Competitions · United States
DFW Mega Mental Breakdown 2025
Denton, Texas · 1 February 2025 · 9 events · 23 competitors · 29 personal bests
Ryan Pilat won two of the nine events (7×7, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Anshu Chennuru by 0.10 seconds. 23 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Joshua Gao took a Square-1 single of 14.65 down to 9.96, 32 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7×7 | Ryan Pilat | 2:20.19 | 2:29.41 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Jeff Park | 19.90 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Turner McCabe | 25 moves | 27.00 |
| Clock | Jackson Bodkin | 4.39 | 5.51 |
| Megaminx | Nicolas Naing | 27.97 | 30.71 |
| Square-1 | Anshu Chennuru | 7.04 | 7.47 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Ryan Pilat | 3:13.03 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 4:58.76 | 5:57.86 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Joshua Gao | 39 of 41 cubes · 1:00:00 | — |
The PB harvest
29 set · 14 still standing- Fletcher Berry — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 25 of 27 cubes · 55:12: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Joshua Gao — Square-1 single 9.96: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
- Chris Hardwick — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 26 moves: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- Alexander Wheeler — Clock single 6.31: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
- Jackson Bodkin — 7×7 single 3:14.31: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
- Jose Estrada — Square-1 single 14.51: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
- Chris Hardwick — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:12.33: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
- Nathan Benson — 4×4 blindfolded single 4:55.36: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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
23 competitors · 206 results · 9 events.
Everyone who competed
23 competitors- Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल)
- Alexander Wheeler
- Anshu Chennuru
- Chris Hardwick
- Cole Dugger
- Denniel Santos
- Fletcher Berry
- Ignacio Montilla
- Jackson Bodkin
- Jae Park
- James Wang
- Jeff Park
- Jose Estrada
- Joshua Gao
- Kari Guthrie
- Lucas Stambaugh
- Luke Cowan
- Michael Conard
- Nathan Benson
- Nicolas Naing
- Rowe Hessler
- Ryan Pilat
- Turner McCabe
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.