Lopes Up AZ Fall 2026


Date
Sep 20, 2026
City
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Venue

Antelope Gym

Address
3300 W Camelback Rd Building 22, Phoenix, AZ 85017
Details

Located on Grand Canyon University's campus

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Colorado Cubers, Joshua Burns, Mia Sponseller, and Ryan Morrison
WCA Delegates
Brendan McConkey and Mia Sponseller
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors must be familiar with the WCA Regulations. If you are new to competing, please refer to the Competitor Responsibilities tab.

This competition is FREE for current GCU students! Please email the organization team a photo of your student ID and we will manually accept your registration (do not pay the registration fee, please).

This competition is hosted by the GCU Cubing Club

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Events
Main event
Competitors
80
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $35 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until by contacting the organization team.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of $50 (United States Dollar).
Any spectator can attend for free.

Registration Process

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1. Wait until registration opens on August 23, 2026, 5 PM MST. You cannot register prior to then. You cannot register after September 13, 2026, 5 PM MST. No exceptions to these will be given. If deemed necessary, we may close registration early.
2. If you have not competed before, create a WCA account here
3. Go to the Register link on the competition website.
4. Fill out the events you will be competing in, any comments you may have about your registration, and press register.
5. Pay the registration fee via Stripe on the competition website.
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Competitors MUST pay their registration fee before being eligible for a spot in the competition.

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Waitlist

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If the competition is full, a message will be displayed saying such on the competition website. If, after this time, you register and pay for the competition, you will be added to the competition waitlist.
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If a competitor cancels their registration, the person at the top of the waitlist will be added to the competitor list.
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If you are on the waitlist, you may cancel your registration (see below) at any time for a full refund.
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If you are on the waitlist, you will be informed whether you have made it on the competitor list after September 13, 2026, 5 PM MST, otherwise you will be given a full refund.
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Registration Changes

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If you would like to cancel your registration, email the organization team with your request and you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee. Refunds are available only until September 13, 2026, 5 PM MST.
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If you would like to edit your registered events or listed guests, you may do so on the Register page. This can only be done prior to September , 2026, 5 PM MST.
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By registering, competitors agree to the information in the Competitor Responsibilities tab. This tab details the responsibilites of all competitors at this competition. Not abiding by these responsibilities can result in disqualification.

Highlights
Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

Dan Tran won with an average of 7.50 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Oliver Breecher finished second (8.84) and Matthew Arca finished third (9.69).

3x3x3 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Dan Tran 6.58 7.50 United States 7.128.338.296.587.09
2 Oliver Breecher 7.67 8.84 United States 7.94DNF7.679.049.55
3 Matthew Arca 8.85 9.69 United States 9.15DNF10.538.859.38

4x4x4 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Dan Tran 25.69 27.75 United States 25.6926.7929.0831.2827.38
2 Matthew Tan 31.03 35.55 United States 37.8632.0031.0337.2037.45
3 Ryan Morrison 35.52 38.00 United States 35.7135.5242.5635.7444.79

5x5x5 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Dan Tran 52.56 55.61 United States 52.5658.4756.2354.3756.22
2 Matthew Tan 53.08 56.59 United States 58.3353.0854.171:01.7357.26
3 Aayush Shah 1:04.67 1:09.02 India 1:13.791:09.941:06.951:10.181:04.67

6x6x6 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Dan Tran 1:31.71 1:36.75 United States 1:31.711:41.141:37.40
2 Ryan Morrison 2:14.57 2:17.06 United States 2:18.502:14.572:18.12
3 Samuel Phillips 2:16.92 2:22.61 United States 2:28.932:16.922:21.99

3x3x3 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Matthew Low 58.91 DNF United States DNF58.91DNF1:14.621:36.75
2 Ryan Morrison 1:25.26 1:51.06 United States DNF1:35.361:47.231:25.262:10.59
3 Matthew Arca 1:50.78 DNF United States 1:50.78DNFDNFDNF2:58.06

3x3x3 Fewest Moves

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Dan Tran 33 United States 33
2 Ryan Morrison 37 United States 37
3 Aayush Shah 43 India 43

3x3x3 One-Handed

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Matthew Arca 10.11 11.70 United States 15.1710.1111.3712.4611.26
2 Dan Tran 12.04 13.83 United States 13.9514.8112.0412.7217.48
3 Aayush Shah 13.93 16.55 India 18.7215.8015.1213.9319.27
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