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Virginia Beach Spring 2026

Virginia Beach, Virginia · 2 May 2026 · 6 events · 44 competitors · 33 personal bests

Fiona Bao won four of the six events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Fiona Bao by 0.24 seconds. 44 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jason Kendall took a Skewb single of 28.73 down to 13.65, 52 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Fiona Bao — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.24s
closest final — 3×3, Fiona Bao over Benjamin Christie
33
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Fiona Bao6.407.93
5×5Fiona Bao50.2751.75
6×6Fiona Bao1:14.831:22.63
7×7Fiona Bao2:19.182:23.99
3×3 one-handedRyland Wilson11.1513.31
SkewbCharles Jerome1.743.62

The PB harvest

33 set · 25 still standing
  • Fiona Bao — 6×6 single 1:14.83: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
  • Fiona Bao — Skewb single 2.24: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Warren Morris — Skewb single 2.49: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Christie — 5×5 single 53.91: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Charles Jerome — 5×5 single 54.59: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Caden Parker — 5×5 single 55.88: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Ryland Wilson — Skewb single 2.85: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Caden Parker — 6×6 single 1:41.33: into the top 4.4% 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

44 competitors · 177 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. Fiona Bao won it with a 7.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

44 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.