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Hawaii Championship 2026

ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii · 24 July 2026 · 17 events · 72 competitors · 135 personal bests

Curtis Chai won eight of the 17 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Krish Shah-Nathwani by 0.12 seconds. 72 competitors produced 135 personal bests, 129 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Abdel Issa (عبدالرحمن عيسى) set the 5×5 average national record: 1:00.05.

Eight wins
Curtis Chai — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Skewb
0.12s
closest final — Pyraminx, Krish Shah-Nathwani over Dominic Shoji
135
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Curtis Chai5.006.43
2×2Dominic Shoji1.161.79
4×4Curtis Chai24.5125.68
5×5Curtis Chai43.4949.45
6×6Curtis Chai1:25.961:34.85
7×7Curtis Chai2:39.722:48.15
3×3 blindfoldedChris Chi24.38—
3×3 Fewest MovesChris Chi20 moves21.67
3×3 one-handedCurtis Chai12.6913.45
ClockDominic Shoji2.924.17
MegaminxCurtis Chai37.7841.69
PyraminxKrish Shah-Nathwani1.982.87
SkewbCurtis Chai1.832.52
Square-1Chris Chi7.189.65
4×4 blindfoldedChris Chi3:35.30—
5×5 blindfoldedCary Huang8:27.14—
3×3 Multi-BlindChris Chi24 of 26 cubes · 58:53—

The PB harvest

135 set · 129 still standing
  • Dominic Shoji — Pyraminx single 1.52: into the top 0.44% of the event's history.
  • Curtis Chai — Clock single 2.72: into the top 0.44% of the event's history.
  • Dominic Shoji — Clock single 2.92: into the top 0.65% of the event's history.
  • Travis Dumaran — 3×3 single 6.62: into the top 0.96% of the event's history.
  • Theo Masahiro Hirano — 3×3 single 7.04: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Jack Okazaki — 2×2 single 1.30: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Akash Kelkar — 2×2 single 1.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Enzo Xuan — Skewb single 2.30: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

72 competitors · 667 results · 17 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. Curtis Chai won it with a 6.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

72 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.