Competitions · United States

Apex Algs Again 2026

Apex, North Carolina · 23 May 2026 · 5 events · 95 competitors · 111 personal bests

Ashten Jampayas won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ashten Jampayas by 0.30 seconds. 95 competitors produced 111 personal bests, 82 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jayden Wainwright took a 2×2 single of 5.33 down to 1.84, 65 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Ashten Jampayas — 3×3, 4×4

0.30s

closest final — 3×3, Ashten Jampayas over Zayn Khanani

111

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ashten Jampayas	6.25	6.83
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.92	1.09
4×4	Ashten Jampayas	22.59	24.95
3×3 one-handed	Kavin Rajendran	9.08	11.65
Pyraminx	Marcus Kamen	1.52	2.49

The PB harvest

111 set · 82 still standing

Ashten Jampayas — 2×2 single 0.64: into the top 0.065% of the event's history.
Kavin Rajendran — 3×3 one-handed single 9.08: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
Micah Bart — 2×2 single 1.23: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Luke Nix — 2×2 single 1.30: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Pranav Arun — 3×3 single 7.15: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Oliver McIntire — 2×2 single 1.45: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Orion Leavitt-Lytle — 2×2 single 1.48: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Ashten Jampayas — 3×3 one-handed single 11.24: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

95 competitors · 560 results · 5 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. Ashten Jampayas won it with a 6.83 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

95 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.