Ayden Dincher won the New England 3x3 final with a 7.08 average, just ahead of 7.09 and 7.10. In Virginia, the winning margin was only 0.04 seconds. Meanwhile, Yi Shen beat world-record holder Xuanyi Geng in Guilin.
Welcome back to the Speedcuber’s Digest Weekend Wrap, where we catch up on the stories from this week’s preview and the other news you may have missed.
Villadolid Takes New England Title in a Tight Final
Dincher’s 7.08 put him first overall at the CubingUSA New England Championship in Providence. Brandon Villadolid finished second at 7.09, with defending overall winner Daniel Gutierrez third at 7.10. Varun Mohanraj was just behind them at 7.13.
Benjamin Wei won 7x7 with a 2:02.90 mean. Jeffrey Li, last year’s winner, finished third at 2:09.44 but took 6x6 with 1:22.09. Mohanraj added the 5x5 win with 45.83.
Li retained the regional 7x7 title as the highest-placed New England resident and also took the 6x6 title. Cameron Soulagnet claimed the regional titles in 4x4 and 5x5, finishing second overall in both with 27.35 and 48.26.
Shen Wins After Geng’s 3.84
Geng set the pace through the first two rounds at Guilin Open, leading with 4.32 and then 3.84. His second round included a 3.15 single.
Shen took the final with 4.66, ahead of Geng’s 5.32. Zhen Chen completed the podium with 6.01, then won one-handed with an 8.01 average.
Nielsen Makes It Three Straight Virginia Titles
Easan Peacock won the Virginia Championship 3x3 final with 6.94, narrowly ahead of Michael Nielsen at 6.98. Fiona Bao finished third with 7.67. Nielsen was the top ranked Virgina competitor.
Bao also won 6x6 and 7x7, with means of 1:24.71 and 2:17.03. Ari Randers-Pehrson took 4x4 in 21.62 and 5x5 in 48.25, while Zayn Khanani won 2x2 with 1.11 and Skewb with 2.10.
The Virginia big-cube titles split three ways. Randers-Pehrson took 4x4 and 5x5, while Owen Chester took 6x6 with 1:34.08 and Octavio Zegarra took 7x7 with 2:20.86. Chester and Zegarra each finished second overall. Khanani also retained the state titles in 2x2 and Skewb.
Delacoste Leads the Swiss Finishers
Richard Delacoste was the highest-placed Swiss competitor in the Swiss Nationals 3x3 final, averaging 7.01. Julian Bürgi followed at 7.08.
Italy’s Valerio Locatelli led the overall results with 6.22. He will be competing in PSL Championships this upcoming weekend.
Delacoste also won 5x5 and 6x6 overall, while Alwin Rölz took 7x7 with a 2:12.62 mean. Eden Robinson-Rechavi, the leading 3x3 entrant by personal best, finished 12th in that final but won one-handed with 9.51.
Familiar Winners in Finland
Ludwig Ivarsson and Vincent von Schantz repeated their finishing order from last year at the Finnish Championship.
Ivarsson won overall with 6.35. Von Schantz finished second at 7.39, retaining the Finnish title, and also won one-handed with 11.35.
Lauri Korhonen swept 4x4 through 7x7. His weekend included Finnish records of 23.28 for the 4x4 average and 1:20.96 for the 6x6 single.
Elsewhere in the Digest
George Scholey ran a mile and solved four cubes in 5:09.25 in Toronto on October 12, lowering Jake Hanson’s Guinness World Record by 13.50 seconds. The attempt allowed no inspection time, and the clock kept running throughout. Read our full story and watch the attempt.
MoYu will be the title sponsor of the 2027 WCA World Championship in Uppsala, Sweden. Registration begins November 22, with three qualification phases and 2,000 competitor spots. Our Worlds update covers registration, tickets, and volunteering.