Competitions · United States

Temecula Valley Spring 2026

Murrieta, California · 7 March 2026 · 5 events · 148 competitors · 111 personal bests

Max Park won two of the five events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Dominic Shoji by 0.01 seconds. 148 competitors produced 111 personal bests, 66 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Bennett Miller took a 2×2 single of 22.63 down to 6.14, 73 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Max Park — 3×3, 5×5

0.01s

closest final — 2×2, Dominic Shoji over Khôi Minh Nguyễn

111

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	4.50	5.09
2×2	Dominic Shoji	1.18	1.67
5×5	Max Park	34.37	37.49
3×3 blindfolded	Graham Siggins	17.87	22.05
Megaminx	Dylan Miller	36.87	39.19

The PB harvest

111 set · 66 still standing

Shakir Wang — 3×3 single 6.46: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
Emily Nguyen — 3×3 single 6.64: into the top 0.97% of the event's history.
Santiago Rodriguez — 2×2 single 1.51: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Santiago Juarez — 3×3 single 10.04: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
Santiago Rodriguez — 3×3 single 10.06: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
David Youn — 3×3 single 10.19: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Luke Myers — 3×3 single 10.58: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
Nikolas Perez — 3×3 single 10.59: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

148 competitors · 658 results · 5 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 5.09 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

148 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.