Competitions · United States
Northern Tier Twist 2025
Gibsonia, Pennsylvania · 25 October 2025 · 7 events · 36 competitors · 59 personal bests
Xavier Ye won three of the seven events (Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Xavier Ye by 0.18 seconds. 36 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Isaiah Barrett took a 2×2 single of 16.62 down to 4.92, 70 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) | 7.00 | 8.13 |
| 2×2 | Sujan Feist | 0.99 | 1.10 |
| 4×4 | Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) | 26.03 | 29.51 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Benjamin Pugh | 10.39 | 12.63 |
| Clock | Xavier Ye | 3.41 | 5.34 |
| Megaminx | Xavier Ye | 44.39 | 50.23 |
| Pyraminx | Xavier Ye | 2.07 | 2.57 |
The PB harvest
59 set · 35 still standing- Sean Cutshaw — 4×4 single 27.04: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Sean Cutshaw — Clock single 5.39: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Dev Choksi — 3×3 one-handed single 13.84: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
- Dev Choksi — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
- Rex Beck — Pyraminx single 4.03: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
- Jacob Todd Wilson — Pyraminx single 4.59: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
- Miles Johnson — 3×3 single 11.61: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
- Krishna Joyce — 4×4 single 41.43: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four 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
36 competitors · 278 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
36 competitors- Abigayle Greier
- Alan Stanger
- Avyan Tadikamalla
- Ben Callender
- Benjamin Pugh
- Callum FitzGerald
- Carter Snyder
- Colton Gehrling
- Dev Choksi
- Emmett Dunn
- Everett Resek
- Ganghui Lin (林刚辉)
- Isaiah Barrett
- Jacob Nobili
- Jacob Todd Wilson
- Jonah Snyder
- Joseph Chirayil
- Krishna Joyce
- Leia Jiang
- Mason Paice
- Miles Johnson
- Nathan Garland
- Niam Choksi
- Nolan Gehrling
- Olivia Schenk
- Raiden Chhabra
- Rex Beck
- Sean Cutshaw
- Sean Van Alen
- Sebastian Brillon
- Stanley Yang
- Stephen Griggs
- Sujan Feist
- Wayne Beck
- Weston Johnson
- Xavier Ye
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.