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WCC Western PBQ Championship - Santa Clara 2026

Santa Clara, California · 25 April 2026 · 3 events · 9 competitors · 4 personal bests

Avi Kumar Agarwal won three of the three events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind). 9 competitors produced 4 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Emmett O'Leary-Liu took a 5×5 blindfolded single of 20:45.00 down to 18:40.00, 10 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Avi Kumar Agarwal — 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
4
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
4×4 blindfoldedAvi Kumar Agarwal7:22.55
5×5 blindfoldedAvi Kumar Agarwal17:04.00
3×3 Multi-BlindAvi Kumar Agarwal9 of 10 cubes · 45:14

The PB harvest

4 set · 1 still standing
  • Ethan Mendelson — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 2 of 2 cubes · 16:52: into the top 71.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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

9 competitors · 21 results · 3 events.

Everyone who competed

9 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.