Competitions · United States
UCSD March A 2026
San Diego, California · 1 March 2026 · 4 events · 44 competitors · 32 personal bests
Yichen Sheng (盛亦辰) won the 3×3 with a 7.22 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Tripp Peters by 0.11 seconds. 44 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Adam Walters took a 3×3 single of 30.23 down to 12.76, 58 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Yichen Sheng (盛亦辰) | 5.60 | 7.22 |
| Clock | Ethan Yeh | 3.24 | 4.16 |
| Megaminx | Zhai Phifer | 37.14 | 44.14 |
| Pyraminx | Tripp Peters | 1.68 | 2.70 |
The PB harvest
32 set · 24 still standing- Michael Larsen — 3×3 single 5.85: into the top 0.4% of the event's history.
- Elijah Gabriel Ret — Pyraminx single 2.38: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Caleb Kim — Pyraminx single 4.57: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
- Joel Kim — Megaminx single 1:04.19: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
- Cahit Ege Balci — 3×3 single 12.66: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
- Adam Walters — 3×3 single 12.76: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
- Jacob Ramirez — Megaminx single 1:18.48: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
- Shane Grogan — Clock single 9.44: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Ten 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
44 competitors · 127 results · 4 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. Yichen Sheng (盛亦辰) won it with a 7.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B' D' B2 L' U D B2 R2 L2 D' R D2 F2 R U2 R' D2 - 2
L2 U2 F U2 B2 R2 U2 F' U2 L2 B' L D B D2 R2 D R B' - 3
U B2 L U' D L D2 F' D2 B2 D R2 U' D L2 F2 B2 R' B' - 4
F2 L' D B2 R2 D' U' B2 D2 F R' F R2 B L F' D U2 - 5
L' F2 R' L2 F2 U2 F2 D F2 R2 D' B2 U' L B' D' F' U' R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
44 competitors- Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल)
- Abidin Derin Balcı
- Adam Spaugh
- Adam Walters
- Albert Javier
- Alex Lehman
- Alex Lloyd
- Arvin Sahni
- August Barnard
- Austin Grant Nguyen
- Ayman Hoque
- Billy Fallon
- Cahit Ege Balci
- Caleb Kim
- Cathy Ceng
- David Goldberg
- Dongyeon Kim
- Dylan Trueblood
- Elena Bretl
- Elijah Gabriel Ret
- Ethan Johnson
- Ethan Yeh
- Gustavo Ramirez
- Harrison Stevens
- Jacob Ramirez
- Joel Kim
- Michael Larsen
- Odin Nacios
- Penelope Maksim
- Rachel Castillo
- Rachel Waung
- Rohan Mirchandaney
- Ruby Lu (卢红)
- Ryo Horikawa
- Shane Grogan
- Shareef Sabir
- Shiun Choi
- Tiffany Sack
- Timothy Zhang (张学义)
- Tripp Peters
- Yichen Sheng (盛亦辰)
- Zachary Freiwald
- Zachary Maksim
- Zhai Phifer
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.