Competitions · United States
Berkeley November Weekday 2025
Berkeley, California · 14 November 2025 · 3 events · 24 competitors · 15 personal bests
Neo Cuares won two of the three events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ezra Severson by 0.41 seconds. 24 competitors produced 15 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Neo Cuares took a 2×2 single of 1.50 down to 0.83, 45 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Neo Cuares | 5.35 | 5.85 |
| 2×2 | Ezra Severson | 0.87 | 1.49 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Neo Cuares | 7.03 | 8.66 |
The PB harvest
15 set · 8 still standing- Neo Cuares — 3×3 one-handed single 6.50: into the top 0.031% of the event's history.
- James Chea — 3×3 single 4.94: into the top 0.11% of the event's history.
- Neo Cuares — 2×2 single 0.83: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
- Jeff Chen — 3×3 single 7.71: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Adih Datta — 3×3 one-handed single 12.45: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
- Diego Jiashu Jiang (蒋佳澍) — 2×2 single 3.18: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
- Bryce Wong — 2×2 single 5.36: into the top 43.7% of the event's history.
- Eddy Zhao — 3×3 single 30.10: into the top 62.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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
24 competitors · 88 results · 3 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. Neo Cuares won it with a 5.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F U' L2 D2 L2 U2 B2 F2 R2 F2 U' L2 R F2 U B D2 R U' - 2
R2 F' R D2 L F2 L2 U2 B L R2 U' F2 D' B2 U' L2 U' R' - 3
R D' R' B2 U2 D F' D2 R' L' D' L2 F' R2 B' R2 U2 L2 F - 4
L2 U' B2 F2 R2 D2 B D' U' B' L' R' F U F D2 - 5
F B R2 B U2 D' B2 R D2 B L2 D2 L2 F2 R' D R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
24 competitors- Adih Datta
- Alexander Hao-Jia Du
- Anto Kam (甘浩東)
- Ayush Anand
- Bowen Deng (邓博文)
- Bryce Wong
- Christian James Del Rosario
- Diego Jiashu Jiang (蒋佳澍)
- Eddy Zhao
- Emmett O'Leary-Liu
- Ethan Jan
- Ezra Severson
- Heidi Chan
- James Chea
- Jeff Chen
- Joseph Ong
- Micah Yeo
- Neel Gore
- Neo Cuares
- Ranger Murphree
- Ryan H. Lee
- Sota Kurosaki (黒﨑創太)
- Vedanth Bharadwaj
- Zane Qureshi
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.