Ephrata Spring 2026

Fifteen podium places were on offer across five distinct disciplines, and competitors representing the United States claimed every single one of them. The gathering took place at Alive Church Ephrata on April 11, 2026, welcoming 81 speedcubers to Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA. With 11 total rounds scheduled throughout the day, the single-day WCA competition showcased exceptional depth across every event category. The complete sweep of top-three spots underlined the remarkable standard of speedcubing talent present throughout the regional bracket.

Headlining the action at Ephrata Spring 2026 was Livia Kleiner, who assembled a commanding multi-event campaign. In the premier 3x3x3 Cube contest, Kleiner navigated three competitive rounds to capture the title with a winning average of 7.90 seconds, bolstered by the tournament best single solve of 5.97 seconds. Declan Wilhelm secured the runner-up position on the podium with an 8.96 average, while Milan Vincent Andric rounded out the top three with a 9.32 average, concluding a dramatic set of 3x3 results among 80 total entrants.

Kleiner doubled her gold tally in the 4x4x4 Cube, leading a 50-person field through a direct final round with a 31.06 average and an event-low single of 29.07 seconds. Zach Ridall claimed second place with a mark of 35.93 seconds, followed closely by Stephen Bohner in third at 37.49 seconds. Kleiner was not done collecting silverware, adding a silver medal in Skewb and a bronze medal in Square-1 to finish the meet with four separate podium appearances.

The Pyraminx event featured a large field of 60 solvers and three rounds of rapid turning. Leland Pak rose to the top of the standings, capturing victory with a blistering 1.76 winning average alongside a best single of 1.57 seconds. Yuki Nagai and Eli Rogers battled to an exact deadlock in average times, both recording marks of 2.08 seconds to secure the second and third podium positions respectively in one of the tightest finishes of the tournament.

In Square-1, Zach Ridall took center stage by logging a winning average of 7.90 seconds and an event-best single of 6.74 seconds across two rounds of play. Ryan Schell took the second podium spot with an average of 13.63 seconds, while Kleiner followed in third at 14.01 seconds. The Skewb tournament delivered another dramatic contest across two rounds, where Milan Vincent Andric secured first place with a 3.17 average and a 2.04 single, finishing ahead of Kleiner at 3.42 and Pak at 3.70.

Beyond the championship battles, the cubing competition provided fertile ground for substantial personal milestones. Holden Cressman tackled five events and recorded a dramatic 66 percent improvement on Square-1 with a personal best of 1:04.51, while also dropping his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 37.4 percent down to 13.01 seconds and completing his first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube in 53.65 seconds. Harigovind Binesh achieved a 51.6 percent leap on the classic Rubik's Cube with a 22.42 personal best, alongside a first ever attempt at Pyraminx of 10.43 seconds. Luke Meuleners entered five events, logging his first ever attempt at Square-1 in 58.43 seconds and improving his Skewb mark by 12.1 percent to 10.55 seconds. Gideon Risser posted a personal best of 6.26 seconds on Pyraminx, which was 35.4 percent faster than his prior mark, and recorded his first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube in 1:03.59.

Several other competitors marked critical breakthroughs during the day. Kyle Minko delivered an exceptional campaign across five events, finishing sixth in Pyraminx with a 19.7 percent personal best of 2.90 seconds and posting a first ever attempt at Square-1 of 24.34 seconds. Connor Duffy improved his 3x3x3 Cube best by 22.6 percent to 13.54 seconds while logging his first ever attempt at Skewb in 12.48 seconds. Making their speed cubing debuts at their first WCA competition, Joel Goslin tackled five events with a best finish of 37th in 4x4x4 Cube, while Aashrith Banda also entered five events and recorded a standout first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Cube of 8.95 seconds.

A flurry of benchmark results highlighted the preliminary stages of the 3x3x3 Cube, where competitors such as Christopher Pena, Aaron Prontnicki, Devin W. Bryan, Peter Ruggiero, Connor Lukianovich, Liam Schneider, Xander Du, Diego Wu, and Carter Strouse registered notable official single and average entries into the tournament books. Strouse set a rapid pace with an 11.48 single and 12.90 average, while Du logged an impressive 14.58 single and 16.66 average.

The complete 15-medal podium sweep across five events served as a definitive demonstration of domestic depth at Ephrata Spring 2026. From top-tier championship averages under the eight-second barrier to breakthrough first attempts by newcomers, the one-day gathering in Ephrata delivered relentless action from the opening scrambles to the final podium presentations.