Competitions · United States
UCSD Blind and Big 2025
San Diego, California · 10 May 2025 · 7 events · 31 competitors · 38 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 10.92 seconds. 31 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ethan Woll took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 5:13.78 down to 3:00.52, 42 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | Kate Grahame | 43.48 | 46.86 |
| 6×6 | Kate Grahame | 1:29.02 | 1:33.01 |
| 7×7 | Kate Grahame | 1:58.55 | 2:11.56 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Graham Siggins | 18.82 | 20.16 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Graham Siggins | 2:36.83 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Graham Siggins | 3:15.68 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Graham Siggins | 61 of 66 cubes · 1:00:00 | — |
The PB harvest
38 set · 17 still standing- Luke Meszar — 3×3 blindfolded single 24.00: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Kate Grahame — 3×3 blindfolded single 48.44: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
- Derrick Hung — 5×5 single 1:09.64: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
- Luke Meszar — 5×5 single 1:13.75: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
- Brandon Lin (林博浩) — 6×6 single 2:14.27: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
- Justin Wang — 5×5 single 1:28.22: into the top 25.8% of the event's history.
- Aayush Sahu — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:44.41: into the top 28.2% of the event's history.
- Justin Wang — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 5 of 5 cubes · 38:33: into the top 37.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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
31 competitors · 146 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
31 competitors- Aayush Sahu
- Aileen Vo
- Alex Carney
- Andrea Nguyen
- Azael Toysehua
- Brandon Lin (林博浩)
- Cary Huang
- Derrick Hung
- Dylan Govic
- Emily Nguyen
- Ethan Woll
- Graham Siggins
- Hana Nakano
- Jacob Marinas
- Jason Chang (章維祐)
- Jason Hammerman
- Jihu Mun (문지후)
- Jimbo Cai
- Jimmy Kingston
- Joel Kim
- Justin Wang
- Kate Grahame
- Kavin Tangtartharakul
- Liv Coverdale
- Luis Enrique Cruz Acosta
- Luke Meszar
- Manning Karahashi (唐橋康成)
- Matthew Dickman
- Michael Young
- Muhtasim Al-Farabi
- Richard Hyrum Weber
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.