Competitions · United States

Concordia Turning Winter 2026

St. Louis, Missouri · 10 January 2026 · 6 events · 92 competitors · 101 personal bests

Elliott Perkins won two of the six events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Josiah Bell by 0.13 seconds. 92 competitors produced 101 personal bests, 73 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Kyle Kirk took a Pyraminx single of 7.52 down to 2.57, 66 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Elliott Perkins — 3×3, Square-1

0.13s

closest final — Pyraminx, Josiah Bell over Elliott Perkins

101

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Elliott Perkins	7.47	8.02
2×2	Braxton Lee Fowler	1.28	1.66
5×5	Zachary Johnson	54.19	58.17
Pyraminx	Josiah Bell	2.64	2.98
Skewb	Emery McFeeter	3.41	3.99
Square-1	Elliott Perkins	12.28	14.37

The PB harvest

101 set · 73 still standing

Josiah Bell — Pyraminx single 1.24: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
Samuel Egan — 3×3 single 6.49: into the top 0.84% of the event's history.
Howard Fields IV — Pyraminx single 2.21: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Alex Agranov — Pyraminx single 2.39: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Kyle Kirk — Pyraminx single 2.57: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Joseph W. Passer — 3×3 single 8.00: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Jeremy Gassman — Pyraminx single 2.81: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Owen Groh — 3×3 single 8.15: into the top 3.1% 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

92 competitors · 536 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. Elliott Perkins won it with a 8.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

92 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.