Competitions · United States
Baton Rouge Winter B 2025
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · 4 January 2025 · 6 events · 32 competitors · 31 personal bests
Carter Kucala won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Carter Kucala by 0.38 seconds. 32 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Sarah Kim took a Skewb single of 30.21 down to 14.53, 52 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Carter Kucala | 6.21 | 7.36 |
| 2×2 | Carter Kucala | 1.28 | 1.84 |
| 4×4 | Carter Kucala | 30.60 | 31.19 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Carter Kucala | 10.33 | 12.40 |
| Skewb | Declan Mangan-Lamb | 2.68 | 3.07 |
| Square-1 | Benson Kim | 7.30 | 8.24 |
The PB harvest
31 set · 7 still standing- Alexander Laiche — 4×4 single 35.31: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
- Aaron Pea — 3×3 single 11.18: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
- Aaron Pea — 2×2 single 3.44: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
- Roman Iacono — 3×3 single 25.00: into the top 52.6% of the event's history.
- Roman Iacono — 2×2 single 7.30: into the top 62.8% of the event's history.
- Aaron Pea — 3×3 one-handed single 39.99: into the top 65.2% of the event's history.
- Daniel Esneault — Skewb single 12.46: into the top 68.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
32 competitors · 186 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. Carter Kucala won it with a 7.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D F' B2 L2 F2 L F2 R F2 R' U2 L2 D' L' R2 B' F2 U2 L - 2
F B' U R2 L' D R F U L2 B2 U2 D2 B' D2 R2 B D2 B' U' - 3
U F' U' L U2 F2 D2 U2 B' D2 B' D' B2 L' D2 R2 U' B2 - 4
U' L2 D2 B F2 R' U2 L2 R2 B2 R2 D2 F D F L R U' L2 - 5
L2 B U2 B' L2 R2 B' D2 U2 L D B' L2 F D' B' U' B D2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
32 competitors- Aaron Pea
- Alexander Laiche
- Benson Kim
- Carter Crowson
- Carter Kucala
- Cooper Landry
- Daniel Esneault
- David Neil
- Declan Mangan-Lamb
- Everett Flott
- Gary Miller
- Grant Mertz
- Gunner Engelsman
- Jacob Kirby
- Joe Kucala
- Joel Johnson
- John S. Russell III
- Lisa Kucala
- Luke Ovcharov
- Maverick Danos
- MJ Thomas
- Nicholas Tender
- Noah Benjamin Bullins
- Oliver Bufkin
- Pace Tucker
- Peyton Tumy
- RJ Gohn
- Roman Iacono
- Rowan Stough
- Sarah Kim
- Trenton Cuzick
- Zander Lee Jenkins
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.