Competitions · United States
NYU Spring 2026
New York, New York · 5 April 2026 · 4 events · 74 competitors · 45 personal bests
Jerry Yao won three of the four events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jerry Yao by 0.03 seconds. 74 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ronan Brody took a 2×2 single of 18.64 down to 6.27, 66 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jerry Yao | 5.32 | 6.07 |
| 2×2 | Jerry Yao | 1.44 | 1.88 |
| 4×4 | Carson Widjaja | 24.33 | 26.31 |
| 5×5 | Jerry Yao | 40.76 | 47.86 |
The PB harvest
45 set · 35 still standing- Jerry Yao — 4×4 single 20.57: into the top 0.082% of the event's history.
- Ishaan Lal — 4×4 single 22.83: into the top 0.3% of the event's history.
- Megan Kuo — 2×2 single 1.25: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Aaron Jake Wong — 5×5 single 54.82: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Ethan Joo — 4×4 single 32.17: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
- Roger Lin — 3×3 single 9.36: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
- Jeffrey Zhang — 3×3 single 9.73: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
- Leo Ding — 3×3 single 9.99: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
74 competitors · 300 results · 4 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. Jerry Yao won it with a 6.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 F2 L2 D U' B2 U' L' D2 L' D2 B' L B D2 U F U2 - 2
U' R2 B2 D' B' R2 D2 L2 F R2 D2 B' L' U2 B' U B2 L U2 - 3
R U2 L' U' D2 R2 L2 B' F2 U2 D' B2 U F2 B2 D F' D2 B - 4
U' L D2 F2 D' U' B2 R2 F2 R B D B' L2 D' U2 B2 R' D' - 5
R2 U' B D' R2 F' U R' B2 D2 L U2 R' U2 R2 F2 R2 F2 U' B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
74 competitors- Aaron Abramowitz
- Aaron Jake Wong
- Adam Chan
- Adam Dietzel
- Alex Hauben
- Andrew Xie
- Anne S. Squadron
- Asher Gutierrez
- Ashton Michael Barnes
- Austin Reed
- Bode Lee
- Bofan Shang
- Boris McCoy
- Carson Widjaja
- Carter Williams
- Conan Chu
- Dan Lu
- David Chen
- Dorothy Chen
- Dylan Rho
- Elijah Perez
- Ethan Elizar
- Ethan Joo
- Evan Huang
- Evan Yao
- Isaiah Newman
- Ishaan Lal
- Ishan Donavalli
- James Gettinger
- Jarrett Kastenberg
- Jason Xavier Davila
- Jeffrey Zhang
- Jerry Yao
- Jordan Mann
- Justin Cawley
- Justin Steinman
- Kavin Prince
- Kevin Tian
- Kinllen Peng
- Leo Ding
- Liam Harder
- Linus Brewer
- Lucas Mandelkorn
- Lucas Pai
- Lucas Valencia
- Megan Kuo
- Milan Vincent Andric
- Miles Sheinbaum
- Nadiv Herrmann
- Nicholas Trofimov
- Nico Ozsvath
- Niklas Hsu-Storaker
- Nikolas Castillo
- Nishkal Pandya
- Nitin Nathan
- Olivia Lee
- Reilly Squadron
- Rex Ozsvath
- Roger Lin
- Ronald Joseph Noto Diaz
- Ronan Brody
- Sanjam Dash Mohanty
- Sankalp Veda
- Shourya Dokania
- Shravan Potluri
- Siddharth Banerjee
- Simon Miles Deshusses
- Stone Payne
- Tanishq Sardana
- Timothy Huynh
- Tris Yun
- Tygesen Yoon
- Yuval Segall
- Zalan Tarjan
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.