Competitions · United States

Penn Cube Day Spring 2026

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 22 March 2026 · 6 events · 87 competitors · 54 personal bests

Ayden Dincher won the 3×3 with a 6.43 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.16 seconds. 87 competitors produced 54 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lincoln Seng took a Square-1 single of 1:04.15 down to 21.15, 67 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.16s

closest final — 2×2, Zayn Khanani over Ayden Dincher

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ayden Dincher	6.04	6.43
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.97	1.26
5×5	Jerry Yao	45.30	49.16
3×3 blindfolded	Parth Garg	33.65	—
3×3 one-handed	Darren Saito	9.49	11.47
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	4.94	5.40

The PB harvest

54 set · 41 still standing

Darren Saito — 2×2 single 1.06: into the top 0.68% of the event's history.
Sepp Zammuto — 3×3 single 6.57: into the top 0.91% of the event's history.
Darren Saito — 5×5 single 48.54: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Christian Girardy — 2×2 single 1.31: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Daniel Cheng — 3×3 one-handed single 11.17: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Brandon Ervin — 3×3 one-handed single 12.19: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Jason Zheng — Square-1 single 9.34: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Ryan Apple — 3×3 single 9.40: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

87 competitors · 410 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. Ayden Dincher won it with a 6.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

87 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.