Competitions · Canada
Vancouver Newcomers 2025
Vancouver, British Columbia · 31 March 2025 · 2 events · 48 competitors · 15 personal bests
Luke Jankowiak won the 3×3 with a 7.76 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Justin Hong by 0.08 seconds. 48 competitors produced 15 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Soarin Vanden Berg took a Pyraminx single of 13.40 down to 6.71, 50 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Jankowiak | 6.69 | 7.76 |
| Pyraminx | Justin Hong | 4.65 | 5.47 |
The PB harvest
15 set · 5 still standing- Isaac Davies — 3×3 single 6.83: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
- Luke Zhang — 3×3 single 9.00: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Soarin Vanden Berg — Pyraminx single 6.71: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
- Yeonseo Na — 3×3 single 35.26: into the top 70.9% of the event's history.
- Essa Shariff — 3×3 single 38.17: into the top 74.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
15 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
48 competitors · 83 results · 2 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. Luke Jankowiak won it with a 7.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D' F' U R2 B2 L2 R' B2 L' U2 R F2 U2 F L U2 B' R' B' U - 2
U' B2 D R2 D L2 D' R2 B L U2 L F' R U' L U2 B - 3
F2 D2 F2 D2 L' D2 L2 D2 L' U L D L' B' U2 F' D B' U2 - 4
B2 U L2 D B2 F2 U2 F2 U' F2 U2 L D2 B R' U F2 D B L2 - 5
U B2 L2 F2 R B' R' U L2 U2 B2 D2 F2 L2 B2 R' F2 U2 R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
48 competitors- Aaron Soong
- Alana Chan
- Attila Vojnits-Acun
- Boedy Hulsman
- Brian Sun
- Devin Raghu
- Devon Yuan
- Diedre Sportack
- Essa Shariff
- Finn Gilmore
- Gabriel Gaza
- Gavin Hoekstra
- Gray Lalani
- Greyson Klein
- Harlan Beddoes
- Heyson Choi
- HoJin Kim
- Isaac Davies
- Jimmy Zhang
- Justin Chew
- Justin Hong
- Kaito Halverson
- Keith Choi
- Kenny Zhong
- Kevin Matthews
- Krishnam Raju Gadiraju
- Lingjun Shen
- Lucian Lu
- Luke Jankowiak
- Luke Zhang
- Matthew Ji
- Michael Wong
- Miles Chen
- Nolan Stevens
- Oliver Kaplan
- River Sportack
- Soarin Vanden Berg
- Susie Song
- Taiyo Berčič
- Travis Yuan
- Trevor Choi
- Victor Aja Yera
- Vivien Wong
- Winston Chow
- Xavier Forer
- Xuanyu Sun
- Yeonseo Na
- Yoon Hoo Na
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.