Competitions · United States
Turning in Corning 2025
Corning, New York · 20 December 2025 · 9 events · 20 competitors · 37 personal bests
Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) won four of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Evan Liu by 0.25 seconds. 20 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A national record
Alvin Hiu Yeung Cheng (鄭曉洋) set the 5×5 blindfolded single national record: 4:00.35.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) | 6.62 | 7.76 |
| 2×2 | Evan Liu | 1.44 | 2.19 |
| 4×4 | Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) | 23.13 | 24.95 |
| 5×5 | Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) | 40.95 | 45.72 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Alvin Hiu Yeung Cheng (鄭曉洋) | 23.21 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) | 11.97 | 12.45 |
| Clock | Clem Tucker | 2.86 | 3.63 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Evan Liu | 4:15.37 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Alvin Hiu Yeung Cheng (鄭曉洋) | 4:00.35 | — |
The PB harvest
37 set · 18 still standing- Ethan Qiu — 2×2 single 0.90: into the top 0.38% of the event's history.
- Jake Oppedisano — 2×2 single 1.19: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Sanjam Dash Mohanty — 2×2 single 1.36: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Joshua Dulak — 2×2 single 1.45: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Milo Kittleson — 3×3 single 7.50: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
- Alex Hancock — 2×2 single 1.58: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Ethan Qiu — 4×4 single 31.20: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
- Patrick Ho — 2×2 single 1.96: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two 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
20 competitors · 140 results · 9 events.
Everyone who competed
20 competitorsReading 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.