Competitions · United States
Davis Winter Weeknight 2026
Davis, California · 26 February 2026 · 3 events · 36 competitors · 17 personal bests
Paul Mahvi won two of the three events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Paul Mahvi by 0.45 seconds. 36 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Carrie Liu took a 3×3 single of 34.61 down to 22.64, 35 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Paul Mahvi | 6.90 | 7.76 |
| 4×4 | Paul Mahvi | 24.45 | 28.03 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Alessandro Diomampo | 12.67 | 13.86 |
The PB harvest
17 set · 9 still standing- Daniel Dinh — 4×4 single 27.52: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Hamza Hafeez — 3×3 one-handed single 12.04: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Edgar Tomas — 4×4 single 32.94: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Dewei Tan (譚得唯) — 3×3 one-handed single 13.69: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
- Myles Jordan Villar — 3×3 single 11.81: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
- Edgar Tomas — 3×3 one-handed single 17.63: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
- Carrie Liu — 3×3 single 22.64: into the top 47.1% of the event's history.
- Travis Kulhanek — 3×3 one-handed single 1:01.68: into the top 84.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three 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
36 competitors · 116 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. Paul Mahvi won it with a 7.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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L2 U' F2 R' U2 B2 F2 L' R B D2 R' U' R U F2 D2 L - 2
U2 L2 R2 U' L2 R2 B2 U2 F D2 B' U' F2 R D F' L' U2 R - 3
U B2 L2 F2 R' B U L2 F' D2 F2 R2 B' U2 R2 B' U2 D - 4
B2 D B2 D' F' L' D' U' F' R U B' R' B' F R' - 5
F U2 B' D2 U2 F L2 F2 U2 D F2 U B2 L' B2 L2 D' R' U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
36 competitors- Alejandro Buendia
- Alessandro Diomampo
- Anoop Gill
- Bowen Deng (邓博文)
- Brandon Lin
- Carrie Liu
- Caspar Wong
- Catherine Popescu
- Chris Martin
- Daniel Dinh
- Dewei Tan (譚得唯)
- Dylan Martin
- Edgar Tomas
- Eli Valera
- Gabe Samuel Plasus
- Hamza Hafeez
- Isaac Modrow
- Jacob Marinas
- Jacob Vincent Vicente Mangosing
- Joshua Fu
- Matteo Maneri
- Matthias Tam
- Miles Kim
- Myles Jordan Villar
- Naomi Solnick
- Nathan Scovis
- Paul Mahvi
- Riley Fraigun
- Sasha Cacho
- Sebastian Stone
- Sehej Sehgal
- Thomas Liu (刘江宁)
- Travis Kulhanek
- Veronica Then
- Waylon Kosbab
- 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.