Competitions · Malta
Maltese Championship 2026
Valletta · 26 September 2026 · 7 events · 51 competitors · 52 personal bests
Ianis Costin Chele won five of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ianis Costin Chele by 0.44 seconds. 51 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ianis Costin Chele | 5.98 | 6.84 |
| 2×2 | Ianis Costin Chele | 1.42 | 1.58 |
| 4×4 | Giacomo Daniele Corò | 25.49 | 27.00 |
| 5×5 | Ianis Costin Chele | 44.34 | 49.22 |
| 7×7 | Vincenzo Maria Gammino | 2:48.87 | 2:56.91 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ianis Costin Chele | 9.69 | 10.95 |
| Pyraminx | Ianis Costin Chele | 1.72 | 1.94 |
The PB harvest
52 set · 50 still standing- Ianis Costin Chele — 5×5 single 44.34: into the top 0.6% of the event's history.
- Michael Schembri — 2×2 single 1.34: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Tommaso Raposio — 4×4 single 28.84: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Michael Schembri — 3×3 single 8.42: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
- Bianca Spiteri — Pyraminx single 3.16: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Bianca Spiteri — 2×2 single 1.94: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
- Liam J. Bonello — 2×2 single 1.98: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Samuel Gauci — 2×2 single 2.07: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
6 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
51 competitors · 320 results · 7 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. Ianis Costin Chele won it with a 6.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R' B' D2 R2 U' R2 L U' R U2 B2 R2 F2 L U2 B2 L F2 U2 - 2
D F B' U2 L' D B U' L U L2 U2 D F2 U' D2 B R2 - 3
D L' U2 L2 B' D' F2 L R2 F' B2 L2 B U2 B' D2 B' R2 D F' - 4
B' R2 L2 U' F' B D2 R F2 R2 U R2 L2 F2 U2 F2 D F2 R - 5
R' L' F U D2 R2 U' R B' L D2 L2 D2 L D2 R' F2 D2 B'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
51 competitors- Andrea Clementi
- Arttu Puttonen
- Benjamin Chetcuti Cauchi
- Bianca Spiteri
- Boris Petkovic
- Carl Galea
- Carmela Gravano
- Chen Chen
- Chesdon Xuereb
- Chiara Marcucci
- Daniel Luke Spiteri
- Fabian Staber
- Francesco Zilio
- Gerard Tabone
- Giacomo Daniele Corò
- Gianni Martinelli
- Giovanni Tramontano
- Haidar Hassan Haidar
- Hubert Darłak
- Ianis Costin Chele
- Jack Adamson
- James Lee
- Jamie Johnston
- John Paul Zammit
- Jordan DeGiorgio
- José Maria Diaz Marteddu
- Kacper Paweł Dworak
- Karl Yousif
- Konstantin Jaehne
- Lara Caruana Montaldo
- Liam Debono
- Liam J. Bonello
- Luke Borg
- Michael Schembri
- Michael Zammit
- Mireya Vella
- Niko Ronkainen
- Oana-Simona Vrabie
- Oliver Kerai
- Oscar Luigi M. Gravador
- Philippa Marie Chetcuti Cauchi
- Pietro Gasparetto
- Riccardo Raciti
- Samuel Gauci
- Samuele Cancemi
- Tokyo Attard
- Tommaso Raposio
- Victor Montagut
- Vincenzo Maria Gammino
- Yohta Kondo (近藤洋太)
- Yongyan Xue (薛永言)
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.