Competitions · United States

SacCubing XXII 2026

Sacramento, California · 18 January 2026 · 5 events · 128 competitors · 97 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Paul Mahvi by 0.10 seconds. 128 competitors produced 97 personal bests, 55 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Nathan Balsama took a 2×2 single of 10.47 down to 3.99, 62 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Paul Mahvi — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5

0.10s

closest final — 3×3, Paul Mahvi over Zane Qureshi

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Paul Mahvi	6.63	7.62
2×2	Ian Cantius Fredric	1.20	1.58
4×4	Paul Mahvi	23.37	29.08
5×5	Paul Mahvi	50.55	53.02
Pyraminx	Hrishikesh Kakati	1.65	2.93

The PB harvest

97 set · 55 still standing

Austin Chen — 3×3 single 6.68: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Brandon Lugtu — 4×4 single 27.01: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Gurshan Singh — 2×2 single 1.36: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Hrishikesh Kakati — 2×2 single 1.40: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Tsukasa Sano (佐野司) — 4×4 single 27.92: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Jaden Thompson — 2×2 single 1.59: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Adih Datta — Pyraminx single 2.67: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Gideon Voss — 2×2 single 1.77: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 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

128 competitors · 524 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. Paul Mahvi won it with a 7.62 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

128 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.