Competitions · United States

CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025

Normal, Illinois · 1 August 2025 · 17 events · 257 competitors · 501 personal bests

Henry Lichner won four of the 17 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Dylan Miller by 0.17 seconds. 257 competitors produced 501 personal bests, 273 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Stanley Chapel set the 5×5 blindfolded single world record: 2:02.28.

Four wins

Henry Lichner — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.17s

closest final — 3×3, Dylan Miller over Luke Garrett

501

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Dylan Miller	4.73	6.19
2×2	Sujan Feist	0.70	1.02
4×4	Henry Lichner	19.80	23.82
5×5	Henry Lichner	41.12	41.97
6×6	Henry Lichner	1:11.07	1:14.17
7×7	Henry Lichner	1:49.20	1:58.28
3×3 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	16.00	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Carter Kucala	19 moves	21.00
3×3 one-handed	Luke Garrett	8.51	10.07
Clock	Carter Thomas	2.64	3.27
Megaminx	Zeke Mackay	33.34	34.86
Pyraminx	Elliott Perkins	1.81	2.02
Skewb	Carter Kucala	1.84	2.30
Square-1	Brian Johnson	6.46	7.32
4×4 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	59.01	—
5×5 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	2:02.28	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Stanley Chapel	35 of 41 cubes · 52:37	—

The PB harvest

501 set · 273 still standing

Jake Buckley — Clock single 4.10: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Luca Block — Pyraminx single 2.74: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Joel Norton — Clock single 4.32: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Elliott Perkins — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 23 moves: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Elijah Ackerman — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Alexander R. Hadley — 2×2 single 1.82: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Jacob Turrubiartes — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 24 moves: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Elon Perng — Pyraminx single 3.41: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

257 competitors · 3282 results · 17 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. Dylan Miller won it with a 6.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

257 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.