Competitions · United States

Mid-Atlantic Warm-Up 2026

East Rutherford, New Jersey · 9 August 2026 · 5 events · 101 competitors · 101 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won two of the five events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Luke Griesser by 0.13 seconds. 101 competitors produced 101 personal bests, 89 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Connor Lukianovich took a Clock single of 31.45 down to 11.21, 64 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Patrick Ponce — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.13s

closest final — 3×3, Luke Griesser over Patrick Ponce

101

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Griesser	3.98	5.43
4×4	Patrick Ponce	23.48	24.62
3×3 one-handed	Patrick Ponce	7.53	9.11
Clock	Aaron Jake Wong	2.89	3.36
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	3.40	5.37

The PB harvest

101 set · 89 still standing

Aaron Jake Wong — 3×3 single 3.34: into the top 0.0032% of the event's history.
Luke Griesser — 3×3 single 3.98: into the top 0.013% of the event's history.
Bode Lee — 3×3 single 5.55: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
Hassan Khanani — 3×3 one-handed single 8.36: into the top 0.28% of the event's history.
Bode Lee — 3×3 one-handed single 10.01: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Jalen Shareef — 3×3 single 7.11: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Makai Guay — 3×3 single 7.18: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Ammaar M. Shariff — 3×3 single 7.55: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

101 competitors · 440 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. Luke Griesser won it with a 5.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

101 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.