Competitions · United States
Bay Area Slowcubin' 2025
San Jose, California · 22 February 2025 · 7 events · 50 competitors · 50 personal bests
Graham Siggins won four of the seven events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Varun Mohanraj by 1.25 seconds. 50 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Eric Wu (吴典皓) took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 3:46.74 down to 1:14.56, 67 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | Varun Mohanraj | 42.76 | 48.20 |
| 6×6 | Kate Grahame | 1:14.28 | 1:18.35 |
| 7×7 | Kate Grahame | 2:01.92 | 2:04.06 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Graham Siggins | 18.45 | — |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Graham Siggins | 1:37.82 | 1:41.67 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Graham Siggins | — | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Graham Siggins | 61 of 66 cubes · 59:04 | — |
The PB harvest
50 set · 22 still standing- Timothy Castle — 5×5 single 46.95: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Timothy Castle — 6×6 single 1:31.96: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- An Le — 7×7 single 2:21.84: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Shane Grogan — 7×7 single 2:46.43: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
- Ethan Mendelson — 5×5 single 1:14.82: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
- Alexandre Ravel — 6×6 single 2:11.74: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
- Andrew Song — 5×5 single 1:19.81: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
- Owen Vaughan — 7×7 single 3:30.04: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two 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
50 competitors · 222 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
50 competitors- Akhil Kathirvel
- Alessandro Diomampo
- Alex Carney
- Alexandre Ravel
- An Le
- Andrew Song
- Anto Kam (甘浩東)
- Bowen Deng (邓博文)
- Brendan White
- Calix Tang
- Carl Tsai
- Charmaine Escudero
- Claire Minha Kim
- David Karalli (داود قراعلي)
- David Lin
- Draco Tong
- Eric Wu (吴典皓)
- Ethan Mendelson
- Graham Siggins
- Jacob Marinas
- Jimmy Kingston
- Jin Wu (武进)
- Kate Grahame
- Kenji Gipson-Nahman
- Kevin Lee
- Logan Kubota
- Micah Yeo
- Mulun Yin (阴目仑)
- Nitin Kumar (நிதின் குமார்)
- Ojas Rao
- Owen Vaughan
- Paul Mahvi
- Rahul Bollini
- Robert Alan Marks
- Ruby Lu (卢红)
- Ryan Fong
- Samuel Martin
- Seungmin Hong (홍승민)
- Shane Grogan
- Sherry Tao (陶心仪)
- Stanley Tran
- Thomas Rond
- Timotheus Kim
- Timothy Castle
- Trevor Mendelson
- Varun Mohanraj
- Vinay Venugopalan
- Vinh Vu
- Yating Han
- Yuki Nomura (野村優希)
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.