Competitions · United States
ʻEwa Beach Liʻi Malaki 2026
ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii · 28 March 2026 · 6 events · 47 competitors · 43 personal bests
Yuki Nomura (野村優希) won two of the six events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jack Okazaki by 0.68 seconds. 47 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Walid Immanuel Hamzeh took a 2×2 single of 18.58 down to 8.48, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Yuki Nomura (野村優希) | 7.59 | 8.81 |
| 2×2 | Theo Masahiro Hirano | 2.11 | 2.88 |
| 5×5 | Yuki Nomura (野村優希) | 46.77 | 59.34 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | David Akamine | 1:00.86 | — |
| Megaminx | Enzo Xuan | 46.65 | 50.91 |
| Pyraminx | Jack Okazaki | 3.40 | 4.60 |
The PB harvest
43 set · 27 still standing- Yuki Nomura (野村優希) — 5×5 single 46.77: into the top 1% of the event's history.
- Kolby K. Odo — 5×5 single 59.56: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
- Enzo Xuan — 2×2 single 2.26: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
- Jack Okazaki — Megaminx single 58.40: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
- Theo Masahiro Hirano — Megaminx single 1:10.03: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
- Kolby K. Odo — 2×2 single 3.28: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
- Sean Endo — Pyraminx single 6.64: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
- Ka'ilihau Panquites — 3×3 single 15.36: into the top 25.6% 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
47 competitors · 164 results · 6 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. Yuki Nomura (野村優希) won it with a 8.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R B' R' D2 B2 R' B2 F2 L F2 L2 U2 B2 U R F2 D' U2 R F' - 2
U2 L2 B2 L B2 U2 B2 L' D2 R2 B R B2 U R' D L R2 U2 F' - 3
U' D2 L B2 L F2 L' F2 R U2 B D' U' L' U2 F D2 L B' F - 4
F' D2 B D2 F2 L B2 U L B2 L' U2 B R2 B2 D2 L2 F2 - 5
F' U2 B2 U' R2 F2 R2 D L' B' L2 D L2 B2 U' R U' F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
47 competitors- Anson Sacro
- Anthony Carrillo
- Apollo Moon
- Bodhi Akana
- Brayden Payes
- Brody Higaki
- Caleb Yamaguchi
- Camila Balicoco
- Chris Martin
- Craig Dansie
- David Akamine
- David Nakao
- Derrick Izuka
- Dylan Hart
- Dylan Jason Lee
- Enzo Xuan
- Erin Nojima
- Ian Sadaoka
- Jack Hirabayashi
- Jack Okazaki
- Jacob Endo
- Jaden Matsunaka
- James Senaha
- Joaquin Zambarrano
- John Bayse
- Julian Dior Egante
- Ka'ilihau Panquites
- Kai Clanin
- KJ Murai
- Kolby K. Odo
- Konan Suyat
- Landon Luna
- Matthew Yasuda
- Micah Platt
- Preston Chambers
- Riku Horiguchi
- Rohan Sudagar
- Ryker Jensen
- Rylan Tokumine
- Rynn Yanes
- Ryo Yanes
- Sean Endo
- Steven Masayoshi Hirano
- Theo Masahiro Hirano
- TJ Guillermo Jr.
- Walid Immanuel Hamzeh
- Yuki Nomura (野村優希)
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.