Competitions · United States

Benicia Open II 2026

Martinez, California · 12 September 2026 · 5 events · 139 competitors · 125 personal bests

Zerui Cheng (程泽睿) won the 3×3 with a 6.82 and the closest final was the Clock, won by Sebastian Stone by 0.02 seconds. 139 competitors produced 125 personal bests, 118 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Hrishikesh Kakati set the Pyraminx single national record: 0.94.

events decided

0.02s

closest final — Clock, Sebastian Stone over Alessandro Diomampo

125

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Zerui Cheng (程泽睿)	5.13	6.82
2×2	Adih Datta	0.91	1.36
4×4	Gurshan Singh	25.36	29.76
Clock	Sebastian Stone	2.63	2.90
Pyraminx	Lucas Kim	1.52	2.14

The PB harvest

125 set · 118 still standing

Hrishikesh Kakati — Pyraminx single 0.94: into the top 0.017% of the event's history.
Adih Datta — 2×2 single 0.91: into the top 0.39% of the event's history.
Micah Yeo — 2×2 single 1.33: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Justin Deng — 3×3 single 7.20: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Eenzer Huang — 2×2 single 1.64: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Nico Hilal — 2×2 single 1.91: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Brandon Yee — 2×2 single 1.99: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Justin Deng — 2×2 single 2.02: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 20,074 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

139 competitors · 642 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

139 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.