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Roanoke, Texas · 7 February 2026 · 13 events · 57 competitors · 62 personal bests
Ryan Pilat won five of the 13 events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by John Wanger II by 0.08 seconds. 57 competitors produced 62 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
Ellis Turley III took a 2×2 single of 18.75 down to 5.45, 71 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ryan Pilat | 5.96 | 6.08 |
| 2×2 | Ayushmaan Arora | 1.12 | 2.36 |
| 4×4 | Maddox Smith | 27.37 | 30.75 |
| 5×5 | Ryan Pilat | 43.05 | 46.66 |
| 6×6 | Ryan Pilat | 1:27.43 | 1:30.33 |
| 7×7 | Ryan Pilat | 2:10.48 | 2:19.43 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Ryan Pilat | 18.60 | 20.54 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Joseph Hirsch | 16.18 | 18.54 |
| Clock | Ignacio Montilla | 3.77 | 5.13 |
| Megaminx | Maddox Smith | 33.00 | 37.35 |
| Pyraminx | John Wanger II | 2.37 | 3.11 |
| Skewb | Joseph Hirsch | 2.52 | 2.72 |
| Square-1 | Alejandro Kolster Passos | 6.97 | 9.86 |
The PB harvest
62 set · 33 still standing- Ayushmaan Arora — 2×2 single 1.12: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
- Maddox Smith — 4×4 single 27.37: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Akshar Kunda — 3×3 single 7.98: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
- Cole Dugger — 5×5 single 1:07.61: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Akshar Kunda — 3×3 one-handed single 16.18: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
- Scott Spangler — 2×2 single 2.68: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
- Ishan Parikh — 6×6 single 2:14.11: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
- Denniel Santos — 5×5 single 1:18.73: into the top 18.1% 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
57 competitors · 267 results · 13 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 6.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 B R2 B2 U2 B' R2 F2 R2 F L' F' U2 R2 B D2 U' B R' - 2
U2 R' B2 U' L D' F B' U L2 D' F2 U' F2 B2 R2 D' F' - 3
F D' F L D F' B' U2 R D L' D2 F2 R' F2 R2 F2 L D2 - 4
F2 L2 R2 D2 B2 U' F2 D B2 R' F D U' B' R2 B L' U' B2 - 5
R U L F R2 B2 R2 U' F L2 B' R2 D F2 B2 L2 U D R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
57 competitors- Aarav Kamboj
- Abhinav Agarwal
- Aidan Piper
- Aiko Fleming
- AJ Le
- Akshar Kunda
- Alejandro Kolster Passos
- Anishvar Prasad Vinod
- Ashaaz Ahmed Shaik
- Ayushmaan Arora
- Bennett Strom
- Brendon Hatfield
- Bryson Andrews
- Chris Hagerman
- Cole Dugger
- Denniel Santos
- Dhruv Anjan Chakravarthy
- Ellis Turley III
- Evan Moore
- Fletcher Berry
- Harris Naeem
- Ignacio Montilla
- Ishaank Bansal
- Ishan Parikh
- Jacob W. Jiang
- Jayden Nevins
- John Wanger II
- Jonah Eckhoff
- Joseph Hirsch
- Kathleen Dugger
- Liam Garber
- Luke Cowan
- Maddox Smith
- Noah Brooks
- Phoenix Roling
- Reece Imbuido
- Rowan Sapkota
- Ryan Pilat
- Ryne Hathcote
- Samarth Sutar
- Scott Spangler
- Seth Burmeister
- Seth Hamon
- Tanmay Katekar
- Tanyon Hagerman
- Thai Bui
- Tinsley Hagerman
- Torah Hoover
- Travis Hardaway
- Tristan Patrick
- Tristan Smith
- Vaishant Pandey
- Walter Hencken
- William Parson
- Wyatt Wilson
- Zamir Islam
- Zeeshan Ahmed
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.