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Two Buffalo Cube Days 2026

West Seneca, New York · 17 January 2026 · 12 events · 74 competitors · 134 personal bests

Darshan Bhavanasi won six of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Darshan Bhavanasi by 0.21 seconds. 74 competitors produced 134 personal bests, 69 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jonathan Wang (王嘉洺) set the Clock average national record: 2.78.

Six wins
Darshan Bhavanasi — 3×3, 2×2, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.21s
closest final — 2×2, Darshan Bhavanasi over Evan Waters
134
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Darshan Bhavanasi7.227.53
2×2Darshan Bhavanasi1.361.87
4×4Bill Wang23.1324.24
5×5Bill Wang40.1243.41
6×6Bill Wang1:26.941:31.33
7×7Darshan Bhavanasi2:22.962:32.45
3×3 one-handedDarshan Bhavanasi10.7714.11
ClockOwen Lowicki3.634.11
MegaminxDarshan Bhavanasi44.2147.68
PyraminxDarshan Bhavanasi1.582.34
SkewbEvan Waters2.893.34
Square-1Xavier Ye7.3310.41

The PB harvest

134 set · 69 still standing
  • Adelynn Neal — 3×3 single 7.76: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Adelynn Neal — Clock single 4.17: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Qiu — Pyraminx single 2.93: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Wang (王嘉洺) — Square-1 single 8.76: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Diego Laguia — 3×3 single 9.48: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Roman James Guagnozzi — 3×3 single 9.71: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Rusbel Manuel Osorio Rodriguez — 3×3 single 10.96: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Max Kropp — Skewb single 3.98: into the top 10.8% 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

74 competitors · 617 results · 12 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. Darshan Bhavanasi won it with a 7.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

74 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.