Competitions · United States
UCSD Big and Blind 2025
San Diego, California · 19 January 2025 · 7 events · 28 competitors · 25 personal bests
Graham Siggins won four of the seven events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Kate Grahame by 13.09 seconds. 28 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Aayush Sahu took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 2:44.22 down to 1:47.47, 35 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | Kate Grahame | 46.54 | 51.42 |
| 6×6 | Kate Grahame | 1:22.50 | 1:28.47 |
| 7×7 | Kate Grahame | 2:03.68 | 2:07.49 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Graham Siggins | 21.38 | 24.43 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Graham Siggins | 2:05.71 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Graham Siggins | 5:47.12 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Graham Siggins | 54 of 64 cubes · 1:00:00 | — |
The PB harvest
25 set · 10 still standing- Jimbo Cai — 3×3 blindfolded single 18.79: into the top 0.97% of the event's history.
- Alvin Liu — 3×3 blindfolded single 25.93: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Alvin Liu — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 15 of 16 cubes · 52:09: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
- Jimbo Cai — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 16 of 21 cubes · 58:10: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
- Dylan Trueblood — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 9 of 11 cubes · 52:52: into the top 28.2% of the event's history.
- Adit Shah — 5×5 single 1:42.01: into the top 36.9% of the event's history.
- Dominic Shoji — 7×7 single 4:41.26: into the top 44.9% of the event's history.
- Nate Minkevich — 6×6 single 3:24.63: into the top 52.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person 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
28 competitors · 134 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
28 competitors- Aayush Sahu
- Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल)
- Adit Shah
- Alberto Pérez López
- Alex Carney
- Alex Lehman
- Alvin Liu
- Andy French
- August Barnard
- Claire Zhang
- Dhruv Sehgal
- Dominic Shoji
- Dylan Govic
- Dylan Trueblood
- Emily Nguyen
- Emmett O'Leary-Liu
- Goodwin Liu
- Graham Siggins
- Jacob Marinas
- Jason Chang (章維祐)
- Jimbo Cai
- Kate Grahame
- Kavin Tangtartharakul
- Manning Karahashi (唐橋康成)
- Michael Young
- Muhtasim Al-Farabi
- Nate Minkevich
- Ryan Fong
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.