Luke Griesser is heading to Las Vegas after beating Dylan Miller in the PSL Seattle final. Across the Pacific, Wuhan delivered another packed weekend, with a close finish between the world’s top two 3x3 solvers, two Asian records and a new world No. 3.
Welcome back to the Speedcuber’s Digest Weekend Wrap, where we catch up on the biggest stories from the weekend.
Griesser Punches His Ticket To Vegas
Griesser had already beaten Dylan in last season’s PSL Michigan final. On Sunday, he did it again in Seattle, earning an all-expenses-paid trip to the PSL Championship.
Dylan, who won the first Seattle stop in May, made him work for it. His 3.615 season record helped force a deciding set, but Griesser finished the job with a 4.233 winning solve.
Griesser joins Dylan, Morgan Yeh, Valerio Locatelli and Kyle Santucci among the qualifiers for the October 24 championship. A final spot will be available through a qualifier on the day of the event.
Read the full Seattle recap, “Vegas Baby!”
Xuanyi Edges Yiheng in Another Busy Wuhan Weekend
Xuanyi Geng and Yiheng Wang both averaged under 4 seconds in the Wuhan Crimson Autumn final. This time, Xuanyi came out ahead, 3.90 to 3.94.
The pair met in last month’s Monkey League final, where Yiheng came back from a 4-1 deficit in sets.
Yunzhi Lian completed the podium with a 4.52 average, a new female world record. She also recorded a 3.54 single during the competition.
Earlier, Yi Shen moved from world No. 8 to No. 3 with a 4.24 first-round average, leaving only Yiheng and Xuanyi ahead of him. Read our full story on Yi Shen’s result.
There was plenty beyond 3x3. Yifan Wang set a 15.80 Asian record average in 3x3 Blindfolded, while Zhen Chen won one-handed with an 8.58 average. Yiheng took 2x2 with 1.01.
At Saturday’s Wuhan Golden Autumn, Ziyu Wu became the first Asian solver to break 1:40 for a 7x7 mean. His 1:39.32 Asian record moved him to world No. 3, behind Max Park and Timofei Tarasenko. Read the full record story.
Xuanyi also made his WCA debuts in 4x4 and one-handed over the weekend, recording averages of 27.63 and 17.64.
Nahm Moves to World No. 2 in 5x5
Seung Hyuk Nahm set a 30.60 Asian record 5x5 single at Robinson Lifestyle Suvarnabhumi Cube Open 2026 in Bangkok, moving to world No. 2.
The Korean solver used Yau and cut 2.50 seconds from his previous best of 33.10, set in 2024.
Martin Takes the Danish Title
Martin Vædele Egdal won the Danish Championship with a 6.80 average, finishing a tenth ahead of Sweden’s Emanuel Schelin.
Defending champion Rasmus Stub Detlefsen finished third overall and second among Danish competitors with 7.59. That reversed last year’s title race, when Rasmus beat Martin by 0.15 seconds.
Pfeifer Wins Ohio, Sweeps the Bigger Cubes
Jack Pfeifer earned the 3x3 state title at Ohio Championship, finishing second overall with a 6.36 average. Luke Garrett, who represents Indiana, repeated as the overall winner with 5.46.
Nolan Wood finished third overall with 6.79, improving slightly on the 6.85 that put him third at last year’s competition. Pfeifer and Wood entered as the two fastest Ohio residents by personal-best average, and Pfeifer won their final-round matchup by 0.43 seconds.
Pfeifer also swept 5x5, 6x6 and 7x7 with a 43.82 average and means of 1:17.29 and 1:51.30, respectively. Sujan Feist won 2x2 with a 1.03 average, including three sub-1 solves. Garrett added wins in 4x4 with 23.71 and one-handed with 9.73.
Stinson Defends Alabama
Jared Stinson retained his 3x3 state title at Alabama Championship, finishing third overall with a 7.54 average.
Nicolás Sánchez won the competition with 6.71, ahead of Matias Marcantoni-Nunez at 7.40. Rowan Stough, the fastest Alabama entrant by personal-best average, finished sixth overall with 8.12.
Stinson won Alabama’s inaugural title in 2024 with 9.46. His successful defense was 1.92 seconds faster, and he also won 5x5, 7x7 and Megaminx. Katie Hull took 4x4, while Field Noble won 6x6.
Kakati Leaves Benicia With Both Indian Records
Hrishikesh Kakati broke both Indian Pyraminx records at Benicia Open II, setting a 1.57 average in the first round before lowering his national record single from 0.98 to 0.94 in the final.
The double record fulfilled a goal he had been chasing for about a year. Read our full story and Kakati’s reaction.