Competitions · United States
NOLA Cube Fest 2026
New Orleans, Louisiana · 18 April 2026 · 5 events · 31 competitors · 39 personal bests
Teri McAcy won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nayan Sai Janumpally by 0.53 seconds. 31 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Daniel Marc Walker took a 2×2 single of 7.74 down to 1.43, 82 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Teri McAcy | 6.75 | 7.53 |
| 2×2 | Nayan Sai Janumpally | 1.92 | 2.75 |
| 4×4 | Teri McAcy | 27.08 | 29.33 |
| Clock | Gunner Engelsman | 2.67 | 3.60 |
| Megaminx | Gunner Engelsman | 51.41 | 54.62 |
The PB harvest
39 set · 35 still standing- George Rivero — 2×2 single 0.79: into the top 0.22% of the event's history.
- Evan Smith — 2×2 single 0.88: into the top 0.35% of the event's history.
- Gunner Engelsman — Clock single 2.67: into the top 0.39% of the event's history.
- Alexander Laiche — 2×2 single 1.07: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
- Gunner Engelsman — 3×3 single 6.56: into the top 0.91% of the event's history.
- Ordway Persyn — 2×2 single 1.25: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Carter Hawkins — 2×2 single 1.30: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Nayan Sai Janumpally — 3×3 single 7.13: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
31 competitors · 157 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. Teri McAcy won it with a 7.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 U2 R' B R2 D' F L' B2 U2 F' U2 B L2 U2 F' D2 U' B2 - 2
U D R U2 L U L2 B' U F L2 F B2 U2 D2 F' D2 F2 L2 B' - 3
U2 L2 D2 B R2 B U2 B U2 F2 D' L2 F' L' F D2 R' B2 D' - 4
D2 F2 R U2 R2 U2 F2 L R2 F2 B' L' R B2 F' U' R F U' - 5
B' D2 U2 L2 F' U2 F' R2 F' U2 B' L U L2 U L R D2 F L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
31 competitors- Alexander Laiche
- Arlo Mohon
- Beau Douglas Smith
- Brandon Gautreau
- Carter Hawkins
- Carter Nettles
- Cooper Emmons
- Cullen Dillistone
- Daniel Marc Walker
- Emmett Gentry
- Ethan Walker
- Evan Smith
- Ezra Remijio
- George Rivero
- Gunner Engelsman
- Jack Levendis
- Jackson Bashaw
- Jeremy Falanga
- Khaliq Cameron
- Khorram Ghaedi
- Madison Aleman
- Micah Eisner
- Nayan Sai Janumpally
- Nisan Reedy
- Noah Benjamin Bullins
- Ordway Persyn
- Sanjay M. Gurumurthy
- Seth Talbot
- Teri McAcy
- Theodore Carlisle
- Tuc Brendel
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.