Competitions · United States

WPI Spring 2026

Worcester, Massachusetts · 2 May 2026 · 6 events · 82 competitors · 76 personal bests

Curtis Chai won three of the six events (2×2, 4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Cameron Soulagnet by 0.06 seconds. 82 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 56 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Anthony Bottari took a 3×3 one-handed single of 51.24 down to 22.14, 57 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Curtis Chai — 2×2, 4×4, Megaminx

0.06s

closest final — 3×3, Cameron Soulagnet over Krish Shah-Nathwani

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Cameron Soulagnet	6.10	7.74
2×2	Curtis Chai	1.42	1.81
4×4	Curtis Chai	24.12	27.01
5×5	Jeffrey Li	44.17	50.25
3×3 one-handed	Yancheng Liu (刘彦程)	11.00	12.41
Megaminx	Curtis Chai	39.54	46.96

The PB harvest

76 set · 56 still standing

Jeffrey Li — 5×5 single 44.17: into the top 0.57% of the event's history.
Elle Nolan — 4×4 single 29.30: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Dhyan Pankaj Patel — 3×3 single 8.19: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Ryan Carey — 2×2 single 1.74: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Nathan Nguyen — 2×2 single 1.77: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Adam Siu — 5×5 single 57.66: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Alexander Wilkinson — 3×3 single 8.82: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Tim Kwartler — 4×4 single 32.59: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

82 competitors · 407 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. Cameron Soulagnet won it with a 7.74 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

82 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.