Competitions · United States

Long Island Back to School 2026

Rockville Centre, New York · 5 September 2026 · 4 events · 83 competitors · 53 personal bests

Aaron Jake Wong won two of the four events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Clem Tucker by 0.17 seconds. 83 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Elliott Walter took a Pyraminx single of 15.31 down to 6.29, 59 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Aaron Jake Wong — 3×3, Square-1

0.17s

closest final — Pyraminx, Clem Tucker over Milan Vincent Andric

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Aaron Jake Wong	5.81	6.92
3×3 one-handed	Minghao Zhang	9.13	10.24
Pyraminx	Clem Tucker	1.32	1.60
Square-1	Aaron Jake Wong	6.52	8.43

The PB harvest

53 set · 45 still standing

Adam Dietzel — Pyraminx single 1.23: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
Anthony Jiang — 3×3 one-handed single 8.05: into the top 0.22% of the event's history.
Ammaar M. Shariff — 3×3 single 6.84: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Justin Rose — 3×3 single 7.72: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Ammaar M. Shariff — 3×3 one-handed single 11.55: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Bhargava Chandra Inampudi — 3×3 single 8.26: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Jaeden Inocentes — Pyraminx single 3.00: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Olivia J. Lee — Pyraminx single 3.07: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 20,074 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

83 competitors · 377 results · 4 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. Aaron Jake Wong won it with a 6.92 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

83 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.