Competitions · United States

Racing Kane 2025

Elgin, Illinois · 1 March 2025 · 5 events · 105 competitors · 112 personal bests

Brian Johnson won the 3×3 with a 6.16 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Simon Kellum by 0.03 seconds. 105 competitors produced 112 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tayla Justis took a Clock single of 1:08.58 down to 20.68, 70 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.03s

closest final — Pyraminx, Simon Kellum over Elliott Perkins

112

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brian Johnson	5.63	6.16
5×5	Carter Thomas	42.61	49.68
Clock	Sylvia Crouch	3.17	3.31
Megaminx	Zeke Mackay	33.99	36.15
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	1.61	2.51

The PB harvest

112 set · 41 still standing

Andrew Moy — 5×5 single 43.90: into the top 0.52% of the event's history.
Zeke Mackay — Clock single 3.60: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Akshaansh Chilakapati — 5×5 single 49.89: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Simon Kellum — 5×5 single 55.69: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Kenneth Norton — Clock single 4.83: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Sebastian Carrillo — Megaminx single 48.01: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Liam Strauch — Clock single 5.38: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
Rishi Merai — 3×3 single 9.59: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

105 competitors · 501 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 6.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

105 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.