Competitions · United States

Machesney Park Spring 2026

Machesney Park, Illinois · 21 March 2026 · 6 events · 113 competitors · 121 personal bests

Brian Johnson won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Brian Johnson by 0.11 seconds. 113 competitors produced 121 personal bests, 86 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Carter Kucala set the Skewb average continental record: 1.52.

Three wins

Brian Johnson — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4

0.11s

closest final — 4×4, Brian Johnson over Amey Gaba

121

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brian Johnson	6.04	6.43
2×2	Brian Johnson	1.00	1.36
4×4	Brian Johnson	23.11	24.91
6×6	Carter Thomas	1:24.13	1:28.66
3×3 blindfolded	Brayden Thompson	17.34	—
Skewb	Carter Kucala	1.28	1.52

The PB harvest

121 set · 86 still standing

Armani Paulino — 3×3 single 8.23: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Charles F. Roller — Skewb single 2.63: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Noah A. Wilson — 2×2 single 1.91: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Sonia Wilson — 3×3 single 8.97: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
David Jensen — 3×3 single 10.30: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
Wilder Mosley — 3×3 single 10.45: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
Tayla Justis — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Julian Lisowski — Skewb single 3.96: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

113 competitors · 576 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 6.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

113 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.