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St. Ansgar 2026

St. Ansgar, Iowa · 18 April 2026 · 6 events · 55 competitors · 77 personal bests

Max McGill won two of the six events (Clock, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kaleb Hake by 0.12 seconds. 55 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 60 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Milo Osbourne took a Pyraminx single of 9.44 down to 2.41, 74 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Max McGill — Clock, Skewb
0.12s
closest final — 2×2, Kaleb Hake over Tyler Youlden
77
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ethan Cho6.398.40
2×2Kaleb Hake1.662.55
4×4Kaius Young25.2830.52
ClockMax McGill2.442.89
PyraminxCarl Overbye1.352.13
SkewbMax McGill2.314.29

The PB harvest

77 set · 60 still standing
  • Max McGill — Pyraminx single 1.35: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Youlden — Pyraminx single 1.72: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
  • John Wheeler — Pyraminx single 1.87: into the top 0.93% of the event's history.
  • Milo Osbourne — Pyraminx single 2.41: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Kaleb Hake — Pyraminx single 2.46: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Jonah Vilhauer — Skewb single 2.46: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Cho — 2×2 single 1.64: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Carl Overbye — Clock single 4.28: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

55 competitors · 361 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. Ethan Cho won it with a 8.40 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

55 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.