Competitions · United States
Rutgers Winter 2025
Piscataway, New Jersey · 25 January 2025 · 6 events · 71 competitors · 60 personal bests
Christopher Sun won five of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 6×6, won by Christopher Sun by 0.28 seconds. 71 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Anthony Issa took a 3×3 single of 38.57 down to 19.30, 50 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Christopher Sun | 5.87 | 6.15 |
| 4×4 | Christopher Sun | 20.51 | 25.43 |
| 5×5 | Christopher Sun | 44.43 | 50.32 |
| 6×6 | Christopher Sun | 1:29.37 | 1:31.83 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Christopher Sun | 31.66 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Shaun Mack | 11.49 | 12.26 |
The PB harvest
60 set · 32 still standing- Christopher Sun — 4×4 single 20.51: into the top 0.075% of the event's history.
- Andrew Xie — 3×3 single 6.34: into the top 0.71% of the event's history.
- Max Chan — 5×5 single 50.98: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
- Chanoe Park — 5×5 single 53.77: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Adam Gradess — 4×4 single 30.33: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Adam Gradess — 5×5 single 58.31: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Joel Chon — 3×3 single 9.31: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
- Kobe Balin — 5×5 single 1:03.92: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Ten 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
71 competitors · 338 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. Christopher Sun won it with a 6.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 L2 U' R U2 R2 U2 B2 D2 L' D' U F' U B U2 B2 D - 2
F U2 F U2 B' U2 F R F R D L' D' F U R' F D' - 3
B' L2 D' R2 D' L2 D U' R2 F' R B' R2 F' L' U' B F2 L2 - 4
R2 F U' F' U2 B' D2 R U L2 U' R2 L2 U2 L2 B2 D' L2 R U2 - 5
L2 U2 R' F2 L D2 F2 L' B' L' U' B U2 F U2 L' B' D L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
71 competitors- Aaron Jake Wong
- Adam Gradess
- Akshit Pandey
- Alan Noyola
- Alex DeLeo
- Alex Hamburg
- Alexander Lik Sum Lau
- Andrew Turcan
- Andrew Xie
- Anthony Issa
- Anurag Anapindi
- Austin Henry
- Ayden Dincher
- Benjamin Meytin
- Brandon Ervin
- Casey Ding
- Chanoe Park
- Charles Darrington
- Christopher Sun
- Dan Lu
- Dana Yi
- David Erwin
- David Wang
- Devin S. Dhamoon
- Dhruv Gulabeela
- Dylan Erwin
- Elvin Xu
- Emmett Moldoff
- Eric Yu
- Ernie Pulchny
- Evan Huang
- Evan Liu
- Gavin Gruppuso
- Holden Gaynor
- Ishan Donavalli
- Jack Wolfarth
- Jalen Shareef
- Jay Thatte
- Jillian Kruep
- Joel Chon
- Joel Pavon
- Jordan Mann
- Kirtin Mendi
- Kobe Balin
- Kyle Nguyen
- Kyler Liang
- Livia Kleiner
- Louis Truong
- Luke Galioto
- Mason Hilligus
- Matthew Metzger
- Matthew Rich
- Max Chan
- Nathan Chon
- Nathaniel Rosenblatt
- Nicholas Negoita
- Priansh Jha
- Rory Ribble
- Ryan Kern
- Samarth Vedi
- Sanjam Dash Mohanty
- Sankalp Veda
- Shaun Mack
- Srijan ReddyAlla
- Sula Mareska
- Taran Wadhera
- Tyler Kochy
- Vihaan Cherukuri
- Vivaan Wadhera
- Yuki Nagai
- Zach Ridall
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.