Competitions · New Zealand

2x2 in Tāmaki Makaurau 2025

Auckland · 16 August 2025 · 6 events · 76 competitors · 66 personal bests

Alexander Vujcich won two of the six events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Alexander Vujcich by 0.03 seconds. 76 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Lachlan Gibson set the Clock average world record: 2.26.

Two wins

Alexander Vujcich — 3×3, 5×5

0.03s

closest final — 3×3, Alexander Vujcich over Chris Mills

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Alexander Vujcich	6.01	7.03
2×2	Lachlan Gibson	1.30	1.59
5×5	Alexander Vujcich	38.32	46.32
6×6	Kate Grahame	1:22.83	1:25.53
7×7	Kate Grahame	2:03.66	2:14.56
Clock	Lachlan Gibson	1.82	2.26

The PB harvest

66 set · 25 still standing

Alexander Vujcich — 5×5 single 38.32: into the top 0.076% of the event's history.
Oliver Ren — 3×3 single 9.67: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Kaden Ho — Clock single 6.20: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Oscar Harding — Clock single 7.31: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
Henry Layzell — 2×2 single 2.93: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
Jacob Liu — 3×3 single 13.89: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
Ryan Dyer — Clock single 9.74: into the top 23.8% of the event's history.
Lucas Deng — 2×2 single 4.27: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

76 competitors · 337 results · 6 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. Alexander Vujcich won it with a 7.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.