Competitions · Malaysia

XMUM Cube Open 2026

Sepang, Selangor · 28 February 2026 · 13 events · 166 competitors · 322 personal bests

Zijian Cai (蔡子健) won three of the 13 events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Coral Yuxin Cai (蔡羽欣) by 0.15 seconds. 166 competitors produced 322 personal bests, 193 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ang Chin Zhen (洪靖程) set the 4×4 single national record: 19.46.

Three wins

Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.15s

closest final — Skewb, Coral Yuxin Cai (蔡羽欣) over Zijian Cai (蔡子健)

322

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Zijian Cai (蔡子健)	6.44	7.07
2×2	Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨)	1.41	1.79
4×4	Zijian Cai (蔡子健)	21.74	24.64
5×5	Lim Hung (林弘)	39.55	41.49
6×6	Ciarán Beahan	1:12.15	1:13.98
7×7	Lim Hung (林弘)	1:44.23	1:46.36
3×3 blindfolded	Hill Pong Yong Feng	18.98	—
3×3 one-handed	Zijian Cai (蔡子健)	10.55	11.84
Clock	Khoo Zi Yang	3.76	4.24
Megaminx	Park Ji Won (박지원)	28.80	31.68
Pyraminx	Mark Louis Tan (陈小龙)	1.91	2.25
Skewb	Coral Yuxin Cai (蔡羽欣)	1.72	2.80
Square-1	Park Ji Won (박지원)	5.71	7.68

The PB harvest

322 set · 193 still standing

Ng Keng Shi — 2×2 single 1.17: into the top 0.95% of the event's history.
Kok Ga Sin — 2×2 single 1.33: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Tan E Yan — 2×2 single 1.39: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Joseph Goh Kai Yang — 2×2 single 1.48: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Yiqun Liu (刘轶群) — 2×2 single 1.59: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Chang Kai Hean — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Cheong Xuan Bin — 2×2 single 1.79: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Leong Joon Ee — Skewb single 2.73: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 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

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

166 competitors · 1372 results · 13 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. Zijian Cai (蔡子健) won it with a 7.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

166 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.