Competitions · United States

Cube Against Cancer Houston 2025

Houston, Texas · 1 March 2025 · 5 events · 119 competitors · 82 personal bests

Siddharth Reddy won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Siddharth Reddy by 0.53 seconds. 119 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

David Okoro-Sokoh set the 3×3 single national record: 7.38.

Two wins

Siddharth Reddy — 3×3, 2×2

0.53s

closest final — 2×2, Siddharth Reddy over Tucker Chamberlain

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Siddharth Reddy	5.00	6.24
2×2	Siddharth Reddy	1.09	1.53
Megaminx	Tyler Gee	38.12	42.32
Pyraminx	Andres Rodriguez	1.66	2.14
Square-1	Tucker Chamberlain	6.25	7.84

The PB harvest

82 set · 42 still standing

Garner James Nilsen — 3×3 single 6.69: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Siddharth Reddy — Pyraminx single 2.20: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Everett Flott — Megaminx single 46.48: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Chad Nilsen — 2×2 single 1.85: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Garner James Nilsen — 2×2 single 1.93: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Luke Nilsen — 2×2 single 2.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
Thomas Thanhtran — 2×2 single 2.16: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Jacob Nguyen — 3×3 single 9.74: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

35 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

119 competitors · 540 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. Siddharth Reddy won it with a 6.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

119 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.