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Shhicago IV 2025

Evanston, Illinois · 1 November 2025 · 8 events · 18 competitors · 11 personal bests

Jacob Turrubiartes won three of the eight events (3×3 one-handed, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Lucas Lippman-Bruno by 0.05 seconds. 18 competitors produced 11 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Caleb D. Novick took a 5×5 single of 3:29.39 down to 1:55.76, 45 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Jacob Turrubiartes — 3×3 one-handed, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.05s
closest final — Square-1, Lucas Lippman-Bruno over Sebastian Carrillo
11
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
5×5Lucas Lippman-Bruno50.3355.63
3×3 blindfoldedBrayden Thompson17.4518.95
3×3 Fewest MovesSebastian Carrillo32 moves35.67
3×3 one-handedJacob Turrubiartes12.5713.84
Square-1Lucas Lippman-Bruno9.0911.81
4×4 blindfoldedJacob Turrubiartes2:46.862:57.67
5×5 blindfoldedDraco Tong24:01.00
3×3 Multi-BlindJacob Turrubiartes22 of 27 cubes · 56:24

The PB harvest

11 set · 4 still standing
  • Brandon Reichman — 3×3 one-handed single 21.11: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
  • Caleb D. Novick — Square-1 single 23.57: into the top 36.0% of the event's history.
  • Joey Adler — 5×5 single 1:40.89: into the top 36.0% of the event's history.
  • Caleb D. Novick — 5×5 single 1:55.76: into the top 46.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

18 competitors · 124 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

18 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.