Competitions · United States
Happy Valley Spring PA 2025
State College, Pennsylvania · 1 March 2025 · 6 events · 41 competitors · 38 personal bests
Brayden Adams won two of the six events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Brayden Adams by 0.07 seconds. 41 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Katie Smith took a Square-1 single of 48.36 down to 24.27, 50 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Brayden Adams | 6.45 | 7.88 |
| 4×4 | Graham Lively | 28.84 | 33.02 |
| 5×5 | Daniel Greigg | 59.08 | 1:04.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Keaton Ellis | 10.27 | 12.06 |
| Pyraminx | Brayden Adams | 2.89 | 3.51 |
| Square-1 | Zach Ridall | 7.66 | 8.85 |
The PB harvest
38 set · 19 still standing- Xavier Ye — 3×3 one-handed single 12.78: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
- Zachary Lee — 3×3 single 9.55: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- Ryan Krause — Pyraminx single 4.20: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
- Richard T. Black — 3×3 single 10.52: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
- Richard T. Black — Pyraminx single 5.49: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
- Richard T. Black — 4×4 single 43.59: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
- Cole Albright — 3×3 one-handed single 19.75: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
- John Black — 3×3 single 14.21: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four 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
41 competitors · 244 results · 6 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. Brayden Adams won it with a 7.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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U' R' D2 F' R' D' L F2 U' B R L' F2 L2 U2 F2 B - 2
F D2 F' R2 F' D2 R2 B' D L' B U F D2 L B' L' B2 - 3
D R2 D2 F2 L2 R2 D F2 L' B' R2 D2 R D B F' U' B' L' - 4
F' D R2 U2 R D2 U2 L R2 U2 B' R2 D F' L U B' R B - 5
R2 U F L2 F2 R2 D2 B' R2 F2 L B' L R' U2 L' B D' L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
41 competitors- Alyssa Hu
- Andrew Christian
- Anish Gupta
- Benjamin Ellis
- Brayden Adams
- Brendan Pham
- Cole Albright
- Coles Henderson
- Connor Born
- Currin Wilson
- Daniel Greigg
- Devin Sinn
- Duncan Lively
- Dylan Gesmundo
- Elijah Lewis
- Graham Lively
- James Hoover
- Jason Bauer
- Jayden Hoover
- Jeffrey Chen
- John Black
- Katie Smith
- Keaton Ellis
- Kiki Cucci
- Louis Truong
- Malachi Booz
- Matthew Haire
- Maxim Bokman
- Michael Greigg
- Rianna Mercer
- Richard T. Black
- Ricky Normandeau
- Robert Wilson
- Rowan Normandeau
- Ryan Krause
- Ryan Schell
- Sam Connelly
- Warren Morris
- Xavier Ye
- Zach Ridall
- Zachary Lee
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.