Competitions · United States
Please Be Quiet UMBC 2025
Catonsville, Maryland · 19 October 2025 · 4 events · 19 competitors · 6 personal bests
Liam Chen won three of the four events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded). 19 competitors produced 6 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Aditya Arunkumar took a 4×4 blindfolded single of 13:50.00 down to 6:20.44, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | Liam Chen | 16.75 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Eli Rogers | 28 moves | 29.67 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Liam Chen | 1:32.61 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Liam Chen | 6:13.43 | — |
The PB harvest
6 set · 2 still standing- Liam Chen — 5×5 blindfolded single 6:13.43: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
- Brad Hoffman — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 30 moves: into the top 14.8% 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
19 competitors · 43 results · 4 events.
Everyone who competed
19 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.