Timofei Tarasenko broke the 7x7 mean world record in Hanoi. Daniel Rush swept the big cubes at the African Championship. Wong Chong Wen won overall in Vietnam, while Ianis Costin Chele led the field in Malta.
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Tarasenko Breaks the 7x7 World Record
Timofei Tarasenko set a 1:36.80 world record 7x7 mean at Hanoi Big Cubes 2026. He also recorded a 1:31.63 European record single in the final and won 4x4 and 6x6. Read the full record story.
Rush Sweeps Africa’s Big Cubes
Daniel Rush won 4x4, 5x5, 6x6 and 7x7 at the GAN WCA African Championship 2026. He set three African records: a 40.93 average in 5x5, plus a 1:45.12 single and 1:48.05 mean in 7x7.
Rush led all three early rounds of 3x3, but Juandré Jacobs beat him in the final. Jesse Osburn also lowered the African Pyraminx average record to 2.54. Read our full African Championship report.
Wong Wins Overall in Vietnam
Yuto Morishita led the first round of Vietnam FMC Championship 2026 with a 22.33 mean. Wong Chong Wen came back in the final with 21, 21 and 23 moves for a winning 21.67 mean. Morishita finished second at 22.67.
Nông Quốc Duy placed third overall at 25.67 and was the top Vietnamese finisher, giving him the national title. Takumi Tamura, another leading contender from the preview, finished fifth overall at 28.67.
Chele and Chetcuti Cauchi Win in Malta
Ianis Costin Chele won 3x3 at the Maltese Championship 2026 with a 6.84 average. Giacomo Daniele Corò finished second at 7.28, and Hubert Darłak took third at 9.02. Chele also won 2x2, 5x5, One-Handed and Pyraminx.
Benjamin Chetcuti Cauchi took the Maltese 3x3 title with a 10.96 average, placing sixth overall. He finished ahead of Michael Schembri, who beat him at their last meeting in Malta. Schembri averaged 11.78, and Bianca Spiteri followed at 12.24.
Herink Takes the Czech 3x3 Title
Max Herink won 3x3 at Czech Championship 2026 in Nupaky with a 6.15 average. Kryštof Basl finished second at 6.91, and Ukraine’s Ihor Sukhovatenko took third overall at 6.99.
Herink entered with the field’s only sub-6 personal-best average. Defending champion Adam Kořínek and last year’s runner-up David Nesiba missed the overall podium.