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Rocky Mountain Championship 2026

Denver, Colorado · 21 August 2026 · 16 events · 250 competitors · 374 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won eight of the 16 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Don Daniels by 0.12 seconds. 250 competitors produced 374 personal bests, 373 of which still stand today, and 46 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Josiah David Kushnerick took a Square-1 single of 1:13.64 down to 18.58, 75 percent better in one day.

Eight wins
Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
0.12s
closest final — Pyraminx, Don Daniels over Noah Gorski
374
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ryan Pilat5.046.95
2×2Ryan Pilat1.091.42
4×4Ryan Pilat23.9825.19
5×5Vishwa Sankar45.1447.09
6×6Vishwa Sankar1:22.071:22.90
7×7Ryan Pilat2:04.452:10.33
3×3 blindfoldedRyan Pilat18.68—
3×3 one-handedCanyon Pettitt9.7012.14
ClockAlessandro Diomampo2.223.74
MegaminxJack Bellomy32.3535.99
PyraminxDon Daniels1.452.12
SkewbDavid Brady2.963.55
Square-1Ryan Pilat4.676.75
4×4 blindfoldedRyan Pilat2:48.72—
5×5 blindfoldedRyan Pilat9:31.72—
3×3 Multi-BlindJason Hammerman26 of 28 cubes · 55:27—

The PB harvest

374 set · 373 still standing
  • Elliot Pimentel — Square-1 single 4.98: into the top 0.26% of the event's history.
  • Kaemon Vita — 2×2 single 0.83: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
  • Eashan Tilaye — Skewb single 1.93: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) — 2×2 single 1.46: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Levi Thomas Marrs — Skewb single 2.43: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • James Zisler — 2×2 single 1.67: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Kian Cline — Skewb single 2.51: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Canyon Pettitt — Clock single 4.38: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

46 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

250 competitors · 2425 results · 16 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 6.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

250 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.