Competitions · Canada

Battle of Alberta 2026

Red Deer, Alberta · 9 May 2026 · 5 events · 102 competitors · 92 personal bests

Kyle Santucci won the 3×3 with a 6.46 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Emmanuel Fraser by 0.23 seconds. 102 competitors produced 92 personal bests, 60 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Mateo Domini Lubuguin took a Square-1 single of 1:49.77 down to 42.59, 61 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.23s

closest final — 2×2, Emmanuel Fraser over Kyle Santucci

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kyle Santucci	5.55	6.46
2×2	Emmanuel Fraser	1.91	2.21
3×3 one-handed	Leif Anvik	10.57	11.18
Skewb	Danny Buschert	2.83	3.29
Square-1	Mazar Hrdlicka	6.13	12.07

The PB harvest

92 set · 60 still standing

Mazar Hrdlicka — 3×3 single 6.11: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
Mazar Hrdlicka — Square-1 single 6.13: into the top 0.85% of the event's history.
Dave Virk — 3×3 one-handed single 10.65: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Lochlann Pratt — 3×3 one-handed single 12.48: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Shubh Salia-Namboodiri — Square-1 single 8.45: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Anthony Finnigan — Square-1 single 9.58: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
Mazar Hrdlicka — Skewb single 3.52: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Caleb Steward — 3×3 single 10.24: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

102 competitors · 479 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

102 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.