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 here.
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

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 85 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (United States Dollar).
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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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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 7.748.227.4110.687.90
2 Christopher Chi 6.41 7.99 United States 7.516.4112.357.409.07
3 Gabriel Garber Burd 6.97 8.09 United States 6.978.508.169.107.60

4x4x4 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Derek White 30.26 32.50 United States 33.5130.2635.7032.5031.48
2 Gabriel Garber Burd 28.24 32.80 United States 35.7338.7428.2433.1929.49
3 Adam Siu 33.72 35.17 United States 33.7236.0934.4734.9638.72

5x5x5 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Gabriel Garber Burd 51.20 55.40 United States 51.3857.7057.1251.201:03.67
2 Christopher Chi 55.68 56.70 United States 1:01.3355.6855.8057.4656.83
3 Krish Shah-Nathwani 57.26 1:00.65 United States 1:00.3458.111:07.091:03.5157.26

3x3x3 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Christopher Chi 29.42 DNF United States DNFDNFDNF29.42DNF
2 Caleb Retik 50.97 DNF United States DNFDNFDNF50.97DNF
3 Krish Shah-Nathwani 1:01.02 1:25.42 United States 1:01.02DNF1:33.841:36.011:06.42

3x3x3 One-Handed

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Gabriel Garber Burd 12.69 13.03 United States 12.6913.3112.9717.0512.80
2 Ric Donati 13.80 15.17 United States 16.7414.5013.8016.3714.65
3 Christopher Chi 12.74 15.43 United States 16.1016.5313.6718.0312.74

Square-1

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Elijah Rain Phelps 7.78 8.42 United States 9.077.789.468.287.91
2 Wang Ma (马旺) 7.79 9.03 China 10.387.9611.077.798.75
3 Christopher Chi 9.56 9.79 United States 9.619.6011.4510.159.56
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