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Competitions · United States

Reno Spring 2026

Reno, Nevada · 9 May 2026 · 10 events · 25 competitors · 33 personal bests

Michael Larsen won three of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Michael Larsen by 0.52 seconds. 25 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Rashad Kadado (رشاد قدادو) set the Clock single national record: 10.85.

Three wins
Michael Larsen — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.52s
closest final — 3×3, Michael Larsen over Naomi Solnick
33
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michael Larsen7.688.35
2×2Sid Shivnath0.892.05
4×4Michael Larsen33.7236.51
5×5Michael Larsen1:03.591:08.13
6×6Jason Ostdiek1:56.002:00.45
7×7Jaden Thompson3:01.803:12.73
3×3 blindfoldedNaomi Solnick23.52
3×3 one-handedJason Ostdiek11.2012.64
ClockJacob Vincent Vicente Mangosing4.424.71
SkewbSid Shivnath1.842.11

The PB harvest

33 set · 25 still standing

First-timers

Seven 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

25 competitors · 237 results · 10 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. Michael Larsen won it with a 8.35 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

25 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.