RIT Tiger Twist 2026
- Date
- Apr 4, 2026
- City
- Rochester, New York, United States
- Venue
Rochester Institute of Technology
- Address
- 3 The Quarter Mile Walkway, Rochester, NY 14623
- Details
George H. Clark Gymnasium
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Empire State Cubing, Sam Fondacaro, and Shaher Naser
- WCA Delegates
- Elijah Rain Phelps, Joey Mait, Lauren Phung, and Patrick Strawder
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- Information
All competitors must be familiar with the WCA regulations. If you are new to competing, please refer to the Competition Procedures tab.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 93
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 125 competitors.
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Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
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On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of $30 (United States Dollar).
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Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.
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- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Joey Saia won with an average of 7.87 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Eashan Reddy Goli finished second (8.08) and Evan Waters finished third (8.16).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Saia | 7.49 | 7.87 | United States | 8.33 | 7.49 | 9.26 | 7.51 | 7.76 | |||
| 2 | Eashan Reddy Goli | 7.39 | 8.08 | India | 8.27 | 7.39 | 8.77 | 8.20 | 7.76 | |||
| 3 | Evan Waters | 7.63 | 8.16 | United States | 8.16 | 7.63 | 8.40 | 7.91 | 8.74 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makai Guay | 1.28 | 1.91 | United States | 2.93 | 1.91 | 1.56 | 2.25 | 1.28 | |||
| 2 | Elijah Rain Phelps | 2.08 | 2.34 | United States | 2.08 | 2.79 | 2.24 | 2.11 | 2.66 | |||
| 3 | Evan Waters | 1.26 | 2.50 | United States | 2.28 | 2.01 | 3.21 | 3.73 | 1.26 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Mait | 28.07 | 32.85 | United States | 30.19 | 33.13 | 28.07 | 35.24 | 36.80 | |||
| 2 | Louis Truong | 31.09 | 32.95 | United States | 32.39 | 31.81 | 34.66 | 35.12 | 31.09 | |||
| 3 | Elijah Rain Phelps | 32.11 | 34.29 | United States | 35.38 | 35.10 | 32.11 | 32.68 | 35.10 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Truong | 56.27 | 1:01.78 | United States | 1:07.95 | 58.88 | 58.51 | 1:11.84 | 56.27 | |||
| 2 | Elijah Rain Phelps | 56.46 | 1:02.05 | United States | 1:05.37 | 1:00.81 | 56.46 | 1:03.22 | 1:02.11 | |||
| 3 | Pranav Prabhu | 59.18 | 1:04.12 | India | 1:04.28 | 59.18 | 1:03.78 | 1:12.00 | 1:04.30 | |||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Phung | 13.80 | 15.54 | United States | 16.91 | 14.47 | 13.80 | 16.46 | 15.69 | |||
| 2 | Joey Saia | 15.51 | 16.19 | United States | 15.51 | 17.14 | 16.11 | 16.45 | 16.00 | |||
| 3 | Adelynn Neal | 12.08 | 16.21 | United States | 17.27 | 12.08 | 15.32 | 16.03 | 19.85 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Waters | 2.86 | 3.83 | United States | 2.86 | 4.41 | 4.15 | 2.94 | 5.13 | |||
| 2 | Elijah Rain Phelps | 3.81 | 4.18 | United States | 3.81 | 4.36 | 4.16 | DNF | 4.01 | |||
| 3 | Jacob Matthew Oppedisano | 3.99 | 4.56 | United States | 3.99 | 4.64 | 4.39 | 5.90 | 4.64 | |||