Competitions · United States

Naperville Gray Skies 2026

Naperville, Illinois · 17 January 2026 · 5 events · 73 competitors · 76 personal bests

Henry Lichner won two of the five events (5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Zachary Cribb by 0.18 seconds. 73 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jax Howe took a Pyraminx single of 6.70 down to 3.38, 50 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Henry Lichner — 5×5, 6×6

0.18s

closest final — Clock, Zachary Cribb over Luke Garrett

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	5.02	6.30
5×5	Henry Lichner	38.84	41.16
6×6	Henry Lichner	1:13.79	1:15.33
Clock	Zachary Cribb	3.30	3.48
Pyraminx	Marcus Kamen	1.56	1.82

The PB harvest

76 set · 42 still standing

Charles Bois — Clock single 2.64: into the top 0.37% of the event's history.
Ben Zhao — 6×6 single 1:21.76: into the top 0.81% of the event's history.
Simon Poldi — Clock single 4.26: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Lucas Stambaugh — Pyraminx single 2.93: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Sylvia Crouch — 5×5 single 56.21: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Isaac Willemssen — 3×3 single 8.93: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Jax Howe — Pyraminx single 3.38: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Brayden Thompson — Pyraminx single 3.41: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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 · 452 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 Garrett won it with a 6.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.