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Competitions · United States

Rose City OR 2026

Portland, Oregon · 1 August 2026 · 6 events · 65 competitors · 66 personal bests

William Greninger won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by William Greninger by 0.22 seconds. 65 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 56 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Chester Holcomb took a 3×3 single of 42.91 down to 23.21, 46 percent better in one day.

Two wins
William Greninger — 3×3, 4×4
0.22s
closest final — 3×3, William Greninger over Ezra Fish
66
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3William Greninger6.227.28
4×4William Greninger24.6127.00
3×3 blindfoldedArjun Shetty1:47.72
MegaminxEzra Fish33.3334.98
SkewbAsh Black1.352.45
Square-1Benjamin Gottschalk7.058.03

The PB harvest

66 set · 56 still standing
  • Skandha Sri Priya Konda — Skewb single 1.69: into the top 0.71% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Cohen — Skewb single 2.11: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Henry Bolinger — Skewb single 2.22: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Ash Michael Moore — Skewb single 2.62: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Suhruth Karthik Iyer — Skewb single 2.91: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Clancy Caster — Skewb single 3.20: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Cohen — 4×4 single 35.43: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Steph Prze — Skewb single 3.41: into the top 7.2% 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

65 competitors · 310 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. William Greninger won it with a 7.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

65 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.