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OberliNxN 2026

Oberlin, Ohio · 12 April 2026 · 6 events · 25 competitors · 22 personal bests

Jack Pfeifer won four of the six events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jack Pfeifer by 0.89 seconds. 25 competitors produced 22 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Benjamin Yoonhoo Kim took a 3×3 single of 44.06 down to 23.92, 46 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Jack Pfeifer — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.89s
closest final — 3×3, Jack Pfeifer over Ganghui Lin (林刚辉)
22
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jack Pfeifer6.106.92
2×2Sujan Feist0.820.94
4×4Ganghui Lin (林刚辉)23.6425.06
5×5Jack Pfeifer42.0443.72
6×6Jack Pfeifer1:11.381:13.15
7×7Jack Pfeifer1:49.091:51.81

The PB harvest

22 set · 15 still standing
  • Aaron Feng — 2×2 single 0.86: into the top 0.31% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Grahor — 2×2 single 1.33: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Shuxiu Jiang (蒋束修) — 7×7 single 2:17.31: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Mark Gowman — 4×4 single 29.61: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Shuxiu Jiang (蒋束修) — 5×5 single 53.80: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) — 6×6 single 1:37.01: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Grahor — 6×6 single 1:38.52: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Grahor — 4×4 single 31.89: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two 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

25 competitors · 206 results · 6 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. Jack Pfeifer won it with a 6.92 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

25 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.