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Colonial Cube Clash VA 2026

Williamsburg, Virginia · 13 June 2026 · 6 events · 64 competitors · 68 personal bests

Fiona Bao won two of the six events (4×4, Clock) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Warren Morris by 0.30 seconds. 64 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 59 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sarah Kim took a Megaminx single of 9:06.71 down to 4:05.42, 55 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Fiona Bao — 4×4, Clock
0.30s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Warren Morris over Charles Jerome
68
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michael Nielsen6.717.23
4×4Fiona Bao25.1228.77
3×3 one-handedWarren Morris12.1413.47
ClockFiona Bao2.602.86
MegaminxNolan Rickett43.5847.06
Square-1Benson Kim6.588.17

The PB harvest

68 set · 59 still standing
  • Samuel Lee — 3×3 single 7.62: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Fiona Bao — 3×3 one-handed single 11.53: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Nolan Rickett — 4×4 single 31.33: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Khoa Cao — 3×3 single 9.22: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Sun — Clock single 5.61: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Nolan Rickett — 3×3 one-handed single 14.68: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
  • Nolan Rickett — Square-1 single 12.05: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • William Hardy — 4×4 single 39.50: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

64 competitors · 294 results · 6 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. Michael Nielsen won it with a 7.23 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

64 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.