Competitions · United States
Northern Tier Twist 2026
Gibsonia, Pennsylvania · 25 April 2026 · 7 events · 37 competitors · 41 personal bests
Xavier Ye won four of the seven events (2×2, Clock, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Xavier Ye by 0.23 seconds. 37 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Lincoln Schad took a 2×2 single of 2.64 down to 1.44, 45 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) | 6.88 | 8.16 |
| 2×2 | Xavier Ye | 1.18 | 1.81 |
| 4×4 | Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) | 28.06 | 32.38 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) | 10.54 | 12.75 |
| Clock | Xavier Ye | 4.46 | 5.51 |
| Megaminx | Xavier Ye | 50.26 | 54.21 |
| Pyraminx | Xavier Ye | 1.89 | 2.38 |
The PB harvest
41 set · 30 still standing- Dev Choksi — 3×3 single 7.11: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Lincoln Schad — 2×2 single 1.44: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Richard Gardner — 3×3 single 8.98: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
- Stanley Yang — 3×3 single 9.00: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Isaac Hynes — Megaminx single 51.87: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
- Dev Choksi — Megaminx single 51.88: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
- Dev Choksi — Clock single 6.46: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
- Mason Paice — 3×3 single 10.93: into the top 10.3% 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
37 competitors · 273 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
37 competitors- Abigayle Greier
- Alan Stanger
- Alexander Reno-Gaus
- Alexandro Gonzalez
- Colton Gehrling
- Dev Choksi
- Elijah Blake
- Emmett Dunn
- Evan Wasko
- Everett Resek
- Gabriel Gowman
- Ganghui Lin (林刚辉)
- George Chirayil
- Gurucharan Sudeep Lanka
- Henry Vincent Johnson
- Isaac Hynes
- James Burns
- James Smith
- Jonah Crosby
- Jordan Halford
- Joseph Chirayil
- Krishna Joyce
- Leia Jiang
- Lincoln Schad
- Mark Gowman
- Mason Paice
- Niam Choksi
- Nolan Gehrling
- Olivia Schenk
- Oscar Shapiama
- Richard Gardner
- Sahil Bhaskaran
- Stanley Yang
- Stephen Griggs
- Theodore Kuang
- Viaan Vishal Naik
- Xavier Ye
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.