Competitions · United States

UMBC Fall 2025

Catonsville, Maryland · 18 October 2025 · 5 events · 121 competitors · 100 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won two of the five events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Raihan Sadr by 0.27 seconds. 121 competitors produced 100 personal bests, 56 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Roi Christian Kim took a Skewb single of 9.15 down to 3.42, 63 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Zayn Khanani — 2×2, Skewb

0.27s

closest final — 3×3, Raihan Sadr over Sam Popp

100

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Raihan Sadr	6.49	7.04
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.79	1.14
6×6	Fiona Bao	1:31.74	1:35.76
Megaminx	Zakaria Mirre	40.83	46.00
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.21	2.09

The PB harvest

100 set · 56 still standing

Leland Pak — 3×3 single 7.11: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Walker Heck — 3×3 single 8.12: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Nathan Budzichowski — Skewb single 2.84: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Reese Ludwick — 3×3 single 9.06: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Anirudh Sridhar — 3×3 single 9.23: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
Ava Lewis — 3×3 single 9.29: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Eric L. Jiang — 3×3 single 9.43: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Eesa Darab — 2×2 single 2.29: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

121 competitors · 525 results · 5 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. Raihan Sadr won it with a 7.04 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

121 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.