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Spokane Summer 2026

Spokane, Washington · 18 July 2026 · 5 events · 27 competitors · 24 personal bests

Ethan George Hayes won two of the five events (3×3, Clock) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Aaryn Cole by 0.14 seconds. 27 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Stuart McPherson took a Pyraminx single of 7.97 down to 4.58, 43 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Ethan George Hayes — 3×3, Clock
0.14s
closest final — 2×2, Aaryn Cole over Gabriel Goit
24
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ethan George Hayes7.409.37
2×2Aaryn Cole2.693.25
ClockEthan George Hayes6.886.95
PyraminxTripp Peters1.612.33
SkewbRicardo Ramirez4.495.06

The PB harvest

24 set · 22 still standing
  • Rostyslav Sviashchenko — 3×3 single 7.31: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Aaryn Cole — Pyraminx single 2.63: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Ricardo Ramirez — 3×3 single 8.91: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Rostyslav Sviashchenko — Pyraminx single 3.36: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Ricardo Ramirez — 2×2 single 2.29: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Aaryn Cole — 3×3 single 10.49: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Aufderheide — 3×3 single 10.68: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Wesley Udy — Pyraminx single 4.42: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

27 competitors · 148 results · 5 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. Ethan George Hayes won it with a 9.37 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

27 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.