Competitions · Canada

Ottawa Spring 2026

Ottawa, Ontario · 12 April 2026 · 5 events · 159 competitors · 161 personal bests

William Lavoie won five of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by William Lavoie by 0.32 seconds. 159 competitors produced 161 personal bests, 134 of which still stand today, and 50 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Brandon Hsieh took a 3×3 single of 1:34.82 down to 14.86, 84 percent better in one day.

Five wins

William Lavoie — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx

0.32s

closest final — 3×3, William Lavoie over Seth Boucher

161

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	William Lavoie	7.69	9.17
2×2	William Lavoie	1.14	1.52
4×4	William Lavoie	29.67	31.81
3×3 one-handed	William Lavoie	12.48	15.97
Pyraminx	William Lavoie	2.28	3.76

The PB harvest

161 set · 134 still standing

Théodore Mathieu — Pyraminx single 2.63: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Lukas Léonard — 2×2 single 1.71: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Antoine Cardinal — 2×2 single 1.99: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Ethan Wang — 2×2 single 2.05: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Tobin Lancaster — 2×2 single 2.12: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Michael Fairbairn — 2×2 single 2.17: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
YiFei Chen — Pyraminx single 3.66: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
YiFei Chen — 2×2 single 2.37: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

50 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

159 competitors · 514 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. William Lavoie won it with a 9.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

159 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.