Competitions · United States
Berkeley May Weekday 2026
Berkeley, California · 1 May 2026 · 3 events · 26 competitors · 7 personal bests
Ethan Jan won the 3×3 with a 6.16 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Will Callan by 0.33 seconds. 26 competitors produced 7 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Atticus Blecker took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:21.63 down to 1:02.28, 24 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ethan Jan | 5.46 | 6.16 |
| 2×2 | Will Callan | 1.23 | 1.71 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Anto Kam (甘浩東) | 9.19 | 10.00 |
The PB harvest
7 set · 6 still standing- Ezra Severson — 3×3 one-handed single 12.78: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
- Eli Lifland — 3×3 one-handed single 14.21: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
- Jin Wu (武进) — 2×2 single 3.86: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.
- Christian James Del Rosario — 2×2 single 4.34: into the top 30.9% of the event's history.
- Aiden Steinhour — 3×3 single 30.11: into the top 62.7% of the event's history.
- Atticus Blecker — 3×3 one-handed single 1:02.28: into the top 85.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person 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
26 competitors · 91 results · 3 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. Ethan Jan won it with a 6.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U F L' F2 L B2 L D2 F2 L U F' D' L' F' D B2 D2 U - 2
B2 U2 B R2 B2 R2 D' U2 R2 U' B2 D' R F R B U' L B2 U - 3
F B' U' L B' L2 B D2 L2 F2 U' D2 F2 B2 R2 B2 U L' B - 4
U' B' U2 R' U2 R' D R B' U2 B R2 F U2 F2 R D F' - 5
B' L2 B2 R D' B2 R2 D2 L2 F' L2 D L2 D R2 F2 L2 B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
26 competitors- Aiden Steinhour
- Alexander Hao-Jia Du
- Anto Kam (甘浩東)
- Atticus Blecker
- Bowen Deng (邓博文)
- Brandon Pham
- Canaan Nguyen
- Christian James Del Rosario
- Eason Cai (蔡仪松)
- Eli Lifland
- Elysee Severson
- Emmett O'Leary-Liu
- Ethan Jan
- Ezra Severson
- James Chea
- Jeff Chen
- Jin Wu (武进)
- Joseph Ong
- Lucas Aubin
- Malachi Severson
- Micah Yeo
- Oliver Lee
- Prajin Vikraman
- Ryan H. Lee
- Timothy Elnitiarta
- Will Callan
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.