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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.

Four wins
Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.25s
closest final — 2×2, Evan Liu over Evan Waters
37
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)6.627.76
2×2Evan Liu1.442.19
4×4Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)23.1324.95
5×5Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)40.9545.72
3×3 blindfoldedAlvin Hiu Yeung Cheng (鄭曉洋)23.21
3×3 one-handedBurno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)11.9712.45
ClockClem Tucker2.863.63
4×4 blindfoldedEvan Liu4:15.37
5×5 blindfoldedAlvin 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 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.