Wells Dual 2026

Inside the Wells/Ogunquit Senior Center, the steady clatter of turning plastic filled the room as 37 competitors took their stations across 12 fast-moving rounds. Solving mats sat side by side beneath bright fluorescent lights, with stopwatches ticking down the fractions of a second that separate a strong attempt from a championship performance. The atmosphere at this one-day WCA competition was defined by steady hands and technical control, where the competitors who relied on dependable execution rather than erratic bursts found themselves climbing straight to the top of the standings.

Held on June 6, 2026, Wells Dual 2026 brought a focused group of puzzle solvers to Wells, Maine, USA for a compact schedule spanning five distinct events. Throughout the morning and afternoon, the recurring lesson of the day was that winning speedcubing requires an unshakeable baseline. Across multi-round formats, lightning-fast single attempts were constantly tested by the demands of the five-solve average, rewarding those whose fundamental techniques remained rock solid under pressure from the first scramble to the last.

Nowhere was this discipline more apparent than in the 3x3x3 Cube final, where the 3x3 results came down to mere hundredths of a second across the podium. Ethan Zhuang secured the victory among 36 competitors in the classic Rubik's Cube discipline, posting a winning average of 7.93 alongside a best single of 6.55. Elijah Rain Phelps pushed him to the limit with a 7.96 average for second place, while David Andron-Silva completed the top three with an 8.07 average. All three podium spots went to United States competitors in an exceptionally tight showcase of consistency.

David Andron-Silva assembled the most dominant individual haul of the cubing competition, capturing three gold medals by demonstrating incredible reliability across different formats. In the 2x2x2 Cube, Andron-Silva claimed top honors among 34 entrants with a winning average of 2.07 and a best single of 1.52, finishing ahead of Elijah Rain Phelps at 3.01 and Noah Richardson at 3.37. His steady pace carried over to Skewb, where he topped a field of 30 competitors with a 3.19 winning average, edging Phelps at 3.22 and Zhuang at 3.75.

Andron-Silva completed his golden triple in the Pyraminx, turning in a tournament-best winning average of 1.59 to lead 31 competitors after three competitive rounds. His best single of 1.31 anchored a remarkably stable set of solves, keeping him clear of second-place Phelps at 2.24 and third-place Zhuang at 3.39. In the big cube category, Chandler Pike took command of the 4x4x4 Cube, winning the single-round event of 31 solvers with a 32.05 average and a 29.46 single, ahead of Che-Hao Saito at 33.31 and Joey Mait at 35.14.

Beyond the top steps of the podium, Wells Dual 2026 produced exceptional individual breakthroughs throughout the bracket. Rylan McAdam delivered one of the largest single leaps of the weekend, dropping their 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 4.01, an improvement of 46.8 percent from a previous mark of 7.54. James Rago entered four events and made significant strides across the board, setting a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 3.39 to go 43.8 percent faster, while recording a first ever attempt at Skewb in 10.45 and a first ever attempt at Pyraminx in 8.60.

The progress continued across a variety of disciplines as Samuel Nichols dropped his Skewb personal best by 30.6 percent to 5.03 and took 11th place in 2x2x2 Cube. Jackson Bennett set personal bests across three separate events, cutting his Pyraminx time by 29.5 percent down to 3.52 for a 6th place finish, while improving his 4x4x4 Cube mark to 1:27.68. Joshua Burdick improved his 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 3.28, a 25.6 percent gain, while Aaron Geaslen took 25.4 percent off his Pyraminx best with a 6.89. William Pare cut his Skewb best by 22.3 percent to 6.53 and logged a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube in 8.80, while Eli Porter brought his Pyraminx personal best down to 4.04, an improvement of 21.4 percent.

For new faces, the gathering offered a welcoming entry into official speed cubing, with debutants like Pepper Schumacher, Benjamin Summers, and Jaxon Tarsa recording their first official times across multiple categories. With all 15 podium places earned by competitors from the United States, the one-day schedule in Maine highlighted the depth of local talent. By placing a premium on reliable execution over volatile single attempts, the tournament demonstrated the exact balance required to succeed on the modern competition circuit.

As the final tables were cleared at the Wells/Ogunquit Senior Center, the collected times from Wells Dual 2026 entered the official ledger. The event proved that composure under the clock remains the defining attribute in competitive solving, setting a high standard of precision for the rest of the 2026 competitive calendar.