Competitions · United States

UMBC Fall 2026

Catonsville, Maryland · 3 October 2026 · 5 events · 119 competitors · 104 personal bests

Fiona Bao won two of the five events (6×6, Clock) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Carson Widjaja by 0.33 seconds. 119 competitors produced 104 personal bests, 98 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tristan Reddy took a 3×3 single of 28.96 down to 12.74, 56 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Fiona Bao — 6×6, Clock

0.33s

closest final — 3×3, Carson Widjaja over Sam Popp

104

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Carson Widjaja	5.40	6.54
6×6	Fiona Bao	1:21.62	1:29.14
Clock	Fiona Bao	2.71	4.94
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.73	2.54
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	4.11	4.88

The PB harvest

104 set · 98 still standing

Fiona Bao — 3×3 single 5.62: into the top 0.3% of the event's history.
Shvant Gode — 3×3 single 6.47: into the top 0.84% of the event's history.
Kyle Ji — 3×3 single 6.90: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Benjamin McCollum — 3×3 single 7.31: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Liam Combs — 3×3 single 7.66: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Aarush Paladhi — 3×3 single 7.80: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Robin King — 3×3 single 8.56: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Amy Ammann — 3×3 single 8.82: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 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

119 competitors · 524 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. Carson Widjaja won it with a 6.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

119 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.