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Hampton Beach Summer 2026

Hampton, New Hampshire · 1 August 2026 · 6 events · 52 competitors · 55 personal bests

Gabriel Garber Burd won three of the six events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Nolan Wood by 0.45 seconds. 52 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ivan Kamonye Mbui set the 3×3 single national record: 7.13.

Three wins
Gabriel Garber Burd — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6
0.45s
closest final — 3×3, Nolan Wood over Gabriel Garber Burd
55
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nolan Wood5.987.42
4×4Gabriel Garber Burd26.8430.66
5×5Gabriel Garber Burd50.0152.29
6×6Gabriel Garber Burd1:26.311:35.30
MegaminxBrendan Lee30.6332.37
PyraminxDavid Andron-Silva1.351.88

The PB harvest

55 set · 48 still standing
  • Nolan Wood — 3×3 single 4.77: into the top 0.079% of the event's history.
  • Gabriel Garber Burd — 4×4 single 26.84: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Gabriel Garber Burd — 6×6 single 1:26.31: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Ivan Kamonye Mbui — 3×3 single 7.13: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Josh Flagg — 3×3 single 7.30: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Ivan Kamonye Mbui — 4×4 single 30.11: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Kenneth Ding — 3×3 single 8.19: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Pertus — 5×5 single 56.77: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

52 competitors · 270 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. Nolan Wood won it with a 7.42 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

52 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.