Competitions · United States
Central Washington Fall 2026
Ellensburg, Washington · 26 September 2026 · 5 events · 55 competitors · 37 personal bests
Sameer Aggarwal won two of the five events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Sameer Aggarwal by 0.05 seconds. 55 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Rowan Schurig took a 5×5 single of 4:11.47 down to 1:48.33, 57 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sameer Aggarwal | 5.76 | 7.50 |
| 5×5 | Kevin Hays | 43.83 | 46.60 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ethan George Hayes | 8.92 | 10.46 |
| Skewb | Ash Black | 1.25 | 2.31 |
| Square-1 | Sameer Aggarwal | 4.91 | 5.43 |
The PB harvest
37 set · 35 still standing- Ash Black — Skewb single 1.25: into the top 0.16% of the event's history.
- Cailyn Sinclair — 3×3 single 7.80: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Rex Gilmore — 3×3 single 8.68: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Skandha Sri Priya Konda — 3×3 single 9.45: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
- Wilson Xie — 3×3 single 9.55: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
- Harrison Hyatt — 3×3 single 9.97: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
- Ishaan Bansal — 3×3 one-handed single 15.77: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
- Prithvi Ramrajprabu — 3×3 one-handed single 16.85: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 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
55 competitors · 241 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. Sameer Aggarwal won it with a 7.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L' B2 R B U' B2 D F D2 B2 R2 F' R2 F L2 D2 L' F U2 - 2
F L2 D2 R2 B' R2 U2 B L F' U' B U2 F' D' B' D R F - 3
B U2 F2 D L' D' B L U B R2 F L2 D2 F' R2 L D' - 4
F L' D B D' R' F U' R' D R2 D2 B2 L D2 R' B2 L' F' - 5
R U2 B L2 D' B' D2 F L D2 R2 B' U2 F U2 B2 D' L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
55 competitors- Adhiyan Kumaresan
- Alexander Pearson
- Alyssa Riesenweber
- Ash Black
- Austin Li
- Avery Mellinger
- Benjamin Lu
- Benjamin Toomey
- Caedmon Knutson
- Cailyn Sinclair
- Chris Tabar
- Donovan Ho
- Dylan O'Meara
- Eli Kirk
- Emú Ticknor Byrd
- Ethan Davis
- Ethan George Hayes
- Evelynn Grace Jeffers
- Ezra Jakeman
- Haris Carpenter
- Harrison Hyatt
- Harrison Jones
- Ishaan Bansal
- John Lugemye
- Jonathan Porter
- Jordan Shim
- Justin Shim
- Keenan Pewitt
- Kevin Hays
- Kian Singh
- Laila Stenersen
- Leo Mendoza
- Liam Grant
- Liam Pepin
- Louis Chen
- Lukas Goerlandt
- Micah Dacanay
- Miles Goodman
- Nguyen Duong
- Oren Kraus
- Prithvi Ramrajprabu
- Quinten Ledeboer
- Quintin Nathanael Knutson
- Ranveer Chawla
- Rex Gilmore
- Rob Carpenter
- Rowan Schurig
- Sameer Aggarwal
- Skandha Sri Priya Konda
- Soham Bethur
- Tanner Ledeboer
- Tejas Bethur
- Vihaan Bansal
- Viyan Ayyappan
- Wilson Xie
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.