Chris ChiRubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · · 3 solution(s)
Very funny mean, I thought I had no chance of podium after starting with 24 25, and even more so after the 18 spawned in on attempt 3. I'm kind of annoyed that I threw an 18 with the other two terrible attempts, but I'm very happy to complete the set of national/continental/world podiums in FMC :P
Joseph GuzmanNon-participantRubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · · 3 solution(s)
at-home attempts shortly after each scramble was posted. 'if I was there would this be what I got'? eh, 23 and 18 on A2 & A3 seemed quite simple but 21 A1 not so much. out from a flight and under a lot of nerves so early? i might've missed the pure 6c6e case, but the finish is easy. either way i don't really mind.
this was certainly a more skill-based scramble set than FMC Worlds and moreso what i'd like to see at a majors. have the title feel a little more 'earned'
Zach BaruchFMC World 2026 · · 3 solution(s)
Final#6025.0024(26 24 25)
26, 24, 25 = 25.00 PR2 mean! Nice consistent mean just before NAC. My only goal for this comp was to not DNF and I safely submitted with 15-20 mins left each time. For NAC I plan to do the same strategy but spend the whole hour checking every 4 move EO in case there's a 19 or two...
Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文)FMC World 2026 · · 3 solution(s)
Drinking past midnight the day before, woke up at 4am unable to go back to sleep, still won lmao
This comp was really fun! I probably got a rather large buff from having experience dealing with this immense pressure after an insanely good start, which helped me pull through in the end despite a few misses on the last attempt. I still have a few more bad solves to roll out in my big official averages, but I don’t have any rounds upcoming oops.
Congrats to Enrico and Baiqiang for shared 1st place and everyone else who got PRs/records!!!
Qijun Miao (缪其隽)FMC World 2026 · · 3 solution(s)
I’ve always believed that for FMC solvers whose proficiency isn’t strong enough to cover most findable solutions (like me), a good result basically just equals a neat fit between the right solutions and your search coverage.
So the part of Enrico’s view that I really resonate with is: you just need to be prepared, but for **my coverage part** (and of course, slowly expand that coverage over time xd), then wait for the right scrams.
For me, this might mean trying not to miss any 4-move EOs, or making sure to at least glance at every rzp1 for 4 movers, or, if you need a safety solution, spending all your remaining time on a single DR to get its optimal.
These three points actually happen to be concise reflections of my three attempts. And because of that, I can comfortably draw one conclusion: today was exactly that neat fit for me.
Enrico TenutiFMC World 2026 · · 3 solution(s)
Final#120.00NR19(19 19 22)
I’m not the person who should be at the top of that ranking, considering who I’m sharing that first-place podium with and all the people who, throughout the years, have proven their value and skills. I’m so grateful to have a group of amazing people who celebrate each other’s successes and support one another when times get tougher. Thanks to Fabian and Pasqui for delegating at our venue, and to all the organizers and delegates whose hard work has made this competition a staple of the FMC scene.
Looking back, FMC World 2024 was a major turning point in my FMC journey: my first 20-move single and the lead after the first attempt on the biggest stage. The problem was that I didn’t have the experience to maintain that level. I became obsessed with trying to beat the NR mean, and because of that I DNFed the last attempt.
I’ve never really been able to prove myself as a reliable and consistent solver, since my performance is highly dependent on the outcome of the first attempt. Then came other big competitions and some good results: Europe FMC Friends Winter 2025, with the first 18 and a podium alongside the Polish gang, followed by the trip to Poland that finally gave me the long-awaited NR mean. After that came some good means, as the pressure was no longer there, but also some bad performances, plenty of mistakes, and still many things to improve in my solving, especially in the DR finish stage.
Joining the Ticino gang was a last-minute decision. I couldn’t let the opportunity for three means slip away. And so the suicidal run began: waking up at 4:30 AM on Saturday to catch a train to Milan and then another one to Switzerland. The first two rounds didn’t go as planned, and my hopes were nowhere to be seen for the 2 AM–6 AM FMC World mean.
But, as always, PRs come when easy scrambles appear. You just need to be lucky and prepared enough to make the most of what you find, especially when it comes to A2s and sprint scrambles. I was quite surprised by how many people found the second 19. After those two attempts, the hardest task remained: a mediocre scramble and the need for a “good enough” result. I’d already experienced that situation in Kraków a year earlier, and I knew I just had to pray to the FMC gods. This time, it worked out.
Personally, I wouldn’t consider the somewhat findable 21 a miss, any day of the week.
I still have a lot of work to do. A good mo3 is not what represents the true value of an FMCer; consistency, knowledge, and wisdom do. The idea of optimizing every solution and extracting the full potential from every scramble is what drives us forward, even if it means learning full sub-6 DR triggers :)
I know what my weaknesses are, and I’m ready to work on them.