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Berkeley, California · 1 March 2026 · 13 events · 166 competitors · 161 personal bests

Benjamin Schaham won two of the 13 events (2×2, Clock) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Benjamin Schaham by 0.10 seconds. 166 competitors produced 161 personal bests, 112 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jaidon Poraminthara Lin (เจเดิ้น ปรมินทร์ หลิน) set the Clock single national record: 2.47.

Two wins

Benjamin Schaham — 2×2, Clock

0.10s

closest final — Clock, Benjamin Schaham over Sean Abutan

161

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ethan Jan	5.82	6.78
2×2	Benjamin Schaham	1.53	1.74
4×4	Dan Pastushkov	26.29	28.24
5×5	An Le	50.51	54.11
6×6	Paul Mahvi	1:23.91	1:33.34
7×7	Paul Mahvi	2:17.22	2:21.16
3×3 blindfolded	Anto Kam (甘浩東)	15.70	—
3×3 one-handed	Anto Kam (甘浩東)	10.59	10.87
Clock	Benjamin Schaham	2.78	3.65
Megaminx	Nolan Yiu	31.71	34.91
Pyraminx	Hrishikesh Kakati	1.48	1.96
Skewb	Dean Jacob Adamo Susskind	1.52	2.13
Square-1	Calvin Nielson	6.52	6.73

The PB harvest

161 set · 112 still standing

Benjamin Schaham — Clock single 2.78: into the top 0.51% of the event's history.
Sean Abutan — Clock single 2.94: into the top 0.68% of the event's history.
Aaron Sabado — 3×3 single 6.58: into the top 0.92% of the event's history.
Jonathan Rutenberg — 3×3 single 6.69: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Varenya Jyotiraditya — 3×3 one-handed single 9.98: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Sean Abutan — 2×2 single 1.26: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Sean Abutan — 3×3 single 8.35: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Vinh Vu — 2×2 single 1.87: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

166 competitors · 671 results · 13 events.

Everyone who competed

166 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.