Competitions · United States
Love is Blind UMBC 2026
Catonsville, Maryland · 15 February 2026 · 4 events · 25 competitors · 18 personal bests
Liam Chen won three of the four events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind). 25 competitors produced 18 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Dean Angert took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 2:57.92 down to 53.79, 70 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | Liam Chen | 18.52 | — |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Liam Chen | 1:49.63 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Rui Yang (杨睿) | 10:20.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Liam Chen | 24 of 29 cubes · 1:00:00 | — |
The PB harvest
18 set · 15 still standing- Rui Yang (杨睿) — 3×3 blindfolded single 38.71: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
- Jeffrey Chen — 3×3 blindfolded single 39.32: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
- Ethan Zorger — 3×3 blindfolded single 41.62: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
- Rui Yang (杨睿) — 4×4 blindfolded single 3:49.37: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
- Adam Martinson — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:23.20: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
- Rui Yang (杨睿) — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 8 of 8 cubes · 30:19: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
- Daniel Greigg — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:28.71: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
- Rui Yang (杨睿) — 5×5 blindfolded single 10:20.00: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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
25 competitors · 92 results · 4 events.
Everyone who competed
25 competitors- Adam Martinson
- Alex Hamburg
- Anderson Hong
- Brad Hoffman
- Brian Yu
- Caleb Andersen
- Coles Henderson
- Currin Wilson
- Daniel Goodman
- Daniel Greigg
- Dean Angert
- Ethan Zorger
- Henry Kolstad
- Jalen Shareef
- Jay Leveton
- Jeffrey Chen
- Liam Chen
- May Piatt
- Rich Tayag
- Rui Yang (杨睿)
- Sanzhar Beisembayev
- Sriram Bhamidipati
- Tim Waterhouse
- Udit Krishnasai
- Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬)
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.