Competitions · United States

Virginia Championship 2025

Richmond, Virginia · 16 August 2025 · 12 events · 216 competitors · 445 personal bests

Ari Randers-Pehrson won four of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Michael Nielsen by 0.08 seconds. 216 competitors produced 445 personal bests, 196 of which still stand today, and 41 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Michael Nielsen set the Pyraminx average continental record: 1.41.

Four wins

Ari Randers-Pehrson — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.08s

closest final — 3×3, Michael Nielsen over Easan Peacock

445

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Michael Nielsen	5.43	7.28
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.87	1.31
4×4	Ari Randers-Pehrson	23.01	24.21
5×5	Ari Randers-Pehrson	43.74	49.34
6×6	Ari Randers-Pehrson	1:31.73	1:33.94
7×7	Ari Randers-Pehrson	2:18.84	2:36.72
3×3 one-handed	Kavin Rajendran	10.81	11.70
Clock	Fiona Bao	2.59	3.41
Megaminx	Owen Chester	34.48	39.71
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.61	2.02
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.20	1.94
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	4.42	5.18

The PB harvest

445 set · 196 still standing

Benjamin Fletcher — Pyraminx single 1.64: into the top 0.6% of the event's history.
Aarav Batra — 3×3 single 6.46: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
Owen Chester — Pyraminx single 1.86: into the top 0.92% of the event's history.
Eric Hsu (徐玉云) — Clock single 3.26: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Joshua Liu — Pyraminx single 2.19: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Chase Pak — Pyraminx single 2.68: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Matthew Waidelich — Pyraminx single 2.78: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Nathan Klintworth — 2×2 single 1.78: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

41 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

216 competitors · 1995 results · 12 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 7.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

216 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.