Competitions · United States
Anchorage Spring 2025
Anchorage, Alaska · 24 May 2025 · 8 events · 37 competitors · 44 personal bests
Evan Liu won six of the eight events (2×2, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Evan Liu by 0.01 seconds. 37 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Phelan Lee Kitchens took a Skewb single of 17.12 down to 5.72, 67 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Daniel Mullen | 7.20 | 8.00 |
| 2×2 | Evan Liu | 2.03 | 2.87 |
| 5×5 | Evan Liu | 50.63 | 57.73 |
| 6×6 | Evan Liu | 1:39.94 | 1:40.56 |
| 7×7 | Evan Liu | 2:37.90 | 2:47.52 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Daniel Mullen | 12.46 | 14.93 |
| Clock | Evan Liu | 4.14 | 5.09 |
| Skewb | Evan Liu | 3.61 | 4.77 |
The PB harvest
44 set · 35 still standing- Evan Liu — 3×3 one-handed single 8.87: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
- Wyatt Hardin — 3×3 single 8.06: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Luke Johnson — 3×3 one-handed single 13.71: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
- Noah Chon — 3×3 single 10.09: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
- Joshawa Christiani — 3×3 single 11.69: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
- Gerardo Jose Palomares — 3×3 single 12.30: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
- Noah Chon — 2×2 single 3.18: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
- Randy Jordan — 5×5 single 1:17.03: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Ten 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
37 competitors · 225 results · 8 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. Daniel Mullen won it with a 8.00 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 B R D' F R D2 F2 D' B2 R F2 U2 L' B2 U2 L F R2 - 2
D2 R U R2 U2 R' D2 R' D2 R F2 R2 B D R F2 L2 U2 B2 - 3
B R2 F2 D2 R' D2 U2 B2 U2 R' B2 D' B F' R' D' L2 B2 - 4
U' D2 L F B D F2 L' B F2 D' L2 U F2 B2 U2 R2 U B - 5
R L2 B U2 B' L' F' D B2 R2 D2 F2 D B2 U' R' L2 F2 U
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
37 competitors- Carlo Medina
- Carter Kullander
- Daniel Mullen
- David Steele
- Dawn Latimer
- Eli Milam
- Evan Liu
- George Ruesch
- Gerardo Jose Palomares
- Gianluca Benucci
- Gryphon Lincoln
- Hanna Lundebye
- Ivan Friedline
- Jacob Smith
- Joshawa Christiani
- Kevin Acevedo
- Keziah Simons
- Kingston Wilson
- Kip Hudson
- Lichen Edwards
- Lochlan Kaloci
- Luke Johnson
- Matthew Dickman
- Michael Larsen
- Michael Martin
- Michael Wolter
- Noah Chon
- Owen Moyer
- Payton Corey
- Penelope Palomares
- Phelan Lee Kitchens
- Randy Jordan
- Snow Medina
- Tanner Dreier
- Tripp Peters
- Wyatt Hardin
- Zachary King
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.