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South Wales Summer 2026

Llanelli, Dyfed · 1 August 2026 · 9 events · 57 competitors · 80 personal bests

Rufus Prabhu-Desai won six of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Blue James by 0.42 seconds. 57 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 70 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Christopher Richards took a 2×2 single of 10.57 down to 4.23, 60 percent better in one day.

Six wins
Rufus Prabhu-Desai — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.42s
closest final — Clock, Blue James over Carter Swan
80
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rufus Prabhu-Desai6.296.84
2×2Rufus Prabhu-Desai1.351.53
4×4Rufus Prabhu-Desai31.6935.31
5×5Rufus Prabhu-Desai56.2357.17
3×3 one-handedRufus Prabhu-Desai12.0814.56
ClockBlue James2.765.18
MegaminxRufus Prabhu-Desai33.7938.64
PyraminxBlue James2.653.58
SkewbAriel Benchetrit1.291.58

The PB harvest

80 set · 70 still standing
  • Aravindth Satheeskumar — Pyraminx single 2.42: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Finley Norris — 3×3 one-handed single 11.16: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Tom Nugent — 3×3 single 8.48: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Astro Willmoth — 2×2 single 1.86: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Toby Haworth — 2×2 single 2.06: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Hugo Feng Yang — Skewb single 3.08: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Szymon Plesniak — Pyraminx single 3.69: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Thomas Gurner — 2×2 single 2.23: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

57 competitors · 502 results · 9 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. Rufus Prabhu-Desai won it with a 6.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

57 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.