Competitions · United States

PBs in Palisades Open 2026

West Nyack, New York · 21 February 2026 · 5 events · 97 competitors · 97 personal bests

Matty Hiroto Inaba won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Aaron Jake Wong by 0.14 seconds. 97 competitors produced 97 personal bests, 60 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sanavi Pradhan took a Skewb single of 22.18 down to 5.59, 75 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Matty Hiroto Inaba — 3×3, 4×4

0.14s

closest final — Clock, Aaron Jake Wong over Quinn Maloney

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Matty Hiroto Inaba	4.54	5.40
4×4	Matty Hiroto Inaba	20.98	24.83
Clock	Aaron Jake Wong	2.57	4.01
Megaminx	Matthew Liong	31.58	33.90
Skewb	Quinn Maloney	1.88	2.32

The PB harvest

97 set · 60 still standing

Aaron Jake Wong — Clock single 2.08: into the top 0.072% of the event's history.
Quinn Maloney — Clock single 2.32: into the top 0.15% of the event's history.
Timothy Yang — 3×3 single 5.52: into the top 0.25% of the event's history.
Ryan Kern — Clock single 2.56: into the top 0.29% of the event's history.
Shaun Mack — 4×4 single 23.23: into the top 0.37% of the event's history.
Curtis Chai — Megaminx single 36.17: into the top 0.81% of the event's history.
Matt Degala — 3×3 single 6.81: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Nico Ozsvath — 3×3 single 7.32: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

97 competitors · 463 results · 5 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. Matty Hiroto Inaba won it with a 5.40 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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Race this final

Everyone who competed

97 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.