Competitions · United States

DFW Cubing Winter 2026

Richardson, Texas · 3 January 2026 · 6 events · 94 competitors · 86 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won three of the six events (3×3, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by John Wanger II by 0.10 seconds. 94 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Oliver Miller took a Pyraminx single of 7.42 down to 3.25, 56 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 6×6, 7×7

0.10s

closest final — Pyraminx, John Wanger II over Gana Visank Ventrapragada

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ryan Pilat	5.18	5.92
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.75	0.99
6×6	Ryan Pilat	1:28.50	1:29.59
7×7	Ryan Pilat	2:11.52	2:21.84
Pyraminx	John Wanger II	2.11	2.83
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	5.10	5.80

The PB harvest

86 set · 47 still standing

John Wanger II — 3×3 single 5.49: into the top 0.24% of the event's history.
Aarav Gaddam — 3×3 single 5.54: into the top 0.26% of the event's history.
John Wanger II — Pyraminx single 1.37: into the top 0.29% of the event's history.
Denniel Santos — 3×3 single 5.94: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
Ibrahim Khanani — 2×2 single 1.46: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Ishaank Bansal — Pyraminx single 2.78: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Oliver Miller — Pyraminx single 3.25: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Do Phuoc An Tran — 3×3 single 8.89: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

94 competitors · 445 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 5.92 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.