Competitions · United States

Gobbler Cube Day Winter at VT 2026

Blacksburg, Virginia · 21 February 2026 · 6 events · 72 competitors · 82 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.06 seconds. 72 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Asher Bowen McDaniel took a Pyraminx single of 9.52 down to 2.40, 75 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Zayn Khanani — 3×3, 2×2, Skewb

0.06s

closest final — Skewb, Zayn Khanani over Michael Nielsen

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Zayn Khanani	5.69	6.97
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.87	1.02
4×4	Benjamin Christie	27.43	32.52
Clock	Chase Pak	3.21	4.29
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.08	1.55
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.60	2.82

The PB harvest

82 set · 47 still standing

Wesley Chase — 3×3 single 6.67: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Wesley Chase — Pyraminx single 2.06: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Parker Drumheller — 3×3 single 6.97: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Parker Drumheller — Pyraminx single 2.36: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Raylan L. Hall — 2×2 single 1.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Makai Guay — Clock single 4.10: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Arvind Manohar — 3×3 single 8.17: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Nathaniel Werns — 3×3 single 8.58: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

72 competitors · 457 results · 6 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. Zayn Khanani won it with a 6.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

72 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.