Competitions · United States
Lopes Up AZ 2026
Phoenix, Arizona · 8 February 2026 · 6 events · 60 competitors · 58 personal bests
Dan Tran won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Aayush Shah by 0.37 seconds. 60 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Oliver Breecher took a Clock single of 16.44 down to 9.37, 43 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Dan Tran | 6.57 | 7.63 |
| 4×4 | Dan Tran | 26.63 | 30.13 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Matthew Low | 54.10 | 1:17.43 |
| Clock | Kellan Kight | 4.69 | 5.22 |
| Skewb | Aayush Shah | 3.56 | 3.98 |
| Square-1 | Brady Lawrence | 10.64 | 11.56 |
The PB harvest
58 set · 47 still standing- Dan Tran — 4×4 single 23.25: into the top 0.37% of the event's history.
- Kellan Kight — 3×3 single 6.66: into the top 0.99% of the event's history.
- Kellan Kight — Clock single 3.19: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Matthew Low — 3×3 single 7.44: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Parker Reed — 3×3 single 8.18: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Aayush Shah — Square-1 single 8.20: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Samuel Low — 4×4 single 30.82: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Matthew Low — 4×4 single 31.81: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 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
60 competitors · 281 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. Dan Tran won it with a 7.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L D2 U2 B L2 U2 F' D2 B' U2 F2 R2 L B F2 D L' U' L - 2
R2 L B D2 R' D L D' U2 B2 R' U2 L U2 D R F2 - 3
B2 L' R2 U2 F2 R B2 L' B L' B2 D2 F U' F' D' L B - 4
B' R' U' B2 U' R2 D R2 U F2 R2 D' R F2 R' F' L D R2 D - 5
F' D2 F' D' R2 D2 U' F2 R2 D R' D' U' B' L' U' L' R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
60 competitors- Aayush Shah
- Aiden Dinkins
- Aiden Truong
- Alek Arbit
- Andrew Ahlem
- Arjun Singh
- Austin Lee Gagnon
- Avyukth Vaddi
- Benjamin Arbit
- Bo Yang Tsai
- Brady Lawrence
- Brendan McConkey
- Brian Yi
- Cheng-Yu Tsai
- Christopher Supergan
- Dan Tran
- Darsh C. Ahir
- Dylan Keller
- Eirik Hinds
- Emmett Galli
- Evan Hollowell
- Gautam Medabalmi
- Grayson Adamic
- Hudson Mangum-Bartholomew
- Isabella Forgione
- Jacob Pim
- James A. Flores
- James Link
- Jeff Alexander Sales Jr.
- Jessica Wade
- Joshua Burns
- Joshua Lucas
- Kate Webber
- Kellan Kight
- Liam Waggle
- Liam Wirth
- Lorenzo Burton Allen
- Lucas Wandler
- Matthew Low
- Max Adamenko
- Mia Sponseller
- Nadia Allen
- Nathan Agan
- Noah Comfort
- Oliver Breecher
- Olivia Higgins
- Owen Frank
- Parker Reed
- Peter Villeneuve
- Riddick Kiser
- Ruslan Arbit
- Ryan Jew
- Ryan Morrison
- Samuel Low
- Sawyer Mangum-Bartholomew
- Takumi Meltvedt
- TJ Hayward
- Viaan Garg
- Xavier W. NcCorchuk
- Yuji Yi
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.