Competitions · United States

Super Duper San Diego 2026

San Diego, California · 9 January 2026 · 15 events · 189 competitors · 301 personal bests

Max Park won six of the 15 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Dean Jacob Adamo Susskind by 0.00 seconds. 189 competitors produced 301 personal bests, 189 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ely Yehuda Shemer took a 2×2 single of 13.65 down to 2.85, 79 percent better in one day.

Six wins

Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed

0.00s

closest final — Skewb, Dean Jacob Adamo Susskind over Sid Shivnath

301

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	5.17	5.75
2×2	Dominic Shoji	1.20	1.95
4×4	Max Park	17.73	20.03
5×5	Max Park	33.91	36.09
6×6	Max Park	1:05.93	1:10.26
7×7	Max Park	1:38.37	1:41.50
3×3 Fewest Moves	Yunhao Lou (娄云皓)	23 moves	24.00
3×3 one-handed	Max Park	7.70	9.25
Megaminx	Michael Muething	33.13	34.94
Pyraminx	Roy Chandler	1.88	2.77
Skewb	Dean Jacob Adamo Susskind	1.49	2.80
Square-1	Jacob Nokes	6.84	9.03
4×4 blindfolded	Graham Siggins	1:43.38	—
5×5 blindfolded	Graham Siggins	3:33.03	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Graham Siggins	57 of 66 cubes · 1:00:00	—

The PB harvest

301 set · 189 still standing

Joel Kim — 3×3 single 6.01: into the top 0.49% of the event's history.
Ryan Roth — 3×3 single 6.22: into the top 0.63% of the event's history.
Jacob Nokes — 2×2 single 1.29: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Jacob Wong — 2×2 single 1.36: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Christian Tambriz — 3×3 single 7.26: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Andy French — Square-1 single 7.73: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Brady Smith — 3×3 single 8.26: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Andrea Nguyen — Pyraminx single 3.95: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

189 competitors · 1828 results · 15 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. Max Park won it with a 5.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

189 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.