Competitions · United States
Gem State Side Events Idaho 2026
Meridian, Idaho · 25 July 2026 · 6 events · 35 competitors · 39 personal bests
Evan Beck won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Evan Beck by 2.71 seconds. 35 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Andrew Terpening took a Square-1 single of 1:28.84 down to 26.38, 70 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Evan Beck | 7.39 | 7.71 |
| 4×4 | Evan Beck | 25.36 | 29.48 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Conlin Alzheimer | 54.73 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Lowen Shattuck | 42 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Evan Beck | 13.07 | 17.16 |
| Square-1 | Damian Wilding | 17.82 | 21.01 |
The PB harvest
39 set · 37 still standing- Evan Beck — 4×4 single 25.36: into the top 0.8% of the event's history.
- Matthias Moore — 3×3 single 8.64: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Wilson Littman — 3×3 single 8.74: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
- Lowen Shattuck — 3×3 single 8.89: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
- Grant Magnolo — 3×3 single 9.93: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
- Andrew Terpening — 3×3 single 10.43: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
- Jacob Bertrand — 3×3 one-handed single 16.34: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
- Matthias Moore — 4×4 single 40.28: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
35 competitors · 200 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. Evan Beck won it with a 7.71 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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F' U' D F' L U2 D R' F2 D' B R2 F2 D2 B2 U2 F2 R2 F' L2 - 2
R2 B L' U2 R' U2 D B' F2 R2 L2 U2 B2 U L2 F2 R2 U' B' L' - 3
B2 F L2 D2 B2 D' L2 B2 U F L' D' U' R D2 R' D L2 D' - 4
F L' D F' R2 D2 R' U2 R2 B2 D2 U2 R2 U F' L F2 R' D' R2 - 5
L D2 L2 U' L' B R2 B L F' B2 L2 B2 D2 B2 D L2 U' B
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
35 competitors- Andrew Terpening
- Beau Blumenfeld
- Brendan Robinson
- Chayton M. St. John
- Colt Gertsch
- Conlin Alzheimer
- Damian Wilding
- Eli Jameson
- Eli Pak
- Elijah James
- Evan Beck
- Grant Magnolo
- Henry Batterton
- Ian Lawson
- Jackson Vondergeest
- Jacob Bertrand
- Jacob Weiss
- James Martino
- Jiraiya Ezra James Bishop
- Joshua Daniel Avila
- Judson Roberts
- Julien Nungaray-Navarrete
- Kalen Ottley
- Karen Beck
- Levi Carrillo
- Logan Anderson
- Lowen Shattuck
- Matthias Moore
- Nathan Haban
- Nathaniel Guidara
- Robert G. Klusaw
- Santiago Ramirez
- William Ledbetter
- Wilson Littman
- Zach Vickery
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.