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Nepali Nationals 2025

Kathmandu · 27 February 2025 · 17 events · 81 competitors · 112 personal bests

Salon Ngakhushi won four of the 17 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Salon Ngakhushi by 0.06 seconds. 81 competitors produced 112 personal bests, 52 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Raman Shakya set the 5×5 single national record: 1:02.60.

Four wins
Salon Ngakhushi — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, Square-1
0.06s
closest final — 5×5, Salon Ngakhushi over Raman Shakya
112
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Aarbid Bhattarai7.798.83
2×2Aarbid Bhattarai2.193.09
4×4Salon Ngakhushi37.1839.22
5×5Salon Ngakhushi1:03.461:06.31
6×6Salon Ngakhushi2:07.582:11.43
7×7Kengo James Fukuoka (福岡謙悟)3:53.034:01.66
3×3 blindfoldedSaiyam Jain52.47—
3×3 Fewest MovesGe Shi (石歌)34 moves—
3×3 one-handedRaman Shakya13.0116.29
ClockBirat Shrestha8.199.27
MegaminxRaman Shakya1:00.251:12.02
PyraminxRonish Ghemosu2.513.40
SkewbKengo James Fukuoka (福岡謙悟)3.524.70
Square-1Salon Ngakhushi15.6618.15
4×4 blindfoldedSaiyam Jain11:31.00—
5×5 blindfoldedSaiyam Jain25:22.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindSaiyam Jain7 of 11 cubes · 52:25—

The PB harvest

112 set · 52 still standing
  • Surav Krishna Shrestha — 3×3 single 7.73: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Bihan Thapa Magar — Skewb single 2.94: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Aabhushan Khanal — 2×2 single 2.16: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Bihan Thapa Magar — Pyraminx single 3.74: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Sujal Khadka — 3×3 single 9.81: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Birat Shrestha — 3×3 single 10.08: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Sujal Acharya — Pyraminx single 4.22: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Kabya Ratna Sthapit — 3×3 single 10.72: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

39 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

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

81 competitors · 556 results · 17 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. Aarbid Bhattarai won it with a 8.83 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

81 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.