Competitions · United States
Fort Payne Summer 2026
Fort Payne, Alabama · 22 August 2026 · 5 events · 48 competitors · 30 personal bests
Caleb Chen won the 3×3 with a 6.27 and the closest final was the Clock, won by Drew Windham by 0.30 seconds. 48 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Evan Johnson took a Clock single of 28.09 down to 15.68, 44 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Caleb Chen | 5.09 | 6.27 |
| 4×4 | Nicolás Sánchez | 24.70 | 25.69 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Micah Morrison | 34.27 | 41.12 |
| Clock | Drew Windham | 3.00 | 3.41 |
| Pyraminx | Marcus Kamen | 1.70 | 2.08 |
The PB harvest
30 set · 29 still standing- Marcus Kamen — Clock single 6.34: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
- Max Lessel — 4×4 single 42.20: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
- Daniel Gilbert — Clock single 8.37: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
- Jordan Steen — 3×3 single 13.22: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.
- Jacob Evarts — 4×4 single 45.84: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
- Joseph Zaiden — 4×4 single 45.98: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
- Hudson Fraser — Clock single 9.39: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Golson — Clock single 9.87: into the top 24.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three 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
48 competitors · 267 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. Caleb Chen 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
D' R D B R L' D R B2 U F' L B2 L B2 R' U2 R - 2
L2 F U' L2 B' D F B R' D R2 F2 R2 F D2 R2 B' D' - 3
R2 D2 F2 R2 D' R2 D2 U B' D2 L2 B2 U F' L U' L' F2 - 4
L2 D' L' B U' R2 B2 D' L2 U2 F2 U' F' U B' F' R2 U2 L2 - 5
B R' U R' F2 D2 F2 R' D2 F2 D U' B' R2 B' L D B
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
48 competitors- Allison Slappey
- Annye Bennett
- Benjamin Craft
- Brad Richard
- Caedmon Fox
- Caleb Chen
- Christian Gooding
- Clay Moore
- Cody Kellogg
- Daniel Gilbert
- Daniel Mullen
- Drake Denton Richard
- Drew Windham
- Ella Ruth Dart
- Evan Johnson
- Fred Johnson
- Gabriel Golson
- Harrison Fraser
- Hudson Fraser
- Jacob Evarts
- James Dart
- Jared Stinson
- Jasper Wolfe-Tham
- Jordan Steen
- Joseph Neilson
- Joseph Zaiden
- Justin Barker
- Katie Hull
- Lee Craft
- Levi Tuanama
- Marco Yang (杨柯辰)
- Marcus Kamen
- Matias Marcantoni-Nunez
- Max Lessel
- Micah Morrison
- Nicolás Sánchez
- Owen Johnson
- Porter Ayres
- Raylan Garza
- Raymond Goslow
- Roman Wofford
- Rowan Garza
- Saketh Ram Prashanth
- Sawyer Adams
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn
- Srianiketh Prashanth
- Travis Ingram
- Wyatt Chandler
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.