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Cubzor newsJuly 3, 2026

FMC World 2026 Ends in Three-Way Tie at 20.00 Moves

FMC World 2026 finished with Enrico Tenuti, Baiqiang Dong, and Wong Chong Wen tied on a 20.00-move mean across 434 competitors.

A Fewest Moves competition desk with a 3x3 cube, pencil, timer, and solution sheets.

FMC World 2026 produced one of the cleanest ties speedcubing can offer: three competitors, three identical means, and the same set of counting solutions. The World Cube Association results list Baiqiang Dong (董百强) of China, Enrico Tenuti of Italy, and Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) of Singapore as joint winners of the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event with a 20.00-move mean. Each finished with solutions of 19, 19, and 22 moves. (worldcubeassociation.org)

The result was posted by the WCA on June 23 after the June 20-21 competition window. Unlike a normal local meet, FMC World 2026 was built as a simultaneous multi-location competition: the WCA page lists Multiple Cities, Multiple Countries (World), and the official event site says there were 56 venues. The WCA page lists 434 competitors, making it a rare global benchmark for a discipline that depends on quiet rooms, shared scrambles, and careful grading rather than fast turning. (worldcubeassociation.org) (fm.danskspeedcubingforening.dk)

A final decided by identical solutions

Fewest Moves is scored differently from timed events. Competitors receive a scramble and have one hour to write a solution that solves the cube in as few moves as possible. Official rankings for the event use a mean of three attempts, so a great result requires repeatable efficiency across all three scrambles, not one lucky solve. (worldcubeassociation.org)

That is what makes the FMC World 2026 podium unusual. Dong, Tenuti, and Wong did not merely tie at the rounded average. The WCA podium table shows all three with a best result of 19 moves, a mean of 20.00, and the same sequence of attempt scores: 19, 19, 22. (worldcubeassociation.org)

For comparison, a 20.00 mean leaves almost no room for a weak attempt. A single solution in the mid-20s can quickly pull a competitor out of contention, even if one scramble goes extremely well. The winning set reflects both low-solution ceiling and strong damage control: two sub-20 results, then a third solve that stayed close enough to preserve the shared top mark.

Why FMC World works differently

Most WCA competitions happen in one venue, with competitors rotating through events and rounds. FMC World is different because the main event is 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, and the format can support simultaneous solving across many sites when conditions and scrambles are coordinated. The WCA page says the competition was scheduled for Sunday, June 21, from 00:00 to 04:00 UTC, with competitors told to pay attention to their local date and time zone. (worldcubeassociation.org)

That global timing is part of the appeal. A cuber in Europe, Asia, Oceania, or the Americas can compete against the same leaderboard without everyone traveling to one hall. It also fits FMC's character. The event is less about stage energy and more about analysis: blockbuilding, insertions, cancellations, and the discipline to choose a submitted solution before the hour runs out.

The official event site adds another scale marker: 56 venues were listed for FMC 2026. The WCA page also notes free registration on the WCA side and no overall competitor limit, while each venue handled its own local registration details and fees. (fm.danskspeedcubingforening.dk) (worldcubeassociation.org)

National records on the podium

Two of the tied winning means were also national records. The WCA results mark Dong's 20.00 as a Chinese national record and Tenuti's 20.00 as an Italian national record. The same highlights section lists a South American record from Brayan Alexander Sandoval Camacho, who recorded a 21.33 mean in 3x3x3 Fewest Moves. (worldcubeassociation.org)

Those records matter because FMC progress is often less visible than sprint-event records. A 3x3 single can be understood instantly: lower time, faster solve. A Fewest Moves result reflects a written solution process that viewers may not see unless reconstructions are later shared. Official records and podium tables are therefore especially important for giving the event a clear competitive narrative.

The spread behind the winners also shows how tight the top field was. Several competitors finished at 20.33, including names from the United States, Germany, Australia, Ukraine, and China in the official results export. That cluster means one move across three attempts separated the winners from the next group. In FMC terms, one cancellation found or missed can change the whole podium.

What it means for cubers

For everyday solvers, the result is a reminder that Fewest Moves is not just "slow 3x3." It rewards a different skill set from speedsolving: efficient planning, deep method knowledge, and the ability to compare solution paths under time pressure. A solver who averages 10 seconds on a timer is not automatically prepared for a 20-move mean, and a strong FMC competitor may spend most of the hour exploring branches that never appear in a normal solve.

FMC World 2026 also shows why global simultaneous competitions have a useful role in the WCA calendar. They give specialists a larger field without requiring a single championship venue, and they create a shared reference point for a discipline where local turnout can vary heavily. With 434 competitors listed on the WCA page, this was not a small side event; it was a concentrated snapshot of the international FMC field. (worldcubeassociation.org)

What to watch next

The next step is likely reconstruction and discussion. FMC results become more meaningful when competitors publish how they reached their solutions, because that is where other cubers can study the decisions behind the numbers: starts, skeletons, insertions, commutators, cancellations, and risk choices late in the hour.

For the official record books, the headline is already clear. FMC World 2026 ended with a three-way tie at 20.00 moves, two national records on the top line, and a global field large enough to make the result one of the notable Fewest Moves stories of the 2026 season.

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