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Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 2025

Dayton, Ohio · 28 June 2025 · 10 events · 77 competitors · 113 personal bests

Carter Kucala won four of the ten events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Harsha Paladugu by 0.39 seconds. 77 competitors produced 113 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Theo Ford took a 2×2 single of 16.77 down to 7.44, 56 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Carter Kucala — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb
0.39s
closest final — Pyraminx, Harsha Paladugu over Dylan Cossin
113
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jack Pfeifer5.907.30
2×2Sujan Feist1.111.29
4×4Jack Pfeifer24.4827.74
3×3 blindfoldedCarter Kucala30.25—
3×3 Fewest MovesCarter Kucala22 moves23.67
3×3 one-handedCarter Kucala10.5211.48
MegaminxJack Pfeifer40.1344.87
PyraminxHarsha Paladugu1.411.85
SkewbCarter Kucala1.432.42
Square-1Jacob Dyland Bennett4.387.36

The PB harvest

113 set · 34 still standing
  • Jacob Dyland Bennett — Square-1 single 4.38: into the top 0.087% of the event's history.
  • Harsha Paladugu — Skewb single 1.83: into the top 0.97% of the event's history.
  • Chase Farrell — 2×2 single 1.69: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Nolan Rickett — Pyraminx single 3.32: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Sage Albright — Pyraminx single 3.49: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Rupesh Jambulingam — 3×3 single 9.30: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
  • Chase Farrell — Skewb single 3.36: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Long Tran — 3×3 one-handed single 14.71: into the top 7.5% 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

77 competitors · 677 results · 10 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. Jack Pfeifer won it with a 7.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

77 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.