Competitions · Azerbaijan
New Year's Eve in Baku 2025
Baku · 21 December 2025 · 5 events · 22 competitors · 33 personal bests
Fazil Quliyev won the 3×3 with a 11.82 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Royal Shabanov by 0.29 seconds. 22 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Khalid Eynullayev took a Skewb single of 49.76 down to 15.16, 70 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Fazil Quliyev | 8.34 | 11.82 |
| 2×2 | Sabir Mammedzade | 2.21 | 3.23 |
| 4×4 | Mirza Mursalov | 40.24 | 48.86 |
| Pyraminx | Royal Shabanov | 5.11 | 6.99 |
| Skewb | Huseyn Eyvazli | 4.78 | 5.53 |
The PB harvest
33 set · 16 still standing- Fazil Quliyev — 3×3 single 8.34: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- David Orucov — 3×3 single 9.27: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Mirza Mursalov — 3×3 single 9.66: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
- Imran Cabarlı — 2×2 single 2.52: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
- Mirza Mursalov — 4×4 single 40.24: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
- Royal Shabanov — 2×2 single 2.99: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
- Khalid Eynullayev — 3×3 single 12.15: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
- Cavad Cabbarlı — 3×3 single 14.28: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two 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
22 competitors · 129 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. Fazil Quliyev won it with a 11.82 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F' D2 L2 B2 F2 D2 R F2 R2 B' D' F' U B D2 U2 L' F2 R - 2
L2 R2 D' L2 R2 B2 R2 L B2 U L U2 F2 L' B' D' U B2 R - 3
R' U' D R B D' R U' D' F2 R' B2 U2 B2 L' U2 B' L - 4
U2 L B' R2 B2 L D' F2 L' F2 U2 F2 R2 F2 U R2 D' B - 5
L2 B' U' R2 U2 R' U2 R U2 F2 R F' D B L F L2 F2 D
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
22 competitors- Ali Aliyev
- Cavad Cabbarlı
- Cavad Mehdiyev
- Cavid Qəhrəmanov
- David Orucov
- Fateh Əlizadə
- Fazil Quliyev
- Fuad Qarayev
- Hamid Zeynalli
- Huseyn Eyvazli
- Hüseyn Quluzadə
- Ilkin Karimli
- Imran Cabarlı
- Jahangir Garayev
- Khalid Eynullayev
- Əli Məmmədov
- Əli Nəsirli
- Mirsəlim Şahbazov
- Mirza Mursalov
- Royal Shabanov
- Sabir Mammedzade
- Süleyman Hacıyev
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.