Competitions · United States
Catskills Spring 2025
Monticello, New York · 23 March 2025 · 6 events · 34 competitors · 46 personal bests
Evan Liu won four of the six events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Chris Chi by 0.35 seconds. 34 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Boaz Schwartz took a 3×3 one-handed single of 39.35 down to 22.58, 43 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Evan Liu | 5.60 | 7.07 |
| 2×2 | Chris Chi | 1.31 | 1.54 |
| 5×5 | Evan Liu | 58.65 | 59.37 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Evan Liu | 48.96 | 1:01.24 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Chris Chi | 13.03 | 15.10 |
| Megaminx | Evan Liu | 53.13 | 55.67 |
The PB harvest
46 set · 14 still standing- Ethan Tamayo — 2×2 single 2.06: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Leonardo X. Lazzara — 2×2 single 2.52: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
- Yannai Arazi — 2×2 single 2.79: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
- Ryan Giannisis — 3×3 single 12.88: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
- Boaz Schwartz — 2×2 single 3.48: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
- Rolando Xavier Lopez Jr. — 2×2 single 3.48: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
- Ezra Sorrenti — 2×2 single 3.56: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
- Aaron Zheng — 3×3 one-handed single 21.52: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Ten 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
34 competitors · 188 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
34 competitors- Aaditya Sharma
- Aaron Zheng
- Angelo Terpening
- Boaz Schwartz
- Brandon Zheng
- Carter Giannisis
- Chris Chi
- Clark Colasanti
- Ethan Tamayo
- Evan Liu
- Ezra Sorrenti
- Finn Lorch
- Hudson Coe
- James Sorrenti
- Khai Cohen
- Krish Nagpal
- Leonardo X. Lazzara
- Luke Tramontozzi
- Matthew Lazzara
- Reilly Squadron
- Rolando Xavier Lopez Jr.
- Ryan Giannisis
- Ryan Kern
- Samuel Zafir
- Sarah Gooler
- Sebastian Vargas
- Shota Fukuoka
- Simon Steinberg
- Theodore DeVries
- Vosh Paulino
- Yannai Arazi
- Yechen Fang
- Yuki Nagai
- Zach Goldman
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.