Competitions · United States
Bull City Big Cubes NC 2026
Durham, North Carolina · 2 May 2026 · 6 events · 69 competitors · 77 personal bests
Ashten Jampayas won two of the six events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Ashten Jampayas by 0.70 seconds. 69 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 58 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Srithik Sivakumar took a 3×3 single of 52.98 down to 20.14, 62 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Nicolás Sánchez | 5.12 | 6.50 |
| 4×4 | Ashten Jampayas | 26.19 | 28.19 |
| 5×5 | Ashten Jampayas | 44.74 | 48.53 |
| 6×6 | Ibrahim Khanani | 1:36.73 | 1:39.92 |
| 7×7 | Ibrahim Khanani | 2:18.81 | 2:24.72 |
| Megaminx | Ely Charqueno | 37.95 | 40.79 |
The PB harvest
77 set · 58 still standing- Ashten Jampayas — 5×5 single 44.74: into the top 0.63% of the event's history.
- Jackson Taylor — 3×3 single 6.67: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Matthew Siegel — 3×3 single 6.84: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Orion Leavitt-Lytle — 3×3 single 7.00: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Logan McClure — Megaminx single 39.87: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Kavin Rajendran — Megaminx single 40.90: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Logan McClure — 4×4 single 28.91: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Eli Smith — 5×5 single 54.06: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 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
69 competitors · 355 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. Nicolás Sánchez won it with a 6.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F D L2 U L2 B2 U L2 R2 B2 R U' B2 F2 D' R B2 F D - 2
F2 L' U2 L2 U2 R' B2 F' D' L B D2 U R B2 F D2 L2 - 3
D2 F2 D2 U2 R2 B R2 B R B' U2 R2 F' R' U L2 F D U - 4
U' D2 B L F' R' U F2 B' R2 U2 D2 F B2 D B' R D' - 5
D2 R' D L2 F2 R D2 L R' D2 U2 B U F L2 U' F2 L R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
69 competitors- Abinav Guru Arun Arumugapandian
- Addy Coolidge
- Alexander McKellar
- Andrew McKellar
- Arun Annamalai
- Ashten Jampayas
- Ayanna Ferrell
- Braeden Tabor
- Brayden Ciborowski
- Brecken Hines
- Brooke Showalter
- Caleb Hedgepeth
- Caspar Diaz
- Catrina M. Crouse
- Darshan Bhavanasi
- Declan Peters
- Easan Peacock
- Eli Smith
- Elijah T. Crouse
- Ely Charqueno
- Ethan Wilder Townsend
- Grayson Fiordimalva
- Henry Broadway
- Hunter McClure
- Ibrahim Khanani
- Jack M. Pedicano
- Jack Taylor
- Jackson Perry Edens
- Jackson Taylor
- Jayden Nguyen Ta
- Jiayang Xie (谢佳洋)
- Jose Romero
- Jules King
- Justus Schmidt
- Kathryn Zavadil
- Kavin Rajendran
- Kevin M. Hodge
- Krishal Daga
- Leo J. Wachter
- Leonard Yang
- Logan McClure
- Luke Nix
- Matthew Siegel
- Mayson Frye
- Michael Johnson
- Miron Shay
- Mohamed Ahmidouch
- Natassia Jones
- Nicolás Sánchez
- Orion Leavitt-Lytle
- Phillip McLamb
- Pierce Tickle
- Pranav Arun
- Quentin Heien
- Quinn Anderson
- Rhys Courtine
- Rishi Kannan
- Rue Clippinger
- Ryan Wang
- Sai Potter
- Samuel Lee
- Seth Lee
- Silas Starling
- Simon Snead
- Soham Jinsi
- Srithik Sivakumar
- Trinayan Thanigai
- Willem A. Schmidt
- Zion Causey
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.