UCSB Favorites 2025
- Date
- Nov 1, 2025
- City
- Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Venue
UCSB Corwin Pavilion
- Address
- 494 UCEN Rd, Isla Vista, CA 93117
- Details
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Eliza Pasha, Thomas Schmidt, and West Coast Cubing LLC Treasurer
- WCA Delegates
- Alex Lehman, Jason Chang (章維祐), Shane Grogan, and Sherry Tao (陶心仪)
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors must be familiar with the WCA Regulations. If you are new to competing, please refer to the Competitor Responsibilities tab.
Spectators can attend for free and can come and go as they please! No registration or check-in process is needed for spectating.
This competition is organized by UCSB Cube Club, in partnership with West Coast Cubing, SpeedCubeShop.


UCSB Students
If you are a UCSB Student or Faculty member, your registration fee for this competition will be waived. Register for the competition without paying, and contact the organization team with your credentials (such as a student ID) attached. Your registration will be accepted in the order in which this email is received.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 84
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 150 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $35 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of $35 (United States Dollar).
Any spectator can attend for free.
Competitors may register in at most 5 events.
Registration Process
1. Wait until registration opens on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM PDT. You cannot register prior to then. You cannot register after Friday, October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM PDT. No exceptions to these will be given. If deemed necessary, we may close registration early.
2. If you have not competed before, create a WCA account here.
3. Go to the Register link on the competition website.
4. Fill out the events you will be competing in, any comments you may have about your registration, and press register.
5. Pay the registration fee via Stripe on the competition website.
Competitors MUST pay their registration fee before being eligible for a spot in the competition.
Waitlist
If the competition is full, a message will be displayed saying such on the competition website. If, after this time, you register and pay for the competition, you will be added to the competition waitlist.
If a competitor cancels their registration, the person at the top of the waitlist will be added to the competitor list.
If you are on the waitlist, you may cancel your registration (see below) at any time for a full refund.
If you are on the waitlist, you will be informed whether you have made it on the competitor list after Friday, October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM PDT, otherwise you will be given a full refund.
Registration Changes
If you would like to cancel your registration, email the organization team with your request and you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee. Refunds are available only until Friday, October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM PDT.
If you would like to edit your registered events or listed guests, you may do so on the Register page. This can only be done prior to Friday, October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM PDT.
By registering, competitors agree to the information in the Competitor Responsibilities tab. This tab details the responsibilitIes of all competitors at this competition. Not abiding by these responsibilities can result in disqualification. - Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Brendyn Dunagan won with an average of 6.67 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Spursh Deshpande (स्पर्श देशपांडे) finished second (8.25) and Aaron Do finished third (8.34).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendyn Dunagan | 5.81 | 6.67 | United States | 6.01 | 6.33 | 9.07 | 7.66 | 5.81 | |||
| 2 | Spursh Deshpande (स्पर्श देशपांडे) | 6.58 | 8.25 | United States | 6.58 | 8.20 | 7.76 | 10.06 | 8.80 | |||
| 3 | Aaron Do | 7.52 | 8.34 | United States | 8.03 | 7.52 | 8.52 | 8.46 | 10.27 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendyn Dunagan | 0.86 | 2.00 | United States | 1.07 | 3.50 | 1.43 | 0.86 | 3.81 | |||
| 2 | August Barnard | 1.98 | 2.59 | United States | 3.60 | 3.79 | 2.06 | 1.98 | 2.12 | |||
| 3 | Abraham Ramírez | 1.30 | 2.94 | Mexico | 1.30 | 3.21 | 3.08 | 2.52 | 4.31 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Grogan | 29.84 | 30.25 | United States | 29.90 | 34.05 | 30.12 | 30.73 | 29.84 | |||
| 2 | Emily Nguyen | 27.31 | 30.76 | United States | 27.31 | 33.47 | 27.52 | 36.62 | 31.28 | |||
| 3 | Aaron Do | 30.23 | 35.45 | United States | 34.11 | 37.71 | 34.54 | 39.69 | 30.23 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily Nguyen | 47.42 | 51.13 | United States | 51.21 | 48.46 | 54.90 | 53.71 | 47.42 | |||
| 2 | Shane Grogan | 52.32 | 1:01.62 | United States | 1:13.19 | 59.15 | 1:04.05 | 52.32 | 1:01.66 | |||
| 3 | Jack Stewart | 59.71 | 1:01.64 | United States | 1:02.38 | 59.71 | 1:04.29 | 1:00.69 | 1:01.84 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendyn Dunagan | 1:22.74 | 1:24.59 | United States | 1:26.50 | 1:22.74 | 1:24.53 | |||||
| 2 | Emily Nguyen | 1:36.22 | 1:45.69 | United States | 1:54.51 | 1:36.22 | 1:46.34 | |||||
| 3 | Shane Grogan | 1:56.62 | 2:01.13 | United States | 1:56.62 | 2:08.89 | 1:57.88 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily Nguyen | 2:15.97 | 2:25.60 | United States | 2:15.97 | 2:33.39 | 2:27.43 | |||||
| 2 | Jack Stewart | 2:38.39 | 2:57.97 | United States | 2:38.39 | 3:05.95 | 3:09.57 | |||||
| 3 | Shane Grogan | 3:02.17 | 3:18.69 | United States | 3:15.90 | 3:38.01 | 3:02.17 | |||||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nipun Das | 9.04 | 11.49 | United States | 9.04 | 11.41 | 10.32 | 14.14 | 12.75 | |||
| 2 | Aileen Vo | 13.30 | 14.75 | United States | 13.53 | 17.35 | 14.60 | 13.30 | 16.11 | |||
| 3 | Aaron Do | 14.99 | 17.20 | United States | 19.44 | 15.92 | 20.61 | 14.99 | 16.23 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendyn Dunagan | 2.28 | 3.61 | United States | 2.57 | 3.05 | DNF | 2.28 | 5.20 | |||
| 2 | Dominic Shoji | 4.10 | 4.48 | United States | 4.26 | 4.62 | 4.10 | DNF | 4.56 | |||
| 3 | Abraham Ramírez | 4.94 | 5.45 | Mexico | 5.84 | 4.94 | 5.25 | DNF | 5.26 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Stewart | 41.67 | 49.00 | United States | 54.72 | 47.32 | 41.67 | 45.19 | 54.48 | |||
| 2 | Vinicius Shaw | 46.92 | 51.24 | Brazil | 54.56 | 51.45 | 47.72 | 1:01.80 | 46.92 | |||
| 3 | Aileen Vo | 45.99 | 51.64 | United States | 54.10 | 54.28 | 45.99 | 53.57 | 47.25 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominic Shoji | 2.24 | 2.90 | United States | 2.24 | 3.94 | 2.53 | 3.68 | 2.49 | |||
| 2 | Abraham Ramírez | 2.53 | 3.08 | Mexico | 4.50 | 3.53 | 2.53 | 2.65 | 3.07 | |||
| 3 | Jacob Wong | 3.14 | 3.34 | United States | 3.41 | 3.36 | 3.14 | 4.73 | 3.26 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August Barnard | 1.91 | 4.82 | United States | 5.08 | 4.56 | 1.91 | 5.97 | 4.82 | |||
| 2 | Vinicius Shaw | 3.31 | 5.47 | Brazil | 8.35 | 6.46 | 3.31 | 5.62 | 4.32 | |||
| 3 | Sherry Tao (陶心仪) | 5.06 | 6.35 | United States | 6.75 | 7.12 | 5.06 | 8.15 | 5.19 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendyn Dunagan | 4.56 | 5.00 | United States | 5.01 | 5.15 | 4.85 | 6.41 | 4.56 | |||
| 2 | Vinicius Shaw | 8.54 | 9.23 | Brazil | 9.49 | 8.54 | 9.33 | 8.86 | 16.98 | |||
| 3 | Gavin Sillifant | 7.01 | 10.65 | United States | 7.07 | DNF | 13.67 | 7.01 | 11.22 | |||