Competitions · Kenya

Mombasa Twist & Turn 2026

Mombasa · 8 August 2026 · 5 events · 10 competitors · 13 personal bests

Sur Shah won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Benaiah Dafina by 2.08 seconds. 10 competitors produced 13 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Benaiah Dafina took a Pyraminx single of 14.58 down to 6.03, 59 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Sur Shah — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

2.08s

closest final — Pyraminx, Benaiah Dafina over Sammy Kelvin Mugo

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Sur Shah	12.00	13.97
2×2	Sur Shah	4.45	5.06
4×4	Sur Shah	52.47	1:03.51
3×3 one-handed	Sur Shah	18.04	24.64
Pyraminx	Benaiah Dafina	6.03	9.64

The PB harvest

13 set · 12 still standing

Sur Shah — 3×3 one-handed single 18.04: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
Sammy Kelvin Mugo — Pyraminx single 5.68: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
Benaiah Dafina — Pyraminx single 6.03: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
Benaiah Dafina — 3×3 single 14.54: into the top 22.9% of the event's history.
Benaiah Dafina — 2×2 single 5.16: into the top 41.3% of the event's history.
Benaiah Dafina — 4×4 single 1:07.06: into the top 44.0% of the event's history.
Rita Wakio — 3×3 single 21.57: into the top 44.3% of the event's history.
Michael Mordecai — 3×3 single 24.41: into the top 51.3% 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

10 competitors · 40 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. Sur Shah won it with a 13.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

10 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.