Competitions · United Kingdom

York Summer 2026

York, North Yorkshire · 22 August 2026 · 8 events · 88 competitors · 98 personal bests

Nicholas Archer won two of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Tom Nugent by 0.04 seconds. 88 competitors produced 98 personal bests, 96 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Frank Cleaver took a 2×2 single of 14.68 down to 5.30, 64 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Nicholas Archer — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.04s

closest final — Skewb, Tom Nugent over Rufus Prabhu-Desai

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Nicholas Archer	6.23	6.82
2×2	Sandeep Sambhi	1.49	1.74
4×4	Rufus Prabhu-Desai	27.61	31.23
3×3 one-handed	Nicholas Archer	7.85	9.22
Clock	Benjamin Espinosa	2.72	3.44
Pyraminx	Benjamin Espinosa	2.77	3.17
Skewb	Tom Nugent	3.04	3.85
Square-1	Rufus Prabhu-Desai	8.21	10.30

The PB harvest

98 set · 96 still standing

Theo Holmes — 2×2 single 0.74: into the top 0.16% of the event's history.
Rufus Prabhu-Desai — 2×2 single 0.78: into the top 0.21% of the event's history.
Benjamin Espinosa — 2×2 single 0.81: into the top 0.24% of the event's history.
Leny De Pablo Hosty — Pyraminx single 1.51: into the top 0.43% of the event's history.
Benjamin Espinosa — Clock single 2.72: into the top 0.44% of the event's history.
Rufus Prabhu-Desai — Pyraminx single 1.69: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
Jack Mitchinson — 2×2 single 1.35: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Theo Holmes — Pyraminx single 2.29: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

88 competitors · 577 results · 8 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. Nicholas Archer won it with a 6.82 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

88 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.