UnOrono-thodox Blocks 2026

Inside the modern halls of the Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center, the rhythmic click of rotating plastic echoed across the tables throughout the weekend of May 16 to May 17, 2026. A focused field of 23 competitors gathered in Orono, Maine, USA, ready to test their preparation against the timer. Across six distinct events and eight scheduled rounds, the atmosphere remained concentrated and lively as entrants inspected their scrambled puzzles before launching into rapid sequences of turns. Every setup area buzzed with activity, marking a busy gathering on the regional calendar.

The overall medal count told a remarkably unified story by Sunday afternoon. Competitors representing the United States claimed all 18 available podium positions across the six disciplines, achieving a complete clean sweep of every top-three placement awarded at UnOrono-thodox Blocks 2026. From short, explosive formats to long-form strategic puzzles, American cubers held firm control of the upper rankings, locking out every trophy position across two full days of high-intensity speedcubing.

Graeme Stone emerged as the weekend standout in the classic Rubik's Cube, capturing first place in the 3x3x3 Cube final. Navigating two rounds against 22 competitors, Stone posted a winning average of 8.19 seconds along with the round single of 6.24 seconds. The 3x3 results saw a tight battle at the summit, as Aedan Bryant finished a close second with an 8.27 average, while Chandler Pike secured third place with an 8.85 average. Stone also demonstrated exceptional command of big cubes, winning the 6x6x6 Cube in an average of 1:35.56, followed by Aidan McKenzie at 1:42.77 and Bryant at 1:48.98.

Aedan Bryant put together an extraordinary multievent performance, capturing three separate titles during the WCA competition. In the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves discipline, Bryant solved his way to gold with an average of 24.00, finishing ahead of Joey Mait who logged a 27.00 average and Ledger Ramirez who registered 35.33. Bryant continued his winning form in the dynamic Skewb event, navigating two rounds to secure first place with a 4.27 average, outlasting Derek White at 5.12 and Ramirez at 5.45.

Bryant capped his trio of victories in Square-1, recording a winning average of 12.04 seconds alongside a best single of 11.26 to take first place over Chandler Pike at 14.20 and Aidan McKenzie at 14.64. Meanwhile, the specialized Clock event provided another sharp contest among 12 competitors. Ledger Ramirez took the top step on the podium with a winning average of 5.32 and a single of 3.95, closely pursued by Bryant who took second with 5.83, while McKenzie picked up another podium in third at 9.21.

Beyond the championship battles, the cubing competition served up significant personal breakthroughs and milestones down the running order. Bennett Ainsworth took on five separate events, achieving a 29.7 percent reduction in his 3x3x3 Cube mark down to 21.31 seconds, while also logging his first ever attempts at Square-1 with 1:01.68 and 6x6x6 Cube with 6:04.09. Sai Aryan Vadlamani made massive strides by slicing 32.8 percent off his 3x3x3 Cube best to reach 29.13 seconds and trimming his Clock personal best by 15.3 percent down to 23.30. Jake Fecteau tackled six events, achieving a 21.6 percent drop in 3x3x3 Fewest Moves to 40, a 3.4 percent improvement in 3x3x3 Cube to 13.01, and a first ever 6x6x6 Cube attempt of 3:54.66. Violet Palmer stepped up for three events, recording her first ever marks in both Square-1 at 27.76 seconds and the 6x6x6 Cube at 5:26.98.

The progress continued across the scorecards as Julianne Waite took on four disciplines and lowered her 6x6x6 Cube best by 18.3 percent to 6:30.34. Jackson Bennett improved his Clock personal best by 19.3 percent with a 16.08 clocking, while Reagan Courbron achieved an 18.3 percent drop in Square-1 to 28.16 seconds alongside an 11.2 percent improvement on the 6x6x6 Cube at 2:38.24. Elle Nolan added to the weekend milestones with a personal best of 10.11 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube alongside a first ever 6x6x6 Cube attempt of 2:27.97. Several newcomers also made their official debuts in Maine, with Parker Zabierek, Kaiden Coor, Jonah McLean, Luke Rayder, and Nova Small all logging their initial 3x3x3 marks.

The full two days at UnOrono-thodox Blocks 2026 illustrated the breadth of modern speed cubing, uniting technical masterclasses at the top of the standings with steady development throughout the rest of the pack. With eighteen American podium finishes across six varied events, the competition in Orono delivered a memorable weekend of racing to close out this chapter of the season.