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Brookline Favorites IV 2026

Brookline, New Hampshire · 29 August 2026 · 12 events · 90 competitors · 84 personal bests

Louis Truong won three of the twelve events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Evan Waters by 0.04 seconds. 90 competitors produced 84 personal bests, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ivan Kamonye Mbui set the 6×6 single national record: 2:24.23.

Three wins

Louis Truong — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.04s

closest final — 2×2, Evan Waters over Curtis Chai

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ethan Zhuang	6.64	6.84
2×2	Evan Waters	0.97	1.39
4×4	Curtis Chai	23.25	29.15
5×5	Louis Truong	53.27	57.26
6×6	Louis Truong	1:51.88	1:58.53
7×7	Louis Truong	2:43.59	2:49.57
3×3 one-handed	Charles Amarello	10.73	13.31
Clock	Ethan Zhuang	3.19	3.55
Megaminx	Jason Wickman	40.02	45.83
Pyraminx	David Andron-Silva	1.42	1.72
Skewb	David Andron-Silva	2.03	2.55
Square-1	Kai Routhier	10.38	11.03

The PB harvest

84 set · 84 still standing

Troy Fisher — 3×3 single 7.26: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Pranav Arul Perumal — 3×3 single 7.97: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Eli Porter — Pyraminx single 3.15: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Julian Kim — Clock single 5.01: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Xena Larguinha — Pyraminx single 3.96: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
Ian Kim — Skewb single 3.57: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Hanchen Ding — 3×3 single 10.59: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
Xena Larguinha — 3×3 single 11.18: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

90 competitors · 356 results · 12 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. Ethan Zhuang won it with a 6.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

90 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.