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Quiet Prep in Palisades 2026

West Nyack, New York · 19 June 2026 · 5 events · 23 competitors · 6 personal bests

Tommy Cherry won two of the five events (3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded). 23 competitors produced 6 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jimmy Kingston took a 4×4 blindfolded single of 7:47.37 down to 3:35.32, 54 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Tommy Cherry — 3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
6
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedTommy Cherry13.4615.62
3×3 Fewest MovesJoseph Guzman19 moves21.33
4×4 blindfoldedQuinn Maloney3:25.02
5×5 blindfoldedTommy Cherry4:22.45
3×3 Multi-BlindAndrew Tao42 of 64 cubes · 1:00:00

The PB harvest

6 set · 4 still standing
  • Can Uzun — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 26 moves: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Quinn Maloney — 4×4 blindfolded single 3:25.02: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Jimmy Kingston — 4×4 blindfolded single 3:35.32: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Villadolid — 5×5 blindfolded single 11:24.00: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

23 competitors · 80 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

23 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.