Competitions · United States

Utah Newcomers 2025

Salt Lake City, Utah · 22 March 2025 · 3 events · 185 competitors · 170 personal bests

Canyon Pettitt won three of the three events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Canyon Pettitt by 0.07 seconds. 185 competitors produced 170 personal bests, 99 of which still stand today, and 58 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Chase Burnell took a 2×2 single of 7.77 down to 2.68, 66 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Canyon Pettitt — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4

0.07s

closest final — 3×3, Canyon Pettitt over Eric Pesci

170

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Canyon Pettitt	7.71	8.61
2×2	Canyon Pettitt	1.53	2.12
4×4	Canyon Pettitt	30.00	33.14

The PB harvest

170 set · 99 still standing

Adam Carpenter — 2×2 single 1.45: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Akoy Gregory — 2×2 single 1.55: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Amethyst Mak — 2×2 single 2.02: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Cooper Hicks — 2×2 single 2.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Zachary Isom — 2×2 single 2.26: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
Joey Moore — 2×2 single 2.38: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Kezman Jensen — 2×2 single 2.55: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Hayden Nicholas Cutler — 2×2 single 2.56: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

58 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

185 competitors · 771 results · 3 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. Canyon Pettitt won it with a 8.61 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

185 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.