Competitions · United States

Berkeley Spring 2026

Berkeley, California · 26 April 2026 · 5 events · 167 competitors · 94 personal bests

Ethan Jan won the 3×3 with a 6.16 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Benjamin Schaham by 0.13 seconds. 167 competitors produced 94 personal bests, 77 of which still stand today, and 52 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lucas Goh took a 2×2 single of 19.96 down to 4.88, 76 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.13s

closest final — 2×2, Benjamin Schaham over Stanley Tran

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ethan Jan	5.64	6.16
2×2	Benjamin Schaham	1.31	1.78
3×3 blindfolded	Calix Tang	18.22	19.47
3×3 one-handed	Henry Helmuth	8.70	9.80
Megaminx	Nolan Yiu	33.95	36.62

The PB harvest

94 set · 77 still standing

Zane Qureshi — 3×3 single 4.70: into the top 0.067% of the event's history.
Gurshan Singh — 3×3 single 5.56: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
Zerui Cheng (程泽睿) — 3×3 one-handed single 9.31: into the top 0.65% of the event's history.
Matt Mao — 3×3 one-handed single 9.84: into the top 0.94% of the event's history.
Lorence Tsai — 3×3 single 6.93: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Andrew Song — 3×3 single 7.05: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Pravith Velmurugan — 3×3 single 8.05: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
William Kamiyama — 3×3 single 8.07: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

52 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

167 competitors · 657 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

167 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.