Nebraska Championship 2026
- Date
- Apr 10 - 12, 2026
- City
- Falls City, Nebraska, United States
- Venue
Prichard Auditorium
- Address
- 312 W 17th St, Falls City, NE 68355
- Details
Gymnasium
- Contact
- Organizers
- Chaeli Baker, Coleton Pleiss, Corey Bunger, Dan Smith, Francisco García, Southern Heartland Cubing, and Tanner Jackson
- WCA Delegates
- Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल), Chaeli Baker, Coleton Pleiss, Dan Smith, Francisco García, Lydia Workman, Michael S. Lander, and Walker Welch
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- Information
While only residents of Nebraska are eligible for the title of Nebraska State Champion, all competitors are welcome and encouraged to compete! More information can be found on the Nebraska Champion Titles tab.
Please check the HOTELS tab before registering as hotel options in Falls City are limited. We give several options for surrounding cities.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 51
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 120 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $50 (United States Dollar).
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On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of $50 (United States Dollar).
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Jayben Keene won with an average of 8.68 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Anton Angeletti finished second (8.69) and Abdel Issa finished third (9.64).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayben Keene | 7.90 | 8.68 | United States | 9.30 | 8.68 | 8.31 | 9.05 | 7.90 | |||
| 2 | Anton Angeletti | 7.33 | 8.69 | United States | 10.56 | 7.33 | 8.47 | 8.46 | 9.15 | |||
| 3 | Abdel Issa | 8.82 | 9.64 | Jordan | 9.58 | 8.82 | 9.66 | 9.69 | 10.21 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaleb Hake | 1.73 | 2.58 | United States | 2.20 | 4.00 | 1.73 | 3.29 | 2.24 | |||
| 2 | Davis Gorman | 2.01 | 2.70 | United States | 2.01 | 3.17 | 2.09 | 2.85 | 6.11 | |||
| 3 | Walker Welch | 2.04 | 2.86 | United States | 2.04 | 3.98 | 3.11 | 2.68 | 2.79 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachary Johnson | 29.49 | 32.42 | United States | 32.98 | 36.21 | 32.02 | 29.49 | 32.26 | |||
| 2 | Jayben Keene | 29.87 | 32.63 | United States | 33.81 | 29.87 | 33.71 | 38.61 | 30.37 | |||
| 3 | Evan Liu | 30.95 | 32.91 | United States | 30.95 | 37.89 | 35.73 | 31.37 | 31.62 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Liu | 52.98 | 58.42 | United States | 1:05.86 | 1:02.52 | 52.98 | 54.26 | 58.47 | |||
| 2 | Zachary Johnson | 55.30 | 59.76 | United States | 1:09.86 | 56.15 | 58.90 | 55.30 | 1:04.23 | |||
| 3 | Abdel Issa | 50.12 | NR | 1:01.16 | NR | Jordan | 1:10.18 | 1:03.41 | 1:00.81 | 50.12 | 59.25 | |
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Liu | 1:38.66 | 1:44.85 | United States | 1:49.03 | 1:46.86 | 1:38.66 | |||||
| 2 | Walker Welch | 1:37.22 | 1:47.66 | United States | 1:37.22 | 1:46.03 | 1:59.74 | |||||
| 3 | Chaeli Baker | 1:43.33 | 1:48.41 | United States | 1:51.04 | 1:50.85 | 1:43.33 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Liu | 2:23.40 | 2:26.93 | United States | 2:23.40 | 2:29.16 | 2:28.22 | |||||
| 2 | Walker Welch | 2:35.39 | 2:41.61 | United States | 2:35.39 | 2:53.64 | 2:35.80 | |||||
| 3 | Chaeli Baker | 2:44.48 | 2:52.81 | United States | 3:06.60 | 2:44.48 | 2:47.36 | |||||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Liu | 55.71 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 1:05.39 | 55.71 | 1:13.66 | |||
| 2 | Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल) | 1:14.47 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 1:26.02 | DNF | 1:14.47 | |||
| 3 | Walker Welch | 1:16.81 | 1:57.17 | United States | 1:42.03 | 2:26.15 | 1:43.33 | DNF | 1:16.81 | |||
3x3x3 Fewest Moves
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walker Welch | 23 | 24.00 | United States | 24 | 23 | 25 | |||||
| 2 | Evan Liu | 23 | 25.67 | United States | 27 | 23 | 27 | |||||
| 3 | Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल) | 25 | 25.67 | United States | 26 | 25 | 26 | |||||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Liu | 13.56 | 15.18 | United States | 14.34 | 17.46 | 13.75 | 13.56 | 18.05 | |||
| 2 | Jayben Keene | 15.34 | 17.34 | United States | 15.34 | 16.42 | 17.88 | 17.72 | 20.88 | |||
| 3 | Abdel Issa | 13.65 | 17.72 | Jordan | 15.34 | 20.50 | 13.65 | 20.40 | 17.43 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Van Der Brink | 3.27 | 4.84 | United States | 3.27 | 5.69 | 3.51 | DNF | 5.31 | |||
| 2 | Evan Liu | 4.44 | 5.18 | United States | 8.31 | 4.44 | 4.88 | 5.45 | 5.21 | |||
| 3 | Trenton Cuzick | 4.44 | 6.03 | United States | 4.44 | 5.51 | DNF | 5.44 | 7.14 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayben Keene | 53.43 | 1:00.56 | United States | 58.13 | 1:02.15 | 1:01.40 | 1:02.64 | 53.43 | |||
| 2 | Evan Liu | 1:01.28 | 1:04.30 | United States | 1:01.28 | 1:04.29 | 1:06.90 | 1:05.23 | 1:03.39 | |||
| 3 | Abdel Issa | 1:03.66 | 1:04.41 | Jordan | 1:08.03 | 1:04.99 | 1:04.08 | 1:03.66 | 1:04.17 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayben Keene | 2.93 | 3.62 | United States | 5.02 | 3.68 | 3.78 | 2.93 | 3.40 | |||
| 2 | Chris Van Der Brink | 3.15 | 4.15 | United States | 5.45 | 3.32 | 3.15 | 3.68 | 5.58 | |||
| 3 | Logan Opp | 4.81 | 5.37 | United States | 5.34 | 5.41 | 4.81 | 5.37 | 5.97 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Gorman | 3.51 | 4.50 | United States | 4.87 | 3.51 | 3.63 | 4.99 | 10.48 | |||
| 2 | Trenton Cuzick | 3.80 | 4.54 | United States | 6.30 | 5.43 | 3.94 | 3.80 | 4.26 | |||
| 3 | Evan Liu | 4.67 | 4.71 | United States | 4.74 | 4.67 | 4.72 | 5.97 | 4.67 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael S. Lander | 8.58 | 10.80 | United States | 8.58 | 10.11 | 9.62 | 12.68 | 13.10 | |||
| 2 | Jayben Keene | 9.86 | 12.74 | United States | 9.86 | 12.27 | 12.61 | 13.34 | DNF | |||
| 3 | Evan Liu | 15.03 | 15.73 | United States | 18.15 | 15.30 | 15.44 | 15.03 | 16.45 | |||
4x4x4 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Liu | 3:54.77 | DNF | United States | DNF | 3:54.77 | DNF | |||||
| 2 | Emmett O'Leary-Liu | 7:42.68 | DNF | United States | 7:42.68 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3 | Walker Welch | 10:41.00 | DNF | United States | DNF | 10:41.00 | DNS | |||||
5x5x5 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walker Welch | 20:12.00 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 20:12.00 | |||||
3x3x3 Multi-Blind
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Liu | 13/15 58:57 | United States | 13/15 58:57 | ||||||||
| 2 | Walker Welch | 8/9 58:01 | United States | 8/9 58:01 | ||||||||
| 3 | Goodwin Liu | 2/4 38:09 | United States | 2/4 38:09 | ||||||||