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Machesney Park Fall 2025

Machesney Park, Illinois · 15 November 2025 · 6 events · 49 competitors · 46 personal bests

Henry Lichner won two of the six events (6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Simon Kellum by 0.18 seconds. 49 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lawrence Walsh took a Square-1 single of 1:12.40 down to 27.28, 62 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Henry Lichner — 6×6, 7×7
0.18s
closest final — Skewb, Simon Kellum over Brian Johnson
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zeke Mackay5.545.97
6×6Henry Lichner1:05.391:10.64
7×7Henry Lichner1:42.801:53.88
ClockCarter Thomas2.863.76
SkewbSimon Kellum2.123.27
Square-1Hassan Khanani3.875.81

The PB harvest

46 set · 21 still standing
  • Henry Lichner — 7×7 single 1:42.80: into the top 0.11% of the event's history.
  • Reed W. Richardson — Clock single 2.41: into the top 0.2% of the event's history.
  • Charles F. Roller — 3×3 single 8.40: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Jameson R. Sramek — Clock single 6.40: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Viktor Pearl — 7×7 single 3:07.56: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Aaron LaBelle — Clock single 8.51: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Schneider — 3×3 single 13.31: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
  • Neelay Shukla — 3×3 single 13.42: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

49 competitors · 341 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. Zeke Mackay won it with a 5.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

49 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.