Competitions · New Zealand
Please Be Quiet Auckland 2025
Auckland · 21 September 2025 · 5 events · 10 competitors · 5 personal bests
Kate Grahame won three of the five events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind). 10 competitors produced 5 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Saarthak Negi took a 3×3 Fewest Moves single of 51 moves down to 34 moves, 33 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | Xavier Courteau-Laing | 51.93 | 1:03.59 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Aneurin Hunt | 26 moves | 28.00 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Kate Grahame | 8:08.22 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Kate Grahame | 16:10.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Kate Grahame | 9 of 10 cubes · 40:56 | — |
The PB harvest
5 set · 1 still standing- Saarthak Negi — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 34 moves: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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
10 competitors · 30 results · 5 events.
Everyone who competed
10 competitorsReading 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.