Competitions · United States
Corning Winter 2026
Corning, New York · 14 February 2026 · 8 events · 21 competitors · 18 personal bests
Evan Liu won three of the eight events (3×3, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Evan Liu by 0.05 seconds. 21 competitors produced 18 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Yili Yi took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 2:29.81 down to 1:29.22, 40 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Evan Liu | 7.35 | 8.03 |
| 2×2 | Eli Rogers | 1.02 | 1.43 |
| 4×4 | Chris Chi | 30.65 | 33.15 |
| 5×5 | Evan Liu | 55.45 | 58.01 |
| 7×7 | Evan Liu | 2:27.50 | 2:31.15 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Chris Chi | 23.64 | — |
| Clock | Clem Tucker | 3.64 | 4.26 |
| Pyraminx | Clem Tucker | 1.64 | 2.01 |
The PB harvest
18 set · 8 still standing- Milan Vincent Andric — 3×3 single 5.57: into the top 0.28% of the event's history.
- Mark John — 3×3 single 6.97: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Mark John — 4×4 single 29.66: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
- Christopher Kai Tindall — Pyraminx single 5.90: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
- Christopher Kai Tindall — 3×3 single 16.15: into the top 28.4% of the event's history.
- Christopher Kai Tindall — Clock single 12.60: into the top 37.8% of the event's history.
- Jody Neal — Clock single 17.12: into the top 55.9% of the event's history.
- Annabelle Sun — 3×3 single 32.92: into the top 67.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 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
21 competitors · 200 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
21 competitorsReading 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.