Competitions · United States

Race the Clock MN 2025

Rosemount, Minnesota · 27 December 2025 · 5 events · 85 competitors · 65 personal bests

Carter Kucala won the 3×3 with a 7.49 and the closest final was the Clock, won by Ivan ThanhDanh Duong by 0.51 seconds. 85 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zeke King took a 6×6 single of 5:22.25 down to 3:08.78, 41 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.51s

closest final — Clock, Ivan ThanhDanh Duong over Tyler Johnson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Carter Kucala	6.52	7.49
4×4	Kaius Young	23.66	26.57
6×6	Nathan Phillips	1:27.25	1:29.38
3×3 one-handed	Andy Wong	10.78	11.54
Clock	Ivan ThanhDanh Duong	2.98	3.85

The PB harvest

65 set · 34 still standing

Nathan Phillips — 4×4 single 20.46: into the top 0.071% of the event's history.
Ivan ThanhDanh Duong — 3×3 single 6.42: into the top 0.79% of the event's history.
Charles Bois — 3×3 single 7.08: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Anders Peterson — Clock single 3.76: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Elijah Buscho — 6×6 single 1:55.71: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Andy Wong — Clock single 6.74: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Thomas Anthony Hughey — 3×3 single 11.18: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Tucker Hanson — Clock single 7.27: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

85 competitors · 368 results · 5 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. Carter Kucala won it with a 7.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

85 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.