Competitions · United States
Wellesley Fall 2026
Wellesley, Massachusetts · 19 September 2026 · 5 events · 58 competitors · 35 personal bests
Alexander Persaud won the 3×3 with a 7.39 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Krish Shah-Nathwani by 0.20 seconds. 58 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Sufyaan Syed took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 3:52.88 down to 1:48.35, 53 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Alexander Persaud | 6.43 | 7.39 |
| 2×2 | Giulio Beniamino Ciampa | 1.33 | 1.83 |
| 5×5 | Paul Mahvi | 47.57 | 52.09 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Vishwanath Jeyaraman | 19.66 | — |
| Pyraminx | Krish Shah-Nathwani | 2.61 | 2.96 |
The PB harvest
35 set · 30 still standing- Saisabari Ramesh — 3×3 single 5.77: into the top 0.36% of the event's history.
- Maxim Boyan Lin — 5×5 single 51.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Saisabari Ramesh — 5×5 single 55.76: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Ethan Wood — 3×3 single 8.62: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Sufyaan Syed — Pyraminx single 3.52: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
- Sufyaan Syed — 3×3 single 9.43: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
- Alistair Schardl — Pyraminx single 3.98: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
- Kayden Tomer — 3×3 blindfolded single 51.12: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
58 competitors · 249 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. Alexander Persaud won it with a 7.39 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R F' B2 R B2 D2 L U2 L2 F2 D' L' D U2 L' B D2 U2 B - 2
F2 U R2 U2 B2 R2 D2 F' U2 B' L' F U' F' R D U' B' F - 3
D' B' D' U2 F2 U2 B2 R2 D B2 U' L2 R' D' B' L2 B2 F' L' B' - 4
D' B2 D2 R F2 D2 L' B' L' U' D2 R2 L2 F' L2 F' U2 F B - 5
U' F2 U R2 B R F2 L F D B2 R2 U' L2 U D' R2 B' L'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
58 competitors- Ajay Bhagavatula
- Alexander Chieng
- Alexander Persaud
- Alistair Schardl
- Ashwanth M. Aroon
- Ayaan Saluja
- Bar Kedmi
- Benton Tolley
- Caleb Shim
- Charlie Biehl
- Derek White
- Didier Fan
- Eric Nadler
- Ethan Wood
- Ethan Wu
- Ethan Zhuang
- Ethan Zimmerman
- Evi Shih
- Frederick Gao
- Gabriel Deng
- Geordie Hine
- Giulio Beniamino Ciampa
- Huy Tieu
- Jaden Smith
- James Donahue
- Jeremy Wang
- Jonah Mathew
- Justin Lee
- Kayden Tomer
- Kenneth Ding
- Krish Shah-Nathwani
- Luke Chestnutt
- Marco Sarli
- Mason Langenderfer
- Maxim Boyan Lin
- Michael Lee
- Paul Mahvi
- Peter Ha
- Pranav Prabhu
- Ryan Carey
- Saisabari Ramesh
- Samuel Blair
- Saurya Karmacharya
- Siddharth Nandakumar
- Sophie Lenoel Quang
- Srimanth K. Aroon
- Sufyaan Syed
- Syed Mekaeel Ghani
- Teddy Polin
- Timothy Reid
- Tommy Chestnutt
- Tucker J. Nielson
- Vishwanath Jeyaraman
- Vivaan Patil
- Wesley Jones
- William Schloat
- William Su
- Yuvan R. Tuladhar
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.