.28 | 3.54 | United States | 3.25 | 4.05 | 2.28 | 3.33 | 5.00 | |||
| First round | 2 | 2.56 | 2.96 | United States | 3.16 | 2.97 | 2.56 | 3.25 | 2.74 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | 3 | 42.56 | 44.83 | United States | 42.56 | 42.80 | 46.64 | 49.39 | 45.06 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | 3 | 14.23 | 15.20 | United States | 15.29 | 14.23 | 20.16 | 15.61 | 14.71 | |||
| Clock | Final | 3 | 8.64 | 9.41 | United States | 8.64 | 9.43 | 9.59 | 9.21 | DNF | |||
| Pyraminx | Final | 1 | 1.43 | 2.04 | United States | 4.33 | 2.12 | 2.00 | 1.99 | 1.43 | |||
| Skewb | Final | 2 | 4.38 | 6.01 | United States | 4.38 | 6.20 | 6.18 | 6.28 | 5.66 | |||
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 | 8.15 | 7.16 | 9.90 | 9.24 | 8.55 | |||
| First round | 2 | 7.14 | 8.81 | Chinese Taipei | 8.85 | 10.34 | 8.97 | 8.62 | 7.14 | ||||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Final | 3 | 2.21 | 3.57 | Chinese Taipei | 2.85 | 4.58 | 2.21 | 4.49 | 3.36 | |||
| First round | 3 | 2.70 | 3.65 | Chinese Taipei | 2.81 | 4.06 | 2.70 | 6.79 | 4.08 | ||||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | 1 | 22.94 | 26.25 | Chinese Taipei | 22.94 | 29.86 | 24.39 | 26.80 | 27.57 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | 2 | 12.79 | 14.42 | Chinese Taipei | 14.22 | 40.51 | 12.79 | 15.04 | 14.01 | |||