Competitions · United States

Puzzles in Pottsville 2025

Pottsville, Pennsylvania · 18 January 2025 · 6 events · 70 competitors · 91 personal bests

Livia Kleiner won two of the six events (4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Will Callan by 0.02 seconds. 70 competitors produced 91 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Virgil Rhodes took a 2×2 single of 10.23 down to 2.76, 73 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Livia Kleiner — 4×4, Pyraminx

0.02s

closest final — 3×3, Will Callan over Livia Kleiner

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Will Callan	7.11	7.71
2×2	Aditya Arunkumar	1.88	2.06
4×4	Livia Kleiner	29.50	30.59
3×3 blindfolded	Evan Liu	1:05.22	—
Clock	Zach Ridall	4.00	5.05
Pyraminx	Livia Kleiner	1.73	2.35

The PB harvest

91 set · 35 still standing

Jett Kelly — Pyraminx single 1.36: into the top 0.28% of the event's history.
Jacob Buch — Pyraminx single 1.42: into the top 0.33% of the event's history.
Aditya Arunkumar — Pyraminx single 1.69: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
Jett Kelly — 2×2 single 1.21: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Dylan Gesmundo — Pyraminx single 2.35: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Adam McLaughlin — 2×2 single 1.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Carter Strouse — Pyraminx single 2.94: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Andrew Graham — 2×2 single 1.97: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

70 competitors · 445 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. Will Callan won it with a 7.71 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.