Competitions · United States

Utah Newcomers 2026

Ogden, Utah · 21 March 2026 · 3 events · 90 competitors · 52 personal bests

Joshua Khan won the 3×3 with a 11.46 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Trenton He by 0.26 seconds. 90 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 38 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Camden Christenson took a 2×2 single of 17.04 down to 6.53, 62 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.26s

closest final — Pyraminx, Trenton He over Austin Chang

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Joshua Khan	10.82	11.46
2×2	Austin Chang	1.94	2.91
Pyraminx	Trenton He	4.75	6.12

The PB harvest

52 set · 37 still standing

Austin Chang — 2×2 single 1.94: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Austin Chang — Pyraminx single 3.59: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Seth VanDrimmelen — Pyraminx single 4.32: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Hope Fernandez — 3×3 single 11.03: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
Wesley Vernon Sharp — 3×3 single 11.12: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Seth Keyser — Pyraminx single 5.70: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
David Huntington — Pyraminx single 6.43: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
Wesley Vernon Sharp — Pyraminx single 6.59: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

38 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

90 competitors · 235 results · 3 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. Joshua Khan won it with a 11.46 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

90 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.