Competitions · United States
Catskills Summer 2026
Freehold, New York · 29 August 2026 · 7 events · 26 competitors · 33 personal bests
Chris Chi won four of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Chris Chi by 0.36 seconds. 26 competitors produced 33 personal bests, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Christopher Kim took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 2:42.26 down to 1:31.02, 44 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Chris Chi | 7.76 | 8.46 |
| 4×4 | Evan Liu | 22.97 | 33.20 |
| 5×5 | Evan Liu | 45.91 | 51.87 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Chris Chi | 21.90 | — |
| Clock | Angelo Terpening | 3.09 | 4.21 |
| Skewb | Chris Chi | 2.87 | 4.37 |
| Square-1 | Chris Chi | 5.91 | 7.72 |
The PB harvest
33 set · 33 still standing- Evan Liu — 4×4 single 22.97: into the top 0.32% of the event's history.
- Evan Liu — 5×5 single 45.91: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
- Chris Chi — Clock single 3.13: into the top 0.95% of the event's history.
- Leonardo X. Lazzara — 3×3 single 7.53: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
- Nicholas Trofimov — Clock single 5.24: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
- Fox Gheen — 3×3 single 9.56: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
- Fox Gheen — Clock single 6.50: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
- Leonardo X. Lazzara — Square-1 single 12.92: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person 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
26 competitors · 172 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
26 competitors- Adam Vetser
- Alex J. Barbecho
- Angelo Terpening
- Ben Colwell
- Cameron Pelissier
- Chris Chi
- Christopher Kim
- David Spitzer
- Deven Ramchandran
- Evan Liu
- Ezra Pressman
- Faiz Wareh
- Fox Gheen
- Gregory Kaczynski
- Jalen Shareef
- Jeremy Daniel Bierker
- Kellan Colby
- Leonardo X. Lazzara
- Linus Feigenbaum
- Matthew Lazzara
- Nathan Evan Sherman
- Neal Spitzer
- Nicholas Trofimov
- Oliver Dvorak
- Rudy Mayotte
- Steven Wintringham
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.