Georgetown Favorite Event Day 2026

Inside the Georgetown Public Library, the rhythmic clack of turning plastic echoed through the meeting rooms as 70 competitors unpacked their gear and inspected their puzzles. Solving mats and timers lined the competition tables across 17 rounds of intense speedcubing play in Georgetown, Texas, USA. The single-day tournament on May 31, 2026, brought together puzzle enthusiasts from across the region to tackle 13 distinct disciplines in an action-packed cubing competition.

The morning schedule opened with early qualification rounds for the flagship Rubik's Cube alongside specialist formats. In the 3x3x3 Cube event, a deep field of 63 entrants narrowed through two stages of play. George Fan delivered the standout performance in the final, securing victory with a winning average of 8.26 seconds and posting a best single of 7.80. Denniel Santos claimed the runner-up spot on the podium with an 8.50 average, while Sam Zhang finished third with a 9.39 average to round out the 3x3 results.

Short-format events kept the energy high as the day unfolded. Adam Tran captured first place in the 2x2x2 Cube with a winning average of 2.95 seconds and a best single of 2.39, holding off August Rhyne who averaged 3.74 and Don Daniels who took third at 3.76. Daniels had his own moment at the top of the podium earlier in the day, winning the Pyraminx title with an average of 2.73 seconds and a sharp 2.11 single across a 29-competitor bracket.

Midday brought large-cube supremacy into focus, dominated entirely by Shuxiu Jiang. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Jiang took the gold with an average of 59.64 seconds, besting Maddox Smith at 1:02.26 and AJ Le at 1:05.01. Jiang continued the winning run in the 6x6x6 Cube with an average of 1:49.83 ahead of Le at 1:54.60 and Smith at 2:10.20. Jiang completed the big-cube sweep in the 7x7x7 Cube, posting a winning mark of 2:33.43 while Le and Smith took second and third with averages of 3:10.24 and 3:10.91 respectively.

Across the afternoon rounds of this WCA competition, several competitors found personal milestones well beyond the top podium spots. Maximiliano Arroyo Torres delivered a massive breakthrough in the 2x2x2 Cube, logging a personal best of 7.17 seconds to improve by 64.4 percent over an earlier mark of 20.12, while also posting a first ever attempt of 14.83 seconds in Pyraminx. Nagakarthik Varahabhotla recorded a 59.3 percent improvement in the 2x2x2 Cube with a personal best of 5.68 seconds and reduced their 3x3x3 Cube best to 32.55 seconds. Gabriel Rosas cut 40.3 percent off their previous best in the 3x3x3 Cube to finish in 25.72 seconds, alongside a first ever attempt in the 4x4x4 Cube of 2:57.42. Jingchun M. Liu advanced to 9th place in 3x3x3 Blindfolded with an opening time of 9:19.23 and trimmed their 4x4x4 Cube mark to 42.24 seconds, 32.5 percent faster than their prior record.

The progress continued throughout the field as first-timers and multi-event entrants tackled demanding new challenges. Ahir Bhattacharjee attended their first speed cubing event and took on four categories, securing 10th place in the 2x2x2 Cube with a 4.60 single and recording a 14.35 single on the 3x3x3 Cube. Jayden M. Jackson also made their debut, taking on five disciplines and finishing 10th in Square-1 while logging a first 3x3x3 single of 26.39 seconds. Ian Currie shaved 41.6 percent off their Pyraminx best down to 7.25 seconds and finished 6th in Clock, while Carter Cheng entered five events, taking 8th in Square-1 with a first-ever mark of 32.33 seconds.

George Fan added a second title to his weekend tally in the 4x4x4 Cube, winning with an average of 30.71 seconds and a best single of 27.04 across two rounds of competition. In the 3x3x3 One-Handed event, Anish Venkataraman clinched first place among 21 competitors, averaging 14.21 seconds with a best single of 12.18. Benjamin Spradley commanded the Skewb bracket with a winning average of 2.27 seconds, finishing ahead of Ki-Joon Chapman-Ramos at 4.89 and Don Daniels at 6.30. In Megaminx, Maddox Smith earned gold with a mark of 36.19 seconds.

The tournament wrapped up its schedule with memory and mechanical puzzles. Thai Bui put together a versatile showing, winning 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a top single of 32.44 seconds and claiming victory in Square-1 with an average of 13.75 seconds. Vyom Sharma edged a tight Clock final, capturing first place with an average of 6.44 seconds over Oliver Lee on the tiebreak after both matched the 6.44 mark, while Denniel Santos took third at 7.41. Georgetown Favorite Event Day 2026 concluded as an eventful showcase of focus and precision, closing the chapter on another memorable Texas gathering.