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Competitions · Canada

Ottawa 3x3x3 Winter B 2026

Kanata, Ontario · 10 January 2026 · 2 events · 22 competitors · 8 personal bests

Darshan Bhavanasi won two of the two events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Darshan Bhavanasi by 1.89 seconds. 22 competitors produced 8 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Kiyansh Ghimire took a 3×3 single of 23.45 down to 15.92, 32 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Darshan Bhavanasi — 3×3, Pyraminx
1.89s
closest final — 3×3, Darshan Bhavanasi over Jonathan Proulx
8
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Darshan Bhavanasi6.688.00
PyraminxDarshan Bhavanasi1.992.26

The PB harvest

8 set · 6 still standing
  • Ziad Alavi — Pyraminx single 3.00: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Julian Kim Bowman — 3×3 single 9.79: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Bérubé — Pyraminx single 6.06: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
  • Kiyansh Ghimire — 3×3 single 15.92: into the top 27.5% of the event's history.
  • Kiyansh Ghimire — Pyraminx single 7.36: into the top 30.8% of the event's history.
  • Ayoub Alavi — Pyraminx single 12.19: into the top 68.4% 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

22 competitors · 50 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. Darshan Bhavanasi won it with a 8.00 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

22 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.