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Santa Barbara, California · 1 November 2025 · 12 events · 84 competitors · 106 personal bests

Brendyn Dunagan won five of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Dominic Shoji by 0.18 seconds. 84 competitors produced 106 personal bests, 59 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alexander Kang took a Pyraminx single of 10.95 down to 3.35, 69 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Brendyn Dunagan — 3×3, 2×2, 6×6, Clock, Square-1
0.18s
closest final — Pyraminx, Dominic Shoji over Abraham Ramírez
106
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Brendyn Dunagan5.816.67
2×2Brendyn Dunagan0.862.00
4×4Shane Grogan29.8430.25
5×5Emily Nguyen47.4251.13
6×6Brendyn Dunagan1:22.741:24.59
7×7Emily Nguyen2:15.972:25.60
3×3 one-handedNipun Das9.0411.49
ClockBrendyn Dunagan2.283.61
MegaminxJack Flynn Stewart41.6749.00
PyraminxDominic Shoji2.242.90
SkewbAugust Barnard1.914.82
Square-1Brendyn Dunagan4.565.00

The PB harvest

106 set · 59 still standing
  • August Barnard — Pyraminx single 1.47: into the top 0.39% of the event's history.
  • Abraham Ramírez — Pyraminx single 1.78: into the top 0.8% of the event's history.
  • August Barnard — Skewb single 1.91: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Abraham Ramírez — 2×2 single 1.30: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Wong — Pyraminx single 2.19: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Josh Pierce — 3×3 single 7.48: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Gavin Sillifant — Clock single 3.92: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Issey Wakunaga — 3×3 single 8.12: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

84 competitors · 389 results · 12 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. Brendyn Dunagan won it with a 6.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

84 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.