Competitions · United States

Bethesda Winter Wonderland 2025

Bethesda, Maryland · 18 January 2025 · 6 events · 115 competitors · 148 personal bests

Hassan Khanani won two of the six events (5×5, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Sanzhar Beisembayev by 0.23 seconds. 115 competitors produced 148 personal bests, 55 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Neel Nilesh Bhatt set the Megaminx single national record: 1:33.25.

Two wins

Hassan Khanani — 5×5, Square-1

0.23s

closest final — 3×3, Sanzhar Beisembayev over Daniel Greigg

148

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Sanzhar Beisembayev	6.74	8.22
4×4	Daniel Greigg	30.12	33.15
5×5	Hassan Khanani	54.16	57.17
Clock	Wesley Chase	3.12	4.19
Megaminx	Declan Wilhelm	36.06	39.49
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	4.09	5.07

The PB harvest

148 set · 55 still standing

Peter Didden — Megaminx single 44.92: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Hassan Khanani — Megaminx single 45.09: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Gavin Benton — 3×3 single 8.56: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Jackson Durbin — 3×3 single 9.05: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Peter Didden — Clock single 5.38: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
Tyler Smith — 3×3 single 9.74: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
Ishmam Mirza — 5×5 single 1:02.47: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Caleb Jacobson — Clock single 5.93: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

115 competitors · 532 results · 6 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. Sanzhar Beisembayev won it with a 8.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1F' D2 L2 D2 U R2 U L2 F2 L2 R2 B U' L D2 F R2 B L'
2D2 F2 D B2 U L2 B' F D L F2 L2 B2 U' R D' B' R2
3L' D2 R F2 R2 U2 R' F2 R2 U' R2 B2 F U' L' B R U2 F' U
4F L2 U' B' R L2 B' F2 R2 F2 U2 R2 U' L2 B2 D2 R D L'
5D2 R F R2 B2 U F2 D2 B2 U2 L U' R' D' L2 B D F2 U

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

115 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.