Competitions · United Arab Emirates
Dubai American Academy Open 2025
Dubai · 13 September 2025 · 5 events · 58 competitors · 92 personal bests
Jeriel James Thomas won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Rannanjay Singh Kotwal by 0.03 seconds. 58 competitors produced 92 personal bests, 68 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jeriel James Thomas | 5.40 | 7.16 |
| 2×2 | Abdallah Belal Omar | 1.29 | 2.21 |
| 4×4 | Abdallah Belal Omar | 30.62 | 33.78 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jeriel James Thomas | 10.29 | 11.30 |
| Pyraminx | Rannanjay Singh Kotwal | 3.79 | 4.56 |
The PB harvest
92 set · 68 still standing- Abdallah Belal Omar — 2×2 single 1.29: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Rannanjay Singh Kotwal — 3×3 single 7.86: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Abdallah Belal Omar — Pyraminx single 2.78: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Ayaan Ali Ahmad — 3×3 single 8.49: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Omar Khaled Alblooshi — Pyraminx single 3.03: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Eldwyn Charles Gonzales — 3×3 single 8.66: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Tan — Pyraminx single 3.19: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
- Ayaan Ali Ahmad — 2×2 single 1.95: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
3 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
58 competitors · 266 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. Jeriel James Thomas won it with a 7.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D R2 D R2 D L2 F R' B' U L R' B L' D' L2 R - 2
D2 B2 R F2 L' U2 R' D2 L2 D2 B2 R2 B' L2 B' R2 D' B2 R' - 3
U B' F2 R2 B2 D2 F2 U F2 D R2 F2 U F' L R F' U F - 4
L B U' F R' U2 R' F2 U' R2 L2 F' L2 F' R2 F' D2 F L2 - 5
R' L2 F' L2 F' R2 F2 L2 D2 U2 B U' F' L' R D' L' F D2 U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
58 competitors- Aarsh Bhikchand Zanwar
- Abdallah Belal Omar
- Abishua James Thomas
- Advait Anand
- Advik Bansal
- Aldrich Ethan Reyes Reyes
- Archie Mckean
- Armax Zander Guevara
- Aya Awad
- Ayaan Ali Ahmad
- Ayaan Aneesh Pushpan
- Baha Alshwaiki
- Burhanuddin Bharawala
- Burhanuddin Ezzi
- Daivik Kunal Panchal
- Daniel Omar Saad
- Debansh Pattnaik
- Devarsh Koolath
- Eldwyn Charles Gonzales
- Elliot Lewis Coode
- Gabriel Tan
- Gabrielle Timothy Dimaculangan Javier
- Gaon Choi
- Ghanem Hamed Zarook
- Hamdan Mohamed Hamdan Saad
- Hammad Ali Ahmad
- Hamzah Khan
- Heer Nileshkumar Shah
- Izaak Kalix Diaz Zamora
- Jaineel Nileshkumar Shah
- Jeriel James Thomas
- John Hermiel Catacutan
- Kabir Akshaya Chorawala
- Kiyaan Ahmed
- Mohamed Aamir Nazaif
- Mohamed Sharaf Olim Syed Ibrahim
- Mohammad Uzair Tabrez
- Mohammed Hassaan Rahman
- Mohammed Jaffer Baqer Mohamed
- Muhammad Belal Omar
- Niila Kauppi
- Niryan Anish Parikh
- Nithilan Ashok Kumar
- Omar Abdullah Syed
- Omar Khaled Alblooshi
- Pranav Prakash
- Raghav Prakash
- Rahul Akula
- Rannanjay Singh Kotwal
- Rohan Muhammed Rehan
- Rohnav Bohara
- Shaikha Alia AlQassimi
- Suhaan Sharma
- Taehoon Yoo
- Yash Naresh Rathod
- Yejun Cha
- Zaid Ibrahim Faiz
- Zain Faqeeh Faiz
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.