Competitions · United States

Space City Winter TX 2025

Houston, Texas · 4 January 2025 · 7 events · 120 competitors · 136 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won seven of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ryan Pilat by 0.01 seconds. 120 competitors produced 136 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Roberto Icaza Kinloch set the 3×3 single national record: 11.08.

Seven wins

Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed

0.01s

closest final — 3×3, Ryan Pilat over Siddharth Reddy

136

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ryan Pilat	5.41	6.68
4×4	Ryan Pilat	24.59	27.16
5×5	Ryan Pilat	49.53	53.55
6×6	Ryan Pilat	1:26.51	1:29.69
7×7	Ryan Pilat	2:09.30	2:24.57
3×3 blindfolded	Ryan Pilat	19.87	—
3×3 one-handed	Ryan Pilat	11.35	13.51

The PB harvest

136 set · 48 still standing

George Fan — 4×4 single 25.25: into the top 0.76% of the event's history.
Nathan Nguyen — 3×3 single 6.65: into the top 0.98% of the event's history.
Griffin Egan — 3×3 single 6.73: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Luke Nilsen — 3×3 single 7.52: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Chad Nilsen — 3×3 single 7.56: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Benjamin Wong — 5×5 single 1:01.21: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Chad Nilsen — 4×4 single 37.00: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
Nathan Nguyen — 6×6 single 1:54.49: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

120 competitors · 549 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 6.68 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

120 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.