Competitions · United States

Brown Cubing Day 2026

Providence, Rhode Island · 21 February 2026 · 6 events · 67 competitors · 67 personal bests

Ethan Zhuang won two of the six events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ethan Zhuang by 0.54 seconds. 67 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Zaid Taqi set the 3×3 single national record: 7.89.

Two wins

Ethan Zhuang — 3×3, 2×2

0.54s

closest final — 2×2, Ethan Zhuang over Saisabari Ramesh

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ethan Zhuang	6.36	7.35
2×2	Ethan Zhuang	0.84	1.46
4×4	Heewon Seo	26.88	27.95
3×3 one-handed	Minghao Zhang	9.24	10.93
Megaminx	Heewon Seo	26.67	31.34
Square-1	Bailing Hou	6.09	9.32

The PB harvest

67 set · 47 still standing

Derek White — 4×4 single 25.27: into the top 0.77% of the event's history.
Alexander Vassilev — 3×3 single 7.18: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Ethan Zhuang — Square-1 single 7.58: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Zaid Taqi — 3×3 single 7.89: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Praveen Prabaharan — 3×3 one-handed single 12.88: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Matthew Tian — 3×3 single 8.77: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Daniyal Suleimen — 2×2 single 1.94: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Zaid Taqi — 4×4 single 34.85: into the top 6.6% 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

67 competitors · 335 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. Ethan Zhuang won it with a 7.35 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

67 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.