Competitions · United States

Cube Against Cancer Franklin 2026

Franklin, Tennessee · 30 May 2026 · 5 events · 77 competitors · 59 personal bests

Caleb Chen won the 3×3 with a 5.97 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Caleb Chen by 0.11 seconds. 77 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 52 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Benjamin Rader took a 2×2 single of 11.48 down to 5.99, 48 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.11s

closest final — 3×3, Caleb Chen over Matias Marcantoni-Nunez

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Caleb Chen	5.08	5.97
2×2	Sujan Feist	0.68	1.08
5×5	Jared Stinson	49.62	52.10
3×3 blindfolded	Micah Morrison	30.96	46.97
Pyraminx	Roland Ababat	2.30	2.69

The PB harvest

59 set · 52 still standing

Eli Parker — 3×3 single 5.13: into the top 0.15% of the event's history.
Rowan Stough — Pyraminx single 1.49: into the top 0.41% of the event's history.
Owen Gilder — 3×3 single 7.27: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
MJ Thomas — Pyraminx single 2.39: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Sujan Feist — Pyraminx single 2.65: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Andrew Hisey — 3×3 single 7.94: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Andrew Hisey — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Knox Chambers — 3×3 single 8.33: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

77 competitors · 349 results · 5 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. Caleb Chen won it with a 5.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

77 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.