Competitions · United States

DFW Cubing Winter 2025

Grapevine, Texas · 19 January 2025 · 6 events · 178 competitors · 143 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won three of the six events (3×3, 5×5, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Tucker Chamberlain by 0.26 seconds. 178 competitors produced 143 personal bests, 68 of which still stand today, and 55 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Henry W. McMahon took a 2×2 single of 5.11 down to 2.14, 58 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 5×5, Square-1

0.26s

closest final — 2×2, Tucker Chamberlain over Ryan Pilat

143

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ryan Pilat	6.28	7.37
2×2	Tucker Chamberlain	1.76	2.08
5×5	Ryan Pilat	47.77	50.35
Megaminx	Tyler Gee	37.24	40.89
Skewb	Joseph Hirsch	2.81	3.48
Square-1	Ryan Pilat	6.18	6.71

The PB harvest

143 set · 68 still standing

Isaiah Baker — 3×3 single 5.29: into the top 0.19% of the event's history.
Kari Guthrie — 2×2 single 0.82: into the top 0.25% of the event's history.
Jaxon Sensabaugh — 2×2 single 1.02: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
Seigo Murakami — 2×2 single 1.23: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Shreyansh Tiwari — Square-1 single 6.85: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Xander Romo — 2×2 single 1.40: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Azhar Virani — 2×2 single 1.46: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
McKinley Carr — 2×2 single 1.63: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

55 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

178 competitors · 847 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 7.37 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

178 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.