Competitions · United States
Madison Manor PBQ 2026
Madison, Wisconsin · 1 March 2026 · 5 events · 20 competitors · 8 personal bests
Brayden Thompson won the 3×3 blindfolded with a — and the closest final was the 3×3 blindfolded, won by Zeke Mackay by 22.68 seconds. 20 competitors produced 8 personal bests, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ben Becker took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 1:20.95 down to 59.26, 27 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | Brayden Thompson | 18.34 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Simon Kellum | 19 moves | 20.67 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Thomas Reinke | 3:20.35 | 3:49.39 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Carter Kucala | 8:54.69 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Joel Brown Brisola | 31 of 46 cubes · 1:00:00 | — |
The PB harvest
8 set · 8 still standing- Brayden Thompson — 3×3 blindfolded single 15.42: into the top 0.24% of the event's history.
- Lucas Lippman-Bruno — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 23 moves: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Zachary Cribb — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 25 moves: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
- Ben Becker — 3×3 blindfolded single 59.26: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
- Alex Chen — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 33 moves: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
- Logan Maciejewski — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:42.77: into the top 27.7% of the event's history.
- Lucas Lippman-Bruno — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 7 of 8 cubes · 35:27: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
- Logan Maciejewski — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 5 of 5 cubes · 40:56: into the top 37.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person 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
20 competitors · 80 results · 5 events.
Everyone who competed
20 competitorsReading 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.