Super Duper San Diego 2026
- Date
- Jan 9 - 11, 2026
- City
- San Diego, California, United States
- Venue
UC San Diego
- Address
- Price Center, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
- Details
Price Center Ballroom West AB
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Dylan Govic, Jason Chang (章維祐), Rubik's Cube Club @ UCSD, Sherry Tao (陶心仪), Timothy Zhang (张学义), and West Coast Cubing LLC Treasurer
- WCA Delegates
- Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल), Alex Lehman, Andrew French, Dylan Govic, Franklin Pham, Jaden Thompson, Jason Chang (章維祐), Jason Ostdiek, Kaoushik Murugan, Matthew Dickman, Michael Young, Nate Minkevich, Preston Schwartz, Ruby Lu (卢红), Samuel Martin, Shane Grogan, and Sherry Tao (陶心仪)
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- 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 organized in partnership with West Coast Cubing and Speedcubeshop.

Spectators can attend for free and can come and go as they please! No registration or check-in process is needed for spectating.
UCSD students and UCSD staff can get their registration fee waived! More details in the "UCSD Student/Staff Registration Fee Waiver" tab.
A portion of the profits from this competition will be donated to the Rubik's Cube Club @ UC San Diego, a registered UC San Diego Student Organization.

This competition will be streamed live on the West Coast Cubing, CubersLive, and SpeedCubeShop YouTube channels.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 189
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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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 200 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $40 (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 75% 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 on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.
Registration Process
- Wait until registration opens on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM PT. You cannot register prior to then. You cannot register after Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM PT. No exceptions to these will be given. If deemed necessary, we may close registration early.
- If you have not competed before, create a WCA account here.
- Go to the Register link on the competition website.
- Fill out the events you will be competing in, any comments you may have about your registration, and press register.
- Pay the registration fee via Stripe on the competition website.
Competitors MUST pay their registration fee before being eligible for a spot in the competition.
Waitlist
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.
If a competitor cancels their registration, the person at the top of the waitlist will be added to the competitor list.
If you are on the waitlist, you may cancel your registration (see below) at any time for a full refund.
If you are on the waitlist, you will be informed whether you have made it on the competitor list after Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM PT, otherwise you will be given a full refund.
Registration Changes
If you would like to cancel your registration, email the organization team with your request and you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee. Refunds are available only until Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM PT.
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 Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM PT.
By registering, competitors agree to the information in the Competitor Responsibilities tab. This tab details the responsibilities of all competitors at this competition. Not abiding by these responsibilities can result in disqualification. - Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Max Park won with an average of 5.75 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Jacob Nokes finished second (7.02) and Michael Muething finished third (7.17).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Park | 5.17 | 5.75 | United States | 6.68 | 6.47 | 5.17 | 5.40 | 5.37 | |||
| 2 | Jacob Nokes | 5.49 | 7.02 | United States | 6.39 | 5.49 | 8.08 | 9.05 | 6.59 | |||
| 3 | Michael Muething | 6.42 | 7.17 | United States | 9.24 | 6.77 | 7.23 | 6.42 | 7.52 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominic Shoji | 1.20 | 1.95 | United States | 3.55 | 1.20 | 2.35 | 1.54 | 1.95 | |||
| 2 | Jack Flynn Stewart | 1.65 | 2.33 | United States | 4.22 | 2.39 | 1.65 | 1.94 | 2.65 | |||
| 3 | Joel Kim | 2.07 | 2.35 | United States | 2.27 | 2.52 | 2.07 | 2.25 | 2.69 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Park | 17.73 | 20.03 | United States | 20.45 | 17.73 | 24.52 | 21.18 | 18.45 | |||
| 2 | Paul Mahvi | 23.64 | 25.78 | United States | 23.64 | 24.40 | 27.28 | 25.65 | 33.47 | |||
| 3 | Jacob Nokes | 22.80 | 28.78 | United States | 22.80 | 31.20 | 29.20 | 25.93 | 32.99 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Park | 33.91 | 36.09 | United States | 39.41 | 35.44 | 37.30 | 33.91 | 35.52 | |||
| 2 | Jacob Nokes | 46.08 | 48.09 | United States | 50.56 | 46.08 | 51.35 | 47.01 | 46.70 | |||
| 3 | Kate Grahame | 46.89 | 48.45 | United States | 46.89 | 47.87 | 49.50 | 51.47 | 47.99 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Park | 1:05.93 | 1:10.26 | United States | 1:14.34 | 1:05.93 | 1:10.52 | |||||
| 2 | Kate Grahame | 1:15.62 | 1:19.39 | United States | 1:15.62 | 1:22.65 | 1:19.90 | |||||
| 3 | Jacob Nokes | 1:17.17 | 1:24.43 | United States | 1:27.48 | 1:17.17 | 1:28.63 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Park | 1:38.37 | 1:41.50 | United States | 1:38.37 | 1:44.11 | 1:42.02 | |||||
| 2 | Kate Grahame | 1:52.04 | 1:59.85 | United States | 2:02.58 | 2:04.92 | 1:52.04 | |||||
| 3 | Jacob Nokes | 2:09.20 | 2:14.98 | United States | 2:25.63 | 2:09.20 | 2:10.11 | |||||
3x3x3 Fewest Moves
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yunhao Lou (娄云皓) | 23 | 24.00 | China | 24 | 25 | 23 | |||||
| 2 | Michael Young | 25 | 28.67 | United States | 33 | 28 | 25 | |||||
| 3 | Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल) | 28 | 29.00 | United States | 28 | 30 | 29 | |||||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Park | 7.70 | 9.25 | United States | 9.88 | 9.40 | 8.95 | 9.40 | 7.70 | |||
| 2 | Matthew Arca | 9.95 | 11.55 | United States | 11.06 | 13.73 | 13.49 | 9.95 | 10.10 | |||
| 3 | Jason Ostdiek | 10.37 | 11.69 | United States | 15.31 | 12.40 | 11.92 | 10.37 | 10.76 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Muething | 33.13 | 34.94 | United States | 33.20 | 33.13 | 33.58 | 44.08 | 38.04 | |||
| 2 | Jack Flynn Stewart | 36.79 | 45.17 | United States | 44.53 | 45.82 | 36.79 | 47.88 | 45.16 | |||
| 3 | Aileen Vo | 44.10 | 45.55 | United States | 45.29 | 45.90 | 44.10 | 49.68 | 45.45 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Chandler | 1.88 | 2.77 | United States | 3.05 | 1.88 | 2.67 | 7.79 | 2.59 | |||
| 2 | Preston Schwartz | 2.88 | 3.15 | United States | 3.48 | 2.88 | 3.17 | 3.33 | 2.94 | |||
| 3 | Franklin Pham | 2.44 | 3.24 | United States | 3.45 | 2.85 | 4.21 | 3.41 | 2.44 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Jacob Adamo Susskind | 1.49 | 2.80 | United States | 1.49 | 2.03 | 4.29 | 5.72 | 2.08 | |||
| 2 | Sid Shivnath | 1.81 | 2.80 | United States | 2.10 | 1.81 | 3.09 | 3.20 | 3.79 | |||
| 3 | Andrew French | 3.16 | 4.03 | United States | 3.81 | 3.54 | 3.16 | 4.79 | 4.75 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Nokes | 6.84 | 9.03 | United States | 21.91 | 6.84 | 9.06 | 10.72 | 7.31 | |||
| 2 | Jack Flynn Stewart | 7.64 | 9.69 | United States | 10.89 | 10.01 | 7.64 | 8.16 | 17.97 | |||
| 3 | Reed W. Richardson | 7.66 | 11.17 | United States | 12.19 | 7.66 | 10.87 | 10.45 | 14.08 | |||
4x4x4 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Siggins | 1:43.38 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 1:43.38 | |||||
| 2 | Kate Grahame | 5:59.78 | DNF | United States | DNF | 5:59.78 | DNF | |||||
| 3 | Preston Hoing | 6:16.85 | DNF | United States | DNF | 6:16.85 | DNS | |||||
5x5x5 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Siggins | 3:33.03 | DNF | United States | 3:33.03 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 2 | Kate Grahame | 20:02.00 | DNF | United States | DNF | 20:02.00 | DNS | |||||
3x3x3 Multi-Blind
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Siggins | 57/66 1:00:00 | United States | 57/66 1:00:00 | ||||||||
| 2 | Ryan Fong | 15/19 55:57 | United States | 15/19 55:57 | ||||||||
| 3 | Jimmy Kingston | 13/16 51:28 | United States | 13/16 51:28 | ||||||||