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VERK VII 2025

Helsinki · 26 June 2025 · 8 events · 20 competitors · 14 personal bests

Levin Houghton won four of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Levin Houghton by 0.19 seconds. 20 competitors produced 14 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Levin Houghton set the Square-1 average national record: 7.55.

Four wins
Levin Houghton — 3×3, 2×2, Skewb, Square-1
0.19s
closest final — Skewb, Levin Houghton over Luukas Lempinen
14
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Levin Houghton8.028.77
2×2Levin Houghton2.162.39
4×4Aarni Salakari25.6432.30
5×5Luukas Lempinen55.231:00.53
ClockAarni Salakari3.083.96
PyraminxLuukas Lempinen3.874.41
SkewbLevin Houghton3.434.41
Square-1Levin Houghton6.737.55

The PB harvest

14 set · 7 still standing
  • Aarni Salakari — 4×4 single 25.64: into the top 0.88% of the event's history.
  • Ernesti Jokela — 3×3 single 11.80: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Art Gregory Jaama — 2×2 single 2.99: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Aaro Tiittanen — 2×2 single 3.02: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
  • Aaro Kokko — 5×5 single 1:25.57: into the top 23.8% of the event's history.
  • Erkka Niiva — Pyraminx single 6.50: into the top 23.8% of the event's history.
  • Peter Hugosson-Miller — Clock single 13.42: into the top 41.4% 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

20 competitors · 186 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

20 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.