UCSD May A 2025


Date
May 11, 2025
City
San Diego, California, United States
Venue

UC San Diego

Address
Student Services Center, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
Details

Student Services Center - Multi Purpose Room

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Jason Chang (章維祐), Manning Karahashi (唐橋康成), and West Coast Cubing LLC Treasurer
WCA Delegates
Dylan Govic, Jason Chang (章維祐), Matthew Dickman, and Michael Young
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

This competition is run in series with UCSD Maybe 2025. You can only register for one of the two competitions!

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
37
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
This competition is part of the UCSD May 2025 Competition Series. Other competitions in this Series are: Note: You can submit a registration for all competitions in a Series, but only one of those registrations can be confirmed and accepted. You will only be allowed to compete in one of the Series competitions!
There is a competitor limit of 75 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.

This competition is run in series with UCSD Maybe 2025. You can only register for one of the two competitions!

Registration Process

  1. Wait until registration opens on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM PDT. You cannot register prior to then. You cannot register after Friday, May 2, 2025 at 5:00 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, May 2, 2025 at 5:00 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, May 2, 2025 at 5:00 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, May 2, 2025 at 5:00 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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Eric Yang won with an average of 8.21 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Joel Kim finished second (8.60) and Yichen Sheng finished third (8.81).

AJ Pajevski - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 20 14.05 19.72 United States 25.5617.3314.0519.8421.98
2x2x2 Cube First round 13 5.19 5.63 United States 5.675.776.655.195.46
Skewb First round 7 5.92 6.17 United States 5.926.038.376.276.21

Aadvik Mishra - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 14 14.29 18.17 United States 18.7214.2916.4919.3023.25
First round 13 12.79 14.84 United States 18.8615.8212.7913.8114.88

Akash Kelkar - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 24 19.97 22.07 United States 23.4519.9722.2520.5226.40
2x2x2 Cube First round 15 4.54 7.36 United States 7.866.477.749.854.54
Skewb First round 15 6.72 10.99 United States 7.2512.8513.006.7212.88

Alexander Hench - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 32 27.19 34.15 United States 30.4637.6034.3827.1942.80
2x2x2 Cube First round 19 7.12 9.07 United States 8.858.207.1218.7710.16
Skewb First round 25 18.30 22.32 United States 23.0019.6418.30DNF24.32

Angel Muñoz - Mexico WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 9 11.11 12.26 Mexico 11.1115.9911.6711.6913.41
First round 9 9.85 12.11 Mexico 14.2910.8113.6411.899.85
2x2x2 Cube Final 3 1.88 2.46 Mexico 1.882.712.972.212.47
First round 3 2.01 2.67 Mexico 3.002.01DNF2.352.65
Skewb Final 6 5.00 6.75 Mexico 7.577.085.007.595.60
First round 5 3.28 5.46 Mexico 10.045.964.915.513.28

Arie Goff Van Riet - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 33 31.87 35.37 United States 34.5131.8737.4438.9834.17
2x2x2 Cube First round 29 9.57 15.92 United States 16.8916.7414.139.5720.04
Skewb First round 22 14.23 17.49 United States 21.2514.7514.2316.4721.48

August Barnard - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 8 10.65 12.13 United States 13.1812.3210.6517.0010.89
First round 4 8.52 9.56 United States 9.3410.4812.378.528.85
2x2x2 Cube Final 6 2.85 3.79 United States 3.634.262.853.494.77
First round 4 2.56 2.95 United States 2.562.942.942.984.00
Skewb Final 5 3.38 5.99 United States 3.3813.096.686.874.41
First round 2 2.37 4.55 United States 6.285.463.314.892.37
Square-1 Final 8 11.44 19.88 United States 22.1611.4421.5617.9820.09

Blake Hay - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 27 20.45 25.52 United States 41.0225.0728.4923.0120.45
2x2x2 Cube First round 27 8.61 10.73 United States 9.2723.588.6112.8610.06
Skewb First round 24 15.23 20.87 United States 59.8527.3315.2315.5119.76
Square-1 Final 16 1:08.24 United States 1:08.24DNF

Brendan Barraclough - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 22 18.09 21.20 United States 21.0018.09DNF19.6422.97
2x2x2 Cube First round 18 5.62 8.17 United States 5.627.439.2712.417.81
Skewb First round 19 10.21 16.23 United States 17.1017.9810.2113.6020.89

Camdon Jose Zimbron - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 19 13.94 17.28 United States 17.9116.21DNF17.7213.94
2x2x2 Cube Final 8 3.62 4.26 United States 5.003.923.623.857.72
First round 9 3.38 4.80 United States 5.594.135.283.384.99
Skewb First round 10 3.91 7.10 United States 6.578.769.355.983.91
Square-1 Final 5 13.56 16.23 United States 16.6213.5918.4713.5619.39

Chris Klein - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 30 28.29 30.89 United States 32.0931.1536.5929.4328.29
2x2x2 Cube First round 17 4.79 7.78 United States 12.098.774.796.887.68

Dominic Shoji - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 4 7.44 8.83 United States 9.2213.187.448.978.31
First round 6 7.42 10.02 United States 9.8110.9610.487.429.78
2x2x2 Cube Final 1 1.11 1.96 United States 1.112.012.021.842.91
First round 2 1.30 1.83 United States 2.231.301.691.563.65
Skewb Final 3 4.78 5.19 United States 5.446.395.354.784.79
First round 3 3.68 5.05 United States DNF3.684.645.814.69
Square-1 Final 3 13.97 15.31 United States 15.3713.9716.9114.7915.77

Ean Luo - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 28 21.77 27.42 United States 23.4128.6246.5330.2321.77
2x2x2 Cube First round 21 4.27 9.35 United States 10.2210.494.278.968.86
Skewb First round 20 12.70 17.03 United States 26.5116.1812.7013.6421.27

Edwin Villa - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 10 12.04 12.49 United States 12.8412.3212.3212.0416.46
First round 11 10.43 12.28 United States 11.4112.7814.2110.4312.66
2x2x2 Cube First round 14 4.88 6.61 United States DNF6.927.094.885.81
Skewb First round 8 5.51 6.64 United States 5.515.9610.666.347.63
Square-1 Final 9 26.23 33.29 United States 49.0926.2335.4835.9828.40

Ellion Ornemark - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 35 39.98 43.71 United States 41.6344.6147.5739.9844.90
2x2x2 Cube First round 24 4.67 10.48 United States 11.4019.104.679.0610.98
Skewb First round 23 15.93 20.60 United States 25.9818.1115.9328.4417.72

Eric Yang - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 1 7.13 8.21 United States 8.648.009.997.987.13
First round 1 6.86 8.74 United States 9.708.726.869.597.90
2x2x2 Cube Final 5 3.24 3.74 United States 3.663.993.583.243.97
First round 6 2.81 3.38 United States 3.212.815.652.943.98

Ian Yazid Zavala - Mexico WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 6 6.23 10.84 Mexico 12.249.9611.5611.016.23
First round 3 8.50 9.56 Mexico 10.319.738.508.6313.03
2x2x2 Cube Final 2 1.88 2.16 Mexico 2.172.213.791.882.10
First round 1 1.43 1.82 Mexico 2.241.441.433.231.79
Skewb Final 1 3.29 4.62 Mexico 4.613.863.295.385.51
First round 1 2.50 3.35 Mexico 4.292.503.254.642.50
Square-1 Final 2 8.55 12.47 Mexico 13.7110.0413.658.5513.86

Jack Babiec - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 23 19.33 21.29 United States 22.2821.0020.6019.3323.83
Skewb First round 17 7.98 11.85 United States 7.988.6011.6815.27DNS

Jack Hay - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 18 14.76 17.22 United States 15.0018.2418.4118.4714.76
2x2x2 Cube First round 16 5.21 7.44 United States 6.045.2111.276.319.96
Skewb First round 26 11.97 DNF United States DNF25.3222.1511.97DNF

Jacob Wong - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 7 9.17 11.90 United States 13.4510.6914.4211.579.17
First round 7 10.37 10.89 United States 10.5713.1210.7911.3010.37
2x2x2 Cube Final 7 3.64 3.79 United States 3.703.833.644.463.84
First round 10 3.24 5.09 United States 5.793.244.235.535.50
Skewb First round 11 5.12 8.64 United States 5.128.047.5110.3814.07
Square-1 Final 12 41.61 DNF United States 55.6841.61DNFDNFDNS

Joel Kim - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 2 8.01 8.60 United States 9.258.378.018.189.36
First round 5 8.09 9.96 United States 10.529.998.09DNF9.37
2x2x2 Cube Final 4 1.64 3.11 United States 2.061.643.873.404.38
First round 5 2.04 3.20 United States 5.072.872.042.424.31
Skewb Final 4 3.93 5.32 United States 3.937.555.086.524.36
First round 4 3.21 5.39 United States 6.665.175.065.933.21
Square-1 Final 6 14.07 17.04 United States 14.0714.9826.0918.8317.32

Knox Gardinier - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 15 15.00 16.45 United States 17.0016.1615.0017.7416.20
2x2x2 Cube First round 12 4.25 5.38 United States 5.376.397.754.254.39
Skewb First round 16 5.52 11.61 United States 12.699.875.5212.2618.05

Luke Parker - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 29 26.57 28.21 United States 27.0726.5729.6929.2428.32

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

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 11 12.07 12.79 United States 12.0713.3212.8014.8212.25
First round 12 9.89 13.70 United States 9.8912.8414.3615.0313.89
2x2x2 Cube Final 10 2.97 5.21 United States 2.974.496.384.777.32
First round 11 2.89 5.26 United States 6.576.252.979.252.89
Skewb First round 12 5.83 9.20 United States 10.008.835.838.7710.73
Square-1 Final 7 14.34 18.36 United States 21.3916.4414.3417.2635.38

Marcus Spanks - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 36 1:01.48 1:05.05 United States 1:01.731:10.08DNF1:01.481:03.35
2x2x2 Cube First round 30 12.39 19.41 United States 12.3919.1518.9720.1125.29

Mason Farfan - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 26 16.30 24.39 United States 29.1621.9216.3026.2025.05
2x2x2 Cube First round 22 6.33 9.52 United States 9.446.337.3611.8611.77
Skewb First round 21 11.84 17.45 United States 31.3220.9811.8412.9918.39
Square-1 Final 13 52.00 United States 52.001:18.09

Michael Young - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 5 7.71 10.31 United States 13.169.719.8911.327.71
First round 10 8.53 12.21 United States 15.9611.3012.998.5312.35
2x2x2 Cube Final 9 3.50 4.39 United States 3.964.795.823.504.42
First round 7 3.37 4.50 United States 6.954.463.375.283.77
Skewb First round 9 5.57 6.72 United States 5.576.557.516.108.09
Square-1 Final 1 9.46 10.98 United States 9.4611.2212.6910.8710.85

Noah Socks - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 17 13.86 17.17 United States 20.5020.0615.7615.6813.86
Skewb First round 13 7.82 9.92 United States 8.5211.8810.727.8210.53
Square-1 Final 15 57.76 United States 1:05.8157.76

Olivia Garcia - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 16 15.85 16.74 United States 15.8517.0017.2217.9816.01
2x2x2 Cube First round 23 6.58 9.58 United States 12.976.736.589.0416.01
Skewb First round 14 8.94 10.47 United States 10.518.9410.3510.5515.72
Square-1 Final 11 28.32 38.79 United States 37.0939.2228.3240.0744.51

Sebastian Ornemark - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 37 1:16.84 1:30.58 United States 1:16.841:47.711:20.932:02.971:23.11
2x2x2 Cube First round 28 9.16 12.96 United States 13.8212.129.1612.9317.63
Skewb First round 27 44.90 DNF United States 57.88DNFDNFDNF44.90

Shareef Sabir - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 25 20.47 23.89 United States 24.7728.2320.4724.2722.63
2x2x2 Cube First round 26 8.33 10.70 United States 8.3310.0113.2411.4810.62

Shourya Meka - India WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 21 18.28 19.92 India 28.8318.4118.2821.0320.31
2x2x2 Cube Final 11 3.28 6.01 India 6.275.905.853.286.29
First round 8 2.79 4.52 India 6.004.702.794.664.21
Skewb First round 18 9.18 14.28 India 14.8516.359.18DNF11.63
Square-1 Final 14 56.80 India 1:03.3956.80

Sota Kurosaki (黒﨑創太) - Japan WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 13 12.82 14.46 Japan 15.2615.8213.9214.2112.82
First round 14 11.76 16.00 Japan 14.6811.7621.1817.8815.43
Skewb Final 2 4.23 5.15 Japan 5.924.954.235.405.09
First round 6 4.43 5.48 Japan 6.094.435.654.706.46
Square-1 Final 4 13.06 15.88 Japan 13.0614.3417.5917.9715.72

Swara Kashyap - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 31 27.29 31.68 United States 35.4527.2928.3835.7631.22
2x2x2 Cube First round 25 8.57 10.50 United States 9.5710.158.5711.7814.74

Wesley Clemens - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 34 33.16 37.68 United States 41.6141.7233.1635.3536.08
2x2x2 Cube First round 20 7.20 9.19 United States 8.568.2711.787.2010.73

Yichen Sheng - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 3 7.14 8.81 United States 9.697.469.2810.197.14
First round 2 8.27 9.03 United States 10.198.278.958.439.70

Zoë Helzer - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 12 8.82 12.81 United States 13.0513.5227.008.8211.85
First round 8 10.71 11.77 United States 10.7111.2813.0414.2810.99
Square-1 Final 10 35.38 38.51 United States 41.7335.48DNF38.3135.38
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