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Competitions · United States

Corning Summer 2026

Corning, New York · 25 July 2026 · 11 events · 26 competitors · 37 personal bests

Evan Liu won four of the eleven events (6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Xavier Ye by 0.76 seconds. 26 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Taran Brown took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:33.17 down to 40.91, 56 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Evan Liu — 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed
0.76s
closest final — 2×2, Xavier Ye over Evan Liu
37
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Morgan Yeh5.706.88
2×2Xavier Ye1.181.91
4×4Morgan Yeh21.5724.17
5×5Morgan Yeh49.1251.28
6×6Evan Liu1:38.151:40.37
7×7Evan Liu2:31.592:39.89
3×3 blindfoldedCaleb Andersen42.52
3×3 Fewest MovesEvan Liu23 moves23.67
3×3 one-handedEvan Liu12.9814.04
ClockXavier Ye3.533.91
Square-1Xavier Ye7.018.13

The PB harvest

37 set · 35 still standing
  • Xavier Ye — 2×2 single 0.57: into the top 0.026% of the event's history.
  • Xavier Ye — 4×4 single 27.05: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Qiu — Clock single 3.44: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Frederick Selig — 2×2 single 1.59: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Tamayo — 3×3 one-handed single 14.61: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Andersen — 3×3 blindfolded single 42.52: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Amy Ammann — 5×5 single 1:12.79: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Wright — 6×6 single 2:06.85: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

26 competitors · 221 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

26 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.