Competitions · United States
UIUC Spring 2026
Urbana, Illinois · 4 April 2026 · 5 events · 45 competitors · 40 personal bests
Luke Garrett won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luke Garrett by 0.73 seconds. 45 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Garrett | 4.87 | 5.47 |
| 2×2 | Luke Garrett | 1.31 | 1.45 |
| 4×4 | Luke Garrett | 21.85 | 25.18 |
| 5×5 | Carter Thomas | 41.89 | 45.88 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Luke Garrett | 7.63 | 9.29 |
The PB harvest
40 set · 25 still standing- Amey Gaba — 4×4 single 19.66: into the top 0.042% of the event's history.
- Zachary Johnson — 5×5 single 46.92: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Tarak Sai Musunuri — 4×4 single 27.30: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Zennan Zuiker — 2×2 single 1.52: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Sebastian Carrillo — 5×5 single 51.75: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Elijah Ackerman — 5×5 single 58.17: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
- Tarak Sai Musunuri — 5×5 single 1:00.07: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Jeremy Gassman — 2×2 single 2.34: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
45 competitors · 324 results · 5 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 Garrett won it with a 5.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 L2 F' L2 B2 U2 B R2 F L2 D' F' R2 D R' F R F2 L' - 2
L B2 L B R D' B' D2 F R2 D2 L2 U2 R F2 L2 F' D' - 3
D L2 F' U2 B R2 F2 L' B F' L' F2 D' L' D' F L - 4
U' L' B U2 L2 D2 L U2 B2 F2 R U F' D F R2 U L U' - 5
D2 R D2 L2 U D2 L B L2 U' B' U' F2 U2 D' R2 F2 R2 F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
45 competitors- Aaron Soley
- Abhi Ramoju
- Allie Dunmire
- Amey Gaba
- Ant Irizarry
- Ashley Gray
- Avery Gadbury
- Ben Zhao
- Bryan Piatkiewicz
- Bryan Y. Escobar
- Carter Thomas
- David Roller
- Elijah Ackerman
- Elijah Moore
- Evan Lin
- George Vlachos
- Harsh Patel
- Hunter Hellinger
- Jayden Bierman
- Jeremy Gassman
- Juliet Soley
- Kaustubh Bukkapatnam
- Kit Clement
- Lucas Lippman-Bruno
- Lucas Stambaugh
- Lucy Grace Bryson
- Luke Garrett
- Maryam Hafiz
- Mohammed A. Abualsaud
- Mohammed E. Mansour Alabbas
- Niko Vlachos
- Oliver Langheim
- Roman DeLong
- Roshan Hegde
- Ryan A. Rodgers
- Ryan Budz
- Sebastian Carrillo
- Sivaganesh Balaganesh
- Soonchan Maxime Kwon
- Syed Mohammed Habeeburehman
- Tarak Sai Musunuri
- Tommy Stady
- Trenton Cuzick
- Zachary Johnson
- Zennan Zuiker
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.