Competitions · United States
PBQ NCSU 2026
Raleigh, North Carolina · 15 March 2026 · 6 events · 19 competitors · 25 personal bests
Aditya Arunkumar won four of the six events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 6×6, won by Ibrahim Khanani by 0.86 seconds. 19 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Raghav Reddy took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 1:57.05 down to 1:20.71, 31 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6×6 | Ibrahim Khanani | 1:40.13 | 1:44.10 |
| 7×7 | Ibrahim Khanani | 2:17.26 | 2:25.45 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Aditya Arunkumar | 57.07 | — |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Aditya Arunkumar | 6:56.77 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Aditya Arunkumar | — | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Aditya Arunkumar | 8 of 8 cubes · 41:41 | — |
The PB harvest
25 set · 16 still standing- Bhuvanesh Ganta — 7×7 single 2:30.51: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
- Ashten Jampayas — 6×6 single 1:42.08: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
- Evan Millsap — 7×7 single 2:40.06: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Kyra Joiner — 6×6 single 1:47.92: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
- Ashten Jampayas — 7×7 single 2:50.91: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
- Kyra Joiner — 7×7 single 2:53.68: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
- Aditya Arunkumar — 3×3 blindfolded single 49.85: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
- Ada Cooke — 7×7 single 3:17.06: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
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Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
19 competitors · 71 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
19 competitorsReading 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.