Competitions · United States

The Loveliest Solves on the Plains Auburn 2026

Auburn, Alabama · 24 May 2026 · 6 events · 74 competitors · 53 personal bests

Micah Morrison won two of the six events (4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Kevin Min by 0.97 seconds. 74 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Isaiah Chinchurreta took a 4×4 single of 1:45.90 down to 42.56, 60 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Micah Morrison — 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded

0.97s

closest final — Pyraminx, Kevin Min over Daniel Mullen

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Caleb Chen	5.08	6.33
4×4	Micah Morrison	23.06	26.94
6×6	Vishwa Sankar	1:12.72	1:14.81
3×3 blindfolded	Micah Morrison	30.02	—
Clock	Drake Denton Richard	3.16	3.98
Pyraminx	Kevin Min	1.71	2.49

The PB harvest

53 set · 38 still standing

Micah Morrison — 4×4 single 23.06: into the top 0.33% of the event's history.
Enoch Sanders — Pyraminx single 2.49: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Thomas Bryan — 4×4 single 28.81: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Micah Morrison — 3×3 blindfolded single 30.02: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Andrew Patrick Wang — 3×3 single 8.90: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Daniel Porter — Clock single 5.18: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Enoch Sanders — 4×4 single 36.22: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Levi Tuanama — Clock single 6.36: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

74 competitors · 385 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. Caleb Chen won it with a 6.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

74 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.