Competitions · United States
Cube Against Cancer LA 2026
Denham Springs, Louisiana · 4 April 2026 · 7 events · 61 competitors · 65 personal bests
Dylan Miller won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by John S. Russell III by 0.11 seconds. 61 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Saylor Taormina took a 2×2 single of 15.28 down to 8.20, 46 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Dylan Miller | 5.22 | 5.95 |
| 2×2 | Rowan Stough | 1.29 | 1.52 |
| 4×4 | Dylan Miller | 27.45 | 33.23 |
| 5×5 | Dylan Miller | 1:01.09 | 1:03.40 |
| Clock | John S. Russell III | 2.93 | 3.52 |
| Pyraminx | Andres Rodriguez | 1.80 | 2.65 |
| Skewb | Rowan Stough | 1.83 | 3.03 |
The PB harvest
65 set · 38 still standing- Evan Smith — 3×3 single 6.90: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Kason Taylor Hamblen — 2×2 single 1.79: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Ordway Persyn — 5×5 single 58.20: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Ordway Persyn — Skewb single 3.03: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
- Gunner Engelsman — 4×4 single 34.60: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
- Seth Talbot — 5×5 single 1:06.83: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
- Kason Taylor Hamblen — 4×4 single 41.83: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
- Peyton Tumy — 4×4 single 45.69: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 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
61 competitors · 330 results · 7 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. Dylan Miller won it with a 5.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R B' R2 U D F2 L R2 U' L2 U R2 U' F2 U F' D2 F' U2 - 2
L2 U F L F' U2 B2 U2 B2 R2 B2 L2 U F' R D U2 F D2 - 3
R' L2 U B L' F2 L B' R2 F2 D2 R2 B' R2 B2 U2 F R' U - 4
B' U2 L B2 F' D2 F' R2 B D2 F' U L' F L' R2 D' R B' - 5
F' R2 D2 U F2 R2 D' B' D' U L' U2 B' R2 D2 L R B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
61 competitors- Alexander B. Durand
- Alexander Laiche
- Andres Rodriguez
- Andrew Robinson
- Augie Redmann
- Ayden Smith
- Beau Douglas Smith
- Ben Meaux
- Brad Harder II
- Bradley Parker
- Brandon Gautreau
- Carter Hawkins
- Carter Nettles
- Cooper Emmons
- Daniel Bailey
- Daniel Esneault
- Davis Ratliff
- Dylan Miller
- Eliam Workman
- Elliott Truesdell
- Emma Young
- Ephraim Patterson
- Evan Smith
- Everett Flott
- Ezra Aillet
- Gavrey Munsell
- Gunner Engelsman
- Harper Guidry
- Hayden Hyams
- Isaac Pearson
- Jacob Kirby
- Jasper Edwards
- Jax Cressend
- Jayden Krug-Wilson
- Jazer Farley
- Jeremy Falanga
- John S. Russell III
- John Young
- Judah Keelin
- Julia Lauricella
- Kason Taylor Hamblen
- Khaliq Cameron
- Khorram Ghaedi
- Landen Hebert
- Luke Domingue
- Malachi Harder
- Matthew Robbins
- Michael Hammons
- Noah Benjamin Bullins
- Ordway Persyn
- Peyton Tumy
- Reid Heroman
- Rowan Stough
- Samuel Eli Robbins
- Saylor Taormina
- Serene Aryal
- Seth Talbot
- Shawn Parker
- Thomas Secora
- Tuc Brendel
- Weston Moots
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.