Competitions · United States
Blink and You'll Miss It NE 2026
Lincoln, Nebraska · 26 September 2026 · 4 events · 67 competitors · 84 personal bests
Jayben Keene won two of the four events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Logan Opp by 0.10 seconds. 67 competitors produced 84 personal bests, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Daniel Jeremiah Acevedo took a Skewb single of 12.37 down to 6.18, 50 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jayben Keene | 7.63 | 8.12 |
| 2×2 | Kaleb Hake | 1.75 | 2.33 |
| Pyraminx | Jayben Keene | 2.32 | 3.09 |
| Skewb | Logan Opp | 4.39 | 4.70 |
The PB harvest
84 set · 84 still standing- Kaleb Hake — Skewb single 1.81: into the top 0.95% of the event's history.
- Logan Opp — Pyraminx single 2.40: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
- Sam Troxel — Skewb single 2.40: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Shawn Carruthers — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
- Corey Bunger — Pyraminx single 4.07: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
- Coleton Pleiss — Skewb single 3.58: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
- Chaeli Baker — Skewb single 3.65: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
- Bronson Tidwell — Pyraminx single 4.27: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 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
67 competitors · 429 results · 4 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. Jayben Keene won it with a 8.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L' B' L U2 B' D' B2 U' D B2 R' D2 B2 L' F2 R' D' - 2
B F2 L2 B2 D' F2 U R2 B' R' D' F U R F' U2 L' R' - 3
R' F' D B2 R2 D2 L2 D' F2 R2 B' L U F' R' U' R2 U L2 - 4
R2 B2 R2 U R2 F R' B2 D' R2 U2 D' F2 D' L2 B2 L' F2 - 5
U' D2 L2 B' L' F2 B2 D B R' L' U R2 U' B2 U2 D F2 U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
67 competitors- Abby Hake
- Alex Hanton
- Anton Angeletti
- August Beideck
- Avaneesh Kumar Vinoth Kumar
- Beckett Johnson
- Bennett Kupzyk
- Bodie Ardinger Stibal
- Bronson Tidwell
- Caleb Johnson
- Caleb Stout
- Calvin Thieman
- Chaeli Baker
- Charlie Medina Molina
- Cohen Winter
- Coleton Pleiss
- Corey Bunger
- Daniel Jeremiah Acevedo
- Davis Gorman
- DJ Lewis
- Edward Jessop
- Egan Budy
- Ethan Dale
- Evan Novosad
- Evelyn Cavanaugh
- Francisco García
- Hank McVeigh
- Isaiah Dlagnev
- Jack Cavanaugh
- Jacob Carruthers
- Jacob Schrader
- Jayben Keene
- Jayden Satorie
- Jaylon Anderson
- Joe Dechant
- Joshua San Miguel
- Kaleb Hake
- Keaton Anstey
- Kinley Adams
- Landon Lopez
- Liam Klassen
- Liam Schrock
- Loc Nguyen
- Logan Opp
- Malachi Mitchell
- Marley Myles
- Micah Litzenberger
- Milad Farzam
- Mustafo Saitov
- Nash Hampton
- Nate Franke
- Nathan Dunkins
- Noah Koch
- Oliver C. West
- Oliver Lukenda
- Oliver Tidwell
- Paxton Knight
- Peter Broderick
- Quincey Martin
- Ronan Tarquinio
- Sam Troxel
- Shawn Carruthers
- Shun Machida
- Theodore Dowty
- Thomas Jessop
- Trip Bennett
- William Jessop
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.