Blizzard Blitz NY 2025

Sixty-nine competitors gathered on February 15, 2025, as Pittsford Community Church hosted Blizzard Blitz NY 2025. The single-day speedcubing tournament brought together local solvers and visiting talent in Pittsford, New York, USA, for a packed schedule spanning six events and ten total rounds. From the opening turns to the closing finals, the energy remained focused as participants pushed through high-pressure solves across various disciplines.

Shaun Mack delivered an exceptional hometown-style showcase by securing four individual titles. Mack set the tone early in the signature 3x3x3 Cube event, topping a field of 65 entrants across three intense rounds. In the final, Mack posted a winning average of 7.68 seconds and secured the round's best single solve of 6.40 seconds to claim the victory on home ground. Joey Saia followed closely in second place with a 7.88 average, while Dylan Chan took third with a 7.90 mark in a tight race for the podium.

The 3x3 results in the main event reflected the standard of play seen throughout the entire WCA competition. Beyond the standard Rubik's Cube, Mack proved just as dominant with only one hand on the puzzle. In the 3x3x3 One-Handed final, Mack captured the top spot with a 10.25 average and a 9.87 single. Dylan Chan took second place with a 14.40 average, and Lauren Phung finished third with an average of 16.05 seconds among thirty competitors.

Mack continued to collect hardware in the shorter formats, winning the 2x2x2 Cube with a rapid 2.28 average after two rounds of play, backed by a quick 1.42 best single. Evan Waters finished runner-up with a 2.74 average, while Joey Mait rounded out the podium at 2.82. Mack added a fourth gold in the dodecahedral Megaminx event, registering a 50.24 winning average and a 48.77 single to lead Dylan Chan and Lauren Phung across the finish line.

While Mack collected four titles, Dylan Chan mounted a formidable challenge by winning the remaining two events at Blizzard Blitz NY 2025. In the 4x4x4 Cube, Chan took the victory with a 31.89 average and a fast single of 28.07, holding off Mack's 33.26 average and third-place finisher Lê Thành Vinh from Vietnam, who logged a 37.45 average. Chan also claimed the Pyraminx title with a 2.76 winning average and a 2.34 single, besting Mack's 3.03 and Joey Saia's 3.46 in the two-round contest.

Beyond the championship finals, the heart of the cubing competition lived in the massive personal breakthroughs achieved by developing competitors. Milo Kittleson sliced a massive 66.5 percent off his previous benchmark in Megaminx to set a personal best of 2:51.11, while also improving in 3x3x3 One-Handed with a 15.78 mark. Grace Maxson dropped her 3x3x3 Cube best to 38.91 seconds, an improvement of 56.7 percent, alongside taking on her first ever attempts at 2x2x2 Cube with 14.83 and One-Handed with 1:15.27. Sebastian Tirré cut his Pyraminx personal record down to 12.62, representing a 50.4 percent cut, while Johann C. Kim logged a 28.37 personal best in One-Handed, 40.7 percent faster than before.

Several solvers embraced new challenges by registering their initial official marks across multiple formats at Blizzard Blitz NY 2025. Benjamin Brodeur improved his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 40.6 percent to 10.26 while posting first ever attempts in the 4x4x4 Cube at 1:22.76 and One-Handed at 30.20. Ezra Levitzke took on six events, recording first ever marks in One-Handed with 1:05.33, Megaminx with 2:32.08, and Pyraminx with 9.16. Layton Lin recorded first attempts in 2x2x2 Cube at 4.51, Pyraminx at 11.60, and One-Handed at 31.20, while Temur Usmanov posted his first 4x4x4 solve at 1:46.97 alongside an improved 17.06 3x3x3 Cube personal best.

First-time competitors also made their presence felt across the tables in Pittsford. Joseph St. Martin, Dominik Pasha Fesyuk, Caleb Naeger, and Oscar Cimmet all completed their first official tournaments, tackling expansive multi-event schedules with confidence. The broad representation across all experience levels highlighted the vitality of the local scene during the winter season.

With 17 of the 18 total podium places going to United States competitors alongside an international bronze for Vietnam, the speed cubing gathering proved both competitive and comprehensive. As the equipment was packed away at Pittsford Community Church, the accomplishments of Blizzard Blitz NY 2025 set a high standard for local solvers heading into the remaining calendar of 2025.