Competitions · Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026

Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur · 22 August 2026 · 11 events · 111 competitors · 201 personal bests

Timofei Tarasenko won eight of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Timofei Tarasenko by 0.21 seconds. 111 competitors produced 201 personal bests, 199 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Timofei Tarasenko set the 6×6 average world record: 1:03.63.

Eight wins

Timofei Tarasenko — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.21s

closest final — 2×2, Timofei Tarasenko over Tan Kyle Xuan (陈恺轩)

201

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Timofei Tarasenko	5.16	5.87
2×2	Timofei Tarasenko	1.20	1.52
4×4	Timofei Tarasenko	20.46	22.72
5×5	Timofei Tarasenko	33.26	34.71
6×6	Timofei Tarasenko	1:00.43	1:03.63
7×7	Timofei Tarasenko	1:35.88	1:40.15
3×3 one-handed	Timofei Tarasenko	9.18	11.08
Clock	Ng Keng Shi	4.23	4.44
Megaminx	Timofei Tarasenko	22.22	25.00
Pyraminx	Tay Wen Chian (郑文谦)	1.67	2.13
Skewb	Richard Rettich	1.58	2.58

The PB harvest

201 set · 199 still standing

Tan Jay Sheng — 3×3 single 6.36: into the top 0.73% of the event's history.
Tai Hong Ming (戴宏洺) — Pyraminx single 1.98: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Frederick Gan Cheng Aik — Pyraminx single 2.08: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Janson Bi Jun Xiong — 3×3 single 7.06: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Ng Keng Shi — Clock single 3.47: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Chia Poh Xuan — Pyraminx single 2.34: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Mohammad Naufal Bin Mohd Suhairy — 3×3 single 7.96: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Ho Zhen Xiang — 3×3 single 8.05: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

111 competitors · 868 results · 11 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. Timofei Tarasenko won it with a 5.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

111 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.