The Weekend Wrap: July 10-12, 2026
A 10th Australian title, a new Clock world record, and a withdrawn Asian record led speedcubing.
Feliks Zemdegs extended his Australian Nationals legacy, Lachlan Gibson lowered the Clock world record, and Crimson Arradaza experienced one of the weekend’s most unusual record reversals.
Welcome back to the Speedcuber’s Digest Weekend Wrap, where we look at the most significant results and storylines from this past weekend.
Feliks Zemdegs - 10th Australian 3x3 Title
Feliks Zemdegs won 3x3 at Australian Nationals 2026 with a 6.48 average, edging David Epstein by just 0.01 seconds. Riley Dexter completed the podium with a 6.90.
Zemdegs’ final solves were 6.23, (5.93), (7.05), 6.93, and 6.29. Epstein recorded 6.00, (7.46), 6.88, (4.92), and 6.59, but Zemdegs’ steadier counting solves were enough to win by a hundredth.
The title was Zemdegs’ 10th Australian championship in 3x3. He first won in 2011 and followed with titles in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2025, and 2026.
The result followed a remarkably fast second round in which Caden Liu and Toby Seufert each recorded 5.92 averages, while Phoenix Patterson and Epstein finished with matching 5.97s. Zemdegs advanced in seventh with a 6.56 before finding a way to win the final.
Lachlan Gibson - 2.14 Clock Average World Record
Lachlan Gibson recorded a 2.14 Clock average at GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026, lowering Brendyn Dunagan’s previous world record of 2.24.
Gibson’s first-round solves were 2.10, (2.07), 2.22, 2.09, and (2.33). He already held the Clock world record single at 1.53 and now owns both official world records in the event.
The result carries extra weight following the WCA’s decision to retire Clock after the 2027 World Championship. While the event’s official future is now limited, its top competitors continue to push the records forward.
Crimson Arradaza - Asian Record Celebration Reversed
Crimson Arradaza appeared to set a 7.76 Asian record average in 3x3 One-Handed at GAN Philippine Championship 2026, only for the result to be withdrawn after two misscrambles were discovered.
The record had already been announced onstage and shared publicly before Arradaza was asked to complete two replacement attempts. According to his video description, the third attempt had been incorrectly scrambled and the fifth was affected by a judging error.
The replacement attempts changed the average to 8.05. Although the Asian record and world No. 2 ranking were lost, the revised result still set a Philippine national record, ranked fifth in the world, and helped Arradaza win the national One-Handed title.
The result followed Arradaza’s unofficial 5.33 One-Handed single earlier this year, continuing his rapid rise among the world’s fastest OH competitors.