Competitions · United States

Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026

Houston, Texas · 18 April 2026 · 6 events · 162 competitors · 124 personal bests

Azhar Virani won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Azhar Virani by 0.02 seconds. 162 competitors produced 124 personal bests, 107 of which still stand today, and 65 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

David Okoro-Sokoh set the 3×3 single national record: 6.73.

Two wins

Azhar Virani — 3×3, 4×4

0.02s

closest final — 3×3, Azhar Virani over Garner James Nilsen

124

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Azhar Virani	7.44	7.95
4×4	Azhar Virani	24.91	26.54
5×5	Brandon Ho	48.69	55.68
Megaminx	Maddox Smith	35.40	38.91
Pyraminx	Marcus Kamen	1.61	2.26
Skewb	Max William Colwell	2.48	2.92

The PB harvest

124 set · 107 still standing

David Okoro-Sokoh — 3×3 single 6.73: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Brandon Ho — 3×3 single 7.13: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Ian Kleppinger — 3×3 single 7.52: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Edison Lu — 3×3 single 7.81: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Garner James Nilsen — Pyraminx single 2.78: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Jayden Nguyen — Pyraminx single 2.90: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Ken Lai — 3×3 single 8.64: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Yuntao Huang (黄云涛) — 3×3 single 8.81: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

65 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

162 competitors · 691 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

162 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.