UMass Spring 2026
- Date
- Feb 28, 2026
- City
- Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
- Venue
UMass Campus Center
- Address
- 1 Campus Center Way, Amherst, MA 01002
- Details
Marriott Center
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Caleb Retik and Cube New England
- WCA Delegates
- Christopher Chi, Derek White, Elijah Rain Phelps, Jaustin Gudbrandsen, Jesse Mailloux, and Ryan Durette
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information

This competition is organized by Cube New England, a non-profit organization dedicated to the growth of speedcubing in New England.
If you are a student at UMass Amherst, you can register for free. Please put your UMass email in the registration comments instead of paying.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 71
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 85 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
By registering, I hereby release and hold harmless Cube New England Inc. and its officers and volunteers (“Cube New England”), to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against any and all claims, damages, injuries, liabilities, losses, costs, or expenses of any kind or nature which may arise out of or relate to my traveling to or from, attending, or participating in the Event and my use of any venue facilities, including any liability for injury, death, or damage attributable to the alleged negligence of Cube New England, but excluding liability for injury, death, or damage caused solely by gross negligence of Cube New England. I take full personal responsibility for my conduct and actions during the Event and agree to indemnify Cube New England for any loss, damage, injury or expense resulting from my acts or omissions while participating in the Event or present at the event venue.
If you are a student at UMass Amherst, you can register for free. Please put your UMass email in the registration comments instead of paying.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Elijah Rain Phelps won with an average of 7.95 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Christopher Chi finished second (7.99) and Gabriel Garber Burd finished third (8.09).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Rain Phelps | 7.41 | 7.95 | United States | 7.74 | 8.22 | 7.41 | 10.68 | 7.90 | |||
| 2 | Christopher Chi | 6.41 | 7.99 | United States | 7.51 | 6.41 | 12.35 | 7.40 | 9.07 | |||
| 3 | Gabriel Garber Burd | 6.97 | 8.09 | United States | 6.97 | 8.50 | 8.16 | 9.10 | 7.60 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek White | 30.26 | 32.50 | United States | 33.51 | 30.26 | 35.70 | 32.50 | 31.48 | |||
| 2 | Gabriel Garber Burd | 28.24 | 32.80 | United States | 35.73 | 38.74 | 28.24 | 33.19 | 29.49 | |||
| 3 | Adam Siu | 33.72 | 35.17 | United States | 33.72 | 36.09 | 34.47 | 34.96 | 38.72 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Garber Burd | 51.20 | 55.40 | United States | 51.38 | 57.70 | 57.12 | 51.20 | 1:03.67 | |||
| 2 | Christopher Chi | 55.68 | 56.70 | United States | 1:01.33 | 55.68 | 55.80 | 57.46 | 56.83 | |||
| 3 | Krish Shah-Nathwani | 57.26 | 1:00.65 | United States | 1:00.34 | 58.11 | 1:07.09 | 1:03.51 | 57.26 | |||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Chi | 29.42 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | 29.42 | DNF | |||
| 2 | Caleb Retik | 50.97 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | DNF | 50.97 | DNF | |||
| 3 | Krish Shah-Nathwani | 1:01.02 | 1:25.42 | United States | 1:01.02 | DNF | 1:33.84 | 1:36.01 | 1:06.42 | |||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Garber Burd | 12.69 | 13.03 | United States | 12.69 | 13.31 | 12.97 | 17.05 | 12.80 | |||
| 2 | Ric Donati | 13.80 | 15.17 | United States | 16.74 | 14.50 | 13.80 | 16.37 | 14.65 | |||
| 3 | Christopher Chi | 12.74 | 15.43 | United States | 16.10 | 16.53 | 13.67 | 18.03 | 12.74 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Rain Phelps | 7.78 | 8.42 | United States | 9.07 | 7.78 | 9.46 | 8.28 | 7.91 | |||
| 2 | Wang Ma (马旺) | 7.79 | 9.03 | China | 10.38 | 7.96 | 11.07 | 7.79 | 8.75 | |||
| 3 | Christopher Chi | 9.56 | 9.79 | United States | 9.61 | 9.60 | 11.45 | 10.15 | 9.56 | |||