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Space City Fall TX 2025

Houston, Texas · 19 October 2025 · 7 events · 158 competitors · 124 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won four of the seven events (3×3, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Marcus Kamen by 0.21 seconds. 158 competitors produced 124 personal bests, 71 of which still stand today, and 46 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Chad Nilsen took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 2:29.91 down to 43.38, 71 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, Square-1
0.21s
closest final — Pyraminx, Marcus Kamen over Ryan Pilat
124
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ryan Pilat6.006.43
7×7Ryan Pilat2:14.952:17.90
3×3 blindfoldedRyan Pilat20.33—
ClockAlina Zhu3.494.03
PyraminxMarcus Kamen1.762.01
SkewbBenjamin Spradley1.812.91
Square-1Ryan Pilat5.216.53

The PB harvest

124 set · 71 still standing
  • Ryan Pilat — Pyraminx single 0.96: into the top 0.02% of the event's history.
  • Sutton Barkley — 3×3 single 7.88: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Lee — Clock single 4.27: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Pacheco — Pyraminx single 2.79: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Ollie Thompson — Pyraminx single 3.32: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Catherine Allan — 3×3 single 9.05: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Ignacio Montilla — Pyraminx single 3.56: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Santiago Contreras — 3×3 single 9.83: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

46 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

158 competitors · 645 results · 7 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 6.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

158 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.