Competitions · New Zealand
Solve Well in Wellington 2026
Wellington · 10 October 2026 · 9 events · 53 competitors · 40 personal bests
Alexander Vujcich won three of the nine events (3×3, 5×5, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jack McDougall by 0.30 seconds. 53 competitors produced 40 personal bests, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Marnix Clarke took a Skewb single of 12.82 down to 5.77, 55 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Alexander Vujcich | 4.80 | 6.59 |
| 2×2 | Jack McDougall | 1.27 | 1.55 |
| 5×5 | Alexander Vujcich | 42.76 | 45.23 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | James Macdiarmid | 18.73 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Dylan Himmelfarb | 13.10 | 14.28 |
| Megaminx | Alexander Vujcich | 23.60 | 29.19 |
| Pyraminx | Jules Graham | 1.35 | 2.22 |
| Skewb | Luke Steele | 1.85 | 2.99 |
| Square-1 | Jack McDougall | 7.12 | 10.02 |
The PB harvest
40 set · 40 still standing- Riley Wicks — Skewb single 1.77: into the top 0.86% of the event's history.
- Jerry Jiang — 3×3 single 6.61: into the top 0.96% of the event's history.
- Dylan Himmelfarb — Skewb single 1.93: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Jules Graham — 3×3 single 8.18: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Zack Aden — 3×3 one-handed single 12.11: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Julian Sico — Skewb single 2.81: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
- Riley Wicks — Square-1 single 9.14: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Toby Dixon — 3×3 single 9.22: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve 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
53 competitors · 342 results · 9 events.
Everyone who competed
53 competitors- Aathith Mayuran
- Alex Asbery
- Alexander Vujcich
- Alfie Gaskin
- Aneurin Hunt
- Archie Atkinson
- Arham Pathan
- Beauden Rademaker
- Beckett McDonald
- Boulder Hughes
- Bryan Spackman
- Chloe Zhang
- Dylan Himmelfarb
- Eamon Miller
- Elizabeth Young
- Ethan Zhong
- Griffin Maertz
- Harry Davies
- Izzy McDougall
- Jack Maddigan
- Jack McDougall
- Jacob Davidson
- James Macdiarmid
- James Moore
- Jaxon Tuckey
- Jeet Tandoan
- Jerry Jiang
- Joshua Farrand
- Jules Graham
- Julian Sico
- Leon Morrow
- Liam Wadek
- Luke Steele
- Marnix Clarke
- Misha Patsukevich
- Neo Neunast
- Nico Shane Kenny
- Oskar Berger-Minarik
- Paula Maddigan
- Riley Wicks
- Rishi Konduri
- Ryan Miller
- Sean Lee
- Sebastian Cowlishaw Merz
- Spencer Rangihaeata
- Taimanawa Ward
- Terence Brown
- Thai Spackman
- Thomas Yorke
- Toby Dixon
- Viraaj Ambiti
- Zachary Atkin
- Zack Aden
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.