Competitions · United States
UCSD Weeknights IX 2026
San Diego, California · 24 April 2026 · 3 events · 45 competitors · 18 personal bests
Joel Kim won the 3×3 with a 8.84 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Joel Kim by 0.00 seconds. 45 competitors produced 18 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Caleb Kim took a 3×3 single of 16.06 down to 12.13, 24 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Joel Kim | 6.57 | 8.84 |
| 2×2 | Dominic Shoji | 1.04 | 1.61 |
| 5×5 | Emily Nguyen | 48.96 | 51.58 |
The PB harvest
18 set · 9 still standing- Ryan Woytowitz — 5×5 single 1:13.28: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
- Timothy Zhang (张学义) — 5×5 single 1:22.49: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
- Luke Monasmith — 2×2 single 3.63: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
- Srihan Goli — 5×5 single 1:39.18: into the top 34.8% of the event's history.
- Cathy Ceng — 2×2 single 4.75: into the top 36.2% of the event's history.
- Yaroslav Fedorak — 3×3 single 20.73: into the top 42.1% of the event's history.
- Halil T. Yazicioglu — 3×3 single 23.40: into the top 49.0% of the event's history.
- Jason Bradley — 3×3 single 36.58: into the top 72.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 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
45 competitors · 105 results · 3 events.
Everyone who competed
45 competitors- Akash Kelkar
- Alex Lehman
- Andrés Garduño Cárdenas
- Anka Engin
- Arvin Sahni
- Ayman Hoque
- Caleb Kim
- Cathy Ceng
- Charles Hermanns
- Christian Tambriz
- David Goldberg
- Dominic Shoji
- Dylan Govic
- Ean Luo
- Emily Nguyen
- Ethan Chen
- Ferris Mecleary
- Finn Hamlett
- Halil T. Yazicioglu
- Isaac Ngo-Vogl
- Ishaan Hadkar
- Jack Carrico
- Jadon Gonzalez
- Jason Bradley
- Jason Chang (章維祐)
- Jesús Armando Aguirre Ibarra
- Joel Kim
- Joshua Ho
- Josiah Armstrong
- Luke Monasmith
- Manning Karahashi (唐橋康成)
- Matt Sherman
- Miles Howe
- Muhtasim Al-Farabi
- Phoenix R. Negrete
- Regis James Yoboud
- Rodrigo Garduño Cárdenas
- Rudhr Bonbon
- Ryan Woytowitz
- Serhii Pisliakov
- Shareef Sabir
- Srihan Goli
- Timothy Zhang (张学义)
- William Sherman
- Yaroslav Fedorak
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.