Competitions · United States

Virginia Always Open Spring 2025

Charlottesville, Virginia · 6 April 2025 · 5 events · 83 competitors · 82 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won two of the five events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.09 seconds. 83 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aarav Gandhi took a 2×2 single of 7.23 down to 3.79, 48 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Zayn Khanani — 2×2, Skewb

0.09s

closest final — 2×2, Zayn Khanani over Michael Nielsen

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Michael Nielsen	5.97	6.64
2×2	Zayn Khanani	1.02	1.34
4×4	Ari Randers-Pehrson	22.94	24.74
3×3 one-handed	Andreas Lambropoulos	9.92	12.33
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.68	2.01

The PB harvest

82 set · 36 still standing

Raghav Reddy — 3×3 one-handed single 9.16: into the top 0.58% of the event's history.
Duncan Kimmett — 3×3 single 7.04: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Luke Stevenson — 2×2 single 1.97: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Albert Mao — 2×2 single 2.05: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Luke Stevenson — 4×4 single 36.13: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Nikolas Warner — Skewb single 3.86: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Yianni Lagadinos — 2×2 single 2.78: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
Queen-Isis Frost — 3×3 single 11.59: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

83 competitors · 422 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. Michael Nielsen won it with a 6.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

83 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.