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Cyprus Nationals 2025

Larnaca · 27 December 2025 · 14 events · 42 competitors · 81 personal bests

Ben Baron won ten of the 14 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Mark Sander by 0.01 seconds. 42 competitors produced 81 personal bests, 51 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Sotiris Kkaras set the 4×4 single national record: 28.63.

Ten wins
Ben Baron — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Mark Sander over Ben Baron
81
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ben Baron6.417.31
2×2Mark Sander1.731.77
4×4Ben Baron25.1230.66
5×5Ben Baron52.8554.54
6×6Roy Tamir1:40.041:44.12
7×7Ben Baron2:18.762:28.11
3×3 blindfoldedBen Baron17.86
3×3 Fewest MovesBen Baron21 moves
3×3 one-handedBen Baron10.5611.98
ClockIvan Valov3.373.73
MegaminxBen Baron37.3741.04
PyraminxBen Baron2.013.27
SkewbBen Baron2.362.65
Square-1Guy Zarian7.429.34

The PB harvest

81 set · 51 still standing
  • Ben Baron — Square-1 single 5.63: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
  • Ivan Valov — Pyraminx single 2.02: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Mark Sander — 4×4 single 26.55: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Ivan Valov — Clock single 3.37: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Inbar Segal — Skewb single 2.23: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Roy Tamir — 4×4 single 28.45: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Sotiris Kkaras — 4×4 single 28.63: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Inbar Segal — Megaminx single 45.06: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

42 competitors · 471 results · 14 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. Ben Baron won it with a 7.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

42 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.