Competitions · Zambia

Zigzag Zambia Cubing 2026

Lusaka · 3 January 2026 · 5 events · 11 competitors · 8 personal bests

Faith Smith won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Faith Smith by 0.70 seconds. 11 competitors produced 8 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mwikisa Sikwibele set the 4×4 single national record: 3:21.43.

Three wins

Faith Smith — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4

0.70s

closest final — 3×3, Faith Smith over Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Faith Smith	11.00	12.91
2×2	Faith Smith	4.38	4.77
4×4	Faith Smith	34.22	42.42
3×3 blindfolded	Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim	45.28	—
Pyraminx	Yusuf Talha Sayed Karim	5.34	6.82

The PB harvest

8 set · 7 still standing

Faith Smith — 4×4 single 34.22: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Faith Smith — 3×3 single 11.00: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
Janu van Jaarsveldt — Pyraminx single 9.31: into the top 47.5% of the event's history.
Mwikisa Sikwibele — 3×3 single 33.60: into the top 68.5% of the event's history.
Janu van Jaarsveldt — 4×4 single 1:42.92: into the top 72.5% of the event's history.
Mwikisa Sikwibele — 2×2 single 12.58: into the top 85.9% of the event's history.
Mwikisa Sikwibele — 4×4 single 3:21.43: into the top 97.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

11 competitors · 32 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

11 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.