The Weekly Average
A week of competitive cubing, written up every Monday
Records, debuts and results from the seven days just gone, taken from the WCA's official results. Each issue is fixed at the week it describes, so an old column still reads the way that week finished.
Week ending 9 October 2026
A 2.51 in Guangzhou, and four world records for Tarasenko
Xuanyi Geng cut the 3x3 single world record to 2.51 seconds, and Timofei Tarasenko set four big-cube world records at two competitions in China.
Week ending 20 September 2026
Three records in Lviv, and a month without a world record
Ostap Bukatiuk took three Ukrainian records at his national championship, and nobody anywhere has set a world record since 22 August.