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Florida Championship 2026

Tallahassee, Florida · 5 September 2026 · 16 events · 175 competitors · 325 personal bests

Noah Swor won four of the 16 events (3×3 one-handed, Square-1, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicolás Sánchez by 0.02 seconds. 175 competitors produced 325 personal bests, 321 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ali Jawad Parpia set the Clock single national record: 4.76.

Four wins
Noah Swor — 3×3 one-handed, Square-1, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.02s
closest final — 2×2, Nicolás Sánchez over Rowan Stough
325
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nicolás Sánchez5.886.49
2×2Nicolás Sánchez1.381.52
4×4Carter Bitz26.4627.88
5×5Owen Brooks48.0650.52
6×6Carter Bitz1:32.331:34.24
7×7Sean Hartman2:13.652:16.94
3×3 blindfoldedTommy Cherry12.33—
3×3 one-handedNoah Swor8.6710.72
ClockEddie Artze2.933.29
MegaminxJared Stinson31.0736.78
PyraminxRowan Stough1.542.40
SkewbLinus Vork2.513.09
Square-1Noah Swor6.347.51
4×4 blindfoldedTommy Cherry1:32.881:49.12
5×5 blindfoldedNoah Swor4:24.03—
3×3 Multi-BlindNoah Swor34 of 42 cubes · 1:00:00—

The PB harvest

325 set · 321 still standing
  • Owen Brooks — 3×3 single 4.95: into the top 0.11% of the event's history.
  • Noah Swor — 3×3 single 5.42: into the top 0.22% of the event's history.
  • Linus Vork — Pyraminx single 1.54: into the top 0.47% of the event's history.
  • Jiana X. Li — Pyraminx single 2.34: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Linus Vork — 2×2 single 1.59: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Ezra Crane — 2×2 single 1.66: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Maximilian Wang — Pyraminx single 2.84: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Ezra Crane — Clock single 4.41: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

39 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 20,074 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

175 competitors · 1624 results · 16 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. Nicolás Sánchez won it with a 6.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

175 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.