Competitions · Canada
Please Be Solved UBC 2025
Vancouver, British Columbia · 1 November 2025 · 4 events · 15 competitors · 3 personal bests
Kevin Matthews won three of the four events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded). 15 competitors produced 3 personal bests.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Allan Wang took a 3×3 Fewest Moves single of 51 moves down to 40 moves, 22 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | Kevin Matthews | 39.62 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Ethan Rusnak | 22 moves | 28.67 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Kevin Matthews | 4:18.31 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Kevin Matthews | 12:18.00 | — |
The PB harvest
3 set · 3 still standing- Ethan Rusnak — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 22 moves: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Isaac Davies — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 29 moves: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
- Allan Wang — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 40 moves: into the top 48.3% 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
15 competitors · 35 results · 4 events.
Everyone who competed
15 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.