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Presidential Puzzles in PA 2025

Washington, Pennsylvania · 17 May 2025 · 6 events · 64 competitors · 66 personal bests

Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Elliott Perkins by 0.18 seconds. 64 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Joel Gowman took a 2×2 single of 22.54 down to 12.28, 46 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) — 3×3, 4×4
0.18s
closest final — Skewb, Elliott Perkins over Gabriel Gowman
66
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ganghui Lin (林刚辉)7.137.76
2×2Sujan Feist1.041.53
4×4Ganghui Lin (林刚辉)23.4929.59
ClockWesley Chase3.523.99
PyraminxMark Gowman1.742.09
SkewbElliott Perkins2.293.35

The PB harvest

66 set · 30 still standing
  • Danny Weil — Pyraminx single 2.56: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Conor Mays — 3×3 single 9.10: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Frankie Vostatek — Skewb single 3.06: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Krishna Joyce — Skewb single 3.18: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Danny Weil — 2×2 single 2.70: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
  • Brayden Greathouse — Pyraminx single 4.64: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
  • Lincoln Schad — Skewb single 4.63: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
  • Stanley Yang — 4×4 single 43.24: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

64 competitors · 375 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

64 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.