Competitions · United States

Williamsburg Open Fall 2026

Williamsburg, Virginia · 12 September 2026 · 6 events · 69 competitors · 74 personal bests

Fiona Bao won three of the six events (4×4, 5×5, Clock) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Andreas Lambropoulos by 0.18 seconds. 69 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 68 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alex Hawke took a 3×3 single of 54.81 down to 20.58, 62 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Fiona Bao — 4×4, 5×5, Clock

0.18s

closest final — 3×3, Andreas Lambropoulos over Zayn Khanani

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Andreas Lambropoulos	6.11	6.86
4×4	Fiona Bao	27.71	28.29
5×5	Fiona Bao	49.26	51.38
3×3 one-handed	Andreas Lambropoulos	10.46	11.90
Clock	Fiona Bao	2.71	3.03
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	4.73	6.01

The PB harvest

74 set · 68 still standing

James O'Connell — 3×3 single 6.27: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
Saankhya Kotha — 3×3 single 7.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Chase Pak — 3×3 single 7.63: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Mikael Zulueta — Square-1 single 8.24: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Chase Pak — 4×4 single 33.91: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Colby Joson — 4×4 single 34.96: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
Merik Kaleb Lazo — 3×3 one-handed single 14.37: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
William Hardy — 4×4 single 37.69: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 20,074 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

69 competitors · 345 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. Andreas Lambropoulos won it with a 6.86 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 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.