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Saipan Open 2026

Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands · 22 March 2026 · 7 events · 12 competitors · 7 personal bests

Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) won five of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) by 1.49 seconds. 12 competitors produced 7 personal bests, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Hershel Kamen took a Pyraminx single of 13.36 down to 7.18, 46 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Skewb
1.49s
closest final — 3×3, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) over Marcus Kamen
7
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)6.106.87
2×2Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)1.531.85
4×4Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)22.9426.25
3×3 one-handedKyeongmin Choi (최경민)11.5312.73
ClockKyeongmin Choi (최경민)4.936.00
PyraminxMarcus Kamen1.432.04
SkewbKyeongmin Choi (최경민)2.243.99

The PB harvest

7 set · 7 still standing
  • Cary Huang — Pyraminx single 2.95: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Chris Martin — 4×4 single 51.99: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
  • Hershel Kamen — Pyraminx single 7.18: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
  • Amelia Itoi — Pyraminx single 10.27: into the top 55.1% of the event's history.
  • Amelia Itoi — 2×2 single 10.85: into the top 81.0% of the event's history.
  • Amelia Itoi — Skewb single 16.45: into the top 82.6% of the event's history.
  • Lyndon Fullerton-Smith — 2×2 single 14.12: into the top 89.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

12 competitors · 62 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

12 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.