Shhicago V 2026


Date
May 29 - 30, 2026
City
Evanston, Illinois, United States
Venue

Technological Institute, Northwestern University

Address
2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
Details

Tech M345

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Draco Tong and Midwest Cubing Association
WCA Delegates
Carter Thomas, Draco Tong, and Sebastian Carrillo
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Information

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Events
Main event
Competitors
23
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Highlights
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Thomas Reinke won with a single solve of 28.08 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. János Csontos finished second (1:08.70) and Max Walaszek finished third (1:19.09).

Aaron Soley - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
7x7x7 Cube First round 17 7:58.05 8:16.52 United States 8:47.478:04.047:58.05
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 4 1:17.31 1:38.24 United States 1:31.511:43.091:40.11DNF1:17.31
Clock First round 9 9.01 10.99 United States 11.5712.069.3513.189.01
4x4x4 Blindfolded First round 6 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 7 8/10 46:27 United States 8/10 46:27DNS

Brayden Thompson - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
7x7x7 Cube Final 3 2:38.82 2:50.44 United States 2:38.823:05.502:47.01
First round 5 2:50.08 3:10.00 United States 3:43.182:50.082:56.74
3x3x3 Blindfolded Second round 1 17.58 19.03 United States 22.4119.4818.1719.4517.58
First round 1 16.88 19.06 United States 20.2016.8821.3017.7119.28
Clock Final 5 3.91 5.62 United States 5.236.914.733.91DNF
First round 5 5.30 8.50 United States 8.625.309.619.947.28
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 1 3:17.15 DNF United States 3:17.15DNFDNF
First round 1 2:15.19 DNF United States DNF2:15.19DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 4 19/24 54:58 United States 19/24 54:58DNF

Carter Thomas - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 2 23.63 30.52 United States 34.8728.8629.7132.9923.63
7x7x7 Cube Final 1 1:58.84 2:08.39 United States 2:08.361:58.842:17.98
First round 1 1:54.97 2:00.53 United States 1:54.972:03.822:02.79
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 14 DNF DNF United States DNFDNSDNSDNSDNS
Clock Final 3 3.15 4.97 United States 6.193.82DNF4.893.15
First round 2 2.82 4.42 United States 6.182.823.393.69DNF
Megaminx First round 1 45.77 47.60 United States 48.4248.4257.2945.9745.77

Colin Sharpe - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 5 42.90 46.70 United States 43.6547.0642.9049.4051.14
First round 8 43.42 49.62 United States 51.7645.5152.1143.4251.60
7x7x7 Cube First round 11 5:17.71 5:23.61 United States 5:26.865:26.275:17.71
Clock Final 4 5.47 5.61 United States 5.476.615.675.585.58
First round 4 4.83 6.63 United States 4.835.389.179.065.46
Megaminx Final 4 1:00.44 1:06.69 United States 1:05.641:09.741:00.441:04.701:11.05
First round 5 58.60 1:07.01 United States 1:02.581:10.481:07.971:17.9758.60

Draco Tong - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 14 1:22.31 1:29.74 United States 1:35.571:25.861:27.791:22.31DNF
7x7x7 Cube First round 15 7:02.12 7:19.72 United States 7:02.127:03.607:53.44
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 6 1:47.53 DNF United States 1:54.23DNFDNF1:47.53DNF
Second round 5 1:38.34 DNF United States 1:49.58DNF2:30.541:38.34DNF
First round 5 1:51.56 DNF United States 1:51.562:26.66DNF2:32.99DNF
Clock Final 8 9.44 11.44 United States 12.3813.099.849.4412.09
First round 7 8.43 9.92 United States 8.5710.6510.5513.678.43
Megaminx First round 13 1:52.49 2:10.55 United States 2:14.962:09.831:52.492:06.852:17.20
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 4 8:26.77 DNF United States DNF8:26.77DNF
First round 4 11:30.00 DNF United States DNF11:30.00DNS
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 3 20:21.00 DNF United States DNFDNF20:21.00
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 5 10/10 56:50 United States 10/10 56:502/2 12:31

Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) - China WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 1 21.82 27.66 China 24.4930.8221.8227.6637.19
First round 1 27.72 29.56 China 31.3929.0631.4227.7228.24
7x7x7 Cube First round 4 2:47.53 2:53.65 China 2:47.712:47.533:05.71

Isabella Wight - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 8 56.08 58.35 United States 56.081:00.7257.5556.781:11.68
First round 9 52.86 58.50 United States 1:00.061:06.1052.8657.8057.63
7x7x7 Cube First round 14 6:03.78 6:20.41 United States 6:03.786:31.926:25.52
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 14 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNFDNFDNS
Megaminx First round 10 1:36.24 1:42.34 United States 1:38.551:45.391:43.091:45.651:36.24

Jackson Evan Hoey - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 10 51.42 58.62 United States 57.531:02.6055.7451.421:22.69
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 14 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNFDNSDNS
Clock Final 7 8.47 11.00 United States 10.4313.1613.749.428.47
First round 8 7.29 10.63 United States 9.94DNF12.457.299.49
Megaminx First round 12 1:42.19 2:09.31 United States 1:42.192:20.622:05.922:01.392:29.30

Jeana Kim-Bolt - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
Clock First round 17 37.74 44.22 United States 50.9844.7040.3037.7447.65

Joel Brown Brisola - Brazil WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 3 32/48 59:34 Brazil 32/48 59:3430/48 59:50

Joshua Paulus-Rosenow - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 13 54.90 1:03.50 United States 1:06.8759.071:04.551:11.3854.90
7x7x7 Cube First round 8 4:46.95 5:05.29 United States 5:07.895:21.024:46.95
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 7 2:15.16 DNF United States 2:15.162:43.842:25.42DNFDNS
Second round 6 1:45.40 DNF United States 1:45.40DNF3:16.35DNFDNF
First round 8 2:38.31 DNF United States DNF3:06.672:38.31DNF2:52.18
Clock First round 18 32.65 44.23 United States 57.1042.4832.65DNF33.12
Megaminx First round 14 2:05.32 2:19.00 United States 2:17.372:37.912:05.322:27.882:11.74
4x4x4 Blindfolded First round 6 DNF DNF United States DNFDNSDNS
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 4 1:21:26.00 DNF United States 1:21:26.00DNSDNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 10 3/3 28:10 United States 3/3 28:103/4 37:53

Juliet Soley - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
7x7x7 Cube First round 18 8:11.26 8:33.56 United States 9:05.068:24.368:11.26
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 14 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNFDNFDNS
Clock First round 15 12.89 24.50 United States DNF18.2041.5212.8913.78
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 12 2/3 16:32 United States 2/3 16:32DNS

János Csontos - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 6 43.50 47.25 United States 45.0845.1451.6343.5051.52
First round 7 44.44 49.61 United States 52.401:03.6948.2948.1344.44
7x7x7 Cube Final 8 4:34.58 5:00.84 United States 5:10.984:34.585:16.95
First round 10 4:53.69 5:08.11 United States 5:12.234:53.695:18.41
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 2 1:08.70 DNF United States 1:14.98DNFDNF1:08.701:14.20
Second round 3 1:17.78 DNF United States DNF1:17.78DNF1:25.34DNF
First round 3 1:07.50 1:12.34 United States 1:16.571:08.861:11.581:18.131:07.50
Megaminx Final 5 1:21.34 1:25.67 United States 1:21.341:30.061:33.381:24.831:22.11
First round 7 1:22.74 1:29.12 United States 1:31.171:41.441:31.571:22.741:24.61
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 3 6:41.37 DNF United States DNFDNF6:41.37
First round 3 7:16.05 DNF United States DNF7:16.05DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 2 13:24.00 DNF United States 13:24.00DNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 2 19/20 51:01 United States 19/20 51:0116/22 59:42

Logan Maciejewski - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 11 56.31 59.98 United States 58.221:04.0656.3157.661:07.60
7x7x7 Cube Final 7 4:14.32 4:27.77 United States 4:14.324:37.274:31.73
First round 9 4:51.99 5:07.69 United States 4:51.995:13.515:17.57
3x3x3 Blindfolded Second round 11 2:46.66 DNF United States DNF2:46.663:27.46DNFDNF
First round 6 2:08.48 DNF United States 2:08.483:26.832:30.33DNFDNF
Clock Final 6 8.75 9.52 United States 10.988.7510.068.769.74
First round 6 8.59 9.26 United States 8.788.599.7810.489.23
Megaminx First round 11 1:36.73 1:49.14 United States 2:01.421:55.801:53.841:36.731:37.77
4x4x4 Blindfolded First round 6 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF United States DNFDNSDNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 11 4/6 48:21 United States 4/6 48:21DNF

Luca Block - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 7 48.09 52.31 United States 56.4148.0955.8048.6052.53
First round 6 44.10 46.10 United States 56.1045.3144.1045.5947.40
7x7x7 Cube Final 6 3:28.71 3:40.22 United States 3:39.613:28.713:52.33
First round 7 3:14.49 3:23.90 United States 3:29.353:27.863:14.49
Clock First round 13 13.17 14.80 United States 15.6514.8613.8920.9613.17
Megaminx Final 7 1:23.93 1:41.23 United States 1:50.541:23.931:43.371:42.301:38.02
First round 6 1:17.90 1:23.40 United States 1:41.921:17.901:23.781:21.941:24.47

Max Walaszek - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 2 28.99 30.09 United States 30.9629.1033.7630.2228.99
First round 3 27.14 31.74 United States DNF35.1728.9431.1227.14
7x7x7 Cube Final 2 2:05.81 2:11.21 United States 2:15.542:05.812:12.27
First round 2 2:16.94 2:27.42 United States 2:47.422:17.892:16.94
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 3 1:19.09 DNF United States DNFDNFDNF1:19.09DNF
Second round 4 1:21.28 DNF United States 1:21.28DNFDNFDNFDNF
First round 7 2:35.42 DNF United States DNFDNFDNF2:35.42DNF
Megaminx Final 1 44.33 50.15 United States 44.3355.6853.3349.3547.77
First round 2 41.97 49.35 United States 50.871:03.3341.9747.7749.40

Reed W. Richardson - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
7x7x7 Cube Final 5 3:06.68 3:14.49 United States 3:19.623:06.683:17.17
First round 6 3:19.95 3:21.58 United States 3:23.103:19.953:21.70
Clock Final 2 2.85 4.90 United States DNF6.973.194.532.85
First round 1 3.01 3.66 United States 3.153.018.954.753.08
Megaminx Final 2 45.76 54.86 United States 48.59DNF52.5145.761:03.49
First round 3 53.42 55.92 United States 56.3556.5953.4255.8055.60

Ryan Jesse Mitchell - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 16 1:35.42 1:38.53 United States 1:41.261:37.821:35.421:36.511:48.59
7x7x7 Cube First round 16 7:47.83 8:10.78 United States 8:39.458:05.077:47.83
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 5 1:44.53 DNF United States DNFDNFDNF1:44.53DNF
Second round 7 2:00.55 DNF United States DNFDNF2:00.552:26.23DNF
First round 9 2:48.54 3:36.70 United States DNF3:22.553:39.663:47.892:48.54
Clock First round 16 40.06 42.18 United States 40.0641.3042.4254.3242.81
Megaminx First round 15 3:01.32 3:21.66 United States 3:07.713:31.843:01.323:25.43DNS
4x4x4 Blindfolded First round 6 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNS
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 6 7/7 50:12 United States 7/7 50:127/8 52:05

Sebastian Carrillo - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 3 31.79 33.45 United States 36.8232.3735.4231.7932.55
First round 4 29.73 33.18 United States 32.5629.7333.5133.4836.78
7x7x7 Cube Final 4 2:46.13 2:59.10 United States 2:57.952:46.133:13.22
First round 3 2:31.59 2:42.54 United States 2:31.592:43.572:52.46
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 4 1:21.94 DNF United States 1:51.77DNFDNF1:21.94DNF
Second round 9 2:23.63 DNF United States 2:23.63DNFDNFDNFDNF
First round 11 3:09.44 DNF United States DNFDNFDNFDNF3:09.44
Clock Final 1 4.51 4.75 United States 4.814.654.515.194.80
First round 3 4.46 6.22 United States 6.484.466.378.275.80
Megaminx Final 3 52.59 57.33 United States 1:06.121:00.1054.1552.5957.75
First round 4 52.32 56.41 United States 59.6059.4852.3252.8056.94
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 13 2/4 33:55 United States 2/4 33:553/6 56:48

Sofia Kang - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 15 1:25.91 1:36.50 United States 1:44.011:25.911:33.441:32.041:45.48
7x7x7 Cube First round 19 9:29.10 DNF United States 11:34.009:29.10DNF
3x3x3 Blindfolded Second round 10 2:31.09 DNF United States 3:21.47DNFDNF2:31.09DNF
First round 12 4:11.69 DNF United States 4:11.69DNFDNFDNFDNS
Clock First round 14 14.61 16.75 United States 18.4015.6616.1814.61DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 9 3/3 20:25 United States 3/3 20:25DNF

Thomas Reinke - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 12 55.95 1:00.50 United States 1:03.1258.7359.6455.951:03.88
7x7x7 Cube First round 13 5:14.47 5:35.01 United States 5:14.475:44.405:46.17
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 1 28.08 DNF United States 39.2332.3228.08DNFDNF
Second round 2 32.22 37.77 United States 36.5838.86DNF32.2237.88
First round 2 32.04 41.86 United States 38.5732.0442.0744.95DNF
Clock First round 12 13.50 13.86 United States 13.5014.2013.6213.76DNF
Megaminx Final 6 1:26.66 1:36.99 United States 1:50.721:26.661:37.851:41.271:31.84
First round 9 1:35.24 1:40.91 United States 1:42.141:35.241:41.171:39.431:48.66
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 2 3:38.80 DNF United States DNF3:38.80DNF
First round 2 4:12.69 DNF United States DNF4:12.69DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 1 8:30.82 DNF United States DNF8:30.82DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 1 26/31 52:49 United States 26/31 52:4921/36 1:00:00

Toby Cuna - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 4 40.72 41.72 United States 42.4140.7241.0541.7051.60
First round 5 37.34 43.35 United States 50.1343.1542.1937.3444.71
7x7x7 Cube First round 12 5:06.99 5:28.66 United States 5:10.795:06.996:08.21
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 8 3:01.00 DNF United States DNFDNF3:01.00DNFDNS
Second round 8 2:18.83 DNF United States 2:18.83DNFDNFDNFDNF
First round 10 3:02.19 4:26.62 United States 3:02.19DNF5:17.374:03.793:58.70
Clock First round 10 11.95 13.55 United States DNF14.8113.4212.4111.95
Megaminx Final 8 1:37.22 1:41.26 United States 1:40.661:38.661:45.321:44.451:37.22
First round 8 1:31.38 1:36.58 United States 1:52.281:38.041:37.781:33.911:31.38
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 5 16:59.00 DNF United States DNF16:59.00DNS
First round 5 21:00.00 DNF United States 24:40.0021:00.00DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 8 5/5 34:33 United States 3/3 16:275/5 34:33

Zach Paulson - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
7x7x7 Cube First round 20 12:15.00 DNF United States 12:15.0013:10.00DNS
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 13 5:36.88 DNF United States DNFDNF5:36.88DNFDNS
Clock First round 11 11.85 13.65 United States 11.8513.8515.7812.5814.51
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