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Competitions · United States

Fort Lee Winter 2026

Fort Lee, New Jersey · 24 January 2026 · 5 events · 49 competitors · 55 personal bests

Matty Hiroto Inaba won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Eli Rogers by 0.27 seconds. 49 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Can Uzun set the Square-1 average national record: 8.05.

Two wins
Matty Hiroto Inaba — 3×3, 4×4
0.27s
closest final — 2×2, Eli Rogers over Ayden Dincher
55
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Matty Hiroto Inaba4.295.36
2×2Eli Rogers1.671.90
4×4Matty Hiroto Inaba21.3424.19
PyraminxParker Trager1.441.94
Square-1Zach Ridall6.857.47

The PB harvest

55 set · 24 still standing
  • Can Uzun — Pyraminx single 1.87: into the top 0.93% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Kern — Square-1 single 7.16: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Nico Ozsvath — 4×4 single 29.05: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Adam McLaughlin — Pyraminx single 2.78: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Kyle Lee — 3×3 single 8.82: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • David Yoon — Pyraminx single 3.56: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Eric Yu — 4×4 single 34.60: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Adam Wong — 3×3 single 9.68: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

49 competitors · 303 results · 5 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. Matty Hiroto Inaba won it with a 5.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

49 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.