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SSN Cube Challenge 2025

Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu · 15 November 2025 · 11 events · 94 competitors · 106 personal bests

Dhruv Thirumalairajan won five of the eleven events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Akhil Vikram by 0.06 seconds. 94 competitors produced 106 personal bests, 64 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Dhruv Thirumalairajan set the 7×7 average national record: 2:08.01.

Five wins
Dhruv Thirumalairajan — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.06s
closest final — 2×2, Akhil Vikram over Johan Peter
106
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dhruv Thirumalairajan7.457.91
2×2Akhil Vikram1.732.73
5×5Dhruv Thirumalairajan44.4046.68
6×6Dhruv Thirumalairajan1:23.101:27.52
7×7Dhruv Thirumalairajan2:06.872:11.98
3×3 blindfoldedSukant Koul19.2321.17
3×3 one-handedDhruv Thirumalairajan13.0814.43
ClockSukant Koul4.215.30
PyraminxRajha Sirokshan2.413.05
SkewbSahas Darsh Miglani3.563.92
3×3 Multi-BlindSukant Koul31 of 39 cubes · 58:36—

The PB harvest

106 set · 64 still standing
  • Shreyash Boddepalli — 3×3 single 6.28: into the top 0.67% of the event's history.
  • Muhammad Shayan — Skewb single 1.78: into the top 0.88% of the event's history.
  • Shyaam Siddarth — Pyraminx single 1.95: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Arin Jacub Minj — 3×3 single 7.81: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Pranav Jai — Pyraminx single 2.64: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Johan Peter — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Rithishvar Ramesh — 3×3 single 9.02: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Siddharth Sriram — Clock single 5.26: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 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

94 competitors · 637 results · 11 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. Dhruv Thirumalairajan won it with a 7.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.