Competitions · United States

Warm Up Carolina Pride 2026

Raleigh, North Carolina · 27 June 2026 · 8 events · 87 competitors · 121 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won two of the eight events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.32 seconds. 87 competitors produced 121 personal bests, 99 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sara Gulabani took a 2×2 single of 21.26 down to 8.45, 60 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Zayn Khanani — 2×2, Skewb

0.32s

closest final — 2×2, Zayn Khanani over Nicolás Sánchez

121

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kavin Prince	5.46	7.06
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.84	1.12
4×4	Nicolás Sánchez	24.80	27.33
5×5	Kavin Rajendran	46.86	53.06
6×6	Ibrahim Khanani	1:39.24	1:45.53
3×3 one-handed	Andreas Lambropoulos	9.06	10.44
Clock	Chase Pak	3.08	3.62
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.76	2.63

The PB harvest

121 set · 99 still standing

Chase Pak — Clock single 2.76: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
Kavin Rajendran — 3×3 single 6.13: into the top 0.57% of the event's history.
Mikael Zulueta — Skewb single 2.50: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Easan Peacock — 3×3 one-handed single 12.03: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Chase Pak — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Lorelei Smith — 3×3 one-handed single 12.26: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Saankhya Kotha — 3×3 one-handed single 12.48: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Kavin Rajendran — 2×2 single 1.82: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

87 competitors · 706 results · 8 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. Kavin Prince won it with a 7.06 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

87 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.