UIUC Spring 2026
- Date
- Apr 4, 2026
- City
- Urbana, Illinois, United States
- Venue
Illini Union
- Address
- 1401 W Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801
- Details
First Floor, Illini Room AB
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Amey Gaba, Ben Zhao, and Midwest Cubing Association
- WCA Delegate
- Kit Clement
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
ALL MINORS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A GUARDIAN IN ORDER TO ENTER THE VENUE!!
This competition is supported by the Midwest Cubing Association.

- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 45
- 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 80 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (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 95% 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).
Any spectator can attend for free.
By registering for this competition, you agree to the responsibilities outlined in the Competitor Responsibilities tab.
Members of the Illini Cubers RSO at UIUC may register without paying the registration fee. You must mention in your registration comment that you are a member so we can know to verify your membership.
ALL MINORS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A GUARDIAN IN ORDER TO ENTER THE VENUE!!
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Luke Garrett won with an average of 5.47 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ben Zhao finished second (6.79) and Carter Thomas finished third (7.00).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Garrett | 4.87 | 5.47 | United States | 5.08 | 4.87 | 5.17 | 7.04 | 6.17 | |||
| 2 | Ben Zhao | 6.07 | 6.79 | United States | 6.07 | 6.51 | 7.05 | 6.81 | 7.09 | |||
| 3 | Carter Thomas | 6.23 | 7.00 | United States | 9.55 | 6.93 | 6.23 | 6.93 | 7.14 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Garrett | 1.31 | 1.45 | United States | 1.31 | 2.38 | 1.55 | 1.42 | 1.37 | |||
| 2 | Lucas Lippman-Bruno | 1.93 | 2.18 | United States | 2.43 | 2.01 | 3.50 | 2.10 | 1.93 | |||
| 3 | Sebastian Carrillo | 1.94 | 2.29 | United States | 2.00 | 1.94 | 2.95 | 2.53 | 2.35 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Garrett | 21.85 | 25.18 | United States | 28.48 | 32.40 | 23.63 | 21.85 | 23.42 | |||
| 2 | Amey Gaba | 23.03 | 27.21 | India | 29.07 | 23.14 | 29.42 | 23.03 | 31.48 | |||
| 3 | Ben Zhao | 25.08 | 28.66 | United States | 32.40 | 26.11 | 25.08 | 28.27 | 31.59 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Thomas | 41.89 | 45.88 | United States | 41.89 | 44.65 | 47.28 | 45.72 | 51.43 | |||
| 2 | Ben Zhao | 44.95 | 48.36 | United States | 48.60 | 44.95 | 47.45 | 49.04 | 50.52 | |||
| 3 | Luke Garrett | 39.68 | 49.32 | United States | 46.31 | 48.77 | 52.88 | 39.68 | 59.64 | |||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Garrett | 7.63 | 9.29 | United States | 12.19 | 8.94 | 11.11 | 7.83 | 7.63 | |||
| 2 | Ben Zhao | 9.28 | 11.27 | United States | 9.85 | 14.27 | 9.28 | 10.38 | 13.59 | |||
| 3 | Carter Thomas | 12.15 | 14.03 | United States | 13.55 | 14.20 | 16.55 | 14.34 | 12.15 | |||