Competitions · United States
Liberty Science Center Fall B 2026
Jersey City, New Jersey · 13 September 2026 · 5 events · 69 competitors · 45 personal bests
Shota Fukuoka won the 3×3 with a 6.85 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Eli Rogers by 0.08 seconds. 69 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Holden Finn Rosenberg took a 2×2 single of 18.91 down to 7.97, 58 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Shota Fukuoka | 4.29 | 6.85 |
| 2×2 | Eli Rogers | 1.24 | 1.75 |
| Clock | Ryan Kern | 2.92 | 3.35 |
| Pyraminx | Parker Trager | 1.29 | 1.67 |
| Square-1 | Daniel Karnaukh | 5.96 | 7.12 |
The PB harvest
45 set · 43 still standing- Shota Fukuoka — 3×3 single 4.29: into the top 0.03% of the event's history.
- Yuval Segall — 2×2 single 1.04: into the top 0.64% of the event's history.
- Evan Liu — Square-1 single 6.78: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Rafael Alchanaa — 2×2 single 1.72: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Jonathan Offer — 2×2 single 1.76: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Dylan Nickelsburg — 2×2 single 1.77: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Hridhaan Shetty — 3×3 single 8.92: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Samin Yasar — Square-1 single 11.21: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
69 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. Shota Fukuoka won it with a 6.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U B U2 B U2 B2 F' U2 R2 L D' R2 U F' D F' D' L R' - 2
F2 D2 B' R2 B' L2 D2 L2 B L2 R B' U' B L' U B2 U2 L' - 3
F2 L' B' L2 F' L2 U2 B' L2 D' R' U' R D' B L2 R' F' - 4
F2 L' D2 U2 L' D2 R' B2 D U' B L D2 U' F' R' B L2 U - 5
F' D2 F L B2 F R2 F' D2 B F2 U2 R U B D' R' D R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
69 competitors- Aarav Patel
- Aaron Jake Wong
- Abdel Issa (عبدالرحمن عيسى)
- Adam Dietzel
- Aidan Pu-Folkes
- Anne S. Squadron
- Avery Csernica
- Bryce Cheng
- Cairo Fazzie
- Caleb Park
- Calvin Libson
- Casey Ding
- Charlie Ramsay
- Chihaziri Uche
- Clem Tucker
- Connor Lukianovich
- Daniel Karnaukh
- Daniel Rowoon Lee
- David Wang
- Dimitrius Starobon
- Dylan Nickelsburg
- Eli Espinoza
- Eli Rogers
- Eloise Markey
- Ethan Cheung
- Ethan Espinoza
- Evan Liu
- Holden Finn Rosenberg
- Hridhaan Shetty
- James Markey III
- James Markey Jr.
- Jayden Kong
- Jonathan Offer
- Jonathan Wulff
- Joshua Fermo
- Joshua Wang
- Kavir Wangikar
- Kian Barry
- Leo Huang
- Linus Feigenbaum
- Lucas Mandelkorn
- Lucas Pai
- Nico Ozsvath
- Nicolas Ramirez
- Noah Brown
- Noah Eberly
- Ophion Lee
- Owen Li
- Parker Trager
- Rafael Alchanaa
- Reilly Squadron
- Remi Bierker
- Rex Ozsvath
- Ryan Jian
- Ryan Kern
- Ryan Michael Breen
- Samin Yasar
- Sawyer Libson
- Shah Haq
- Shelly Rzewuski
- Shota Fukuoka
- Skyler Kimball
- Stephanie Mortimore
- Theodore Bellin
- Theodore Chen
- Yegor Yarovenko
- Yuki Nagai
- Yuval Segall
- Zayer Alam
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.