Competitions · United Arab Emirates

DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai B 2026

Dubai · 1 February 2026 · 5 events · 54 competitors · 49 personal bests

Mikhail Nikitin won two of the five events (3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Parsa Askari Rad (پارسا عسکری راد) by 0.16 seconds. 54 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 44 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Miroslav Lukin took a 4×4 single of 4:14.87 down to 1:32.04, 64 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Mikhail Nikitin — 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx

0.16s

closest final — 3×3, Parsa Askari Rad (پارسا عسکری راد) over Rannanjay Singh Kotwal

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Parsa Askari Rad (پارسا عسکری راد)	7.78	9.20
2×2	Rannanjay Singh Kotwal	2.14	2.78
4×4	Mohammed Al Said	32.04	36.45
3×3 one-handed	Mikhail Nikitin	14.00	16.72
Pyraminx	Mikhail Nikitin	3.69	4.38

The PB harvest

49 set · 44 still standing

Parsa Askari Rad (پارسا عسکری راد) — 3×3 single 7.78: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Parsa Askari Rad (پارسا عسکری راد) — 4×4 single 32.91: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Qais Ali Taqi — 3×3 single 9.36: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Vidur Arun — 2×2 single 2.32: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
Rannanjay Singh Kotwal — 3×3 one-handed single 14.61: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Rannanjay Singh Kotwal — 4×4 single 37.00: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
Devarsh Koolath — Pyraminx single 4.77: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
Tanish Lal — 3×3 single 11.48: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

54 competitors · 198 results · 5 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. Parsa Askari Rad (پارسا عسکری راد) won it with a 9.20 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

54 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.