Competitions · United States

Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2026

Aliso Viejo, California · 19 April 2026 · 5 events · 148 competitors · 134 personal bests

Max Park won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Daxton Westlake by 0.08 seconds. 148 competitors produced 134 personal bests, 96 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Khôi Minh Nguyễn set the 2×2 average national record: 1.47.

Two wins

Max Park — 3×3, 4×4

0.08s

closest final — Pyraminx, Daxton Westlake over Dominic Shoji

134

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	4.03	5.10
2×2	Khôi Minh Nguyễn	1.28	1.47
4×4	Max Park	20.66	21.70
Megaminx	Zhai Phifer	40.55	45.63
Pyraminx	Daxton Westlake	1.63	2.50

The PB harvest

134 set · 96 still standing

Dylan Govic — 3×3 single 6.21: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
Emil Lazaryev — 3×3 single 6.27: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
Brandon Cong — 3×3 single 6.37: into the top 0.74% of the event's history.
Aiden Ma — 3×3 single 6.96: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Conrad Fintland — 2×2 single 1.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Jordan Granados — Pyraminx single 2.58: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
David Goldberg — 3×3 single 8.78: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Jake Bryant — 2×2 single 2.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 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

148 competitors · 721 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. Max Park won it with a 5.10 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

148 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.