Competitions · United States

Liberty Science Center Open A 2026

Jersey City, New Jersey · 28 February 2026 · 5 events · 73 competitors · 62 personal bests

Ayden Dincher won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Reilly Squadron by 0.26 seconds. 73 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Shrihaan Narra took a 2×2 single of 31.24 down to 6.80, 78 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Ayden Dincher — 3×3, 2×2, 6×6, Skewb

0.26s

closest final — Clock, Reilly Squadron over Yuki Nagai

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ayden Dincher	6.07	6.96
2×2	Ayden Dincher	0.84	1.41
6×6	Ayden Dincher	1:32.96	1:38.20
Clock	Reilly Squadron	3.59	4.12
Skewb	Ayden Dincher	1.31	2.28

The PB harvest

62 set · 38 still standing

Giuseppe Amato — 3×3 single 4.74: into the top 0.073% of the event's history.
Ryan Hughes — 3×3 single 7.09: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Marcus S. Bilik — 3×3 single 7.31: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Ethan Pike — 3×3 single 8.57: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Ryan Michael Breen — 3×3 single 10.14: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Vasilije Dragojlovic — 2×2 single 2.42: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Saigautam Bonam — 2×2 single 2.72: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Evan Huang — Clock single 7.85: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

73 competitors · 340 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. Ayden Dincher won it with a 6.96 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

73 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.