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Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026

Sydney, New South Wales · 2 October 2026 · 10 events · 143 competitors · 191 personal bests

Sora Sato won two of the ten events (5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Caden Liu by 0.14 seconds. 143 competitors produced 191 personal bests, 181 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Michael Di Maio took a Square-1 single of 1:09.34 down to 22.44, 68 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Sora Sato — 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves
0.14s
closest final — 3×3, Caden Liu over Sora Sato
191
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Caden Liu5.916.58
2×2Jack McCarley1.501.74
5×5Sora Sato45.9649.46
3×3 Fewest MovesSora Sato26 moves—
ClockKristian Trubajic2.804.56
MegaminxEdward Rust29.7632.39
PyraminxMiles Irwin1.682.34
SkewbKristian Trubajic2.913.69
Square-1Thomas Liao7.078.50
3×3 Multi-BlindSam Moliver22 of 22 cubes · 56:57—

The PB harvest

191 set · 181 still standing
  • Lucas Bohorquez Bohn — Skewb single 2.49: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • James Kort — 2×2 single 2.12: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
  • Tom Selby — Clock single 5.56: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Conan Prokopovich — Pyraminx single 3.65: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Vincent Contini — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Kenta Duong — Skewb single 3.60: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Ibrahim — 2×2 single 2.47: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Kingsley Chiu — 2×2 single 2.59: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 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

143 competitors · 884 results · 10 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. Caden Liu won it with a 6.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

143 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.