Competitions · United States

Derwood Cubing Derby Fall 2026

Derwood, Maryland · 24 October 2026 · 5 events · 105 competitors · 111 personal bests

Sam Popp won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Sam Popp by 0.26 seconds. 105 competitors produced 111 personal bests, 110 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ali Shaari set the 4×4 single national record: 50.92.

Two wins

Sam Popp — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.26s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Sam Popp over Zayn Khanani

111

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Sam Popp	5.71	6.98
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.79	1.42
4×4	Fiona Bao	24.68	26.01
3×3 one-handed	Sam Popp	9.01	12.27
Clock	Fiona Bao	2.27	2.44

The PB harvest

111 set · 110 still standing

Sam Popp — 3×3 one-handed single 9.01: into the top 0.52% of the event's history.
Wilson Dawson — 3×3 single 6.46: into the top 0.83% of the event's history.
Sam Deacon — 3×3 single 7.00: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Gurucharan Sudeep Lanka — Clock single 4.04: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Liam Combs — 2×2 single 1.63: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Katherine Berger — 3×3 single 8.14: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
William Yao — 3×3 single 8.41: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Kenneth Elijuah Sims — 3×3 single 8.69: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,926 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

105 competitors · 583 results · 5 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. Sam Popp won it with a 6.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

105 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.