UCSD Weeknights IX 2026


Date
Apr 24, 2026
City
San Diego, California, United States
Venue

UC San Diego

Address
Student Service Center, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
Details

Student Services Center - Multi Purpose Room

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Emily Nguyen, Manning Karahashi (唐橋康成), and West Coast Cubing LLC Treasurer
WCA Delegates
Alex Lehman, Dylan Govic, and Kaoushik Murugan
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

This competition is on a weekday!


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 Competitor Responsibilities 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 the Rubik's Cube Club @ UC San Diego, in partnership with West Coast Cubing.

Events
Main event
Competitors
45
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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 50 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (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.

Registration Process

  1. Wait until registration opens on Monday, March 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM PDT. You cannot register prior to then. You cannot register after Friday, April 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM. No exceptions to these will be given. If deemed necessary, we may close registration early.
  2. If you have not competed before, create a WCA account here.
  3. Go to the Register link on the competition website.
  4. Fill out the events you will be competing in, any comments you may have about your registration, and press register.
  5. Pay the registration fee via Stripe on the competition website.
  6. A member of the organization team will manually accept registrations. Wait for an email confirming your registration has been accepted.

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 Friday, April 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM, 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 Friday, April 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

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 Friday, April 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

By registering, competitors agree to the information in the Competitor Responsibilities tab. This tab details the responsibilitIes of all competitors at this competition. Not abiding by these responsibilities can result in disqualification.

Highlights
Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

Emily Nguyen won with an average of 51.58 seconds in the 5x5x5 Cube event. Ishaan Hadkar finished second (1:02.52) and Manning Karahashi (唐橋康成) finished third (1:08.24).

Akash Kelkar - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 19 14.44 17.05 United States 14.4417.7316.6616.7518.91
2x2x2 Cube Final 4 2.82 3.09 United States 2.943.233.112.823.33
5x5x5 Cube First round 18 2:00.83 2:33.70 United States 2:13.042:51.982:00.832:36.07DNF

Alex Lehman - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 13 10.26 13.21 United States 11.7814.5016.0813.3610.26
2x2x2 Cube Final 10 3.28 4.65 United States 4.926.124.303.284.74
5x5x5 Cube Final 4 1:10.98 1:15.31 United States 1:29.321:11.041:14.571:10.981:20.31
First round 4 1:05.78 1:13.56 United States 1:10.021:13.051:17.621:20.841:05.78

Andrés Garduño Cárdenas - Mexico WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 4 9.79 10.33 Mexico 11.319.8011.829.799.88
2x2x2 Cube Final 6 2.94 4.08 Mexico 2.945.153.304.124.82
5x5x5 Cube First round 16 1:49.64 2:00.82 Mexico 2:09.371:57.411:49.641:59.412:05.65

Anka Engin - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 15 12.48 13.46 United States 20.3613.2213.6812.4813.49
2x2x2 Cube Final 5 3.45 3.94 United States 3.894.007.803.923.45
5x5x5 Cube First round 12 1:26.61 1:37.27 United States 1:39.091:37.631:51.911:35.101:26.61

Arvin Sahni - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 24 20.03 21.73 United States 22.8020.0320.8725.5021.53

Ayman Hoque - Bangladesh WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 17 13.92 14.90 Bangladesh 15.2313.9225.4314.8714.59
2x2x2 Cube Final 17 5.78 7.47 Bangladesh 6.7614.995.789.126.53
5x5x5 Cube First round 14 1:41.68 1:50.95 Bangladesh 1:55.381:56.441:49.781:47.691:41.68

Caleb Kim - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 18 12.13 16.73 United States 14.5016.7912.1318.91DNF
2x2x2 Cube Final 15 4.93 5.82 United States 6.115.935.734.935.81

Cathy Ceng - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 28 19.64 24.36 United States 26.7019.6426.8026.3220.07
2x2x2 Cube Final 27 4.75 11.73 United States 20.447.3220.834.757.43
5x5x5 Cube First round 20 3:33.96 United States 3:54.033:33.96

Charles Hermanns - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 27 21.69 23.97 United States 25.8421.6928.5223.4322.63
2x2x2 Cube Final 28 7.38 11.77 United States 16.3611.1724.017.387.78

Christian Tambriz - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 3 8.03 9.37 United States 8.8911.289.148.0310.07
2x2x2 Cube Final 13 3.76 4.87 United States 4.514.413.766.005.70

David Goldberg - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 11 11.50 12.70 United States 11.5012.3736.5012.4413.30

Dominic Shoji - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 2 7.12 8.84 United States 9.059.547.127.93DNF
2x2x2 Cube Final 1 1.04 1.61 United States 1.041.322.991.521.98
5x5x5 Cube Final 6 1:11.45 1:26.03 United States 1:27.601:32.371:18.131:11.451:32.71
First round 6 1:19.68 1:24.97 United States 1:23.231:29.771:27.041:24.631:19.68

Dylan Govic - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 5 9.38 10.48 United States 9.3810.7310.8711.899.83
2x2x2 Cube Final 3 2.51 3.01 United States 2.623.452.972.516.23
5x5x5 Cube Final 7 1:20.77 1:26.89 United States 1:20.771:48.801:23.571:29.021:28.09
First round 8 1:23.46 1:26.69 United States 1:28.071:25.901:23.461:26.091:41.76

Ean Luo - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 20 16.04 17.74 United States 16.3418.0718.8016.0421.22

Emily Nguyen - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 7 9.77 11.08 United States 10.8310.919.7711.5111.60
5x5x5 Cube Final 1 48.96 51.58 United States 52.5152.5449.6956.4348.96
First round 1 46.52 51.85 United States 56.3157.4450.0346.5249.21

Ethan Chen - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 30 23.44 26.44 United States 32.2924.5030.7023.4424.11

Ferris Mecleary - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 35 28.26 32.78 United States 34.1534.6329.5728.2635.97
2x2x2 Cube Final 30 4.10 13.14 United States 4.1017.1712.3214.8812.21

Finn Hamlett - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 42 59.47 1:15.88 United States 59.473:28.861:09.121:04.991:33.54

Halil T. Yazicioglu - Turkey WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 32 23.40 26.81 Turkey 32.1825.5823.4026.5028.35
2x2x2 Cube Final 25 6.80 10.53 Turkey 12.779.786.809.0324.35

Isaac Ngo-Vogl - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 34 29.86 32.20 United States 33.5733.7630.6729.8632.36
2x2x2 Cube Final 23 7.55 9.36 United States 9.5610.107.558.4113.15

Ishaan Hadkar - India WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 10 11.11 12.28 India 12.7611.7514.3311.1112.34
5x5x5 Cube Final 2 58.33 1:02.52 India 59.581:01.2158.331:06.761:12.11
First round 2 1:03.47 1:06.07 India 1:09.381:03.471:05.361:07.441:05.40

Jack Carrico - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 33 23.64 31.37 United States 31.2234.2023.6434.0228.88
2x2x2 Cube Final 18 5.44 7.51 United States 7.735.447.48DNF7.33

Jadon Gonzalez - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 23 21.05 21.64 United States 48.7521.0521.7822.0421.10
2x2x2 Cube Final 19 6.92 7.78 United States 8.467.547.946.927.87
5x5x5 Cube First round 22 4:27.36 United States DNF4:27.36

Jason Bradley - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 37 36.58 42.85 United States 52.0436.5840.1140.0948.35
2x2x2 Cube Final 26 10.46 10.94 United States 10.4810.7614.0810.4611.58
5x5x5 Cube First round 21 4:18.81 United States 4:43.234:18.81

Jason Chang (章維祐) - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube First round 11 1:25.95 1:31.16 United States 1:37.901:32.111:31.391:29.981:25.95

Jesús Armando Aguirre Ibarra - Mexico WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 9 10.82 11.81 Mexico 11.5410.8212.0411.8515.26
2x2x2 Cube Final 9 3.59 4.43 Mexico 5.064.063.594.187.97
5x5x5 Cube First round 9 1:25.58 1:28.37 Mexico 1:25.581:31.301:27.201:26.611:31.51

Joel Kim - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 1 6.57 8.84 United States 9.347.696.5711.019.48
2x2x2 Cube Final 2 1.52 2.96 United States 3.191.522.133.564.26
5x5x5 Cube First round 13 1:31.83 1:38.86 United States DNF1:38.461:31.831:39.811:38.30

Joshua Ho - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 22 18.81 20.76 United States 18.8131.4720.6922.2119.39
2x2x2 Cube Final 16 4.25 6.34 United States 5.445.488.104.25DNF

Josiah Armstrong - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 44 25.59 DNF United States 27.0125.59DNF26.88DNF
2x2x2 Cube Final 22 6.42 8.75 United States 8.808.94DNF8.516.42
5x5x5 Cube First round 19 3:04.02 United States 3:10.013:04.02

Luke Monasmith - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 21 16.33 18.37 United States 19.3820.9317.6116.3318.11
2x2x2 Cube Final 7 3.63 4.30 United States 6.183.804.123.634.98
5x5x5 Cube First round 17 2:11.48 2:26.12 United States 2:28.282:11.482:27.732:29.982:22.34

Manning Karahashi (唐橋康成) - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 12 9.24 13.03 United States 9.2412.44DNF13.1213.54
2x2x2 Cube Final 8 2.92 4.32 United States 4.745.149.223.082.92
5x5x5 Cube Final 3 1:04.65 1:08.24 United States 1:24.081:04.961:11.961:04.651:07.80
First round 5 1:14.86 1:19.58 United States 1:14.861:26.481:17.581:15.931:25.24

Matt Sherman - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 41 52.55 59.72 United States 55.131:13.4558.381:05.6652.55

Miles Howe - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 38 37.98 45.53 United States 49.8246.0037.9840.7654.22

Muhtasim Al-Farabi - Bangladesh WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 8 10.13 11.30 Bangladesh 11.2713.4710.8010.1311.83
2x2x2 Cube Final 14 3.01 5.13 Bangladesh 3.836.556.653.015.02
5x5x5 Cube Final 5 1:08.37 1:15.95 Bangladesh 1:13.291:24.911:26.461:09.661:08.37
First round 3 1:08.57 1:12.25 Bangladesh 1:17.121:13.121:08.571:11.581:12.05

Phoenix R. Negrete - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 39 42.78 47.51 United States 46.95DNF49.6042.7845.97

Regis James Yoboud - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 40 42.20 52.08 United States 55.8851.5342.2053.3351.39

Rodrigo Garduño Cárdenas - Mexico WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 31 23.07 26.72 Mexico 33.0223.0726.2826.0827.80
2x2x2 Cube Final 24 7.11 9.51 Mexico 11.8010.987.119.428.13

Rudhr Bonbon - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 43 58.51 1:25.87 United States 1:28.751:26.131:24.911:26.5858.51

Ryan Woytowitz - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 6 8.29 11.05 United States 9.6514.6710.4013.118.29
2x2x2 Cube Final 11 3.19 4.69 United States 4.493.196.144.814.77
5x5x5 Cube Final 8 1:13.32 1:28.84 United States 1:29.251:13.321:33.881:23.381:44.47
First round 7 1:13.28 1:26.43 United States 1:37.641:28.771:13.281:32.631:17.88

Serhii Pisliakov - Ukraine WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 36 27.98 32.81 Ukraine 35.1731.0627.9832.5334.85
2x2x2 Cube Final 29 9.92 12.76 Ukraine 9.9216.2515.6610.8311.80

Shareef Sabir - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 26 18.90 22.23 United States DNF18.9020.3919.5526.76
2x2x2 Cube Final 21 7.53 8.74 United States DNF8.337.538.749.15

Srihan Goli - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 14 11.29 13.23 United States 14.6313.2412.0111.2914.45
2x2x2 Cube Final 12 3.98 4.73 United States 3.984.114.775.329.37
5x5x5 Cube First round 15 1:39.18 1:51.70 United States 1:50.031:39.181:47.461:58.311:57.62

Timothy Zhang (张学义) - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 16 10.80 13.59 United States 16.5816.8910.8011.3712.81
5x5x5 Cube First round 10 1:22.49 1:28.51 United States 1:26.081:25.061:39.511:22.491:34.38

William Sherman - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 25 18.96 21.81 United States 26.4023.4419.4522.5318.96
2x2x2 Cube Final 31 14.47 16.42 United States 17.4921.6516.2914.4715.48

Yaroslav Fedorak - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 29 20.73 25.15 United States 24.8824.9325.6528.3120.73
2x2x2 Cube Final 20 6.18 7.94 United States 9.1612.866.186.987.68
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