Teodor Zajder recorded a 4.37 3x3 European-record average twice in Gdańsk. In Peru, the defending champion completed his three-peat, while the 3x3 titles changed hands in Thailand and Jordan.
Welcome back to the Speedcuber’s Digest Weekend Wrap. Here’s how the stories from our weekend preview played out.
Zajder Sets the Record, Then Matches It
Zajder lowered his own European record from 4.41 to 4.37 in the first round of GLS Gdańsk VI 2026. After a 4.63 in the second round, he matched the record in the final to win 3x3.
The improvement moves him to world No. 8 in average. It came less than a week after Xuanyi Geng’s 2.51 and Yang Pin Xiu’s 2.74 pushed his former world-record single of 2.76 to third.
Read our full report on his two 4.37 averages.
Kolasiński Wins Overall, Morais Keeps Portugal’s Title
Tymon Kolasiński won 3x3 at Portugal Championship 2026 with a 4.94 average, including a 3.87 single in the final. He also won 4x4 with 18.86 and 5x5 with 35.79.
Tiago Morais finished second overall with 7.89 to retain the Portuguese 3x3 title. Afonso Cláudio Machado followed with 8.24.
Morais also won one-handed with a 12.42 national-record average. He set an 11.24 national-record single in the first round and a 23.82 national-record 4x4 average during the weekend.
The expected matchup between Kolasiński and Valerio Locatelli did not take place. Locatelli has no results listed for the competition.
Tangprasittipol Takes Thailand’s 3x3 Title
Enoch Tangprasittipol won Thailand Championship 2026 with a 6.86 average. William Baek finished second overall with 7.15, followed by Phuwish Sripattrapan at 7.23.
With Baek representing the United States, Sripattrapan took national silver. Defending champion Parist Pariyakanok finished fourth overall with 7.42, earning national bronze.
Pariyakanok won one-handed with 10.35. Natthaphat Mahtani followed at 10.46, just ahead of Tangprasittipol’s 10.49. The three favorites from the preview filled that podium, separated by 0.14 seconds.
Three Straight for Cuipal Maguiña
Jose Antonio Cuipal Maguiña won his third consecutive 3x3 title at Peru Nationals 2026, finishing with a 6.42 average. Francisco Barrenechea Sanchez took second with 8.66, and David Quispe was third with 8.99.
Cuipal Maguiña also set a 4.43 national-record single in the first round.
Benjamín Ochoa, last year’s 3x3 runner-up, finished fifth this time with 9.18. He won both 4x4 and 5x5, with averages of 29.03 and 53.45. Juan Pablo Huanqui won Megaminx with 34.43, ahead of Cuipal Maguiña’s 38.17.
Riedl Wins FMC Europe
Jan Riedl won FMC Europe 2026 with a 20.67 mean, a Czech national record. His solutions were 19, 23, and 20 moves.
Niklas Aasen Eliasson finished second with a 21.33 Norwegian-record mean, while Yurii Riabov took third with 22.00. Adam Marcellus Kelly and Moritz Lotz tied for fourth at 22.67. Adrien Neveu, who shared the best personal mean in the registered field, has no results listed.
The competition also decided six national titles:
Ukraine: Riabov, 22.00.
Greece: Konstantinos Zaglanis, 35.33.
Cyprus: Giorgos Sofroniou, 41.00.
Netherlands: Mattheo de Wit, 28.67.
Switzerland: Timo Günthardt, 23.33.
Estonia: Remo Pihel, 31.67.
Omar Beats Both Returning Finalists in Jordan
Abdallah Belal Omar won Jordan Nationals 2026 with a 9.10 average, ahead of Zaid Mayyas at 9.44 and defending champion Kamel Hammouri at 9.93.
The preview focused on last year’s top two, but Omar finished ahead of both. He also won 2x2 with a 2.45 average.
Alolaimi Defends Both Titles in Kuwait
Ahmad Alolaimi won 3x3 at Kuwait Nationals 2026 with an 8.84 average, ahead of Mikhail Nikitin at 9.52 and Ghanim Abdulaziz Almutawa at 10.75.
Alolaimi also retained the one-handed title with 16.91, beating Nikitin’s 17.21 by 0.30 seconds. The defending champion won both matchups highlighted in the preview.