Zigzag Zambia Cubing 2026


Date
Jan 3, 2026
City
Lusaka, Zambia
Venue

Sikale Deco

Address
Eastpark Mall (off Thabo Mbeki Road), Lusaka, Zambia
Details

Showroom floor

Contact

faith.smith.zim@gmail.com, ykarim@worldcubeassociation.org

Organizers
Faith Smith and Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim
WCA Delegates
Faith Smith and Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

Welcome to the second ever official WCA Speedcubing Competition taking place in Zambia!
Please see the information below about how to register and pay, and check out the Events, Schedule and Frequently Asked Questions tabs for all the information you will need to make this a successful and fun competition!

Events
Main event
Competitors
11
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 35 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is K100 (Zambian Kwacha).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% 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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of K100 (Zambian Kwacha).
Any spectator can attend for free.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS and TICKET PRICES

Please note that there are THREE steps you need to take to be entered into this competition:

1) The competitor must Login or Create a WCA Account if they do not already have one (or their parent/guardian must create one for them). Please create a new account by clicking HERE
2) The competitor must register for the competition using their WCA account, specifying which events they want to participate in. Register by clicking HERE
3) The competitor must pay the entry fee by purchasing a ticket. Tickets are K100 (Zambian Kwacha). Please bring your entry fee in cash on the day. We most likely will not have any change, so please bring the exact amount.

Once you have registered, your registration will be approved after our team reviews it. However, you will not be able to compete if you do not pay your entry fee on the day of the competition. If for whatever reason you cannot pay cash on the day, please reach out to the organizers so we can arrange an alternate way for you to pay.

Highlights
Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

Faith Smith won with an average of 12.91 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim finished second (13.61) and Yuchen Liang finished third (24.16).

3x3x3 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Faith Smith 11.00 12.91 Zimbabwe 13.1012.3714.8911.0013.25
2 Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim 12.80 13.61 South Africa 12.8312.8013.6414.3717.03
3 Yuchen Liang 22.12 24.16 China 24.6330.0822.7522.1225.10

2x2x2 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Faith Smith 4.38 4.77 Zimbabwe 4.615.295.574.414.38
2 Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim 3.65 6.73 South Africa 5.599.673.655.549.07
3 Janu van Jaarsveldt 5.53 7.08 South Africa 7.776.945.5312.096.54

4x4x4 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Faith Smith 34.22 NR 42.42 NR Zimbabwe 41.1534.2243.3042.8244.94
2 Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim 58.25 1:05.53 South Africa 1:08.581:03.461:11.161:04.5558.25
3 Janu van Jaarsveldt 1:42.92 1:48.85 South Africa 1:59.431:42.921:48.971:44.881:52.70

3x3x3 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim 45.28 DNF South Africa DNFDNFDNF45.281:44.64
2 Faith Smith 2:47.93 NR DNF Zimbabwe 3:25.532:47.933:22.60DNFDNF

Pyraminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim 5.34 6.82 South Africa 5.346.179.946.138.15
2 Faith Smith 8.41 9.29 Zimbabwe 11.009.489.319.078.41
3 Janu van Jaarsveldt 9.31 16.91 South Africa 9.3119.7512.6518.34DNF
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