Competitions · United States
Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2025
Exeter, New Hampshire · 19 October 2025 · 4 events · 68 competitors · 50 personal bests
Ethan Mai won the 3×3 with a 8.58 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ian Kim by 0.05 seconds. 68 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Derek Alonso took a 2×2 single of 10.79 down to 4.92, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ethan Mai | 6.03 | 8.58 |
| 2×2 | Ian Kim | 1.70 | 2.10 |
| 4×4 | Chandler Pike | 27.02 | 31.11 |
| Pyraminx | Saisabari Ramesh | 2.87 | 3.28 |
The PB harvest
50 set · 24 still standing- Ethan Mai — 3×3 single 6.03: into the top 0.5% of the event's history.
- Daniel Chen — 2×2 single 1.60: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Samuel Pike — 2×2 single 1.64: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
- Carlos Rodas — 3×3 single 8.04: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Ethan Mai — 4×4 single 31.48: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
- Robert Kong — 3×3 single 10.50: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
- Max Webster — Pyraminx single 4.57: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
- Edwin Villa — 4×4 single 41.35: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
16 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
68 competitors · 246 results · 4 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. Ethan Mai won it with a 8.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B' D' F2 U2 B2 R' U2 R2 B2 L B2 D' L' U' R2 D U2 R' U - 2
F U' R F' D' R L2 B' L B R U2 B' R2 D2 B2 U2 F L2 - 3
L' F U2 L' D2 R B' D' F2 U F2 B2 U2 D' L2 R D R' U' - 4
R2 F U' R2 L B2 R' D2 F B R2 F' D2 F' R2 U2 R' U' F - 5
R D' R2 F B' D' R' U R2 B2 R D R2 L2 D' F2 U' R2 U2 R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
68 competitors- Aaron Farago
- Aidan McKenzie
- Alex Cheng
- Alexander Cronin
- Alexander Siegel
- Alistair Schardl
- Brandon Keenholtz
- Carlos Rodas
- Carter Canders
- Chandler Pike
- Charles Lowell
- Connor Meehan
- Daniel Chen
- Derek Alonso
- Derek White
- Edwin Villa
- Enya Yu
- Ervin Brown
- Ethan Benson
- Ethan Leblanc
- Ethan Mai
- Ezriel Chang
- Fintan Cronin
- Geordie Hine
- Grayson Berman
- Hsi-An Chang (張襲安)
- Huanqi Zhang
- Ian Kim
- James Donahue
- James Lowell
- Jasper Paley
- Jay Rangthale
- Jeremy Zi Cheng Mai
- John Wintrob
- Joshua Burdick
- Judah M. Traynor
- Justin Lee
- Kai Beeler
- Katriel Chang
- Landen Newton
- Logan Alcott
- Lucas Newcomb
- Lucas Svirsky
- Matthew C. Messina
- Max Webster
- Nicolas Zerbinopoulos
- Noah Blakey
- Noah Lynch
- Noah Mazza
- Noah Richardson
- Owen Cosgrove
- Reagan Courbron
- Robert Kong
- Rowan Miller
- Ryan Durette
- Sadiq Ahmed
- Saisabari Ramesh
- Samuel Pike
- Simon Drake
- Summer Steinberg
- Syed Mekaeel Ghani
- Tariq Ali
- Will Russo
- Zachary Miller
- Zaki Sabir
- Zayn Sabir
- Zhewei Wu
- Zihan Zhao
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.