Competitions · United States

Lopes Up AZ Fall 2026

Phoenix, Arizona · 20 September 2026 · 7 events · 80 competitors · 66 personal bests

Dan Tran won five of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Dan Tran by 0.98 seconds. 80 competitors produced 66 personal bests, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Olivia Higgins took a 3×3 single of 1:08.77 down to 34.48, 50 percent better in one day.

Five wins

Dan Tran — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 Fewest Moves

0.98s

closest final — 5×5, Dan Tran over Matthew Tan

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Dan Tran	6.58	7.50
4×4	Dan Tran	25.69	27.75
5×5	Dan Tran	52.56	55.61
6×6	Dan Tran	1:31.71	1:36.75
3×3 blindfolded	Matthew Low	58.91	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Dan Tran	33 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Matthew Arca	10.11	11.70

The PB harvest

66 set · 66 still standing

Matthew Tan — 5×5 single 51.02: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Emmett Galli — 3×3 single 9.16: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Aayush Shah — 5×5 single 1:01.55: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Avyukth Vaddi — 3×3 single 10.56: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Emily Greenwood — 4×4 single 37.92: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Peter Villeneuve — 3×3 single 10.89: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
Benjamin Henning — 4×4 single 39.32: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
Ryan Morrison — 5×5 single 1:09.75: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 20,074 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

80 competitors · 281 results · 7 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 7.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

80 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.