Competitions · Kenya
Nairobi NxN Cubes 2025
Nairobi · 23 August 2025 · 6 events · 32 competitors · 39 personal bests
Jay Kuria Muthari won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Allan Kipchumba by 1.29 seconds. 32 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jay Kuria Muthari | 8.05 | 10.28 |
| 2×2 | Allan Kipchumba | 2.09 | 2.95 |
| 4×4 | Eman Kabiru | 47.86 | 54.38 |
| 5×5 | Sur Shah | 1:28.15 | 1:40.23 |
| 6×6 | Sur Shah | 3:17.57 | 3:27.87 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jay Kuria Muthari | 16.51 | 21.06 |
The PB harvest
39 set · 20 still standing- Jay Kuria Muthari — 3×3 single 8.05: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Imani Ritho — 2×2 single 1.99: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Allan Kipchumba — 2×2 single 2.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Jay Kuria Muthari — 3×3 one-handed single 16.51: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
- Nygel Emmanuel Msagha — 3×3 single 11.46: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
- Abdulrahman Mohamed — 2×2 single 3.41: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
- Sur Shah — 5×5 single 1:28.15: into the top 25.8% of the event's history.
- Jeremy Obwino — 2×2 single 4.15: into the top 28.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three 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
5 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
32 competitors · 120 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. Jay Kuria Muthari won it with a 10.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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U' L2 F2 D2 B2 U2 F2 L2 R2 U L' D2 U' F U F' R' B D2 U - 2
B' R' B L2 F D2 F' D2 L2 F' D' U' R2 D' L2 F' R U' F - 3
R B2 R D2 B2 L2 D2 R' B2 D2 F D U B' R' F R' U2 F2 L2 - 4
L F L2 B2 D' F2 D2 U L2 U' B2 U' R' U F' U B2 F U2 - 5
B2 L2 R2 F' U2 L2 F' L2 B2 D' R U' F L B2 F2 U F2 R D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
32 competitors- Abdulrahman Mohamed
- Aiden Wainainah
- Alec Kihika Njoroge
- Allan Kipchumba
- Angela Njoki
- Anthony Kikumu
- Denis Ndemwa
- Derick Bundi
- Dhruv Babulal Pankhania
- Eman Kabiru
- Ethan Kaigua Jabali
- Ethan Kiplimo
- Imani Ritho
- Jared Gift Kimutai
- Jason Kipkurui
- Jay Kuria Muthari
- Jeremy Obwino
- Kelvin Githiari Waturi
- Lenny Kamau Githua
- Leon Michuki
- Mark Otieno Achar
- Marvel Lio
- Meshack Musundi
- Myles Kinyita
- Naella Zawadi
- Nygel Emmanuel Msagha
- Prince Emmanuel
- Sammy Gichamba Njathi
- Sur Shah
- Teddy Mbingo
- Tivraj Singh Nyotta
- Yukinobu Tsukioka
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.