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Northwest Championship 2026

Salem, Oregon · 21 August 2026 · 16 events · 138 competitors · 265 personal bests

Ethan Davis won five of the 16 events (3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Tripp Peters by 0.22 seconds. 138 competitors produced 265 personal bests, 258 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ian Cantius Fredric set the 2×2 average national record: 1.19.

Five wins
Ethan Davis — 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.22s
closest final — Pyraminx, Tripp Peters over Hahoon Kim
265
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sameer Aggarwal5.506.09
2×2Ian Cantius Fredric1.121.19
4×4Max Siauw25.7327.73
5×5Kevin Hays47.1249.94
6×6Kevin Hays1:14.311:19.24
7×7Kevin Hays2:04.632:12.75
3×3 blindfoldedEthan Davis19.65—
3×3 one-handedEthan George Hayes9.4211.81
ClockGreyson James3.463.95
MegaminxEthan Davis32.4735.24
PyraminxTripp Peters1.822.42
SkewbAsh Black1.952.24
Square-1Sameer Aggarwal4.005.17
4×4 blindfoldedEthan Davis3:20.54—
5×5 blindfoldedEthan Davis10:23.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindEthan Davis32 of 33 cubes · 55:16—

The PB harvest

265 set · 258 still standing
  • Ezra Fish — 3×3 single 4.90: into the top 0.099% of the event's history.
  • Adhiyan Kumaresan — Clock single 2.35: into the top 0.16% of the event's history.
  • Anishk Arora — Pyraminx single 1.75: into the top 0.75% of the event's history.
  • Carston Hendricks — Skewb single 1.87: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Tyler L. Nguyen — 2×2 single 1.23: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Tyler L. Nguyen — Skewb single 1.90: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Enoch Kang — Pyraminx single 2.04: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Rex Gilmore — Skewb single 1.93: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

138 competitors · 1572 results · 16 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. Sameer Aggarwal won it with a 6.09 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

138 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.