Competitions · United States
Westport Icebreaker 2026
Westport, Connecticut · 3 January 2026 · 6 events · 55 competitors · 50 personal bests
Ayden Dincher won two of the six events (2×2, Square-1) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Parker Trager by 0.06 seconds. 55 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Marcin Warchol took a Skewb single of 13.85 down to 5.16, 63 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Curtis Chai | 5.44 | 6.03 |
| 2×2 | Ayden Dincher | 1.29 | 1.35 |
| Clock | Aaron Jake Wong | 2.48 | 3.41 |
| Pyraminx | Parker Trager | 1.32 | 1.72 |
| Skewb | Quinn Maloney | 1.93 | 2.50 |
| Square-1 | Ayden Dincher | 6.62 | 7.36 |
The PB harvest
50 set · 23 still standing- Quinn Maloney — Skewb single 1.00: into the top 0.049% of the event's history.
- Jay Pharma — 3×3 single 6.70: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Jaustin Gudbrandsen — 2×2 single 1.35: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Timothy Yang — Square-1 single 8.47: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Justin Rose — Square-1 single 12.25: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
- Suhruth Karthik Iyer — Pyraminx single 4.65: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
- Salil Desai — 3×3 single 11.41: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
- Tobias Seidler — 3×3 single 11.65: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
55 competitors · 346 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. Curtis Chai won it with a 6.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R2 B U L2 F2 D2 B2 U2 F' R2 F' U R U L D' R - 2
R' U R D R2 D' F2 R2 L' B' D' L' D B' D' R F' - 3
B R2 L F U2 B' L F L2 D' R F2 U2 L F2 B2 L' B2 U' - 4
B2 L U F U2 L U R2 F U' F2 R2 D2 F2 L2 F2 R U2 B' - 5
B D2 B2 U F2 D' R2 B2 F2 D2 F L' U' L D2 R' U L2 F U
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
55 competitors- Aaron Jake Wong
- Aaron Troychansky
- Advik Karthik
- Alex Maass
- Alex Tompa
- Alexander Hennessy
- Andrew Vermillion
- Audra Lewton
- Ayden Dincher
- Carter Coe
- Chase McCormack
- Chris Chi
- Clem Tucker
- Curtis Chai
- Elvis Orchowski
- Ethan Pike
- Evan Huang
- Gatsby Aaron Roberts
- Grey Ronick
- Harrison Clark
- Hridhaan Shetty
- Hudson Coe
- Jalen Shareef
- Jason Pike
- Jaustin Gudbrandsen
- Jay Pharma
- Justin Rose
- Kavin Prince
- Leo Clark
- Luciano James Capuano
- Luke Tramontozzi
- Marcin Warchol
- Matthew Clark
- Michael Sliva
- Milan Vincent Andric
- Ming Chai (柴明)
- Parker Trager
- Quinn Maloney
- Reilly Squadron
- Remi Bierker
- Ryan Ismael-Bakkali
- Salil Desai
- Samin Yasar
- Samuel Krasne
- Sasha Frolov
- Sean Fang
- Steven Wintringham
- Suhruth Karthik Iyer
- Sujith Nalabolu
- Timothy Yang
- Tobias Seidler
- Vincent Vermillion
- William Zhou
- Wylie Cheng
- Yuki Nagai
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.