UC Canterbury Open 2026

Date: Sep 26, 2026
City: Christchurch, New Zealand
Venue: Undercroft 101
Address: Ground floor, Puaka-James Hight Building, University of Canterbury, Ilam, Christchurch 8041
Details: First floor of the Puaka-James Hight Building
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Dwyane Ramos and Jonny Chan
WCA Delegates: Daniel Fraser and James Dyer

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Information

UC Open 2026 is an official World Cube Association (WCA) sanctioned speedcubing competition.

This competition is open to all competitors regardless of age, experience, or skill. No prior experience in WCA competitions is necessary.

Please make sure to read all the information in the FAQ and other tabs before registering. All competitors should be familiar with the information in these tabs.

This competition will utilize dual rounds, meaning that all competitors will advance to the second round of each event, and the winner/ranking of each event will be determined by the best result of each competitor across the two rounds.

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Events
Main event
Competitors: 24

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Dwyane Ramos won with an average of 5.91 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Jasper Murray finished second (6.03) and Connor Johnson finished third (7.21).

Oceanian records: Dwyane Ramos‎ 3x3x3 One-Handed 8.18 (average).

3x3x3 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Dwyane Ramos	5.47	5.91	New Zealand	5.68	5.47	5.81	6.23	9.73
2	Jasper Murray	5.32	6.03	New Zealand	5.32	6.47	7.16	5.73	5.89
3	Connor Johnson	6.43	7.21	New Zealand	6.74	6.43	7.98	7.26	7.63

2x2x2 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Connor Johnson	0.94	1.40	New Zealand	1.35	0.94	1.29	1.59	1.57
2	Jasper Murray	0.92	1.65	New Zealand	1.78	1.77	0.92	1.41	4.17
3	Dwyane Ramos	1.04	1.92	New Zealand	2.25	1.61	1.04	1.91	4.92

3x3x3 One-Handed

#	Name	Best	Average		Representing	Solves
1	Dwyane Ramos	7.25	8.18	OcR	New Zealand	8.16	8.77	7.61	7.25	9.56
2	Jasper Murray	8.22	9.06		New Zealand	9.32	9.68	8.22	9.42	8.45
3	Connor Johnson	11.57	12.14		New Zealand	DNF	11.87	12.65	11.90	11.57