Competitions · United States

Berkeley Fall 2026

Berkeley, California · 11 October 2026 · 5 events · 170 competitors · 135 personal bests

Jerry Yao won two of the five events (2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jerry Yao by 0.20 seconds. 170 competitors produced 135 personal bests, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zachary Cheung took a 2×2 single of 18.63 down to 4.66, 75 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Jerry Yao — 2×2, 5×5

0.20s

closest final — 2×2, Jerry Yao over Ethan Jan

135

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Zerui Cheng (程泽睿)	4.04	5.85
2×2	Jerry Yao	1.31	1.56
5×5	Jerry Yao	44.16	45.68
3×3 one-handed	Anto Kam (甘浩東)	8.51	9.32
Square-1	Cameron Miller (梅克龍)	5.14	7.10

The PB harvest

135 set · 135 still standing

Zerui Cheng (程泽睿) — 3×3 single 4.04: into the top 0.017% of the event's history.
Zane Qureshi — 2×2 single 0.80: into the top 0.23% of the event's history.
Cameron Miller (梅克龍) — Square-1 single 5.14: into the top 0.3% of the event's history.
Silas Emerian — Square-1 single 5.73: into the top 0.65% of the event's history.
Silas Emerian — 3×3 single 6.27: into the top 0.67% of the event's history.
Ethan Jan — 2×2 single 1.12: into the top 0.83% of the event's history.
Adih Datta — Square-1 single 6.34: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Ayush Anand — 2×2 single 1.27: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 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

170 competitors · 722 results · 5 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. Zerui Cheng (程泽睿) won it with a 5.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

170 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.