Competitions · United States
Meridian Marathon 2026
Meridian, Idaho · 25 April 2026 · 5 events · 31 competitors · 35 personal bests
Evan Beck won four of the five events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Evan Beck by 0.57 seconds. 31 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Olly Duel took a 6×6 single of 8:37.15 down to 3:40.39, 57 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Evan Beck | 6.98 | 8.43 |
| 5×5 | Evan Beck | 56.98 | 1:00.22 |
| 6×6 | Evan Beck | 1:48.65 | 1:53.94 |
| 7×7 | Cade Beck | 2:48.93 | 2:55.77 |
| Megaminx | Evan Beck | 51.49 | 57.77 |
The PB harvest
35 set · 30 still standing- Eduardo Garcia — 3×3 single 7.53: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
- Cade Beck — 3×3 single 7.72: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Eduardo Garcia — 5×5 single 55.52: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Eduardo Garcia — 6×6 single 1:42.06: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
- Evan Beck — 6×6 single 1:48.65: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
- Cody Cheng — 5×5 single 1:09.16: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
- Evan Beck — 7×7 single 3:04.55: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
- Cody Cheng — Megaminx single 1:08.43: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four 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
31 competitors · 170 results · 5 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 8.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 F2 U' B2 F2 R2 F2 U' L2 B' D' F2 U2 B2 D' L D L' R - 2
D R' U' L R B2 U2 R B2 R U' F' R2 B D2 F2 U B - 3
L2 F R D2 F' U2 B' D2 F' L2 F D2 L' D' R2 U R B D - 4
B2 L2 D2 F' R2 F2 D2 L' B L F' U' B L' U R U2 R' - 5
L U F D2 L B D' F' U' R' B2 D2 L' F2 B2 L U2 R B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
31 competitors- Andrew Terpening
- August Walter Roberts
- Beau Blumenfeld
- Brendan Robinson
- Cade Beck
- Caden T. Reeder
- Cody Cheng
- Damian Wilding
- Eduardo Garcia
- Eli Fountain
- Eli Pak
- Emily Thurston
- Evan Beck
- Grady Wright
- Haden R. Preuninger
- Jackson Vondergeest
- Jacob Weiss
- Joshua Cannon
- Joshua Daniel Avila
- Jyler Phillips
- Karen Beck
- Lowen Shattuck
- Matthew Mojica
- Matthias Moore
- Morgan Whitten
- Nathaniel Guidara
- Olly Duel
- Reed Winn
- Robert G. Klusaw
- Rustin Haderlie
- Silas Liam Adams
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.