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Algorithms in Archbold 2026

Archbold, Ohio · 11 April 2026 · 6 events · 44 competitors · 43 personal bests

Luke Garrett won five of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Clock) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sujan Feist by 0.03 seconds. 44 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Brecken Jamison took a 2×2 single of 6.09 down to 2.77, 55 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Sujan Feist over Luke Garrett
43
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett4.946.33
2×2Sujan Feist0.771.35
3×3 one-handedLuke Garrett8.1610.91
ClockLuke Garrett3.514.73
PyraminxLuke Garrett1.672.59
SkewbLuke Garrett1.602.78

The PB harvest

43 set · 30 still standing
  • Emery McFeeter — Pyraminx single 2.84: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Ruse — 3×3 single 8.27: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Noah Giuliano — Skewb single 2.69: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Malachi Weaver — 3×3 single 8.78: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Rose — 3×3 single 9.63: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Jayden Clark — Skewb single 3.48: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Brecken Jamison — 3×3 single 10.37: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Jovan Barnes Jr. — 2×2 single 2.66: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

44 competitors · 348 results · 6 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 6.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

44 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.