Competitions · United States
Cubing in the 'Cuse 2025
Syracuse, New York · 29 March 2025 · 6 events · 47 competitors · 66 personal bests
Evan Waters won three of the six events (3×3, Pyraminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Evan Waters by 0.17 seconds. 47 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Jacob Hughes took a 5×5 single of 3:16.56 down to 1:24.65, 57 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Evan Waters | 7.42 | 8.80 |
| 5×5 | Evan Liu | 52.49 | 58.67 |
| Clock | Davis Johnson | 4.35 | 4.76 |
| Megaminx | Evan Liu | 59.25 | 1:00.53 |
| Pyraminx | Evan Waters | 1.37 | 2.21 |
| Square-1 | Evan Waters | 11.40 | 12.24 |
The PB harvest
66 set · 23 still standing- Caleb Shearer — 3×3 single 10.06: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
- Jacob Hughes — Square-1 single 10.84: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
- Brandon Brazill — Pyraminx single 4.12: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
- Nico Ozsvath — Square-1 single 11.36: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Downs — 3×3 single 10.47: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
- Davis Johnson — 5×5 single 1:15.55: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
- Davis Johnson — Square-1 single 15.97: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
- Joseph Colabufo — Square-1 single 16.09: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine 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
47 competitors · 268 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. Evan Waters won it with a 8.80 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' D B U R F' R2 L' F' U' L2 U' F2 U' F2 B2 U' B2 F - 2
F' U2 L' D R' L2 U R U2 R2 B2 R2 F2 R2 D F2 D2 L2 B R - 3
R2 U F' R' U' D L' F B2 R' D' F2 L B2 L2 B2 U2 B2 U2 - 4
U L' B L2 U2 R2 D2 B2 D' B2 U F2 L2 F L' D' F2 U' F2 L2 - 5
R2 D' B2 L2 F2 D2 R2 D' R2 B D F D2 L' B2 U R' F' D U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
47 competitors- Anderson Yin
- Benjamin Downs
- Bentley Andrews
- Brandon Brazill
- Caleb Shearer
- Colin Bowles
- Colin Tobin
- Corbin Stevens
- Darsh Kukkar
- Davis Johnson
- Diego Laguia
- Ethan Qiu
- Evan Liu
- Evan Waters
- Fox Gheen
- Griffin O'Malley Coleman
- Hayden Dowling
- Jacob Hughes
- Jake Oppedisano
- Jonathan Wang (王嘉洺)
- Jongin James Jeon
- Joseph Colabufo
- Justin Farrell
- Kavish Kukkar
- Kerry Go
- Landon Elkins
- Liam Woodard
- Louis Truong
- Mark John
- Matthew Chermak
- Maxwell Beavers
- Nicholas D. Burlarley
- Nicholas Houghton
- Nico Ozsvath
- Oscar Cimmet
- Owen Lowicki
- Patrick Strawder
- Preston Dowling
- Quincy Ackman
- Rex Ozsvath
- Samuel Wilmot
- Simon Dzielak
- Skylar Porter
- Skyler Wilkinson
- Spencer Anderson
- Theodore Campbell-Bates
- Zachary Chermak
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.