Whitehorse WCA meet draws international crowd and many first-timers
Yukon Solve It Whitehorse 2026 packed 29 entrants into a 50-cap meet, with 13 first-timers and five regions on the list. The Whitehorse field reached Canada, the U.S., Korea, Chile and the Philippines.
Yukon Solve It Whitehorse 2026 showed how far WCA competition can stretch when the venue is the Old Firehall in Whitehorse: the June 27 meet at 1105 Front St. drew 29 registrants against a 50-competitor cap, and 13 of those names were first-timers. Niels Nijstad and Rex Kotovich organized the event for Speedcubing Canada, and the entry list made clear that Whitehorse was pulling in more than just a local crowd.
The registration sheet split neatly between 13 first-timers and 16 returners, a newcomer-heavy balance that gave the meet a different feel from the usual veteran-dense stop. Competitors represented Canada, the United States, the Republic of Korea, Chile and the Philippines, with names including Alex Mutch, DaYeong Kim, Laura Plourde, Marco Yang, Orion Donovan, Sarah Strong, Zachary Miller, Jayden Mitchell, Gustavo Ignacio Pineda Gonzalez and Paul Angelo Jovenes. In a city this far north, that kind of spread says the field was built on interest, not convenience.
The schedule kept the competition tight and fully WCA-standard. 3x3x3 Cube started with a first round from 9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m., then came the 2x2x2 final, 3x3x3 Blindfolded final, Pyraminx final, 4x4x4 Cube final, Skewb final and a 3x3x3 final that ran into late afternoon. Online registration opened on Monday, December 22, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. PST and closed on Friday, June 12, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PDT, with a $30 Canadian base fee and a 50-person cap. The competition page also reminded entrants to pay before acceptance and to be ready about 30 minutes ahead of their rounds.
WCA Live handled the live results, keeping the meet on the same platform used across the world for sanctioned competitions. Attendees also consented to the use of images by Speedcubing Canada and its partners for marketing, social media and other digital platforms.
Whitehorse was never going to be the easiest place to stage a speedcubing meet, and that is exactly why this one stood out. The registration list reached past Yukon, past Canada and into four other national flags, turning a compact one-day event into a real cross-border WCA stop without losing the small-meet feel that makes these northern gatherings work.
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