Kyle Santucci survived a grand final reset to finish off the PSL Championship. Theo Goluboff lowered the South American one-handed record to 6.03, while Alexei Sinyavin cut another 0.03 seconds from his North American Megaminx mark.
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.
Santucci Wins PSL After a Grand Final Reset
Santucci beat Dylan Miller 3-1 in the reset to win the PSL Championship in Las Vegas, adding the title to his North American Championship win earlier this year.
The two met three times in the bracket. Santucci won their winners final 2-1, sending Miller into the lower bracket. Miller returned to win the first grand final 3-2 and force the reset, but Santucci took the deciding match.
Read our full PSL Championship recap here.
Temuulen Wins in Mongolia, Orgil Sweeps the Big Cubes
Temuulen Tserendagva won the Mongolian Championship 3x3 final with a 6.53 average. Gegeenbileg Naranchimeg followed at 7.19, with Bilguun Sukhbaatar third at 8.36.
Temuulen and Gegeenbileg also finished first and second in 2x2, averaging 2.21 and 2.58.
Orgil Otgonbayar swept 4x4 through 7x7. He won 4x4 with 26.93 and 5x5 with 52.03, then took 6x6 and 7x7 with means of 1:36.82 and 2:33.52.
Myagmardorj Ulziijargal finished second in 5x5, 6x6 and 7x7. He placed 11th in the 3x3 final but won one-handed with 13.52.
Garcia Takes the Idaho Title
Eduardo Garcia won the Idaho Championship 3x3 final with an 8.16 average. Evan Beck finished second at 8.52, ahead of David Dopp at 9.01.
Garcia is the Idaho state champion as well as the overall winner.
Beck won 4x4 with 30.60, ahead of Garcia’s 31.68 and Ethan George Hayes at 32.01. Hayes took 2x2 with a 2.71 average.
Tsvetkov Leads the Hungarian Open
Alexey Tsvetkov won the Hungarian Open 3x3 final with 5.90. Gergő Zalán Molnár was the highest-placed Hungarian, finishing second overall at 6.57. Dávid Szabó completed the podium with 7.26.
Tsvetkov also won 2x2 with 1.22 and one-handed with 8.21.
Gergely Novotni won 4x4, 6x6 and 7x7 overall, with 28.26, 1:37.03 and 2:22.02. He finished second in 5x5 at 50.41, behind Matěj Grohmann, who won with 49.48.
Typhoon Disrupts Taiwan’s Anniversary Competition
The Taiwan 20th Anniversary competition had to change its two-day program after Taipei announced a typhoon closure for Saturday.
Organizers canceled October 24’s schedule and issued a revised program for Sunday, October 25.
Goluboff and Sinyavin Lower Continental Records
Goluboff’s 6.03 at Halloween en la Di Tella lowered his own South American one-handed record by 0.77 seconds. He won the event with a 10.15 average and also took 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5. His first-round 4x4 average of 23.99 was an Argentine record.
The four wins followed five titles at this year’s South American Championship. Across the 2022, 2024 and 2026 continental championships, Goluboff has collected nine titles and 16 podiums. Read our full story.
Sinyavin’s record came on his last solve of the Megaminx final at Rockland Rounds. His 24.57 beat the 24.60 he set in 2024, while his 28.37 average placed him second behind Matthew Liong, who won with an Indonesian-record 27.25 average. Read our full story.