Competitions · United States
Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2026
Waterloo, Iowa · 15 August 2026 · 6 events · 42 competitors · 70 personal bests
Brian Johnson won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Joseph Ong by 0.39 seconds. 42 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 68 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Wilder Mosley took a Square-1 single of 34.63 down to 13.09, 62 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Brian Johnson | 5.57 | 6.05 |
| 2×2 | Joseph Ong | 1.38 | 1.81 |
| 4×4 | Brian Johnson | 26.36 | 26.95 |
| 5×5 | Kaius Young | 43.50 | 50.21 |
| 6×6 | Kaius Young | 1:27.51 | 1:34.17 |
| Square-1 | Brian Johnson | 5.12 | 6.17 |
The PB harvest
70 set · 68 still standing- Kaius Young — 5×5 single 43.50: into the top 0.49% of the event's history.
- Lucas Lippman-Bruno — 4×4 single 25.78: into the top 0.93% of the event's history.
- Tyler Youlden — Square-1 single 7.92: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Parker Sherman — 2×2 single 1.73: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Parker Sherman — 3×3 single 8.76: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
- Cayce Damschen — 2×2 single 2.46: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
- Jameson R. Sramek — 4×4 single 37.11: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
- Dylan Powell — 2×2 single 2.57: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
42 competitors · 380 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 6.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 U2 B2 R2 D2 R2 B' F' U' B2 R B2 L B R2 F' D' F' U' - 2
D2 U2 F' L2 B L2 F2 U2 L' B L R B F L' U F R2 F - 3
U2 F2 L2 R2 D2 L' F2 R' U' L2 B2 D' F D B L' D L2 D - 4
B L' U2 F2 D2 U2 F L2 U2 L' U' L2 R2 B2 U' B2 R B' - 5
F U F R' U2 R2 U' B' D L2 B2 L2 B D2 L2 F' U2 R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
42 competitors- Adam Blakeman
- Adam Ferguson
- Amy Turner
- Ben Fischer
- Ben Valentine
- Bennett Luth
- Bradyn Ross
- Brandon Mikel
- Brian Johnson
- Carson Claud
- Cayce Damschen
- Charles Hakala
- Cooper Rasmussen
- Dylan Powell
- Emmett Bachhuber
- Ethan Hewitt
- Ethan Wood
- Evan Beck
- Harrison Hakala
- Ian Nielson
- Jack Backlin
- Jameson R. Sramek
- Jason DeRidder
- Joseph Ong
- Josian Turner
- Kaius Young
- Kurt Sparks
- Lucas Lippman-Bruno
- Lyndsey Powell
- Mickey Doyle
- Ole Bratvold
- Parker Sherman
- Phillip Bachman
- Ryan Jesse Mitchell
- Ryan Micke
- Sebastian Carrillo
- Shawn Doyle
- Tyler Youlden
- Wilder Mosley
- Wilken Roy Kube
- Winston Sparks
- Zachary Cribb
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.