Competitions · United States
Simi Mini A 2026
Simi Valley, California · 7 February 2026 · 3 events · 40 competitors · 30 personal bests
Dylan Miller won the 3×3 with a 5.58 and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Khôi Minh Nguyễn by 0.12 seconds. 40 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Liliya Farrokh took a 2×2 single of 5.24 down to 2.69, 49 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Dylan Miller | 4.92 | 5.58 |
| 2×2 | Dominic Shoji | 1.03 | 1.37 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Khôi Minh Nguyễn | 12.23 | 13.74 |
The PB harvest
30 set · 19 still standing- Dylan Miller — 3×3 single 3.62: into the top 0.0077% of the event's history.
- Dominic Shoji — 3×3 single 5.48: into the top 0.24% of the event's history.
- Dan Nguyen — 3×3 single 7.74: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
- Emil Lazaryev — 3×3 one-handed single 13.33: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Jerry Xiang — 2×2 single 2.35: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
- Nathaneil Gaede — 2×2 single 2.35: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
- Brandon True — 2×2 single 2.46: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
- Liliya Farrokh — 2×2 single 2.69: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight 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
40 competitors · 160 results · 3 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. Dylan Miller won it with a 5.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B R2 B2 L D2 L' U2 R B2 F' L' R' B R2 F D B' R F' - 2
L2 F' B' D' F R L2 F' L' F B2 L B2 R2 B2 L U2 - 3
R2 L U2 D' F U2 F' L' U' B D' U2 F2 U2 B D2 F D2 - 4
F2 R' F2 R2 U2 B2 D' L2 D B2 D' R' F U' B2 D' B D2 U - 5
D2 L2 F2 D U' F2 L2 U' B R B D2 R' B D' L' U2 B2 U
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
40 competitors- Andres Moncada
- Anna Parker
- Arjun Iyer
- Arthur Kukuryan
- Brandon True
- Caden Pascual
- Charlie I. Hewitt
- Dan Nguyen
- Daniel Kim
- David B. Militante
- Derek Alves
- Devon Landau-Brock
- Dominic Shoji
- Dylan Miller
- Eli Moon
- Ellion Ornemark
- Emil Lazaryev
- Gordon Leung
- Harvey Miller
- Jerry Xiang
- Joseph Wu
- Khôi Minh Nguyễn
- Liliya Farrokh
- Liv Coverdale
- Matthew Dickman
- Matthew Mayernik
- Max Pelmont
- Nathaneil Gaede
- Nitin Kumar (நிதின் குமார்)
- Noah Rubenstein
- Paul McNaughton
- Ryan Roth
- Sean Ransom
- Timothy Moon
- Ustin Nigam
- Vladimir Chasovskikh
- William Ren Keller
- William Snyder
- Yan Che
- Yunhao Lou (娄云皓)
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.