Competitions · United States
Evanston Qualifier 2026
Evanston, Illinois · 17 May 2026 · 9 events · 37 competitors · 60 personal bests
Max Walaszek won three of the nine events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Zachary Cribb by 0.03 seconds. 37 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | Max Walaszek | 49.44 | 53.43 |
| 6×6 | Max Walaszek | 1:33.71 | 1:35.23 |
| 7×7 | Max Walaszek | 2:18.77 | 2:24.32 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Brian Johnson | 7.29 | 9.28 |
| Clock | Zachary Cribb | 3.09 | 3.50 |
| Megaminx | Lucy Grace Bryson | 35.00 | 36.77 |
| Pyraminx | Brian Johnson | 1.50 | 2.54 |
| Skewb | Sebastian Carrillo | 3.28 | 3.49 |
| Square-1 | Brian Johnson | 6.35 | 7.76 |
The PB harvest
60 set · 39 still standing- Brian Johnson — Square-1 single 2.85: into the top 0.004% of the event's history.
- Max Walaszek — 5×5 single 45.49: into the top 0.74% of the event's history.
- Simon Poldi — Pyraminx single 1.76: into the top 0.76% of the event's history.
- Zhiyuan Li (李致远) — Pyraminx single 1.77: into the top 0.78% of the event's history.
- Colin Sharpe — Pyraminx single 2.05: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Luca Block — 5×5 single 1:05.54: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
- James Wang (王俊杰) — Clock single 6.60: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
- David Liu — Square-1 single 11.90: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
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Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
37 competitors · 256 results · 9 events.
Everyone who competed
37 competitors- Aaron Soley
- Abby Enwia
- Adam Schwenn
- Ant Irizarry
- Arrustu Mirza
- Ashley Gray
- Austin Worley
- Brian Johnson
- Catherine Liu
- Charles F. Roller
- Colin Sharpe
- David Liu
- Draco Tong
- Filip Gostkowski
- Haley Randall
- Ivan Ladoia
- James Phipps-Denti
- James Wang (王俊杰)
- Joseph Liu
- Juliet Soley
- Loki Lettofsky
- Luca Block
- Lucas Lippman-Bruno
- Lucy Grace Bryson
- Max Walaszek
- Natalie Sharpe
- Nathaniel Gee
- Niam Griffin
- Reed W. Richardson
- Sebastian Carrillo
- Simon Poldi
- Tommy Stady
- Walker Lim
- William Levine
- Zach Paulson
- Zachary Cribb
- Zhiyuan Li (李致远)
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.