Competitions · New Zealand
A New Year in Auckland 2026
Auckland · 16 January 2026 · 9 events · 54 competitors · 59 personal bests
Camerone Chin won two of the nine events (3×3 Fewest Moves, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Yuki Gao by 0.36 seconds. 54 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Andrew Feng | 4.41 | 5.78 |
| 2×2 | Yuki Gao | 1.03 | 1.25 |
| 7×7 | Levi Eyou | 2:15.73 | 2:25.49 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Jerry Jiang | 46.53 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Camerone Chin | 29 moves | — |
| Megaminx | Alexander Vujcich | 24.15 | 26.60 |
| Pyraminx | Elyas Eyou | 1.22 | 2.15 |
| Skewb | Elyas Eyou | 3.07 | 4.29 |
| Square-1 | Camerone Chin | 6.19 | 8.20 |
The PB harvest
59 set · 33 still standing- Camerone Chin — Square-1 single 5.51: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
- Andrew Feng — Pyraminx single 1.62: into the top 0.57% of the event's history.
- Andrew Feng — 2×2 single 1.11: into the top 0.79% of the event's history.
- Theo Barton — 3×3 single 7.04: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Levi Eyou — Megaminx single 40.37: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Levi Eyou — 7×7 single 2:15.73: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Isaac Oloi — 3×3 single 7.36: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Jerry Jiang — 3×3 blindfolded single 26.86: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
3 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
54 competitors · 379 results · 9 events.
Everyone who competed
54 competitors- Adam Edward John Tasker
- Alex Asbery
- Alexander Vujcich
- Andrew Feng
- Ashley Foster
- Brandon Harris
- Camerone Chin
- Cheng-Ru Yang
- Cody Huang
- Devin Chen
- Eddy Deng
- Elizabeth Zhang
- Elyas Eyou
- Felix Dumble-Bauer
- Hansen Yu
- Henry Beuth
- Henry Layzell
- Hussain Alsibaee
- Isaac Oloi
- Jaden Nyamusoro
- James Hawksworth
- Jasmine Kane
- Jerry Jiang
- Jesse Brooke
- Johnson Kan
- Justin Zhang
- Kaden Ho
- Kaiden Ziegler
- Kalvin Lum
- Kayden Dong
- Levi Eyou
- Luca Choi
- Mason Tian
- Max Cai
- Michael Niu
- Nathanael Ligaliga
- Niam Vasan
- Nick Ng
- Noah Vaa
- Ollie Kenyon
- Parker Hayes
- Richard Foster
- Richard Yiheng Tao
- Saben Morris
- Stefan Zdravkovic
- Theo Barton
- Thomas Swarbrick
- Vira Huang (黃翎溱)
- Wee-Yeong Eyou
- Xavier Courteau-Laing
- Yuhao Luo
- Yuki Gao
- Zayn Janga
- Zoen Gibbons
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.