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Simi Mini B 2026

Simi Valley, California · 8 February 2026 · 3 events · 36 competitors · 27 personal bests

Kate Grahame won the 3×3 with a 7.49 and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Caleb Cao by 0.38 seconds. 36 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ostwald Eksteen took a Pyraminx single of 12.03 down to 6.01, 50 percent better in one day.

3
events decided
0.38s
closest final — Skewb, Caleb Cao over Kate Grahame
27
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kate Grahame6.887.49
PyraminxAaron Paskow2.322.67
SkewbCaleb Cao3.704.38

The PB harvest

27 set · 21 still standing
  • Alejandro Ortiz — Skewb single 2.12: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Cao — Skewb single 2.17: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Sherry Tao (陶心仪) — Skewb single 2.77: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Alejandro Ortiz — Pyraminx single 4.11: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Peter Changhee Park — Skewb single 4.14: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Dey — 3×3 single 11.49: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
  • Jackson Harrel — Pyraminx single 5.28: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Jackson Harrel — 3×3 single 12.34: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.

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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

36 competitors · 136 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. Kate Grahame won it with a 7.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 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.