2026 Control-Line World Championships results

Information from CL World Championships website

Contestants from the Unites States won top honors in Precision Aerobatics and Speed at the 2026 Control-Line World Championships held in Perth, Australia, from May 2-8.

Orestes Hernandez topped the field in Precision Aerobatics, and Alexander Valishev was the Speed winner. The United States also captured the Speed team title.

Below is a capsule of how U.S. entrants fared in the World Championships.

For complete results, see the CL World Championships website. Click on the results tab, which will take you to a page that liss the four competition categories at the top; click on the category to see the full list of scores.

F2A — Speed

1. Alexander Valishev, USA, 308.1 kph
4. William Hughes, USA, 302.4
5. Patrick Hempel, USA, 298.1
Team champion: USA

F2G — Electric Speed

1. Daniel Rota, Switzerland, 307.6 kph
5. David Rigotti, USA, 272.9
Team champion: Switzerland

F2B — Precision Aerobatics

1. Orestes Hernandez, USA, 2,275.06
6. David Fitzgerald, USA, 2,194.57
8. Paul Walker, Deer Park, Wash., USA, 2,183.18
19. Chris Cox, Delta, B.C., Canada.
Juniors: 1. Hongqi Liu, China, 2,135.85
               3. Angstrom Eberenz, USA, 2,095.73
Team champion: China

F2C — Racing

1. Murray Wilson/Mark Poschkens, Australia, 6:31.6 final
No U.S. entries
Team champion: Poland

F2D — Combat

1. Vaytautas Rimsa, Lithuania, 9 wins, 1 loss
6. David Fischer, USA, 4-2
    Samuel Londke, USA, 4-2
13. Chuck Rudner, USA, 2-2
      Austin Minor, USA, 2-2
27. Anastasia Minor, USA, 0-2
      Andy Minor, USA, 0-2
Juniors: 1. Lihan Chen, China, 5-2
               2. Samuel Londke, USA, 4-2
               4. Austin Minor, USA, 2-2
               27. Anastasia Minor, USA, 0-2 (fourth place female)
Team champion: Spain

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