To anybody who can see this thread (I have no clue how many people can see it so I'm guessing 1 which includes me lol), happy new year!
I have now been cubing for a whole year, and it's been such a great hobby, especially seeing as I'm just getting started. But you know what that means......
My Cubing Goals for 2026
I currently own all WCA puzzles except for a square-1, so I will make goals for all the WCA events that I own.
2x2: Not a lot - mainly focusing on other cubes, but it would be nice to learn CLL because I've already learnt and forgotten half of it twice now 0_0. Once I learn that, I would aim for sub-3.5
3x3: Realistically sub-12, but I want to aim a little higher for that sub-10 (at home), and a 10-11 second average in comp this year (again, it just depends how my nerves are and also whether I end up focusing on other things as well or not)
4x4: It would be awesome to average sub-40 by the end of the year, but realistically I think around 40-42 will be what I'll end up at. A sub-40 single in comp would be cool though
5x5: Sub-1:20 would be a really nice goal for 5x5 this year, my PB single is 1:29.9 right now but I think if I started practising it properly again, I could definitely get at least a sub 1:30 average in comp this year.
6x6: I don't really know what to expect in terms of progression (because I might practise it more or less than what I initially expect and because I'm still pretty trash right now and the learning curve would be very nice and steep), but easily sub-3:00 by the end of the year, especially once my 6x6 is broken in properly through practise, and if I decide to practise a lot maybe sub-2:45 or something like that.
7x7: Again, just guessing, but I'll be at least sub-5:00, and if I want to practise this event I would want to get around the 4:00 mark probably
Megaminx: A good global would be sub-1:40, because with that I could make it under any cutoff in Australia for this event!
Skewb: Um.... maybe do a little bit of practise? Sub-10 I guess
Pyraminx: Again, I don't really like side events, but I might practise this for sub-7 or something.
3x3 OH: I might get into this event as it's an interesting version of 3x3, and I might aim for sub-22 or if I grind this then sub-20
3x3 BLD: Hmmmmmmm.... well, my father said that if I manage to get a success in my blindfolded comp in March this year, I can choose any smartcube I want from TheCubicle!!! So, I guess an official success, maybe around 3:00?
Clock: I prefer to pretend I don't have a clock
but I guess that because it isn't WCA legal.......
yeah I'm not practising clock
Bye bye!
), I just got a 3:30 6x6 solve (5 secs slower than PB) but with triple parity, which added around 10 seconds, so I would've gotten a 3:20 had it not been for all those parities!!!!
