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Tri Cities Spring 2026

Pasco, Washington · 11 April 2026 · 6 events · 43 competitors · 36 personal bests

Luke Tycksen won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Luke Tycksen by 0.16 seconds. 43 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Dillon Lee took a Clock single of 1:42.20 down to 38.42, 62 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Luke Tycksen — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.16s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Luke Tycksen over Ethan George Hayes
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Tycksen6.066.68
2×2Ian Cantius Fredric1.181.69
4×4Luke Tycksen25.4330.24
3×3 one-handedLuke Tycksen9.8911.33
ClockBen Hitz7.257.76
Square-1Ethan George Hayes12.3213.52

The PB harvest

36 set · 26 still standing
  • Rostyslav Sviashchenko — 2×2 single 1.54: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Rostyslav Sviashchenko — 4×4 single 31.78: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Ben Hitz — Clock single 6.03: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Coleman Vaughn — 4×4 single 37.75: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Seth Read — 2×2 single 2.62: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Keenan Pewitt — 4×4 single 39.25: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
  • Crystal Gianna Fredric — Clock single 7.74: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Tate Brauer — 3×3 single 12.62: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

43 competitors · 205 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. Luke Tycksen won it with a 6.68 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

43 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.