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Hamilton · 9 May 2026 · 7 events · 48 competitors · 51 personal bests
Jesse Brooke won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Yuki Gao by 0.11 seconds. 48 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jesse Brooke | 6.52 | 8.25 |
| 2×2 | Yuki Gao | 1.21 | 1.65 |
| 4×4 | Lachlan Gibson | 29.05 | 30.96 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Xavier Courteau-Laing | 22.65 | 27.05 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jesse Brooke | 11.70 | 12.77 |
| Clock | Elvis Chung | 2.36 | 3.32 |
| Pyraminx | Elyas Eyou | 1.33 | 1.92 |
The PB harvest
51 set · 42 still standing- Yuki Gao — Pyraminx single 1.13: into the top 0.1% of the event's history.
- Harrison Marsden — 3×3 one-handed single 8.42: into the top 0.3% of the event's history.
- Jesse Brooke — 3×3 single 5.70: into the top 0.33% of the event's history.
- Xavier Courteau-Laing — Pyraminx single 1.74: into the top 0.73% of the event's history.
- Elvis Chung — Pyraminx single 1.82: into the top 0.86% of the event's history.
- Vira Huang (黃翎溱) — 2×2 single 1.37: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Ashley Foster — 3×3 one-handed single 11.14: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
- Elijah More — 3×3 single 9.90: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Ten 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
2 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
48 competitors · 453 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
48 competitors- Aaron Theron
- Ari Smith
- Ashley Foster
- Augustus Angelo Alcazar
- Benjamin Gardner
- Benji Kane
- Brandon Harris
- Brendan Fockens
- Caleb Hall
- Cheng-Ru Yang
- Cody Steens
- Cory Sonntag
- Dylan Heerikhuisen
- Elijah More
- Elvis Chung
- Elyas Eyou
- Eunwoo Ahn (안은우)
- Felix Murray
- Harrison Marsden
- Henko Olivier
- Hussain Alsibaee
- Jack Amarbat
- Jakob Ridings
- Jasper Yuan
- Jed Comision
- Jerry Jiang
- Jesse Brooke
- Jihan Wu
- Kaiden Ziegler
- Lachlan Gibson
- Levi Eyou
- Marius Tsui
- Max Puckey
- Ming Huang
- Nathan Zhao
- Quinn Carson
- Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर)
- Richard Foster
- Richie Gill
- Siwoo Lee
- Theo Barton
- Toby Dixon
- Triton Tsui
- Van MacDonald-Hooper
- Vincent Stowers
- Vira Huang (黃翎溱)
- Xavier Courteau-Laing
- Yuki Gao
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.