Competitions · Republic of Korea

Seoul Summer 2026

서울특별시 (Seoul) · 19 July 2026 · 4 events · 187 competitors · 137 personal bests

Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) won two of the four events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) by 0.02 seconds. 187 competitors produced 137 personal bests, 106 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

EunSung Oh (오은성) took a 3×3 single of 26.57 down to 13.41, 50 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) — 3×3, 4×4

0.02s

closest final — 3×3, Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) over Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)

137

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)	4.46	6.46
2×2	Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)	1.00	1.24
4×4	Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)	20.56	21.88
Megaminx	Park Ji Won (박지원)	27.54	29.59

The PB harvest

137 set · 106 still standing

Ian Kim — 2×2 single 0.77: into the top 0.2% of the event's history.
YoonSung Choi (최윤성) — 2×2 single 0.85: into the top 0.29% of the event's history.
DongGun Kim (김동건) — 2×2 single 0.85: into the top 0.29% of the event's history.
YoonSung Choi (최윤성) — 3×3 single 6.10: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
DongGun Kim (김동건) — 3×3 single 6.39: into the top 0.76% of the event's history.
Yeojun Hwang (황여준) — 2×2 single 1.12: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
Gyure Cho — 3×3 single 6.94: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Minjae Cha — 3×3 single 7.44: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

34 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

187 competitors · 534 results · 4 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. Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) won it with a 6.46 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

187 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.