Competitions · United States

UCLA Spring 2026

Los Angeles, California · 15 February 2026 · 5 events · 185 competitors · 159 personal bests

Max Park won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Franklin Pham by 0.30 seconds. 185 competitors produced 159 personal bests, 101 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ronan Brody took a 3×3 single of 32.65 down to 15.52, 52 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.30s

closest final — Pyraminx, Franklin Pham over Jaden Thompson

159

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	4.35	5.34
4×4	Max Park	17.86	21.11
3×3 one-handed	Max Park	8.21	8.97
Megaminx	Dylan Miller	33.15	35.22
Pyraminx	Franklin Pham	2.39	2.85

The PB harvest

159 set · 101 still standing

Saul Alagona — Pyraminx single 1.91: into the top 0.99% of the event's history.
Zhai Phifer — 3×3 single 6.83: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Kamdin Do — 3×3 single 7.03: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Aileen Vo — Pyraminx single 2.14: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Amogh Adluri — 3×3 single 7.20: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Rafayel Ghumashyan — 3×3 single 8.25: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Saul Alagona — 3×3 single 8.33: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Mason Dy — Pyraminx single 3.21: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 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

185 competitors · 764 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 5.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

185 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.