Competitions · United States

Berkeley Spring 2025

Berkeley, California · 2 March 2025 · 5 events · 120 competitors · 72 personal bests

Ethan Jan won the 3×3 with a 6.08 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Stanley Tran by 0.34 seconds. 120 competitors produced 72 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jason Ormbrek took a 2×2 single of 18.73 down to 7.26, 61 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.34s

closest final — 2×2, Stanley Tran over Ethan Jan

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ethan Jan	5.38	6.08
2×2	Stanley Tran	1.77	2.21
5×5	Paul Mahvi	46.32	50.05
3×3 blindfolded	Calix Tang	17.24	—
Megaminx	Nolan Yiu	31.26	37.59

The PB harvest

72 set · 31 still standing

Ethan Jan — 3×3 single 4.62: into the top 0.058% of the event's history.
Benjamin Schaham — 3×3 single 6.19: into the top 0.61% of the event's history.
Alexander Lin — 3×3 single 8.28: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Carl Tsai — 3×3 single 8.38: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Sebastian Stone — Megaminx single 47.70: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Seungmin Hong (홍승민) — Megaminx single 57.45: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
Tsukasa Sano (佐野司) — Megaminx single 57.95: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
Shubham Salgar — 3×3 single 11.84: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

120 competitors · 502 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

120 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.