GAN Southern Championship 2026
- Date
- Jun 11 - 14, 2026
- City
- Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 3401 W Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
- Details
Round Up Inn
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Brendon Hatfield, Ivan Ruiz, John Wanger, Matt Lee, Michael S. Lander, Nathan Benson, RJ Gohn, Ryan Pilat, Southern Cubing LLC, Tristan Patrick, and Zachary Walden
- WCA Delegates
- Casey Ngo, Derek Herrera, James Wang (王俊杰), Jeremy Falanga, Matt Lee, Michael Conard, Michael S. Lander, Nathan Benson, RJ Gohn, Ryan Pilat, Seth Talbot, Thai Bui, and Tristan Patrick
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Southern Cubing welcomes you to Fort Worth for Southern Championship 2026!
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Please visit the Key Information tab for an overview of everything Southern Champs 2026!
The highest placing resident of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma or Texas in each event at this competition will be recognized as the Southern Champion! Check out the Southern Championship Eligibility tab for more information.
This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors must be familiar with the WCA Regulations. If you are new to competing, please refer to the New Competitor Information tab.
Spectators can attend for free and can come and go as they please! No registration or check-in process is needed for spectating.
This competition is organized by Southern Cubing and supported by our sponsors.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 251
- 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 320 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $80 (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 .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.
Competitors may only register for events that they are already qualified for.
Registration Process
- Wait until registration opens on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM CDT. You cannot register prior to then. You cannot register after Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM CDT. If deemed necessary, we may close registration early.
- If you have not competed before, create a WCA account here.
- Go to the Register link on the competition website.
- Fill out the events you will be competing in, any comments you may have about your registration, and press register.
- Pay the registration fee via Stripe on the competition website.
Competitors MUST pay their registration fee before being eligible for a spot in the competition.
Waitlist
If the competition is full, a message will be displayed saying such on the competition website. If, after this time, you register and pay for the competition, you will be added to the competition waitlist.
If a competitor cancels their registration, the person at the top of the waitlist will be added to the competitor list.
If you are on the waitlist, you may cancel your registration (see below) at any time for a full refund.
If you are on the waitlist, you will be informed whether you have made it on the competitor list after Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM CDT, otherwise you will be given a full refund.
Registration Changes
If you would like to cancel your registration, email the organization team with your request and you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee. Refunds are available only until Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM CDT.
If you would like to edit your registered events or listed guests, you may do so on the Register page. This can only be done prior to Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM CDT.
By registering, competitors agree to the information in the Key Information tab under Policies and Procedures tab.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Siddharth Reddy won with an average of 6.23 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Matty Hiroto Inaba finished second (6.26) and Dylan Miller finished third (6.81).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siddharth Reddy | 5.91 | 6.23 | United States | 6.20 | 6.13 | 6.35 | 6.71 | 5.91 | |||
| 2 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 5.36 | 6.26 | United States | 5.36 | 6.03 | 6.27 | 7.27 | 6.49 | |||
| 3 | Dylan Miller | 5.29 | 6.81 | United States | 7.68 | 6.75 | 7.90 | 6.00 | 5.29 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sujan Feist | 1.04 | 1.44 | United States | 4.06 | 1.04 | 1.67 | 1.36 | 1.30 | |||
| 2 | Siddharth Reddy | 1.09 | 1.57 | United States | 2.15 | 1.88 | 1.34 | 1.49 | 1.09 | |||
| 3 | Ryan Pilat | 1.41 | 1.66 | United States | 1.90 | 2.44 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.41 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 20.92 | 23.21 | United States | 20.92 | 24.66 | 22.68 | 24.72 | 22.29 | |||
| 2 | Ray Bai | 22.84 | 24.08 | United States | 23.28 | 25.50 | 23.47 | 22.84 | DNF | |||
| 3 | Ryan Pilat | 23.83 | 27.88 | United States | 23.83 | 27.02 | 29.37 | 28.33 | 28.29 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 40.78 | 45.14 | United States | 45.32 | 42.78 | 48.27 | 47.32 | 40.78 | |||
| 2 | Ray Bai | 40.35 | 46.02 | United States | 45.97 | 42.24 | 49.85 | 51.34 | 40.35 | |||
| 3 | Ryan Pilat | 43.28 | 49.56 | United States | 52.57 | 52.73 | 43.38 | 43.28 | 53.95 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Pilat | 1:22.86 | 1:27.38 | United States | 1:35.18 | 1:24.11 | 1:22.86 | |||||
| 2 | Ray Bai | 1:24.75 | 1:31.80 | United States | 1:29.00 | 1:41.66 | 1:24.75 | |||||
| 3 | William Henry Ruppert V | 1:36.00 | 1:37.51 | United States | 1:38.56 | 1:37.97 | 1:36.00 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Pilat | 2:15.15 | 2:19.18 | United States | 2:21.12 | 2:15.15 | 2:21.27 | |||||
| 2 | Ray Bai | 2:20.77 | 2:24.00 | United States | 2:29.56 | 2:20.77 | 2:21.68 | |||||
| 3 | William Henry Ruppert V | 2:13.67 | 2:31.11 | United States | 2:27.78 | 2:13.67 | 2:51.89 | |||||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Pilat | 20.07 | DNF | United States | 20.07 | 21.28 | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||
| 2 | Fletcher Berry | 25.44 | DNF | United States | 27.51 | 25.44 | 33.22 | DNF | DNF | |||
| 3 | Braden McDonough | 39.15 | 42.32 | United States | 44.23 | 39.15 | 41.10 | DNF | 41.62 | |||
3x3x3 Fewest Moves
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Pilat | 22 | 26.00 | United States | 22 | 32 | 24 | |||||
| 2 | Octavio Cobos | 25 | 27.33 | United States | 31 | 25 | 26 | |||||
| 3 | Titus Sutterfield | 28 | 30.33 | United States | 31 | 28 | 32 | |||||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 10.33 | 11.56 | United States | 13.09 | 10.33 | 11.63 | 10.81 | 12.24 | |||
| 2 | Ray Bai | 9.73 | 11.76 | United States | 15.79 | 12.05 | 12.43 | 10.80 | 9.73 | |||
| 3 | Tyler Gee | 11.05 | 12.51 | United States | 11.06 | 12.65 | 11.05 | 14.19 | 13.82 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunner Engelsman | 2.91 | 3.70 | United States | 2.91 | 3.25 | DNF | 4.22 | 3.63 | |||
| 2 | William Henry Ruppert V | 3.61 | 4.07 | United States | 3.77 | 5.97 | 4.29 | 4.16 | 3.61 | |||
| 3 | Jackson Bodkin | 3.27 | 4.87 | United States | 4.29 | 4.94 | DNF | 5.38 | 3.27 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maddox Smith | 32.03 | 34.81 | United States | 38.33 | 34.94 | 34.67 | 34.83 | 32.03 | |||
| 2 | Dylan Miller | 33.64 | 35.82 | United States | 34.98 | 37.66 | 33.64 | 40.33 | 34.83 | |||
| 3 | Jose Ortiz Jr. | 35.08 | 38.46 | United States | 35.08 | 43.54 | 40.89 | 37.28 | 37.20 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Kamen | 1.15 | 1.81 | United States | 2.20 | 1.42 | 1.82 | 2.38 | 1.15 | |||
| 2 | Ryan Pilat | 1.33 | 2.28 | United States | 2.22 | 1.33 | 3.25 | 2.86 | 1.75 | |||
| 3 | Andres Rodriguez | 1.62 | 2.32 | United States | 2.28 | 1.62 | 2.33 | 2.35 | 4.36 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sid Shivnath | 1.25 | 2.00 | United States | 2.36 | 1.60 | 1.25 | 2.03 | 2.43 | |||
| 2 | Max William Colwell | 2.17 | 2.55 | United States | 2.32 | 2.68 | 3.09 | 2.65 | 2.17 | |||
| 3 | Joseph Hirsch | 2.07 | 3.00 | United States | 2.07 | 4.09 | 2.88 | 3.11 | 3.00 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Pilat | 5.56 | 7.06 | United States | 6.63 | 7.05 | 9.73 | 7.51 | 5.56 | |||
| 2 | Gunner Engelsman | 7.38 | 8.67 | United States | 7.38 | 8.02 | 10.19 | 8.54 | 9.44 | |||
| 3 | Cole Dugger | 8.98 | 9.92 | United States | 16.25 | 9.16 | 10.44 | 10.15 | 8.98 | |||
4x4x4 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Gao | 1:48.73 | DNF | United States | 1:48.73 | 2:13.82 | DNF | |||||
| 2 | Ryan Pilat | 3:31.78 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 3:31.78 | |||||
| 3 | Braden McDonough | 4:39.45 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 4:39.45 | |||||
5x5x5 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Gao | 4:47.05 | DNF | United States | 4:47.05 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 2 | Ryan Pilat | 9:49.76 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 9:49.76 | |||||
| 3 | Emmett O'Leary-Liu | 16:28.00 | DNF | United States | 16:28.00 | 22:41.00 | DNF | |||||
3x3x3 Multi-Blind
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Gao | 55/66 59:38 | United States | 55/66 59:38 | 52/66 59:56 | |||||||
| 2 | Fletcher Berry | 22/28 58:11 | United States | 22/28 58:11 | 21/27 58:43 | |||||||
| 3 | Braden McDonough | 12/15 56:19 | United States | 10/17 1:00:00 | 12/15 56:19 | |||||||