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Axemann Summer 2026

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania · 13 June 2026 · 5 events · 35 competitors · 37 personal bests

Xavier Ye won two of the five events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jeffrey Chen by 0.25 seconds. 35 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Frankie Bulcher took a 2×2 single of 10.80 down to 4.84, 55 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Xavier Ye — 2×2, Pyraminx
0.25s
closest final — 3×3, Jeffrey Chen over Alex Niedland
37
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jeffrey Chen6.196.92
2×2Xavier Ye1.051.67
4×4Ganghui Lin (林刚辉)25.6026.77
5×5Ganghui Lin (林刚辉)55.3857.12
PyraminxXavier Ye1.612.08

The PB harvest

37 set · 34 still standing
  • Declan Wilhelm — Pyraminx single 2.25: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Alex Niedland — Pyraminx single 2.60: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Frankie Vostatek — Pyraminx single 2.73: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Frankie Vostatek — 3×3 single 8.54: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Caden Oxenrider — Pyraminx single 4.18: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Henry Hammer — 4×4 single 37.07: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Wiand — 5×5 single 1:12.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Peter Bulcher — 2×2 single 3.02: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

35 competitors · 165 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

35 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.