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Cubes Tranchés à Québec AM 2026

Québec, Quebec · 3 January 2026 · 3 events · 13 competitors · 7 personal bests

Charles Amarello won two of the three events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by William Lavoie by 1.77 seconds. 13 competitors produced 7 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

William Lavoie set the 2×2 single national record: 0.55.

Two wins
Charles Amarello — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
1.77s
closest final — 2×2, William Lavoie over Charles Amarello
7
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Charles Amarello6.287.49
2×2William Lavoie0.921.27
3×3 one-handedCharles Amarello12.6612.88

The PB harvest

7 set · 6 still standing
  • William Lavoie — 2×2 single 0.55: into the top 0.021% of the event's history.
  • Charles Amarello — 2×2 single 1.18: into the top 0.98% of the event's history.
  • Philémon Robert — 2×2 single 2.97: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Philémon Robert — 3×3 one-handed single 19.26: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
  • Bilal El Rawas — 3×3 single 13.95: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
  • Enzo Paniagua — 3×3 one-handed single 25.59: into the top 35.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

13 competitors · 39 results · 3 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. Charles Amarello won it with a 7.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

13 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.