Competitions · Canada
Ottawa Big Cubes 2026
Ottawa, Ontario · 17 October 2026 · 5 events · 44 competitors · 68 personal bests
Minseo Gu (구민서) won four of the five events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Minseo Gu (구민서) by 4.77 seconds. 44 competitors produced 68 personal bests, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Seth Boucher took a Megaminx single of 2:03.40 down to 53.03, 57 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | Minseo Gu (구민서) | 28.33 | 30.69 |
| 5×5 | Minseo Gu (구민서) | 49.19 | 52.66 |
| 6×6 | Minseo Gu (구민서) | 1:30.98 | 1:43.70 |
| 7×7 | Minseo Gu (구민서) | 2:45.71 | 2:49.35 |
| Megaminx | Louis Cormier | 41.34 | 47.93 |
The PB harvest
68 set · 68 still standing- Minseo Gu (구민서) — 6×6 single 1:30.98: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
- Hiêu Thành Pham — Megaminx single 48.71: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
- Seth Boucher — 4×4 single 32.78: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
- Seth Boucher — Megaminx single 53.03: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
- Michael Fairbairn — 4×4 single 36.49: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
- Lukas Léonard — 4×4 single 36.89: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- Michael Fairbairn — 5×5 single 1:05.96: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
- Fergus Chow — 4×4 single 37.39: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
44 competitors · 171 results · 5 events.
Everyone who competed
44 competitors- Alexandr Belicov
- Alexavier Kirby
- Amad Shahzad Zahid
- Antony Guirguis
- Ari Schwarz
- Aryan Singh
- Ben Bergen
- Breton MacDonald
- Cassidy Côté
- Charlotte Illing
- Ciaran Kevin Higgins
- Daniel Daoust
- Daniel Giuseppe Corrigan
- David-Nuo Cheng
- Fergus Chow
- Hiêu Thành Pham
- Jair Da Silva Domingos
- John Du
- Jonathan Proulx
- Joshua Wright
- Junkai Liu
- Kai Anttila
- Katelyn Antonio
- Kiyan Blohm
- Levi Brubacher
- Liam Walentynski
- Louis Cormier
- Lukas Léonard
- Michael Fairbairn
- Milo Leus
- Minseo Gu (구민서)
- Nathan Liang
- Oscar John
- Prosper Huang
- Ronin Metcalfe
- Ross Broughton
- Sebastian Narvaez
- Seth Boucher
- Skye Mcfadzen
- Xavier Linus Roddick Straub
- Xavier Maurice
- Yannick Bordush
- Zabeer Sakib
- Zachary Brubacher
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.