Competitions · United States

UMBC Winter 2026

Catonsville, Maryland · 14 February 2026 · 5 events · 127 competitors · 101 personal bests

Curtis Chai won two of the five events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Leland Pak by 0.16 seconds. 127 competitors produced 101 personal bests, 57 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Frezer Dessew set the 5×5 single national record: 1:39.72.

Two wins

Curtis Chai — 3×3, 5×5

0.16s

closest final — Pyraminx, Leland Pak over Curtis Chai

101

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Curtis Chai	6.62	7.54
5×5	Curtis Chai	47.80	48.84
3×3 one-handed	Hassan Khanani	9.13	12.79
Pyraminx	Leland Pak	1.88	2.37
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	5.85	6.02

The PB harvest

101 set · 57 still standing

Udit Krishnasai — 3×3 single 7.68: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Paulo Korowajczuk Nader — 3×3 single 8.83: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Charlie Pippert — 3×3 one-handed single 15.58: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Sanjam Dash Mohanty — 3×3 one-handed single 15.91: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Brad Hoffman — 3×3 one-handed single 16.21: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
Liam Combs — Pyraminx single 4.61: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Will Venuti — Pyraminx single 4.64: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
Santiago Santana — 3×3 single 11.24: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

127 competitors · 531 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. Curtis Chai won it with a 7.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

127 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.