UCSD Big and Blind 2025


Date
Jan 19, 2025
City
San Diego, California, United States
Venue

UC San Diego

Address
Price Center, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
Details

The Forum

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Alex Lehman, Jason Chang (章維祐), and West Coast Cubing LLC Treasurer
WCA Delegates
Alex Lehman, Dylan Govic, Jason Chang (章維祐), Michael Young, and Sherry Tao (陶心仪)
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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 in partnership with West Coast Cubing and SpeedCubeShop.

Events
Main event
Competitors
28
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 35 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (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 .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.

Registration Process

  1. Wait until registration opens on Monday, December 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM. You cannot register prior to then. You cannot register after Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM. 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 Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM, 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 Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM.

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 Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM.

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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Graham Siggins won with a single solve of 21.38 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Jimbo Cai finished second (26.90) and Alvin Liu finished third (36.20).

Aayush Sahu - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 8 1:15.79 1:24.69 United States 1:27.461:16.811:29.791:31.961:15.79
6x6x6 Cube Final 9 2:33.51 2:42.50 United States 2:52.872:41.122:33.51
7x7x7 Cube Final 8 3:40.73 3:54.96 United States 3:59.163:40.734:05.00
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 9 1:47.47 DNF United States DNF1:47.47DNF
First round 10 2:38.89 DNF United States DNFDNF2:38.89
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 6 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 9 7/10 51:02 United States 7/10 51:02DNF

Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल) - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 13 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 5 10:38.00 DNF United States DNF11:38.0010:38.00
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 11 8/13 1:00:00 United States 8/13 1:00:00DNF

Adit Shah - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 16 1:42.01 1:48.43 United States 1:53.171:42.011:59.521:44.961:47.17
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 9 2:12.95 2:34.09 United States 2:53.652:12.952:35.68

Alberto Pérez López - Mexico WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 13 DNF DNF Mexico DNFDNFDNF

Alex Carney - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 21 DNF United States DNFDNF

Alex Lehman - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 6 1:18.38 1:19.83 United States 1:18.811:19.641:21.041:26.581:18.38
6x6x6 Cube Final 5 2:16.77 2:17.59 United States 2:16.772:17.672:18.32
7x7x7 Cube Final 2 3:28.71 3:35.87 United States 3:28.713:42.813:36.08
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 10 2:45.18 DNF United States 2:45.182:48.39DNF
First round 11 2:42.72 DNF United States 2:42.72DNF3:31.91
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 6 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNS
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 6 38:39.00 DNF United States 38:39.00DNSDNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 13 4/6 52:05 United States DNS4/6 52:05

Alvin Liu - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 3 36.20 DNF United States DNF38.2736.20
First round 3 25.93 DNF United States 25.93DNF28.56
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 2 3:56.20 DNF United States DNF3:56.20DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 2 15:21.00 DNF United States DNF15:21.00DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 2 15/16 52:09 United States 14/20 59:2715/16 52:09

Andrew French - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 4 1:13.77 1:17.41 United States 1:20.201:13.771:23.461:14.531:17.51
6x6x6 Cube Final 3 2:00.59 2:09.85 United States 2:20.602:08.362:00.59
7x7x7 Cube Final 7 3:36.30 3:54.45 United States 4:16.023:36.303:51.02
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 13 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 6 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF

August Barnard - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 17 1:41.90 1:53.15 United States 2:05.631:54.601:50.671:41.901:54.19
6x6x6 Cube Final 17 4:05.45 United States 4:05.45
7x7x7 Cube Final 16 DNF United States DNF

Claire Zhang - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 13 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 10 5/7 56:37 United States 4/7 57:495/7 56:37

Dhruv Sehgal - India WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 21 DNF India DNFDNF
6x6x6 Cube Final 18 DNF India DNF
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 13 DNF DNF India DNFDNFDNS
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 6 DNF DNF India DNFDNSDNS

Dominic Shoji - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 9 1:25.60 1:27.72 United States 1:26.801:29.911:25.601:26.461:32.59
6x6x6 Cube Final 12 2:47.32 2:59.62 United States 2:59.212:47.323:12.34
7x7x7 Cube Final 13 4:41.26 5:11.24 United States 5:23.585:28.884:41.26
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 13 DNF DNF United States DNFDNSDNS

Dylan Govic - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 3 1:10.43 1:16.99 United States 1:13.411:15.291:22.281:24.651:10.43
6x6x6 Cube Final 10 2:46.30 2:50.67 United States 2:46.792:58.922:46.30
7x7x7 Cube Final 10 4:16.87 4:18.77 United States 4:16.874:18.454:20.98

Dylan Trueblood - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 20 1:59.43 2:20.66 United States 2:28.621:59.432:29.142:08.282:25.07
6x6x6 Cube Final 18 DNF United States DNF
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 8 1:37.88 DNF United States DNFDNF1:37.88
First round 8 2:02.48 DNF United States DNFDNF2:02.48
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 4 9:19.17 DNF United States DNFDNF9:19.17
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 7 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 6 9/11 52:52 United States 9/11 52:52DNF

Emily Nguyen - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 2 1:01.69 1:04.51 United States 1:08.971:09.881:02.301:02.261:01.69
6x6x6 Cube Final 2 1:54.27 2:05.98 United States 2:00.162:23.521:54.27
7x7x7 Cube Final 6 3:31.65 3:51.93 United States 3:31.653:38.564:25.57

Emmett O'Leary-Liu - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 15 1:37.84 1:42.55 United States 1:41.701:42.981:37.841:42.981:50.46
6x6x6 Cube Final 16 3:42.13 3:46.32 United States 3:47.083:42.133:49.75
7x7x7 Cube Final 15 4:57.53 DNF United States 4:57.535:01.50DNF
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 13 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 6 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 12 3/4 20:46 United States 3/4 20:46DNF

Goodwin Liu - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 13 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 15 DNF United States DNFDNF

Graham Siggins - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 5 1:13.24 1:19.28 United States 1:24.891:19.201:20.831:13.241:17.82
6x6x6 Cube Final 4 2:07.11 2:10.39 United States 2:07.112:12.402:11.67
7x7x7 Cube Final 3 3:26.78 3:36.07 United States 3:28.413:53.013:26.78
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 1 21.38 24.43 United States 26.7521.3825.16
First round 2 21.04 DNF United States 21.04DNF22.52
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 1 2:05.71 DNF United States DNFDNF2:05.71
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 1 5:47.12 DNF United States DNFDNF5:47.12
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 1 54/64 1:00:00 United States 53/64 1:00:0054/64 1:00:00

Jacob Marinas - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 19 1:56.66 2:06.46 United States 2:15.372:01.182:18.272:02.841:56.66
6x6x6 Cube Final 18 DNF United States DNF
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 13 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 6 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 7 DNF DNF United States DNFDNSDNS
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 15 DNF United States DNFDNF

Jason Chang (章維祐) - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 14 1:35.51 1:41.85 United States 1:42.891:38.811:46.961:43.861:35.51
6x6x6 Cube Final 8 2:31.49 2:38.61 United States 2:44.072:31.492:40.27
7x7x7 Cube Final 4 3:33.12 3:39.52 United States 3:44.193:41.243:33.12
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 11 6:39.26 DNF United States DNF6:39.26DNF
First round 12 10:08.00 DNF United States 10:08.00DNFDNF

Jimbo Cai - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 2 26.90 DNF Canada DNFDNF26.90
First round 1 18.79 DNF Canada 18.7923.36DNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 6 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 3 18:14.00 DNF Canada DNF18:14.00DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 3 16/21 58:10 Canada 16/21 58:10DNS

Kate Grahame - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 1 46.54 51.42 United States 48.0258.5554.1852.0746.54
6x6x6 Cube Final 1 1:22.50 1:28.47 United States 1:22.501:29.481:33.43
7x7x7 Cube Final 1 2:03.68 2:07.49 United States 2:07.542:11.242:03.68
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 5 1:07.66 1:11.90 United States 1:07.661:09.281:18.77
First round 5 56.78 DNF United States 56.78DNF1:27.06
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 3 6:02.01 DNF United States DNF8:52.186:02.01
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 4 19:06.00 DNF United States 19:06.0023:07.00DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 5 11/13 57:43 United States 11/13 57:4311/13 1:00:02

Kavin Tangtartharakul - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 12 1:24.02 1:32.39 United States 1:31.431:33.691:24.021:33.021:32.73
6x6x6 Cube Final 14 2:48.64 3:00.32 United States 3:12.922:48.642:59.39
7x7x7 Cube Final 12 4:28.14 4:34.06 United States 4:42.904:28.144:31.15
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 13 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 8 9/12 42:08 United States 9/12 43:459/12 42:08

Manning Karahashi (唐橋康成) - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 11 1:21.49 1:32.19 United States 1:37.911:26.581:32.081:21.491:40.75
6x6x6 Cube Final 7 2:26.23 2:33.96 United States 2:34.492:26.232:41.16
7x7x7 Cube Final 9 3:54.33 4:08.71 United States 4:18.843:54.334:12.95

Michael Young - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 10 1:25.09 1:31.72 United States 1:42.781:25.481:25.091:39.601:30.09
6x6x6 Cube Final 11 2:41.69 2:57.40 United States 2:57.342:41.693:13.18
7x7x7 Cube Final 11 4:18.01 4:22.60 United States 4:18.014:23.834:25.95
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 7 1:20.59 DNF United States 2:24.37DNF1:20.59
First round 7 1:54.15 DNF United States DNFDNF1:54.15
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 6 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 7 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 14 6/11 1:00:00 United States DNF6/11 1:00:00

Muhtasim Al-Farabi - Bangladesh WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 13 1:23.56 1:32.67 Bangladesh 1:23.561:40.031:27.621:32.501:37.90
6x6x6 Cube Final 13 2:56.87 2:59.62 Bangladesh 2:57.842:56.873:04.14
7x7x7 Cube Final 14 5:00.60 5:38.08 Bangladesh 5:00.605:56.875:56.77
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 13 DNF DNF Bangladesh DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 15 DNF Bangladesh DNFDNF

Nate Minkevich - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 18 1:42.39 2:01.12 United States 2:10.751:58.161:42.392:14.091:54.45
6x6x6 Cube Final 15 3:24.63 3:30.78 United States 3:41.323:26.393:24.63
7x7x7 Cube Final 16 DNF United States DNF
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 6 1:14.63 DNF United States 1:43.461:14.63DNF
First round 4 55.99 DNF United States 1:18.0455.99DNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 6 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 7 8/9 58:46 United States 7/12 1:00:008/9 58:46

Ryan Fong - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
5x5x5 Cube Final 7 1:19.78 1:21.93 United States 1:30.471:19.781:19.971:25.641:20.17
6x6x6 Cube Final 6 2:26.76 2:33.32 United States 2:26.762:34.092:39.11
7x7x7 Cube Final 5 3:50.10 3:51.90 United States 3:53.603:52.013:50.10
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 4 1:02.85 DNF United States 1:05.601:02.85DNF
First round 6 58.42 1:06.17 United States 58.421:07.991:12.09
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 6 DNF DNF United States DNFDNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 5 22:38.00 DNF United States 22:38.0023:31.00DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 4 14/17 59:49 United States 14/17 59:49DNF
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