Competitions · United States

The Battle of Concord MA 2026

Concord, Massachusetts · 8 February 2026 · 6 events · 95 competitors · 83 personal bests

David Andron-Silva won three of the six events (Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Ethan Zhuang by 0.33 seconds. 95 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 59 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rishabh Madhwani took a Pyraminx single of 14.67 down to 6.58, 55 percent better in one day.

Three wins

David Andron-Silva — Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1

0.33s

closest final — Clock, Ethan Zhuang over Kai Routhier

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Derek White	7.58	8.18
2×2	Ethan Mai	1.16	1.78
Clock	Ethan Zhuang	2.59	4.46
Pyraminx	David Andron-Silva	1.56	1.68
Skewb	David Andron-Silva	2.34	2.61
Square-1	David Andron-Silva	8.01	11.33

The PB harvest

83 set · 59 still standing

Sean Fei — 3×3 single 7.14: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Giulio Beniamino Ciampa — Clock single 3.90: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Kai Routhier — Clock single 3.99: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Jacob Carubia — 3×3 single 7.90: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Lucas Svirsky — Pyraminx single 2.73: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Charlie McEneaney — 3×3 single 8.45: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Julian Kim — 3×3 single 9.94: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Simon Drake — 3×3 single 10.21: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

95 competitors · 449 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. Derek White won it with a 8.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

95 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.