Competitions · Canada
Victoria Winter 2026
Victoria, British Columbia · 4 January 2026 · 4 events · 75 competitors · 65 personal bests
Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez won three of the four events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez by 0.32 seconds. 75 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
James Qu took a 2×2 single of 4.95 down to 1.88, 62 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez | 6.66 | 7.24 |
| 2×2 | Kevin Lê | 1.72 | 1.88 |
| 4×4 | Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez | 28.70 | 30.11 |
| 5×5 | Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez | 50.52 | 54.78 |
The PB harvest
65 set · 42 still standing- Ethan Rusnak — 4×4 single 26.36: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
- Richard Nguyen — 2×2 single 1.67: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Eli Winchell — 3×3 single 8.63: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- James Qu — 2×2 single 1.88: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Evan Liu — 2×2 single 1.98: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
- Jacob Jee — 2×2 single 2.02: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Krishnam Raju Gadiraju — 2×2 single 2.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Eli Winchell — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
20 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
75 competitors · 378 results · 4 events.
Everyone who competed
75 competitors- Andreas Morellato
- Andrew Ma
- Antonio Melo
- Aryan Dewli
- Asher Bryant
- Ben Poole-Rumohr
- Catherine Connolly
- Charles Coates
- Chas Naidu
- Cole Anthony Wilson
- Connor Milloy
- Cruz Bradley
- DaYeong Kim (김다영)
- Devin Raghu
- Drei Sison
- Eeshir Pannun
- Eli Winchell
- Erik Level
- Ethan Rusnak
- Evan Liu
- Felix Longhurst
- Finlay Young
- Gayatri Sandepudi
- George Shortt
- Grayson Adamic
- Grayson Clark
- Hanson Shan
- Heewon Hwang
- Isaac Davies
- Ivan Lukian
- Jacob Hobbs
- Jacob Jee
- Jacob Loukko
- James Qu
- Jeremy Xiang
- Joey Hobbs
- Jonna Baitz
- Jose Mateo Magana Ramos
- Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez
- Justin Chew
- Kenny Zhong
- Kevin Lê
- Kevin Matthews
- Krishnam Raju Gadiraju
- Kurt Zandro V. Pelayo
- Kyle Van Straaten
- Liam Hallmark
- Logan Marien
- Luke Jankowiak
- Marc Zhu
- Matthew Hobbs
- Matthew Robinson
- Maximus Hallmark
- Megan Clark
- Michael Yi
- Naveed Heijnen
- Noah Sigmond
- Nolan Ta
- Oscar Nieto
- Priya Raghu
- Richard Nguyen
- Rob Neufeld
- Robin Davey Eschuk
- Ryder Hildebrand
- Sam Weston
- Samuel Felix
- Sawyer Jaworsky
- Silas Miller
- Simon Lauritzen
- Steven Meyer
- Terri Davies
- Theo Rampton
- Thomas Ma
- Tim Rampton
- Tommy Schick
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.