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CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026

Huntsville, Alabama · 25 April 2026 · 16 events · 201 competitors · 340 personal bests

Vishwa Sankar won three of the 16 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Matias Marcantoni-Nunez by 0.14 seconds. 201 competitors produced 340 personal bests, 255 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Abdel Issa (عبدالرحمن عيسى) set the 7×7 single national record: 2:46.98.

Three wins
Vishwa Sankar — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.14s
closest final — 2×2, Matias Marcantoni-Nunez over Caleb Chen
340
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Caleb Chen4.305.30
2×2Matias Marcantoni-Nunez1.031.38
4×4Nicolás Sánchez24.4525.33
5×5Vishwa Sankar44.8647.24
6×6Vishwa Sankar1:16.671:18.67
7×7Vishwa Sankar1:58.382:09.12
3×3 blindfoldedNoah Swor18.51—
3×3 one-handedEli Parker8.0710.42
ClockDrake Denton Richard2.403.26
MegaminxJared Stinson36.7140.56
PyraminxDaniel Porter1.912.69
SkewbDominic Redisi1.581.72
Square-1Noah Swor6.928.12
4×4 blindfoldedMatthew Hollinger2:34.32—
5×5 blindfoldedMatthew Hollinger5:34.27—
3×3 Multi-BlindNoah Swor31 of 35 cubes · 58:07—

The PB harvest

340 set · 255 still standing
  • Jackson Lewis — Clock single 2.50: into the top 0.25% of the event's history.
  • Orion Leavitt-Lytle — Clock single 3.79: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • MJ Thomas — Clock single 4.23: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Field Noble — 2×2 single 1.72: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Ezra Crane — Clock single 4.43: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Kellan Butler — Clock single 4.65: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Valdivieso — 2×2 single 1.84: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Levi Tuanama — Pyraminx single 3.08: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

201 competitors · 1707 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. Caleb Chen won it with a 5.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

201 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.