Competitions · New Zealand
Solve Well in Wellington 2025
Wellington · 23 August 2025 · 11 events · 47 competitors · 75 personal bests
Chris Mills won four of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jack Maddigan by 0.12 seconds. 47 competitors produced 75 personal bests, 44 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Oscar Hansen took a 2×2 single of 2.31 down to 0.91, 61 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Chris Mills | 4.76 | 6.48 |
| 2×2 | Jack Maddigan | 1.48 | 1.77 |
| 4×4 | Chris Mills | 27.34 | 28.57 |
| 5×5 | Jack McDougall | 53.95 | 56.11 |
| 6×6 | James Macdiarmid | 2:00.64 | 2:04.77 |
| 7×7 | Liam Wadek | 2:59.13 | 3:08.17 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | James Macdiarmid | 19.60 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Chris Mills | 10.01 | 11.43 |
| Megaminx | Chris Mills | 37.24 | 44.37 |
| Pyraminx | Dylan Himmelfarb | 1.56 | 2.78 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | James Macdiarmid | 48 of 52 cubes · 59:37 | — |
The PB harvest
75 set · 44 still standing- Jack McDougall — Pyraminx single 1.24: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
- Liam Wadek — 2×2 single 0.82: into the top 0.25% of the event's history.
- Oscar Hansen — 2×2 single 0.91: into the top 0.39% of the event's history.
- Oscar Hansen — 3×3 single 5.99: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
- Oscar Hansen — Pyraminx single 1.65: into the top 0.61% of the event's history.
- Matthew Yang — 4×4 single 25.18: into the top 0.74% of the event's history.
- Luke Steele — Pyraminx single 1.94: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Harry Davies — 2×2 single 1.27: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 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
47 competitors · 543 results · 11 events.
Everyone who competed
47 competitors- Aathith Mayuran
- Alex Asbery
- Andrea Cochrane
- Aneurin Hunt
- Anora Anson
- Ariz A. Kadda
- Benjamin Melvin
- Brody Heberley
- Caleb Glynn
- Chris Mills
- Cole Campbell
- Cooper Chalmers
- Douglas James Beggs
- Dylan Himmelfarb
- Eli Ndwiga
- Harrison Frame
- Harry Davies
- Jack Maddigan
- Jack McDougall
- James Macdiarmid
- James Moore
- James Percy Jackson
- Joe South
- Joshua Bedford
- Joshua Mackersy
- Julian Sico
- Leo Holland
- Lewis Fulton
- Liam Wadek
- Luke Morrison
- Luke Steele
- Matthew Yang
- Miguel Yap
- Oscar Hansen
- Oscar Welton-Rosie
- Paula Maddigan
- Sebastian Cowlishaw Merz
- Shin Nguyen
- Tim Johnston
- Tom Nelson
- Vernon Stewart
- Vincent Da Col
- Viraaj Ambiti
- William Jackson
- Zachary Atkin
- Zachary Doblas
- Zack Aden
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.