Competitions · United States

Naperville Winter 2025

Naperville, Illinois · 1 February 2025 · 5 events · 73 competitors · 73 personal bests

Brian Johnson won three of the five events (3×3, Pyraminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Brian Johnson by 0.29 seconds. 73 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Elon Perng took a Square-1 single of 19.33 down to 10.68, 45 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Brian Johnson — 3×3, Pyraminx, Square-1

0.29s

closest final — Pyraminx, Brian Johnson over Zeke Mackay

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brian Johnson	5.86	6.29
7×7	Luke Garrett	2:05.71	2:15.86
Megaminx	Zeke Mackay	38.14	40.19
Pyraminx	Brian Johnson	1.91	2.58
Square-1	Brian Johnson	5.38	6.84

The PB harvest

73 set · 26 still standing

Kaustubh Bukkapatnam — 3×3 single 6.71: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Sylvia Crouch — Square-1 single 8.09: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Franklin Posadas — 3×3 single 11.37: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
Liam Strauch — Megaminx single 1:05.19: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
Daniel Polikanov — Square-1 single 13.90: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
Geoffrey Gunawi — 3×3 single 12.12: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
Brayden Thompson — Megaminx single 1:09.45: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
Westin Sullivan — 3×3 single 13.28: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

73 competitors · 369 results · 5 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 6.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

73 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.