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Austin Cubing Limits Winter 2025

Austin, Texas · 11 January 2025 · 5 events · 69 competitors · 83 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won four of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Alex Moscibroda by 0.22 seconds. 69 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Azhar Virani took a Clock single of 51.75 down to 19.00, 63 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, Skewb
0.22s
closest final — Clock, Alex Moscibroda over William Henry Ruppert V
83
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ryan Pilat5.496.32
4×4Ryan Pilat25.8126.78
5×5Ryan Pilat48.4150.38
ClockAlex Moscibroda3.403.75
SkewbRyan Pilat3.534.09

The PB harvest

83 set · 30 still standing
  • Jeremy Sheng — 4×4 single 26.09: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Adam Tran — 4×4 single 29.95: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Gao — 3×3 single 8.47: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Michael Gao — Skewb single 2.73: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Gao — 4×4 single 31.50: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Jeremy Sheng — Clock single 5.12: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Brady Swan — 3×3 single 9.26: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Revanth Myana — 3×3 single 10.03: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

69 competitors · 468 results · 5 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 6.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 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.