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NZ North Island Championship 2025

Palmerston North · 11 July 2025 · 16 events · 59 competitors · 135 personal bests

Jack McDougall won eight of the 16 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Carol Chai by 0.04 seconds. 59 competitors produced 135 personal bests, 55 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Tom Nelson set the 4×4 blindfolded single national record: 1:47.52.

Eight wins
Jack McDougall — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb, Square-1, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.04s
closest final — Pyraminx, Carol Chai over Levi Hetherington
135
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Carol Chai7.458.49
2×2Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर)1.131.47
4×4Jack McDougall29.8732.97
5×5Jack McDougall59.271:04.68
6×6Jack McDougall2:11.022:12.54
7×7Liam Wadek3:01.593:11.14
3×3 blindfoldedJack McDougall26.18—
3×3 one-handedOliver Jenks13.0614.34
ClockEdwin Shen3.024.53
MegaminxBrandon Harris34.4136.15
PyraminxCarol Chai2.062.44
SkewbJack McDougall2.753.27
Square-1Jack McDougall8.2511.32
4×4 blindfoldedTom Nelson1:47.52—
5×5 blindfoldedJack McDougall6:18.21—
3×3 Multi-BlindJack McDougall20 of 22 cubes · 57:01—

The PB harvest

135 set · 55 still standing
  • Levi Hetherington — Pyraminx single 1.44: into the top 0.35% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Doblas — 3×3 single 6.60: into the top 0.94% of the event's history.
  • Vira Huang (黃翎溱) — Pyraminx single 2.17: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Harris — Square-1 single 6.80: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Carol Chai — 4×4 single 27.49: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Edwin Shen — 4×4 single 27.68: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Levi Hetherington — Skewb single 2.26: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Edwin Shen — Square-1 single 7.35: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

59 competitors · 788 results · 16 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. Carol Chai won it with a 8.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

59 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.