Competitions · United States
Ohio University 2026
Athens, Ohio · 7 March 2026 · 6 events · 50 competitors · 50 personal bests
Jack Pfeifer won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Leland Pak by 0.07 seconds. 50 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Kyler Lindsley took a 2×2 single of 10.47 down to 5.15, 51 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jack Pfeifer | 5.45 | 6.73 |
| 2×2 | Sujan Feist | 0.90 | 0.99 |
| 4×4 | Jack Pfeifer | 24.82 | 27.07 |
| Clock | Xavier Ye | 3.66 | 4.25 |
| Pyraminx | Harsha Paladugu | 1.58 | 1.87 |
| Skewb | Leland Pak | 2.82 | 3.65 |
The PB harvest
50 set · 24 still standing- Young Lee — 3×3 single 8.04: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Emmett Dunn — Clock single 4.76: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
- Kabir Rathod — 3×3 single 9.13: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Ethan Bowman — 3×3 single 10.26: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
- Grayson Hoffman — 3×3 single 10.37: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- John Crawley — 4×4 single 41.65: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
- Kabir Rathod — 2×2 single 3.12: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
- Andrew Sotto — 4×4 single 43.50: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight 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
50 competitors · 334 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 6.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' L' B D' R L' F D L B2 R2 D2 B2 R' F2 R2 B' R F - 2
B' U' D B R U2 D' B' R F2 U2 F2 B2 L' B2 R D2 - 3
F' B2 R U2 R' F2 L D2 B U F2 D2 L2 F' U' F D U' - 4
F L' B2 L2 B L2 D2 B' U2 F2 L2 D B' R' D2 R D' B L - 5
B U B2 L2 U' F2 U F2 R2 B R2 D2 B2 L B U2 B2 R' F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
50 competitors- Andrew Sotto
- Braden Richards
- Brayden Adams
- Carson Clark (张卡森)
- Chris Nankervis
- Clara Litman
- Connor Drummond
- Duke Leighton
- Emery McFeeter
- Emmett Dunn
- Ethan Bowman
- Evan Addyson
- Evan Brown
- Evan Gorz
- Frankie Vostatek
- Gabriel Gowman
- Graham Dunn
- Grayson Hoffman
- Gurucharan Sudeep Lanka
- Harsha Paladugu
- Ian Brooks
- Isaac Hille
- Jack Pfeifer
- Jameson Swick
- Jayden Clark
- Jen Bowman
- Joe Fiorino
- Joen Lowry
- John Crawley
- Juwon Yu (유주원)
- Kabir Rathod
- Kyler Lindsley
- Leland Pak
- Lydia Litman
- Mackenzie Brillon
- Mark Gowman
- Nathaniel Richmond
- Noah Reeder
- Otaro Iso
- Reece Urban Adkins
- Rhett Tait
- Ronan Adkins
- Ryan Hawkins
- Sean Van Alen
- Sebastian Brillon
- Sujan Feist
- Tarun Ashok
- Xavier Ye
- Young Lee
- 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.