Competitions · United States

Mystic Cubikon 2026

Groton, Connecticut · 26 July 2026 · 6 events · 73 competitors · 78 personal bests

Quinn Maloney won three of the six events (2×2, Clock, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Quinn Maloney by 0.21 seconds. 73 competitors produced 78 personal bests, 68 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Kaiden Tamburrino took a Pyraminx single of 17.30 down to 4.44, 74 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Quinn Maloney — 2×2, Clock, Skewb

0.21s

closest final — 2×2, Quinn Maloney over Eli Rogers

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Charles Amarello	6.35	7.74
2×2	Quinn Maloney	0.89	1.45
3×3 one-handed	Christopher Landgrebe	11.71	13.32
Clock	Quinn Maloney	2.94	3.47
Pyraminx	Christopher Landgrebe	1.70	1.95
Skewb	Quinn Maloney	1.51	1.89

The PB harvest

78 set · 68 still standing

Ethan Zhuang — 3×3 single 5.51: into the top 0.25% of the event's history.
Christopher Landgrebe — Pyraminx single 1.70: into the top 0.67% of the event's history.
Christopher Landgrebe — 2×2 single 1.41: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Christopher Landgrebe — 3×3 one-handed single 11.71: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Adam Dietzel — 3×3 single 8.25: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Brandon Kwok — 3×3 single 8.28: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Liam Piscitello — 2×2 single 1.94: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Christopher Landgrebe — Skewb single 2.91: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

73 competitors · 377 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. Charles Amarello won it with a 7.74 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

73 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.