Competitions · United States
Empire State ALL11-Stars 2026
Albany, New York · 7 March 2026 · 11 events · 54 competitors · 64 personal bests
Curtis Chai won two of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Evan Waters by 0.13 seconds. 54 competitors produced 64 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Gabriel Gnilo took a Clock single of 52.91 down to 21.57, 59 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Curtis Chai | 5.78 | 6.70 |
| 4×4 | Curtis Chai | 26.26 | 27.12 |
| 5×5 | Alexei Sinyavin | 45.75 | 48.86 |
| 6×6 | Livia Kleiner | 1:30.89 | 1:35.99 |
| 7×7 | Livia Kleiner | 2:08.91 | 2:14.66 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Chris Chi | 31.67 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Parker Trager | 9.85 | 12.10 |
| Clock | Evan Waters | 2.23 | 3.55 |
| Pyraminx | Parker Trager | 1.43 | 1.79 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Chris Chi | 4:18.82 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Evan Liu | 10:49.00 | — |
The PB harvest
64 set · 32 still standing- Curtis Chai — Pyraminx single 1.15: into the top 0.11% of the event's history.
- Dylan Nickelsburg — 3×3 single 7.12: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Rex Ozsvath — 3×3 single 7.30: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Eli Rogers — 4×4 single 29.76: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
- Phoenix Truesdell — 3×3 single 8.00: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
- Rex Ozsvath — 3×3 one-handed single 12.01: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Curtis Chai — 7×7 single 2:32.52: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
- Clem Tucker — 4×4 single 34.22: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
54 competitors · 468 results · 11 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. Curtis Chai won it with a 6.70 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F2 U' D2 B R2 U' L D F' L' F2 D2 F2 L' B2 R L2 B2 L2 F - 2
R2 U' D' F' R' L D' R' U' F2 U L2 U' R2 L U2 L2 - 3
R F2 B R' D' R2 L F' U2 L F2 R' U2 D2 L' B2 U2 D2 L - 4
F L2 F R2 F R2 D2 L' B D' L' F' U2 L D' F U R - 5
R B U' L' F2 R' F2 D R2 B F2 R2 F2 U2 L' F2 D2 F2 L2 B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
54 competitors- Aahil Abbas
- Adam Vetser
- Alexei Sinyavin
- Andrew Lofgren
- Andrew Sherman
- Angelo Terpening
- Benjamin Downs
- Brandon Villadolid
- Chris Chi
- Christian Basha
- Clem Tucker
- Curtis Chai
- David Hodshon-Tirella
- Dheeksha Hemanth
- Dylan Nickelsburg
- Edward Necarsulmer V
- Eli Rogers
- Elliott Perkins
- Evan Liu
- Evan Waters
- Faizan Mamun
- Gabriel Gnilo
- Gordon R. Holey
- Henry Syn
- Henry Wang
- Jacob Baran
- Jacob Basha
- Jake Oppedisano
- Jalen Shareef
- Javi Rumi
- Jaxon Blanchette
- Jeffrey Chen
- Joaquin Crisol
- Joseph Virgilio
- Lauren Phung
- Livia Kleiner
- Louis Truong
- Luciano James Capuano
- Marcus S. Bilik
- Mariana K. Lee
- Maximilian Regulski
- Ming Chai (柴明)
- Natalie Vander Wilt
- Nico Ozsvath
- Owen Curl
- Parker Trager
- Patrick Strawder
- Phoenix Truesdell
- Rex Ozsvath
- Ryan Durette
- Samuel Blair
- Stratis Tsimounis
- Yili Yi
- Young Jin Cho
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.