Competitions · United States

Cookeville Cube Challenge 2026

Cookeville, Tennessee · 13 June 2026 · 4 events · 75 competitors · 53 personal bests

Jared Stinson won two of the four events (7×7, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Andreas Lambropoulos by 0.12 seconds. 75 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Theo Reis Auduc took a 3×3 one-handed single of 43.40 down to 22.03, 49 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Jared Stinson — 7×7, Megaminx

0.12s

closest final — 3×3, Andreas Lambropoulos over Katie Hull

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Andreas Lambropoulos	7.09	8.73
7×7	Jared Stinson	2:25.75	2:32.43
3×3 one-handed	Eli Parker	9.28	10.46
Megaminx	Jared Stinson	33.34	35.03

The PB harvest

53 set · 43 still standing

Isaiah Garrison — 3×3 one-handed single 10.01: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Micah Morrison — 7×7 single 2:31.43: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Coby Wilson — 3×3 single 8.67: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Joseph Zaiden — 3×3 single 8.73: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Owen Gilder — Megaminx single 49.94: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Eli Parker — 7×7 single 2:41.34: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Charlie Surtees — 3×3 single 10.20: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Elliot Drayer — 3×3 single 10.32: into the top 8.4% 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

75 competitors · 278 results · 4 events.

Everyone who competed

75 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.