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Bring the Heat AZ 2026

Chandler, Arizona · 18 July 2026 · 7 events · 38 competitors · 43 personal bests

Jeremy Bulambot won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jeremy Bulambot by 1.32 seconds. 38 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Oliver Reyes took a 3×3 single of 1:40.67 down to 31.04, 69 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Jeremy Bulambot — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
1.32s
closest final — 3×3, Jeremy Bulambot over Paul Mahvi
43
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jeremy Bulambot5.516.59
4×4Paul Mahvi25.0628.28
6×6Paul Mahvi1:26.581:32.55
3×3 blindfoldedMatthew Low41.101:12.59
3×3 one-handedJeremy Bulambot9.0911.11
ClockEmmett Galli5.666.85
MegaminxMia Sponseller50.5053.86

The PB harvest

43 set · 41 still standing
  • Stefan Perry — 3×3 single 8.75: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Sean Dominguez — 3×3 single 9.48: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Stefan Perry — 3×3 one-handed single 14.40: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Low — 3×3 blindfolded single 41.10: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Phillips — 3×3 one-handed single 14.92: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Phillips — 4×4 single 36.47: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Louden — 4×4 single 40.19: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Phillips — 6×6 single 2:11.31: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

38 competitors · 208 results · 7 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. Jeremy Bulambot won it with a 6.59 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

38 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.