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Alfred University 2026

Alfred, New York · 10 May 2026 · 10 events · 10 competitors · 13 personal bests

Evan Liu won eight of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Evan Liu by 0.16 seconds. 10 competitors produced 13 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today.

The moment

A national record

Abdel Issa (عبدالرحمن عيسى) set the 4×4 single national record: 28.91.

Eight wins
Evan Liu — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Clock, Square-1
0.16s
closest final — 2×2, Evan Liu over Mason Langenderfer
13
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Evan Liu6.469.02
2×2Evan Liu2.602.85
4×4Evan Liu28.3933.49
5×5Evan Liu54.521:00.31
6×6Evan Liu1:39.801:42.46
7×7Evan Liu2:25.052:32.48
3×3 blindfoldedMason Langenderfer23.03
3×3 one-handedMason Langenderfer10.0612.99
ClockEvan Liu4.384.93
Square-1Evan Liu10.8215.30

The PB harvest

13 set · 8 still standing
  • Addy Coolidge — 6×6 single 2:29.32: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.
  • Yili Yi — 5×5 single 1:30.40: into the top 27.7% of the event's history.
  • Indo Song — 3×3 single 16.65: into the top 29.9% of the event's history.
  • Addy Coolidge — 7×7 single 4:18.51: into the top 37.1% of the event's history.
  • Yili Yi — 7×7 single 5:22.37: into the top 57.5% of the event's history.
  • Indo Song — 3×3 one-handed single 37.10: into the top 61.0% of the event's history.
  • Indo Song — Clock single 26.02: into the top 78.5% of the event's history.
  • Oscar Cimmet — 6×6 single 4:57.76: into the top 81.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

10 competitors · 106 results · 10 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Evan Liu won it with a 9.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1F' B2 U2 R B R2 D L' F2 U2 R F2 D2 R L2 D2 B2 D' F U
  2. 2B L B2 L2 U B2 D2 L2 R2 D L2 U2 R U B2 F' R' B' D F'
  3. 3D2 L2 U R U L2 D R U' F R2 U2 L2 D2 R F2 R' U2 L'
  4. 4U2 R' D L2 U' R2 U' L2 B2 U' L2 B R B' R2 B' D F D'
  5. 5L2 B2 U F2 D' B2 F2 R2 D R2 F L' B2 L' U2 R U' B' L'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

10 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.