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Curtan Cubing Contest 2026

Finspång · 16 January 2026 · 12 events · 58 competitors · 100 personal bests

Emil Alpsten won two of the twelve events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Pep Edén by 0.00 seconds. 58 competitors produced 100 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lukas Renström took a Skewb single of 11.28 down to 4.61, 59 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Emil Alpsten — 3×3, Pyraminx
0.00s
closest final — 2×2, Pep Edén over Emil Alpsten
100
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Emil Alpsten6.007.34
2×2Pep Edén1.201.51
4×4Emanuel Skålberg27.3031.17
5×5Arvid Ahlstrand50.5255.15
6×6Arvid Ahlstrand1:22.721:29.93
3×3 blindfoldedEskil Munthe23.94—
3×3 one-handedLudwig Ivarsson11.1412.61
ClockRuben Norén Gustafsson3.063.48
MegaminxDante Videfrost37.7141.26
PyraminxEmil Alpsten1.602.78
SkewbFrank Lindblom1.622.40
Square-1Helmer Ewert7.409.00

The PB harvest

100 set · 47 still standing
  • Frank Lindblom — 4×4 single 26.61: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Dante Videfrost — 2×2 single 1.38: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Klas Klöfver — Skewb single 2.42: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Sebastian Von Greiff — 2×2 single 1.81: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Isak Gustafsson — Skewb single 2.96: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Isak Gustafsson — 3×3 single 9.14: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Zacharias Lagergren — 2×2 single 2.22: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Mattias Wang — 3×3 one-handed single 14.87: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

58 competitors · 723 results · 12 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. Emil Alpsten won it with a 7.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

58 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.