Competitions · United States

Chicagoland Newcomers 2025

Hobart, Indiana · 9 March 2025 · 5 events · 104 competitors · 103 personal bests

Luke Garrett won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Jory Hullin by 0.59 seconds. 104 competitors produced 103 personal bests, 59 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Luke Garrett set the 3×3 one-handed average world record: 7.72.

Three wins

Luke Garrett — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.59s

closest final — Skewb, Jory Hullin over Luke Garrett

103

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	5.54	6.08
2×2	Sujan Feist	0.90	1.34
4×4	Luke Garrett	23.54	27.19
3×3 one-handed	Luke Garrett	9.15	10.90
Skewb	Jory Hullin	2.04	2.88

The PB harvest

103 set · 59 still standing

Ben Saperstein — 3×3 single 6.28: into the top 0.67% of the event's history.
Ben Saperstein — 2×2 single 1.57: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Nate Abeleda — 3×3 one-handed single 11.68: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Reed W. Richardson — Skewb single 2.65: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Daniel Perez — Skewb single 3.08: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
Aaron LaBelle — 2×2 single 2.26: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
Daniel Polikanov — 3×3 single 9.86: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
Zachary Kaczmarczyk — 2×2 single 2.40: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

104 competitors · 582 results · 5 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 6.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

104 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.