Arizona Championship 2025

Inside the historic Bear Down Gym in Tucson, Arizona, USA, the rhythmic clicking of plastic mechanisms resonated across the hardwood floor on May 10 and 11. Ninety-eight competitors filled the tournament floor across twenty-four rounds of action, creating an atmosphere of quiet concentration interrupted only by the sudden stops of digital timers. The cubing competition welcomed a remarkable influx of new solvers testing their abilities against standard tournament scrambles, setting an energetic tone for the two-day gathering.

The Arizona Championship 2025 highlighted a broad wave of newcomers alongside seasoned veterans in a thirteen-event program. While the traditional Rubik's Cube remained the weekend centerpiece, the sheer number of debut attempts across secondary puzzles showed how deeply the community continues to expand. Solvers of all backgrounds stepped up to the official tables, many recording their very first tournament marks in specialized disciplines under the observation of World Cube Association judges.

Jeremy Bulambot stood out as the dominant performer across the entire weekend, capturing five distinct titles. His run through the 3x3x3 Cube showcased remarkable consistency, taking the premier championship with a 6.77 winning average after ninety-three competitors battled through three rounds. Bulambot delivered a best single solve of 5.63 in the event, leading a podium that saw Dan Tran take second place at 8.34 and Jesse Gonzales claim third place with an 8.45 mark in the final 3x3 results.

Bulambot extended his winning streak deep into the event schedule, securing top honors in the 2x2x2 Cube with an average of 2.01, ahead of Dan Tran at 2.34 and Quintin Audisho at 2.72. He went on to collect gold in the 4x4x4 Cube with a 29.28 average and claimed the 3x3x3 One-Handed event by averaging 10.05. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Bulambot posted an average of 57.54 to secure his fifth victory of the weekend, besting Tran at 59.97 and Shane Grogan at 1:03.19.

Beyond the top steps of the podium, personal milestones defined the heart of the competition floor. Ivan Arthur Moravec took on five disciplines, achieving a 65.4 percent reduction on his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best down to 29.76 seconds and cutting his 4x4x4 Cube mark to 1:17.58, in addition to making a first official attempt at Square-1 with a 48.00 result. Eli J. Ramirez entered five events and improved his 2x2x2 Cube personal record by 64.2 percent to 6.30 seconds, alongside first attempts in Pyraminx at 26.23 and 3x3x3 One-Handed at 1:33.21. Owen Fotherby tackled twelve events, cutting 55.1 percent off his Square-1 best to reach 20.63, dropping his Skewb mark to 3.17, and logging a first try at 6x6x6 Cube in 4:11.82, while finishing ninth in 3x3x3 Blindfolded. Kevin Li also entered twelve events, achieving a Pyraminx personal record of 2.85 seconds, which was 54.8 percent faster, while debuting on both 7x7x7 Cube at 4:28.36 and 6x6x6 Cube at 2:46.95.

The momentum of breakthrough performances continued across every stage of the schedule. Ryaan Suvyakt Gudumasu improved his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 50.2 percent down to 7.51 seconds, while logging first career marks of 10.06 in Skewb and 9.54 in Pyraminx. Grayson Adamic entered ten events, securing twenty-first in Clock with a personal best of 12.96 seconds, marking a 48.1 percent drop, alongside a 2.66 single on the 2x2x2 Cube and a debut 5x5x5 Cube solve of 3:21.98. Jacob Valdez entered all thirteen events, cutting his 7x7x7 Cube record by 45.2 percent to 4:07.20 on his way to an eighth-place finish, trimming his 4x4x4 Cube best to 37.11, and trying Clock for the first time with a 37.38 mark. Phoebe Dye took on seven disciplines, recording first tournament results in Megaminx at 2:31.45, 4x4x4 Cube at 1:26.82, and Square-1 at 32.45.

Other puzzle categories produced sharp battles for supremacy at the timer stations. Dan Tran demonstrated his strength on big cubes, sweeping the largest puzzles by winning the 6x6x6 Cube with a 1:41.38 average and the 7x7x7 Cube with a 2:33.54 average. In the 6x6x6 Cube contest, Shane Grogan took second place at 2:02.80, closely pursued by Abdel Issa of Jordan, who claimed third with a 2:03.56 mark. Quintin Audisho secured two titles of his own, topping sixty-nine solvers in Pyraminx with an average of 2.83 and taking first in 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a 1:15.63 single solve.

The non-cubic events delivered further drama during the final afternoon in Tucson. Mia Sponseller took the Megaminx victory with an average of 49.95, narrowly leading Randy Ngo and Xavier W. NcCorchuk, who both posted matching 54.64 averages. Sid Shivnath clinched the Skewb crown with an average of 3.38, while Ivan Vanek won Square-1 by recording an 8.07 average. Dylan DeRubertis completed the slate by winning Clock with a 5.26 average.

As tables were cleared and scores verified, the Arizona Championship 2025 concluded as a major showcase of speedcubing growth in the American southwest. With thirty-eight podium finishes for United States competitors and one for Jordan, the weekend highlighted both world-class speed cubing execution and the determination of dozens of debuting athletes establishing their baseline marks. The lively tournament in Tucson proved that the future of speedcubing rests firmly on the expanding foundation of enthusiastic new competitors.