Competitions · United States
Reno Summer 2025
Reno, Nevada · 9 August 2025 · 12 events · 38 competitors · 77 personal bests
Paul Mahvi won four of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Sebastian Stone by 0.15 seconds. 38 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Moses Lee Rahimian took a 2×2 single of 7.67 down to 3.08, 60 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Micah Yeo | 6.37 | 7.28 |
| 2×2 | Kenji Gipson-Nahman | 2.04 | 3.39 |
| 4×4 | Paul Mahvi | 24.95 | 28.32 |
| 5×5 | Paul Mahvi | 40.80 | 48.62 |
| 6×6 | Paul Mahvi | 1:33.43 | 1:37.84 |
| 7×7 | Paul Mahvi | 2:24.09 | 2:25.67 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Naomi Solnick | 45.35 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jason Ostdiek | 10.10 | 12.03 |
| Clock | Sebastian Stone | 2.79 | 3.76 |
| Megaminx | Kenji Gipson-Nahman | 55.12 | 57.23 |
| Pyraminx | Hrishikesh Kakati | 1.44 | 1.88 |
| Square-1 | Michael Larsen | 9.65 | 13.24 |
The PB harvest
77 set · 29 still standing- Paul Mahvi — 5×5 single 40.80: into the top 0.22% of the event's history.
- Rahul Bollini — 4×4 single 25.76: into the top 0.92% of the event's history.
- Lorence Tsai — 2×2 single 2.16: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Sianez — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- Cameron Shumate — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
- Kenji Gipson-Nahman — 3×3 one-handed single 14.61: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
- Kenji Gipson-Nahman — 5×5 single 1:03.28: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
- Hrishikesh Kakati — 4×4 single 38.21: into the top 10.0% 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
38 competitors · 346 results · 12 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. Micah Yeo won it with a 7.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L B U F U' D L F2 R2 U' D2 F2 D' R2 U2 L' D2 B2 U - 2
R D' L' B2 D F R2 D' F2 U D2 B D2 R2 D2 L2 F U2 D2 - 3
D' R' L F' U2 R' D' F2 U' R2 U R2 L2 F2 U2 B2 U' B' U - 4
U2 F L2 D2 R2 D2 B' L2 B2 L2 R B' U R B D' U2 B L2 D2 - 5
F' U L F2 D2 B L2 F' R2 D2 L2 U2 D B' R' U2 F2 L' D L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
38 competitors- Aria Querubin
- Breanna LaGere
- Cameron Shumate
- Carson Carpenter
- Cayden Cheah
- Draco Tong
- Ethan Lin
- Ezra Nehemiah Rahimian
- Gabriel Sianez
- Gideon Voss
- Hana Nakano
- Hrishikesh Kakati
- Isaac Marks
- Jacob Vincent Vicente Mangosing
- Jason Ostdiek
- Jeremy Polentz
- Jesse Steele
- Kayden Norkunas
- Kenji Gipson-Nahman
- Lorence Tsai
- Lucas Benjamin Hyles
- Mason Wong
- Micah Yeo
- Michael Larsen
- Moses Lee Rahimian
- Naomi Solnick
- Paul Mahvi
- Rahul Bollini
- Riaan Govind
- Robert Alan Marks
- Sabir Dhillon
- Sarah Slovick
- Sean Abutan
- Sebastian Stone
- Sena Y. Zhang
- Shidong Zhang (张世东)
- Stephen Zhu
- Xochilt Quetzally Pomposo Alarcon
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.