Competitions · Canada
Ottawa 3x3x3 Winter A 2026
Kanata, Ontario · 9 January 2026 · 2 events · 36 competitors · 18 personal bests
Omar Ellabban won the 3×3 with a 8.19 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Rémi Chrétien by 0.68 seconds. 36 competitors produced 18 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Thomas Aud took a 2×2 single of 10.31 down to 4.58, 56 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Omar Ellabban | 7.55 | 8.19 |
| 2×2 | Rémi Chrétien | 1.71 | 3.24 |
The PB harvest
18 set · 13 still standing- Ethan Wang — 3×3 single 7.13: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Alvin Lu — 3×3 single 9.35: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
- Luciano Volpe — 2×2 single 3.36: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
- Alvin Lu — 2×2 single 3.67: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
- Yusuf Ziya Bulan — 3×3 single 15.63: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.
- Thiago Araujo Reis — 3×3 single 17.10: into the top 31.3% of the event's history.
- Thomas Aud — 2×2 single 4.58: into the top 34.0% of the event's history.
- Thomas Aud — 3×3 single 18.33: into the top 35.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Ten 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
36 competitors · 74 results · 2 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. Omar Ellabban won it with a 8.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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L D R' D R2 B' L2 F' R2 F' U2 R2 D' L' U' L F2 R' D - 2
F2 L2 F' D2 B' D2 F R' U2 F L2 U2 B' R U2 R2 D L2 - 3
R' B' R2 B2 U D R B2 L' U' F R2 U2 L2 D2 F D2 F' R2 F - 4
F B2 R U' R F L U2 D' L U B2 D F2 B2 U B2 R2 D L2 - 5
R' F' L' D' U2 R2 F2 U' L2 B2 L2 B' L' R' F' U' R B' R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
36 competitors- Alvin Lu
- Charlie Aud
- Cohen Cardinal
- Daniel Daoust
- Eddie Wang
- Elias Mehablia
- Eris McElroy
- Ethan Wang
- Félix Comtois
- Gabriel Thomas Dallaway
- Henry Levac
- Ian Anderson
- Jacob Corneau
- Jeremy Lamoureux
- Luciano Volpe
- Malcom Guernon
- Memphis Lancaster
- Omar Ellabban
- Oscar John
- Rémi Chrétien
- Ross Broughton
- Ryan Gorman
- Samuel Agudelo
- Samuel Wang
- Sebastian Wu
- Shyla Vermani
- Steve Gamble
- Sylvie Perron
- Thiago Araujo Reis
- Thomas Aud
- Tobin Lancaster
- Twyla Renée McElroy
- Vrishan Garg
- Yeung Ching Kwong (楊靖光)
- Yusuf Ziya Bulan
- Yves Gauthier
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.