Competitions · United States
Bellevue Squan Fest January 2025
Bellevue, Washington · 25 January 2025 · 5 events · 43 competitors · 44 personal bests
Sameer Aggarwal won four of the five events (3×3, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Mihir A. Rai by 0.21 seconds. 43 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Elijah Shin took a Square-1 single of 20.37 down to 12.74, 37 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sameer Aggarwal | 6.18 | 6.72 |
| 5×5 | Sameer Aggarwal | 45.51 | 54.66 |
| 7×7 | Sameer Aggarwal | 2:30.94 | 2:38.97 |
| Clock | Mihir A. Rai | 3.85 | 4.34 |
| Square-1 | Sameer Aggarwal | 4.59 | 5.22 |
The PB harvest
44 set · 14 still standing- Elijah Shin — 3×3 single 9.74: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
- Jack Desloge — 5×5 single 1:08.31: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
- Elijah Shin — Square-1 single 12.74: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
- Greyson James — 7×7 single 3:18.67: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
- Miles Goodman — 5×5 single 1:20.05: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
- Caiden Lee — 5×5 single 1:23.83: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
- Cindy Zhang — Clock single 10.62: into the top 28.2% of the event's history.
- Elijah Shin — Clock single 11.07: into the top 30.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three 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
43 competitors · 219 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. Sameer Aggarwal won it with a 6.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D' L D2 B2 D2 B U2 B' R' B F U2 B L B2 D2 R2 - 2
L2 D2 U2 B2 F2 L U2 L D U' B' R F2 D B' L2 U2 B - 3
B L2 B2 D R' F R L' F2 L2 F' U2 R2 F2 L2 F2 R2 B U R' - 4
B2 L2 B R' B2 R2 D F2 B2 U2 B2 R2 B2 L' B' L F2 D - 5
L F' D2 R2 D' L2 D L2 D' B2 L' B2 F R D R2 F2 U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
43 competitors- Adhiyan Kumaresan
- Ahaan Dixit
- Anishk Arora
- Ava Donovan
- Caiden Lee
- Charlie Rogers
- Cindy Zhang
- Desh Rand
- Dylan O'Meara
- Elijah Shin
- Eshan Arora
- Ethan Ekstrom
- Gabriel Goit
- Greyson James
- Ishaan Bansal
- Jack Desloge
- Jason Blanco
- Joanne Chew
- Jonathan Truchot
- Josh Lo
- Justin Chew
- Kellan Corley
- Kharma Tsognyi
- Kyrin Brod
- Logan Corley
- Lucas Libed
- LV Snell
- Malikai Bass
- Manav Korlepara
- Mark Cordell
- Mihir A. Rai
- Miles Goodman
- Owen Zong
- Quincy Hargrove
- Rex Gilmore
- River Alvarran Belz
- Roger Kung
- Ron G. Arama
- Sameer Aggarwal
- Sebastian Anderson
- Sebastian Valdes
- Vikram Haldar
- Walter Lee Wilson
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.