Competitions · United States
Flushing Glow Afternoon 2026
Flushing, New York · 18 July 2026 · 4 events · 40 competitors · 21 personal bests
Ayden Dincher won the 3×3 with a 6.27 and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Benjamin Wiginton by 0.33 seconds. 40 competitors produced 21 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Adam Chan took a Clock single of 51.33 down to 9.46, 82 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ayden Dincher | 5.71 | 6.27 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Brandon Lin (林博浩) | 23.05 | — |
| Clock | Angelo Terpening | 3.80 | 3.88 |
| Square-1 | Benjamin Wiginton | 7.94 | 9.20 |
The PB harvest
21 set · 14 still standing- Benjamin Wiginton — 3×3 single 5.79: into the top 0.36% of the event's history.
- Yunhao Lou (娄云皓) — 3×3 single 7.07: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Wiginton — Square-1 single 6.83: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Lucas Pai — 3×3 single 8.08: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Jayden Kong — 3×3 single 8.94: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Nathan Evan Sherman — 3×3 single 10.61: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
- Ryan Tan — 3×3 single 11.25: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
- Leon Elihu — 3×3 single 11.84: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four 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
40 competitors · 145 results · 4 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. Ayden Dincher won it with a 6.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' B2 R2 D U R2 F2 U' R2 U L2 B L' R2 F' U2 L2 R' B L2 - 2
B' D' L' U R2 D' L' F L' F2 R' B2 R F2 L2 F2 B2 D2 F2 B' - 3
F2 D2 F2 L2 F2 L' R2 D2 B D U L2 D' B2 R' D' R' B' D2 - 4
B D' F D' B' L2 F' R2 B L2 B' L' R B2 R2 B D U' - 5
R' B L2 B' U2 L2 F L2 B' R2 F R2 F' R B2 D' U2 L2 U F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
40 competitors- Aaron Jake Wong
- Adam Chan
- Angelo Terpening
- Anne S. Squadron
- Ayden Dincher
- Benjamin Wiginton
- Brandon Lin (林博浩)
- Bryan Lee
- Chihaziri Uche
- Christopher Kirschner
- David Taylor
- Edmond Y. Zhao
- Gabriel Gnilo
- Isaac Wiginton
- Jalen Shareef
- Jayden Kong
- Justin Rose
- Kyle Lee
- Leon Elihu
- Linus Feigenbaum
- Luca Memmo
- Lucas Mandelkorn
- Lucas Pai
- Nathan Evan Sherman
- Nitin Nathan
- Noah Markowitz
- Parker Trager
- Rafael Daniella Gabinete
- Remi Bierker
- Ryan Tan
- Shaun Mack
- Simon Miles Deshusses
- Sky Hong
- Steven Wintringham
- Tim Wong
- Timothy Huynh
- Timothy Yang
- Xuehao Ding
- Yili Yi
- Yunhao Lou (娄云皓)
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.