Competitions · Sweden

Porfyrkuben 2026

Älvdalen · 23 January 2026 · 16 events · 19 competitors · 20 personal bests

Niklas Aasen Eliasson won seven of the 16 events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Samuel Eklund-Hanna by 0.36 seconds. 19 competitors produced 20 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Hennie Færden set the Skewb average national record: 2.07.

Seven wins

Niklas Aasen Eliasson — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Square-1

0.36s

closest final — 5×5, Samuel Eklund-Hanna over Jack Larsson Backsell

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jack Larsson Backsell	7.18	7.46
2×2	Niklas Aasen Eliasson	1.15	1.53
4×4	Niklas Aasen Eliasson	26.82	28.75
5×5	Samuel Eklund-Hanna	45.17	50.36
6×6	Jack Larsson Backsell	1:25.61	1:33.23
7×7	Jack Larsson Backsell	2:15.52	2:19.03
3×3 blindfolded	Niklas Aasen Eliasson	23.60	31.09
3×3 one-handed	Jack Larsson Backsell	11.54	12.88
Clock	Niklas Aasen Eliasson	3.25	3.70
Megaminx	Niklas Aasen Eliasson	44.16	47.03
Pyraminx	Niklas Aasen Eliasson	1.91	2.95
Skewb	Hennie Færden	1.99	2.07
Square-1	Niklas Aasen Eliasson	8.44	10.55
4×4 blindfolded	Daniel Wallin	1:49.50	—
5×5 blindfolded	Daniel Wallin	3:45.68	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Daniel Wallin	37 of 47 cubes · 1:00:00	—

The PB harvest

20 set · 12 still standing

Jack Larsson Backsell — 4×4 single 23.20: into the top 0.36% of the event's history.
Niklas Aasen Eliasson — Skewb single 1.59: into the top 0.56% of the event's history.
Felix Lärnestad — 3×3 one-handed single 11.59: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Tobias Pettersson — 3×3 single 9.66: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Filip Åström — 4×4 single 37.31: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
Leo Sauhke — 4×4 single 1:04.06: into the top 40.7% of the event's history.
Gustav Kalles — 2×2 single 5.63: into the top 46.8% of the event's history.
Leo Sauhke — 5×5 single 2:00.92: into the top 49.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

19 competitors · 282 results · 16 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. Jack Larsson Backsell won it with a 7.46 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

19 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.