Competitions · Nepal
LOCUS Cubing Nepal 2025
Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Bagmati Province · 17 January 2025 · 8 events · 50 competitors · 52 personal bests
Salon Ngakhushi won four of the eight events (5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Anubhav Gyawali by 0.15 seconds. 50 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Anubhav Gyawali | 9.11 | 10.23 |
| 2×2 | Aarbid Bhattarai | 2.40 | 3.10 |
| 4×4 | Raman Shakya | 36.31 | 38.07 |
| 5×5 | Salon Ngakhushi | 1:05.43 | 1:13.06 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Salon Ngakhushi | 15.22 | 15.53 |
| Megaminx | Salon Ngakhushi | 1:02.65 | 1:15.34 |
| Pyraminx | Ronish Ghemosu | 3.28 | 4.76 |
| Skewb | Salon Ngakhushi | 5.34 | 5.91 |
The PB harvest
52 set · 17 still standing- Raman Shakya — Pyraminx single 2.63: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Raman Shakya — 4×4 single 33.11: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
- Salon Ngakhushi — Megaminx single 1:02.65: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
- Rujan Bajracharya — 3×3 single 12.21: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
- Krishal KC — Pyraminx single 5.43: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
- Ajar Shrestha — 3×3 one-handed single 18.98: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
- Adrim Thapa Magar — 3×3 single 13.27: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
- Aayush Timilsina — 3×3 single 15.60: into the top 26.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
18 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
4 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
50 competitors · 252 results · 8 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. Anubhav Gyawali won it with a 10.23 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R2 D2 F U2 B2 F U2 B' R2 U2 L U' B2 D L2 F2 U' B U - 2
B U L2 D2 U2 B2 L2 R2 B D B2 D' U' F D2 L B L' - 3
F2 U2 R2 B2 R' D2 R2 U2 F2 D L' F' D2 U R B L D' U L2 - 4
U' F B L U2 D2 L' F2 D F2 U2 F2 R2 D' R B' U2 L2 - 5
F2 D B2 U' L2 D2 U L F' L D' U2 R F R U R F2 L'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
50 competitors- Aabhushan Khanal
- Aarbid Bhattarai
- Aasish Mandal
- Aayush Timilsina
- Abi Shrestha
- Adish Bhujel
- Adrim Thapa Magar
- Adwit Shrestha
- Aishani Dhakhwa
- Ajar Shrestha
- Anish Dhungana
- Anjan Khadka
- Anubhav Gyawali
- Anurag Karna
- Arnav Bajra Bajracharya
- Arya Jyoti Bajracharya
- Bihan Thapa Magar
- Birat Shrestha
- Bishal Ojha
- Bishan Katwal
- Bishesh Bajracharya
- Bishranta Regmi
- Gaurav Bachani
- Hrita Dutta
- Jason Karmacharya
- Kabya Ratna Sthapit
- Krishal KC
- Pawan Joshi
- Prabesh Bastola
- Pranil Krishna Palikhel
- Raman Shakya
- Ramit Dangal
- Relish Karki
- Rhythm Subedi
- Ronish Ghemosu
- Rujan Bajracharya
- Sachin Koirala
- Sakchham Kunwar
- Salon Ngakhushi
- Sangam Sharma
- Sayuj Tuladhar
- Shreyash Koirala
- Sujal Acharya
- Sujal Dawadi
- Sujal Khadka
- Supriya Paudel
- Suraj Pheudin
- Surav Krishna Shrestha
- Sushila Shrestha
- Utsav Chandra Kayastha
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.