Competitions · United States
New Martinsville Newcomers 2026
New Martinsville, West Virginia · 28 February 2026 · 5 events · 38 competitors · 29 personal bests
Brayden Adams won the 3×3 with a 6.89 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Gabriel Gowman by 0.33 seconds. 38 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Rowan Lenz took a 2×2 single of 9.62 down to 3.18, 67 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Brayden Adams | 5.91 | 6.89 |
| 2×2 | Sujan Feist | 0.65 | 1.15 |
| 4×4 | Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) | 25.19 | 29.25 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Eli Parker | 8.31 | 10.22 |
| Pyraminx | Gabriel Gowman | 1.58 | 2.20 |
The PB harvest
29 set · 18 still standing- Aubrey Trace — 3×3 single 4.92: into the top 0.1% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Gowman — 4×4 single 29.57: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Dev Choksi — 4×4 single 31.18: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
- Emmett Dunn — 3×3 one-handed single 15.11: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
- Mark Gowman — 3×3 one-handed single 15.56: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
- Sage Thompson — Pyraminx single 4.45: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Rowan Lenz — 2×2 single 3.18: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
- Ben Callender — 3×3 one-handed single 21.06: into the top 23.4% 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
38 competitors · 267 results · 5 events.
Everyone who competed
38 competitors- Aaron Rettig
- Andreas Lambropoulos
- Aubrey Trace
- Ben Callender
- Brayden Adams
- Christopher Tindall
- Cody Gray
- Colton Gehrling
- Dean Orion Snyder
- Dev Choksi
- Dexter Lenz
- Eli Parker
- Emmett Dunn
- Frankie Vostatek
- Gabriel Gowman
- Ganghui Lin (林刚辉)
- Graham Dunn
- Jacob Nobili
- Jarek Lapsley
- Jordan Halford
- Krishna Joyce
- Landon Flynn
- Mark Gowman
- Mason Langenderfer
- Nathan Smith
- Niam Choksi
- Rowan Lenz
- Ryan Albalwi
- Ryan Dingler
- Sage Thompson
- Sami Albalwi
- Sean Van Alen
- Sujan Feist
- Teller Coates
- Titus Smith
- Tully Price
- William Vandergrift
- Zach Baruch
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.