Competitions · United States
UMass Spring 2026
Amherst, Massachusetts · 28 February 2026 · 6 events · 71 competitors · 64 personal bests
Elijah Rain Phelps won two of the six events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Elijah Rain Phelps by 0.04 seconds. 71 competitors produced 64 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Elijah Rain Phelps | 7.41 | 7.95 |
| 4×4 | Derek White | 30.26 | 32.50 |
| 5×5 | Gabriel Garber Burd | 51.20 | 55.40 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Chris Chi | 29.42 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Gabriel Garber Burd | 12.69 | 13.03 |
| Square-1 | Elijah Rain Phelps | 7.78 | 8.42 |
The PB harvest
64 set · 39 still standing- Noah Chin — 3×3 single 6.56: into the top 0.91% of the event's history.
- Adam Siu — 3×3 single 6.92: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Seung Ha — 3×3 single 8.28: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Ric Donati — 3×3 single 8.54: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
- Ric Donati — 4×4 single 32.72: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
- Jim Chan — 3×3 single 9.24: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Kai Routhier — Square-1 single 9.74: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
- Joshua T. Makuwa — 3×3 single 9.33: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve 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
2 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
71 competitors · 285 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. Elijah Rain Phelps won it with a 7.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 D' L U R' F D2 F' L' F2 B' R2 L2 F' D2 R2 U2 R2 F - 2
L U' L R B2 D2 L2 B2 L' B' U2 B' F D F D2 L' U2 - 3
U2 R U B R2 D' L2 D B2 U F2 U2 L' U R' D' F R' D2 - 4
R2 B D' R2 L U2 F D' R' D L2 B2 U D' F2 D L' U' - 5
D2 R' F2 R U2 L U2 L' B F' U' R F L' R F' R2 D R
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
71 competitors- Aaron Sun
- Adam Siu
- Addison Tyler
- Alex Rendall
- Alistair Schardl
- Amy Chervansky
- Bhumeet Singh Bhatia
- Brian Chen
- Caleb Retik
- Camden Tyler
- Chris Chi
- Cooper Dean
- Dan Cima
- Dante Salas
- Derek White
- Dhruv Deepak Panicker
- Didier Fan
- Drew Rosado
- Elijah Rain Phelps
- Elle Nolan
- Esaiah Murray
- Eston Brainerd
- Ethan Niejadlik
- Gabriel Garber Burd
- Gabriel Solar de la Fuente
- Gavin Cleary
- Geordie Hine
- Giulio Beniamino Ciampa
- Gordon R. Holey
- Hayden Cima
- Isaac Silberman
- Jack Canducci
- Jack Ngo
- Jameson Murray
- Jason Wickman
- Jaustin Gudbrandsen
- Jay Rangthale
- Jayden Lin
- Jim Chan
- John Thibbitts
- Joshua Burdick
- Joshua Marriott
- Joshua T. Makuwa
- Kai Routhier
- Kali Fang
- Krish Shah-Nathwani
- Liam Corcoran
- Liam Yee
- Lucian Spott
- Maddyn Cerone
- Mark Duval
- Maximilian Wang
- Michael Ploof
- Noah Chin
- Peter Parker Emerson
- Pranav Arul Perumal
- Ric Donati
- Rishabh Madhwani
- Rohan Rao
- Ryan Durette
- Sean Arackal
- Seth Hayashida
- Seung Ha
- Sivasaran Babu
- Syed Mekaeel Ghani
- Tess Weinstock
- Vincent Shi
- Wang Ma (马旺)
- Wesley Jones
- Xena Larguinha
- Yair Murik
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.