Competitions · United States

Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026

Cincinnati, Ohio · 21 February 2026 · 5 events · 113 competitors · 120 personal bests

Luke Garrett won three of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Luke Garrett by 0.14 seconds. 113 competitors produced 120 personal bests, 91 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Garrett Michael Becker took a 2×2 single of 2.86 down to 1.24, 57 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Luke Garrett — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx

0.14s

closest final — Pyraminx, Luke Garrett over Harsha Paladugu

120

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	5.24	6.14
2×2	Sujan Feist	0.85	1.05
3×3 one-handed	Luke Garrett	8.55	9.02
Clock	Roland Ababat	3.54	4.01
Pyraminx	Luke Garrett	1.48	1.88

The PB harvest

120 set · 91 still standing

Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar — 3×3 single 5.99: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar — 2×2 single 0.97: into the top 0.5% of the event's history.
Jack Hamilton — 3×3 single 6.39: into the top 0.76% of the event's history.
Garrett Michael Becker — 2×2 single 1.24: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Joseph Meidal — 2×2 single 1.27: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Sanjay Adireddi — 3×3 single 7.05: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Joseph Meidal — Pyraminx single 2.92: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Everett Maresh — 3×3 single 9.01: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

113 competitors · 587 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 6.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

113 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.