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Side Events in Palisades 2026

West Nyack, New York · 5 April 2026 · 6 events · 43 competitors · 49 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won two of the six events (5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Hassan Khanani by 0.17 seconds. 43 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today.

The moment

A national record

Can Uzun set the Megaminx single national record: 39.35.

Two wins
Stanley Chapel — 5×5, 6×6
0.17s
closest final — Square-1, Hassan Khanani over Antoni Stojek
49
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
5×5Stanley Chapel46.2148.92
6×6Stanley Chapel1:22.691:30.23
7×7Alexei Sinyavin2:13.532:17.09
3×3 one-handedMinghao Zhang9.4910.86
MegaminxAlexei Sinyavin24.7428.81
Square-1Hassan Khanani4.936.54

The PB harvest

49 set · 31 still standing
  • Alicia Yu — Megaminx single 35.56: into the top 0.71% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Liong — 5×5 single 45.90: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
  • Stanley Chapel — 6×6 single 1:22.69: into the top 0.9% of the event's history.
  • Can Uzun — Megaminx single 39.35: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Marcus S. Bilik — 6×6 single 1:30.57: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Jihu Mun (문지후) — 5×5 single 52.33: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Can Uzun — 3×3 one-handed single 11.73: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Liong — 3×3 one-handed single 11.78: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

43 competitors · 300 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

43 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.