Competitions · United States
Illini Cubers Spring 2026
Urbana, Illinois · 1 May 2026 · 1 events · 28 competitors · 11 personal bests
Ben Zhao won the 3×3 with a 6.36 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ben Zhao by 0.58 seconds. 28 competitors produced 11 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Allie Dunmire took a 3×3 single of 31.00 down to 24.58, 21 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ben Zhao | 5.64 | 6.36 |
The PB harvest
11 set · 10 still standing- Josiah Zeifang — 3×3 single 8.74: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
- Mohammed A. Abualsaud — 3×3 single 9.69: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
- Zeyu Li (李泽钰) — 3×3 single 10.20: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
- Jayden Bierman — 3×3 single 10.57: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
- Ryan Budz — 3×3 single 13.13: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
- Syed Mohammed Habeeburehman — 3×3 single 14.24: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
- Dylan Green — 3×3 single 14.77: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
- Roshan Hegde — 3×3 single 17.29: into the top 31.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
28 competitors · 66 results · 1 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. Ben Zhao won it with a 6.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D U L2 D' R2 F2 R2 D U2 B U2 F2 L U2 F2 U2 F L' U' - 2
B' U B U2 F D2 L2 F2 U2 L2 B2 R2 U2 L' B F D L' D2 - 3
R U2 R2 F2 U' F2 D U2 B2 R2 U B U2 L' F' D2 R2 D2 U R' - 4
R D2 L U F2 D R2 U' F2 D' L2 D2 L F D' L2 D2 F' L2 - 5
L' U R2 U B2 D R2 U2 F2 U2 B2 L D2 B R' D' L' U' B U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
28 competitors- Allie Dunmire
- Amey Gaba
- Arjun Reddy
- Arnav Sirigere
- Arrustu Mirza
- Ben Zhao
- Braeden Hemphill
- Brandon Regalado
- Bryan Piatkiewicz
- Corbin Engel
- Dylan Green
- Evan Lin
- Jamie Clements
- Jayden Bierman
- Jayden Jones
- Josiah Zeifang
- Kit Clement
- Lucas Stambaugh
- Mohammed A. Abualsaud
- Mohammed E. Mansour Alabbas
- Ramses Amaya
- Roshan Hegde
- Ryan Budz
- Scarlett Havin
- Syed Mohammed Habeeburehman
- Tarak Sai Musunuri
- Zennan Zuiker
- Zeyu Li (李泽钰)
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.