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Pop Off Princeton 2025

Princeton, New Jersey · 11 January 2025 · 7 events · 114 competitors · 122 personal bests

Carson Widjaja won the 3×3 with a 6.90 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Michael Nielsen by 0.07 seconds. 114 competitors produced 122 personal bests, 58 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ryan Krugman took a 2×2 single of 8.63 down to 3.51, 59 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.07s

closest final — Pyraminx, Michael Nielsen over Kyle Meade

122

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Carson Widjaja	5.89	6.90
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.88	1.27
6×6	Brandon Nunez	1:19.64	1:25.65
Clock	Aaron Jake Wong	2.90	3.95
Megaminx	Declan Wilhelm	33.66	36.30
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.69	2.08
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	4.84	5.15

The PB harvest

122 set · 58 still standing

Aaron Jake Wong — Pyraminx single 1.92: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Christian Girardy — Pyraminx single 2.08: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Zach Ridall — Pyraminx single 2.23: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Adam Gradess — Pyraminx single 2.25: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Elvin Xu — 3×3 single 7.23: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Samuel Krasne — Pyraminx single 2.33: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Nathan Kon — Pyraminx single 2.61: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Ishan Donavalli — Clock single 4.65: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

114 competitors · 690 results · 7 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. Carson Widjaja won it with a 6.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

114 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.