Competitions · United States

Salem Cubikon 2025

Salem, New Hampshire · 24 May 2025 · 6 events · 81 competitors · 59 personal bests

Elijah Rain Phelps won three of the six events (Clock, Pyraminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Charles Amarello by 0.53 seconds. 81 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Dhruv Sandeep Patil took a Pyraminx single of 12.19 down to 4.82, 60 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Elijah Rain Phelps — Clock, Pyraminx, Square-1

0.53s

closest final — 3×3, Charles Amarello over Chris Yeager

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Charles Amarello	7.42	7.82
5×5	Aidan McKenzie	56.51	57.92
3×3 one-handed	Charles Amarello	10.78	12.60
Clock	Elijah Rain Phelps	3.79	4.51
Pyraminx	Elijah Rain Phelps	2.03	3.02
Square-1	Elijah Rain Phelps	5.77	6.95

The PB harvest

59 set · 22 still standing

Charlie McEneaney — Pyraminx single 3.67: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Lucas Zielfelder — Square-1 single 10.28: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Tariq Ali — 3×3 one-handed single 14.51: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
Charlie McEneaney — Square-1 single 10.82: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
Dhruv Sandeep Patil — Pyraminx single 4.82: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
Bennett David Walsh — Pyraminx single 6.28: into the top 22.1% of the event's history.
Lucas Zielfelder — 3×3 one-handed single 22.68: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
Jack Berry — 3×3 one-handed single 23.42: into the top 29.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

81 competitors · 368 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. Charles Amarello won it with a 7.82 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

81 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.