Competitions · United States
Best in West Lafayette 2025
West Lafayette, Indiana · 8 November 2025 · 4 events · 36 competitors · 34 personal bests
Luke Garrett won four of the four events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Luke Garrett by 0.94 seconds. 36 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Miriam Fowler took a 3×3 single of 1:29.40 down to 55.40, 38 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Garrett | 4.65 | 5.63 |
| 5×5 | Luke Garrett | 45.36 | 48.51 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Luke Garrett | 6.97 | 8.73 |
| Square-1 | Luke Garrett | 6.88 | 9.22 |
The PB harvest
34 set · 29 still standing- Hargun Singh Tikku — 3×3 single 6.00: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
- Dhruv Arora — 3×3 single 6.91: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Owen Stotts — 3×3 single 7.71: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Ryan Edwards — 3×3 single 7.98: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
- Dhruv Arora — 3×3 one-handed single 13.24: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
- Akhil Kota — 3×3 single 9.00: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Levi Fowler — 3×3 single 9.11: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
- Luka Fowler — 3×3 single 9.78: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person 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
36 competitors · 151 results · 4 events.
Everyone who competed
36 competitors- Akhil Kota
- Braden Richards
- Caden Coates
- Chris Yeager
- Cole Gehring
- Dhruv Arora
- Emery McFeeter
- Emmett Harris
- Franklyn Tu
- Hargun Singh Tikku
- Ishaan Chinnari
- Jacob Edwards
- Jason Huang
- Jeferson Sosa
- Jianing Wang
- Jiaxuan Wang
- Jin Thrall
- Joseph Garrett
- Lennon Young
- Levi Fowler
- Lucas Mohler
- Lucy Grace Bryson
- Luka Fowler
- Luke Garrett
- Max Nguyen
- Mihir A. Rai
- Miraj Shah
- Miriam Fowler
- Owen Stotts
- Paxis Brodeur
- Ryan Edwards
- Samuel Schalk
- Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar
- Trey Vu
- Tyler Brodzinski
- Zachary Hall
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.