Competitors from across the world are gathered at the Raleigh Convention Center through Sunday for the Rubik’s WCA North American Championship. There are 17 different competitions ranging from solving a 7x7x7 cube to a 3x3x3 cube blindfolded and 3x3x3 cube one-handed.
Oliver Kayse, 13, and Yaseen Farooqui, 13, practice solving a cube puzzle blindfolded during the Rubik’s WCA North American Championship at the Raleigh Convention Center on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
Shota Fukuoka practices solving a cube puzzle during the Rubik’s WCA North American Championship at the Raleigh Convention Center on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
Thomas Khalifah, 10, reacts while competing at the Rubik’s WCA North American Championship at the Raleigh Convention Center on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
Participants compete at the Rubik’s WCA North American Championship at the Raleigh Convention Center on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
Kids practice solving cube puzzles during the Rubik’s WCA North American Championship at the Raleigh Convention Center on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com
This story was originally published July 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM.
