Competitions · Singapore

NUS Mini 2026

Singapore · 21 June 2026 · 5 events · 42 competitors · 30 personal bests

Emmanuel Kao won two of the five events (5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Jovan Lee by 0.35 seconds. 42 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Pransukh Udit Behera took a Square-1 single of 36.37 down to 25.16, 31 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Emmanuel Kao — 5×5, 7×7

0.35s

closest final — Clock, Jovan Lee over Yeo Jun Wei Christian

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
5×5	Emmanuel Kao	38.87	41.86
7×7	Emmanuel Kao	1:40.98	1:43.76
3×3 one-handed	Akash Sreedharan (ஆகாஷ் ஸ்ரீதரன்)	8.41	10.28
Clock	Jovan Lee	2.73	3.79
Square-1	Dalton Yeo	8.16	8.97

The PB harvest

30 set · 25 still standing

Jovan Lee — Clock single 2.73: into the top 0.46% of the event's history.
Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) — 5×5 single 45.55: into the top 0.76% of the event's history.
Yeo Jun Wei Christian — Clock single 3.23: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Jerome Lee Jin Wen — 3×3 one-handed single 10.03: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Lim Chun Yik (林峻毅) — 5×5 single 48.46: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Calen Seah — 3×3 one-handed single 10.76: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Kagen Chiu — 5×5 single 49.75: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
William Chew Hou Theng — 7×7 single 2:19.62: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

42 competitors · 161 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

42 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.