Competitions · United States
Carmen Cube Clash Ohio State 2025
Columbus, Ohio · 20 April 2025 · 6 events · 48 competitors · 25 personal bests
Luke Garrett won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Xavier Ye by 0.13 seconds. 48 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Alexander Nelson took a 2×2 single of 7.28 down to 5.62, 23 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Garrett | 5.00 | 6.51 |
| 2×2 | Sujan Feist | 0.86 | 1.17 |
| 4×4 | Luke Garrett | 24.22 | 25.01 |
| 5×5 | Luke Garrett | 46.41 | 48.33 |
| Clock | Xavier Ye | 4.51 | 5.07 |
| Square-1 | Jacob Dyland Bennett | 6.32 | 7.87 |
The PB harvest
25 set · 12 still standing- Xavier Ye — Square-1 single 5.61: into the top 0.54% of the event's history.
- Carson Miller — 4×4 single 29.56: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Chris Nankervis — Clock single 4.91: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Jack Bohning — Clock single 5.06: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
- Sumiran Maiskar — 5×5 single 1:03.59: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
- Steven Duong — 2×2 single 2.39: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Steven Duong — 4×4 single 43.07: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
- Brenden Vaughn — 5×5 single 1:19.45: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven 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
48 competitors · 295 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 6.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D B' R2 U' R2 B2 L2 R2 U2 B2 U' L' B R F2 D' L' R2 F' L' - 2
D2 U2 L' B2 F2 L F2 L U' B2 F L' R U R2 D B D' L - 3
U' F D2 F D R2 B2 L2 U' L2 D' U2 F' R D F R U B2 - 4
U L' F' U2 L2 R2 B2 R2 D R2 D2 U2 F' D2 L' B' D2 U' R2 U2 - 5
U2 L2 F D2 B' F' L2 B' D2 U B L2 R' B F L D R' D
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
48 competitors- Aaron Feng
- Alex Lamont
- Alexander Nelson
- Andrew Sotto
- Atharva Doshi
- Atharvaa Karthik
- Braden Richards
- Brenden McCracken
- Brenden Vaughn
- Carson Miller
- Chris Nankervis
- Daichi Halphen
- Emery McFeeter
- Eric Santos Martinez
- Ericsson Mims
- Gabriel Pugliese
- Garrett Crook
- Garrett Hadaway
- Hams Tawfik
- Hari Bagwe
- Jack Bateman
- Jack Bohning
- Jack Pfeifer
- Jacob Dyland Bennett
- Jacob Slavin
- Jason Vindvamara
- Jeffrey Kauffman
- Keenan Darkins
- Luke Garrett
- Matthew Juelfs
- Neel Mansukhani
- Pavan Naraynan Perumal
- Phillip Lewicki
- Ricky Wu
- Ryan Wang
- Sathyachith Ramkiran
- Seth Yu
- Shane Carlisle
- Steven Duong
- Sujan Feist
- Sumiran Maiskar
- Tony Pugh
- Vishwak Krishna Thekkevarikotle
- Xander Foglesong
- Xavier Ye
- Zach Baruch
- Zachary Kauffman
- Zahir Nimjee
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.