Competitions · United States

Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026

Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina · 11 January 2026 · 5 events · 78 competitors · 81 personal bests

Ashten Jampayas won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Jakub Zytka by 0.29 seconds. 78 competitors produced 81 personal bests, 44 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Gavin Branch took a 4×4 single of 3:54.82 down to 1:49.22, 53 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Ashten Jampayas — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5

0.29s

closest final — Skewb, Jakub Zytka over Willem A. Schmidt

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ashten Jampayas	5.27	6.60
4×4	Ashten Jampayas	23.87	28.09
5×5	Ashten Jampayas	45.72	53.22
3×3 blindfolded	Orion Leavitt-Lytle	55.53	—
Skewb	Jakub Zytka	1.45	3.48

The PB harvest

81 set · 44 still standing

Ashten Jampayas — 3×3 single 4.94: into the top 0.11% of the event's history.
Titus Henry — 3×3 single 6.88: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Brandon Kane — 3×3 single 7.38: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Gabrielle Enyenihi — 3×3 single 7.89: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Easan Peacock — 5×5 single 53.75: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Zion Causey — 4×4 single 33.06: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Jackson Taylor — 4×4 single 33.27: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Gabrielle Enyenihi — 4×4 single 34.04: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

78 competitors · 363 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. Ashten Jampayas won it with a 6.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

78 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.