Competitions · United States
Fort Payne Summer 2025
Fort Payne, Alabama · 2 August 2025 · 5 events · 47 competitors · 50 personal bests
Caleb Chen won the 3×3 with a 6.68 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicolás Sánchez by 0.03 seconds. 47 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Soren Wells Yarnell took a 3×3 single of 1:08.32 down to 34.70, 49 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Caleb Chen | 5.79 | 6.68 |
| 2×2 | Nicolás Sánchez | 0.88 | 1.29 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Eli Parker | 8.79 | 10.14 |
| Clock | Drake Denton Richard | 2.35 | 3.08 |
| Megaminx | Jared Stinson | 32.63 | 37.30 |
The PB harvest
50 set · 25 still standing- Drew Windham — Clock single 2.44: into the top 0.22% of the event's history.
- Daniel Mullen — 3×3 single 5.53: into the top 0.26% of the event's history.
- Caleb Chen — Clock single 2.98: into the top 0.72% of the event's history.
- Nate Hunter — 3×3 one-handed single 11.18: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
- Micah Morrison — Clock single 4.24: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
- Drew Windham — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- William Quick — 2×2 single 2.08: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
- Annye Bennett — Megaminx single 54.33: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three 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 · 318 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. Caleb Chen won it with a 6.68 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R U D F2 R B L' F L2 F' D L2 B2 L D2 B2 U2 L2 U2 - 2
F R2 U2 F' D2 F R2 F2 U' F2 R' F L' D2 L' U' B2 - 3
B' R2 D' B' U2 F L' F' B' D2 L D2 R2 U2 D2 F2 U' B' - 4
U2 B2 D2 L2 D' R2 F2 D L' R B' L' F R' B2 U' R2 D' R2 - 5
F2 U2 L U' D' B U B' U D' B2 U F2 B2 D F' L' D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
47 competitors- Annye Bennett
- Ashtyn Rummel
- Banks Golson
- Braden Hall
- Caleb Chen
- Chandler Strain
- Charlie Surtees
- Clay Moore
- Daniel Mullen
- Daniel York
- Drake Denton Richard
- Drew Windham
- Eli Parker
- Emmett Dawson
- Fred Johnson
- Gabriel Golson
- Gates Golson
- Harrison Fraser
- Hudson Fraser
- Jackson Surtees
- Jacob Yelverton
- James Dart
- Jared Stinson
- Jasper Wolfe-Tham
- Jennifer Dart
- Justin Barker
- Katie Hull
- Luke Williams
- Micah Morrison
- Micah Reynolds
- Natalie Figueroa
- Nate Hunter
- Nicolás Sánchez
- Porter Ayres
- Raymond Goslow
- Roman Wofford
- Rowan Stough
- Saankhya Kotha
- Sawyer Adams
- Shreyas Dhulipudi
- Shrimath Mukkamalla
- Soren Wells Yarnell
- Tyler Dart
- Vraj Chekuri
- Will Bryan
- William Quick
- Zachary Silver
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.