Competitions · United States

Derwood Cubing Derby Spring 2026

Derwood, Maryland · 9 May 2026 · 5 events · 108 competitors · 105 personal bests

Hassan Khanani won two of the five events (3×3 one-handed, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.24 seconds. 108 competitors produced 105 personal bests, 84 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Andis Andoni set the 2×2 single national record: 1.67.

Two wins

Hassan Khanani — 3×3 one-handed, Square-1

0.24s

closest final — 2×2, Zayn Khanani over Hassan Khanani

105

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Sam Popp	6.35	6.87
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.69	1.31
3×3 one-handed	Hassan Khanani	9.51	12.08
Clock	Fiona Bao	2.34	3.44
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	4.26	4.86

The PB harvest

105 set · 84 still standing

Wesley Chase — 2×2 single 0.75: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
Liam Manwaring — 3×3 one-handed single 10.08: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Brad Hoffman — 3×3 single 6.92: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Samuel Brooks Dowdy — 3×3 single 6.92: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Ethan Custodio — 3×3 single 6.98: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬) — 3×3 single 7.75: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Andis Andoni — 2×2 single 1.67: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Raj Bhagat — 3×3 single 8.23: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

108 competitors · 530 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 6.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

108 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.