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Virginia Championship 2026

Richmond, Virginia · 17 October 2026 · 12 events · 188 competitors · 370 personal bests

Fiona Bao won three of the twelve events (6×6, 7×7, Clock) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Easan Peacock by 0.04 seconds. 188 competitors produced 370 personal bests, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Mukund Burepalli took a 2×2 single of 13.32 down to 3.56, 73 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Fiona Bao — 6×6, 7×7, Clock
0.04s
closest final — 3×3, Easan Peacock over Michael Nielsen
370
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Easan Peacock5.216.94
2×2Zayn Khanani0.941.11
4×4Ari Randers-Pehrson20.1221.62
5×5Ari Randers-Pehrson45.2848.25
6×6Fiona Bao1:20.861:24.71
7×7Fiona Bao2:16.342:17.03
3×3 one-handedKavin Rajendran10.8311.67
ClockFiona Bao2.763.18
MegaminxOwen Chester34.6538.51
PyraminxMichael Nielsen1.582.10
SkewbZayn Khanani1.182.10
Square-1Hassan Khanani4.575.21

The PB harvest

370 set · 370 still standing
  • Michael Nielsen — 2×2 single 0.59: into the top 0.036% of the event's history.
  • Owen Chester — 2×2 single 0.62: into the top 0.053% of the event's history.
  • Charles Jerome — 2×2 single 0.70: into the top 0.12% of the event's history.
  • Panashe Sharma — 2×2 single 0.71: into the top 0.13% of the event's history.
  • Charles Jerome — Skewb single 1.69: into the top 0.71% of the event's history.
  • Warren Morris — 2×2 single 1.20: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Phillip Kendall — 2×2 single 1.23: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Nikolas Warner — 2×2 single 1.25: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 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

188 competitors · 1702 results · 12 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. Easan Peacock won it with a 6.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

188 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.