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New Braunfels Comal Cubing Classic 2026

New Braunfels, Texas · 1 February 2026 · 5 events · 71 competitors · 70 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won four of the five events (4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ryan Pilat by 0.04 seconds. 71 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Christopher Longsworth set the 5×5 single national record: 1:41.28.

Four wins
Ryan Pilat — 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.04s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ryan Pilat over Alina Zhu
70
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alina Zhu6.116.44
4×4Ryan Pilat27.1428.93
5×5Ryan Pilat43.4049.74
PyraminxRyan Pilat1.622.59
SkewbRyan Pilat2.814.34

The PB harvest

70 set · 42 still standing
  • Alina Zhu — 3×3 single 6.11: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
  • Thai Bui — Pyraminx single 2.36: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Charlie Brantley — 3×3 single 7.64: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Zachary L. Gonzalez — Pyraminx single 2.51: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Sam Zhang — 3×3 single 7.81: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Justin Roth — Pyraminx single 3.28: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Caden Holliday — 3×3 single 10.52: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
  • Geoffrey Munoz — Pyraminx single 4.45: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

71 competitors · 359 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. Alina Zhu won it with a 6.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

71 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.