Competitions · United States
Cubing in the 'Cuse 2026
Syracuse, New York · 14 March 2026 · 11 events · 29 competitors · 61 personal bests
Alexei Sinyavin won four of the eleven events (3×3, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Evan Waters by 0.60 seconds. 29 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Joshua Logue took a Skewb single of 8.54 down to 4.07, 52 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Alexei Sinyavin | 6.05 | 7.81 |
| 2×2 | Evan Waters | 0.88 | 1.54 |
| 6×6 | Alexei Sinyavin | 1:32.19 | 1:34.30 |
| 7×7 | Alexei Sinyavin | 2:13.66 | 2:24.10 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Evan Liu | 11.58 | 13.15 |
| Clock | Evan Waters | 2.60 | 3.59 |
| Megaminx | Alexei Sinyavin | 28.05 | 31.27 |
| Skewb | Evan Waters | 2.69 | 3.13 |
| Square-1 | Chris Chi | 6.07 | 7.86 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Evan Liu | 3:04.96 | 3:38.25 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Evan Liu | 10:43.00 | — |
The PB harvest
61 set · 33 still standing- Alexei Sinyavin — Skewb single 1.57: into the top 0.53% of the event's history.
- Brandon Brazill — Clock single 3.59: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Sanjam Dash Mohanty — Skewb single 2.16: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Alexei Sinyavin — Square-1 single 7.02: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Maxim Bokman — Skewb single 2.25: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
- Alexei Sinyavin — 3×3 one-handed single 11.33: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Evan Waters — 3×3 one-handed single 12.20: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Nicholas D. Burlarley — Skewb single 2.92: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
29 competitors · 377 results · 11 events.
Everyone who competed
29 competitors- Aidan Fraser
- Aksaran Arunkumar
- Alexei Sinyavin
- Alton Ruff
- Brandon Brazill
- Camilo Salinas
- Chris Chi
- Colin Tobin
- Ethan Qiu
- Evan Liu
- Evan Waters
- Hayden Dowling
- Jake Oppedisano
- Joshua Logue
- Louis Truong
- Lucus Crowe
- Maxim Bokman
- Michael Francis
- Nicholas D. Burlarley
- Oscar Cimmet
- Owen Colavito
- Patrick Strawder
- Preston Dowling
- Rory Lewin
- Sanjam Dash Mohanty
- Skylar Porter
- Tiara M. McNealy
- Xavier Head
- Yili Yi
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.