Mr. L is a speedcuber whose results have consistently ranked among the best in Asia. For the past ten years he has competed in countries around the world and won championships every year. He has been covered by the media, and that coverage also mentions his membership in the world cubing organization's association. He wanted to come to the U.S. on an O-1A to keep competing and to teach speedcubing.

• Most officers know little about competitive cubing. To them it may look like a hobby, so what his titles are worth and what an Asian ranking means had to be explained from the ground up.
• Ten years of competition meant many events of every size, spread across different countries, so we had to choose which results to feature and how to present them. O-1A looks for sustained international recognition, and a loose pile of trophies is actually less persuasive.

• The first part of the petition letter explains the field itself: speedcubing has uniform competition rules, results are certified and publicly ranked by an international organization, and competitions run year-round around the world. Once the officer sees it as an organized competitive sport, the letter turns to Mr. L's results.
• We built a year-by-year table of his championships, noting the organizer, the number of countries and the number of competitors for each event. His Asian ranking is listed separately, with screenshots from the official results database, and the ten-year run of consecutive titles sits in the most prominent spot.
• Awards, association membership and media coverage were argued as three separate criteria. For membership we attached the admission requirements from the association's bylaws to show that members are selected on competition results. For media coverage we attached full translations and noted each outlet's circulation.

Date	Milestone
About two months after we took the case	O-1A filed with premium processing
15th business day after filing	Approved, no RFE

Mr. L's results were strong from the start. The hard part was helping someone who has never cubed understand how difficult those results are to achieve. The petition was approved on the first try in 2026.

Filed with premium processing in 2026 and approved on the 15th business day, with no RFE.