Competitions · United States
SCU IV: Don't Be Blinded by the Solstice 2026
Santa Clara, California · 20 June 2026 · 4 events · 18 competitors · 9 personal bests
Brandon Lin (林博浩) won two of the four events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 blindfolded, won by Eric Wu (吴典皓) by 31.58 seconds. 18 competitors produced 9 personal bests.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Avi Kumar Agarwal took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 2:10.42 down to 1:04.45, 51 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | Anto Kam (甘浩東) | 15.48 | — |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Brandon Lin (林博浩) | 3:18.06 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Brandon Lin (林博浩) | 7:09.71 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Naomi Solnick | 26 of 29 cubes · 54:36 | — |
The PB harvest
9 set · 9 still standing- Naomi Solnick — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 26 of 29 cubes · 54:36: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Brandon Lin (林博浩) — 5×5 blindfolded single 7:09.71: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
- Avi Kumar Agarwal — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:04.45: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
- Dewei Tan (譚得唯) — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:07.48: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
- Avi Kumar Agarwal — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 11 of 13 cubes · 55:52: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
- Bowen Deng (邓博文) — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 9 of 9 cubes · 58:03: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
- Thomas Liu (刘江宁) — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 8 of 8 cubes · 48:39: into the top 22.9% of the event's history.
- Avi Kumar Agarwal — 4×4 blindfolded single 5:12.92: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
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Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
18 competitors · 53 results · 4 events.
Everyone who competed
18 competitorsReading 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.