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Singapore · 8 March 2026 · 7 events · 63 competitors · 42 personal bests

Emmanuel Kao won two of the seven events (4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Matthew Powell by 0.04 seconds. 63 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Akash Sreedharan (ஆகாஷ் ஸ்ரீதரன்) set the 3×3 one-handed single national record: 7.49.

Two wins

Emmanuel Kao — 4×4, 6×6

0.04s

closest final — Clock, Matthew Powell over Nigel Phang

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Tristan Chua Yong	6.80	7.61
4×4	Emmanuel Kao	21.67	23.44
6×6	Emmanuel Kao	1:07.92	1:12.16
3×3 one-handed	Akash Sreedharan (ஆகாஷ் ஸ்ரீதரன்)	10.24	11.09
Clock	Matthew Powell	2.33	2.82
Pyraminx	Jovan Lee	1.95	2.62
Square-1	Aidan Loh Kai Ye	6.77	7.78

The PB harvest

42 set · 22 still standing

Koh Zi Yi — Square-1 single 5.67: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
Aiden Lim Tze Choon — 3×3 single 6.69: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Elliot Lau — 3×3 one-handed single 10.12: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Aiden Lim Tze Choon — Pyraminx single 2.07: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Jovan Lee — 4×4 single 27.78: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Aidan Loh Kai Ye — 3×3 single 7.64: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Wendi Fan (范文迪) — 3×3 single 8.03: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Advay Hari — 3×3 single 8.07: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

63 competitors · 289 results · 7 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Tristan Chua Yong won it with a 7.61 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1U R' F2 D2 B2 L2 D2 F2 L B D F2 R2 U L D2 L' D'
2F' U L2 F U D' L F2 B2 R2 D R2 U2 F2 D2 F2 B L D'
3D2 B2 D R B2 R2 D B2 U B2 D2 B' L B F R' D2
4B' R' L2 F R' L U D' B D' L R2 F2 D' F2 D' B2
5U2 F2 B' D B D2 L' D R2 D2 B2 U2 D B' D F2 D2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 competitors

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.