Competitions · United States
Temple Cubing Winter 2026
Temple, Texas · 20 February 2026 · 10 events · 32 competitors · 57 personal bests
Ryan Pilat won six of the ten events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Tucker Chamberlain by 0.27 seconds. 32 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Sarah Taylor took a Square-1 single of 1:26.96 down to 28.43, 67 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ryan Pilat | 5.48 | 5.95 |
| 2×2 | Tucker Chamberlain | 0.64 | 1.87 |
| 4×4 | Ray Bai | 22.91 | 23.99 |
| 5×5 | Ryan Pilat | 44.12 | 46.88 |
| 6×6 | Ryan Pilat | 1:24.69 | 1:32.22 |
| 7×7 | Ryan Pilat | 2:14.59 | 2:17.58 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Ryan Pilat | 18.84 | — |
| Megaminx | Maddox Smith | 34.80 | 35.98 |
| Skewb | Max William Colwell | 2.73 | 3.82 |
| Square-1 | Ryan Pilat | 5.88 | 6.38 |
The PB harvest
57 set · 42 still standing- Tucker Chamberlain — 2×2 single 0.64: into the top 0.065% of the event's history.
- Jose Ortiz Jr. — 2×2 single 1.22: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
- Thai Bui — Square-1 single 7.67: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Tristan Patrick — 2×2 single 1.68: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Maddox Smith — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Alexander Pacheco — 4×4 single 31.08: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Alexander Pacheco — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Alexander Pacheco — 5×5 single 1:01.43: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
32 competitors · 271 results · 10 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 5.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B' L U2 B2 R2 B F2 U2 L2 B D2 L' F2 R F2 U' F' L B' - 2
R' U F U' L2 B' L' B2 U R2 U R2 F2 U2 R2 F2 U L D L - 3
L2 R2 B' U2 F2 R2 U2 B L F2 L2 U L2 D' U2 F' R' B' L - 4
R' D2 L' B2 D2 R' F2 R' U' B' D R2 D R D F' U2 B - 5
F L2 D2 B' U2 R2 B' F2 L2 B' D' L' F R U B R2 U L2 F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
32 competitors- Aiden Kim
- Alexander Pacheco
- Arsh Koul
- Benjamin Spradley
- Caleb Lockhart
- Caleb Torres
- Captain Thompson
- Charlie Brantley
- Ella McCrea
- Garrison Chappell
- Harper Sensabaugh
- Hudson Villa
- Jacob Alexander Garcia
- Jaxon Sensabaugh
- Jose Ortiz Jr.
- Joshua McCrea
- Kaleb Barrett
- Leon Kehoe
- Mack Richison
- Maddox Smith
- Mason Danek
- Max William Colwell
- Owen Michael Salyers
- Ray Bai
- Roger Villa
- Ryan Pilat
- Sarah Taylor
- Thai Bui
- Tristan Patrick
- Tucker Chamberlain
- Will Alex Covington
- William Kirk
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.