Competitions · United States

Cubing at COTA 2026

Austin, Texas · 27 June 2026 · 6 events · 83 competitors · 87 personal bests

Tucker Chamberlain won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Tucker Chamberlain by 0.13 seconds. 83 competitors produced 87 personal bests, 72 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Steven Harper took a Square-1 single of 53.60 down to 19.38, 64 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Tucker Chamberlain — 3×3, 2×2, Square-1

0.13s

closest final — 2×2, Tucker Chamberlain over Jeremy Sheng

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Tucker Chamberlain	6.49	7.44
2×2	Tucker Chamberlain	1.75	1.96
4×4	Jeremy Sheng	28.80	30.10
3×3 one-handed	Jeremy Sheng	14.67	15.71
Pyraminx	Andres Rodriguez	1.53	2.05
Square-1	Tucker Chamberlain	5.98	7.17

The PB harvest

87 set · 72 still standing

Jayden Nguyen — 3×3 single 5.42: into the top 0.22% of the event's history.
Brendon Hatfield — Pyraminx single 1.54: into the top 0.47% of the event's history.
David Spitzer — Pyraminx single 2.02: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Ki-Joon Chapman-Ramos — 3×3 one-handed single 10.23: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Austin Sanchez — 3×3 single 7.80: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Jade Friesen — 3×3 single 7.92: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Jayden Nguyen — 2×2 single 1.73: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Jonah Kurth — 3×3 single 8.63: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

83 competitors · 458 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. Tucker Chamberlain won it with a 7.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 3

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

83 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.