Competitions · United States

Cardinal Country KY Cubing 2026

Louisville, Kentucky · 11 July 2026 · 5 events · 95 competitors · 108 personal bests

Matias Marcantoni-Nunez won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Matias Marcantoni-Nunez by 0.08 seconds. 95 competitors produced 108 personal bests, 98 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Asa Dugger took a 2×2 single of 14.02 down to 5.98, 57 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Matias Marcantoni-Nunez — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx

0.08s

closest final — 2×2, Matias Marcantoni-Nunez over Sujan Feist

108

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Matias Marcantoni-Nunez	6.14	7.15
2×2	Matias Marcantoni-Nunez	1.13	1.33
4×4	Miles Lentz	27.61	31.05
Megaminx	Garrett Hadaway	42.25	47.84
Pyraminx	Matias Marcantoni-Nunez	2.17	3.43

The PB harvest

108 set · 98 still standing

Henry Powell — 3×3 single 4.51: into the top 0.049% of the event's history.
Carson Brown — 2×2 single 1.57: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Justin Poole — 3×3 single 8.27: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Xavier Stoner — Pyraminx single 3.12: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Elias Gomez Bossio — Pyraminx single 3.78: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Xavier Stoner — 3×3 single 9.81: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Lucy Deffendall — 3×3 single 10.10: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Vikram Mohan — 2×2 single 2.39: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

95 competitors · 465 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. Matias Marcantoni-Nunez won it with a 7.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

95 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.