Agoura Summer 2026 draws 135 cubers to California open

A 135-slot cap turned Agoura Summer 2026 into the kind of Southern California open that tells you a lot about the local scene before the first cube is solved. The field at Lindero Canyon Middle School in Agoura Hills filled to the limit, and the roster leaned hard toward familiar faces, with 116 returners and just 19 first-timers making up the 135 competitors.

The meet ran June 20 at 5844 Larboard Ln and was organized by Abby Newlander, Curren Stewart, and West Coast Cubing LLC. Newlander, Andy French, Franklin Pham, Matthew Dickman, and Shane Grogan were listed on the event page in delegate or treasurer-linked roles, giving the competition the kind of staffed-up structure that separates a polished open from a bare-bones club session. Registration opened April 2 at 5:00 PM PDT, closed June 4 at 12:59 PM PDT, and the refund, waitlist, and event-change deadline hit June 12 at 5:00 PM PDT. The base fee was $35, no on-the-spot registrations were accepted, and spectators could attend free without registering or checking in. The meet was also run in partnership with West Coast Cubing and SpeedCubeShop.

That setup mattered because the schedule was built for a broad all-around crowd, not a niche specialty field. The live WCA schedule included finals for 3x3x3 Cube, 4x4x4 Cube, 5x5x5 Cube, Clock, and 2x2x2 Cube on Saturday, which is exactly the mix that keeps a weekend open moving from entry-level events to the bigger cubes that draw experienced competitors. In a capped meet, those events also become part of the access story: the limited field leaves less room for casual late signups, but it still creates space for a healthy spread of event interest.

Max Park gave the day its headline result. He won 3x3x3 Cube with a 5.58-second average, while Brendyn Dunagan took second in 7.12 and Brody Lassner finished third in 7.24. Park also won 4x4x4 Cube and 5x5x5 Cube, Dominic Shoji topped 2x2x2 Cube, and Sean Abutan won Clock. For a meet that filled all 135 seats, Agoura Summer 2026 looked less like a routine weekend open and more like a clean snapshot of a SoCal community deep enough to sell out fast and strong enough to put Max Park on top once the timer started.