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Arizona Championship 2026

Tempe, Arizona · 17 January 2026 · 13 events · 109 competitors · 220 personal bests

Dan Tran won three of the 13 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Sid Shivnath by 0.05 seconds. 109 competitors produced 220 personal bests, 158 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Noah Villagomez took a 2×2 single of 5.35 down to 1.83, 66 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Dan Tran — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.05s
closest final — Skewb, Sid Shivnath over Aayush Shah
220
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jeremy Bulambot5.946.43
2×2Ron G. Arama1.491.57
4×4Shane Grogan28.3330.20
5×5Dan Tran50.4653.58
6×6Dan Tran1:40.691:44.98
7×7Dan Tran2:26.412:32.58
3×3 blindfoldedAzael Toysehua31.24—
3×3 one-handedJeremy Bulambot10.8512.13
ClockAlessandro Diomampo2.492.74
MegaminxAlessandro Diomampo33.4540.00
PyraminxAayush Shah1.972.24
SkewbSid Shivnath2.413.32
Square-1Ron G. Arama9.1310.90

The PB harvest

220 set · 158 still standing
  • Alessandro Diomampo — 3×3 single 4.77: into the top 0.079% of the event's history.
  • Alessandro Diomampo — Square-1 single 7.22: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Louden — 2×2 single 1.55: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Sawyer Mangum-Bartholomew — 2×2 single 1.55: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Owen Fotherby — 2×2 single 1.55: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Jeremy Bulambot — Clock single 4.40: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Noah Villagomez — 2×2 single 1.83: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Dye — 2×2 single 1.88: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

109 competitors · 966 results · 13 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Jeremy Bulambot won it with a 6.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1F D B2 U' R' L2 U L F' D' B L D2 F2 B2 L' U2 L F2
  2. 2B L D2 U2 F2 D2 B' L2 D2 B R D' F2 L R F2 R U'
  3. 3F2 U D R2 B' U2 L F' D' R2 U F R2 F' U2 B' D2 B2 L2
  4. 4B' D' F' R' F2 L2 D2 L D2 F2 R2 B2 D B2 U L' D2 U L'
  5. 5U R' B R2 U F' R2 U L' U' L2 U R2 B2 R

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

109 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.