Competitions · United States

Liberty Science Center Fall A 2026

Jersey City, New Jersey · 12 September 2026 · 6 events · 66 competitors · 49 personal bests

Ayden Dincher won four of the six events (2×2, Megaminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Ayden Dincher by 0.15 seconds. 66 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Luke Franzreb took a 2×2 single of 7.78 down to 2.31, 70 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Ayden Dincher — 2×2, Megaminx, Skewb, Square-1

0.15s

closest final — Square-1, Ayden Dincher over Shaun Mack

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Matty Hiroto Inaba	4.45	5.46
2×2	Ayden Dincher	1.03	1.42
3×3 one-handed	Shaun Mack	7.50	10.62
Megaminx	Ayden Dincher	43.74	48.24
Skewb	Ayden Dincher	1.44	2.16
Square-1	Ayden Dincher	6.72	8.75

The PB harvest

49 set · 47 still standing

Shaun Mack — 3×3 one-handed single 7.50: into the top 0.12% of the event's history.
Daniel Cheng — 3×3 one-handed single 9.18: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
Can Uzun — 2×2 single 1.14: into the top 0.88% of the event's history.
Arnav Kumar — 2×2 single 1.47: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Kyle Minko — 2×2 single 1.72: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Srijan ReddyAlla — 3×3 single 9.00: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Luke Franzreb — 2×2 single 2.31: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
Prahan Kolakaluri — 2×2 single 2.49: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

66 competitors · 326 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. Matty Hiroto Inaba won it with a 5.46 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

66 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.