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Prebleminxing 2025

Eaton, Ohio · 13 September 2025 · 6 events · 51 competitors · 50 personal bests

Jack Pfeifer won two of the six events (6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Harsha Paladugu by 0.05 seconds. 51 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Henry Litz took a 6×6 single of 9:49.72 down to 5:49.64, 41 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Jack Pfeifer — 6×6, 7×7
0.05s
closest final — Pyraminx, Harsha Paladugu over Carter Kucala
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Griesser4.665.72
4×4Luke Garrett22.5224.87
6×6Jack Pfeifer1:15.181:16.70
7×7Jack Pfeifer1:57.812:00.65
MegaminxZeke Mackay31.6732.04
PyraminxHarsha Paladugu1.882.09

The PB harvest

50 set · 16 still standing
  • Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar — 4×4 single 24.21: into the top 0.54% of the event's history.
  • Jeriyah Griffin — Megaminx single 42.36: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Sumiran Maiskar — 6×6 single 2:08.10: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
  • Sophia Warren — 4×4 single 42.79: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
  • Jeriyah Griffin — 4×4 single 45.13: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
  • Franklyn Tu — Pyraminx single 6.20: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Jibat — Pyraminx single 6.74: into the top 25.7% of the event's history.
  • Eli Miller — Megaminx single 1:41.24: into the top 35.3% 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

51 competitors · 343 results · 6 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. Luke Griesser won it with a 5.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

51 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.