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Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026

Orem, Utah · 11 April 2026 · 13 events · 76 competitors · 74 personal bests

Canyon Pettitt won three of the 13 events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Elliot Pimentel by 0.12 seconds. 76 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 55 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Arthur Akyuz took a Square-1 single of 1:05.23 down to 24.33, 63 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Canyon Pettitt — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.12s

closest final — Skewb, Elliot Pimentel over Kinshuk Adokar

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Canyon Pettitt	7.58	8.53
2×2	Miles LeBlanc	1.54	1.98
4×4	Canyon Pettitt	27.93	29.89
5×5	Jack Anderson	50.08	53.16
6×6	Jack Anderson	1:32.94	1:37.88
7×7	Jack Anderson	2:21.71	2:22.90
3×3 blindfolded	Samuel Baird	53.30	—
3×3 one-handed	Canyon Pettitt	11.56	12.49
Clock	Kinshuk Adokar	7.26	7.88
Megaminx	Anton Smolyanyy	40.87	44.80
Pyraminx	Damian Wilding	3.67	4.75
Skewb	Elliot Pimentel	3.46	4.50
Square-1	Elliot Pimentel	6.76	8.05

The PB harvest

74 set · 55 still standing

Canyon Pettitt — 3×3 one-handed single 7.63: into the top 0.14% of the event's history.
Austin Chang — 3×3 one-handed single 11.88: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Matthew Velasco — 3×3 single 8.30: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Charlie Mower — 3×3 single 10.36: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Garrett Henrie — Pyraminx single 4.24: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
Miles LeBlanc — Square-1 single 12.12: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
Harrison Rex Wride — 3×3 one-handed single 18.43: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
Garrett Henrie — 3×3 one-handed single 18.54: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

76 competitors · 292 results · 13 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. Canyon Pettitt won it with a 8.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 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.