Brookline Favorites III 2025

Saisabari Ramesh delivered a tour de force across the big cubes in Brookline, New Hampshire, USA, claiming four separate tournament victories to lead a dominant showing for United States competitors. Across a single intense day of action on August 30, 2025, the Brookline Event Center hosted Brookline Favorites III 2025, where American solvers captured an overwhelming 36 podium positions across 13 events. The gathering drew 74 competitors who contested 18 rounds of top-tier speed cubing, establishing a high benchmark for regional speedcubing tournaments this season.

The standard Rubik's Cube classic served as the main draw among 58 competitors over three full rounds of cutting-edge play. Charles Amarello proved unstoppable in the final round, locking up first place with a crisp winning average of 8.42 seconds alongside a tournament-best single of 7.71 seconds. In the 2x2x2 Cube, 44 competitors vied for the podium, but Ian Kim secured the title with an average of 3.16 seconds, punctuated by a sharp 1.84-second single. These marquee 3x3 results and compact-puzzle battles established an electrifying baseline for the rest of the schedule.

Ramesh asserted complete control over the large cube brackets, engineering a commanding sweep across the multi-layered puzzles. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Ramesh posted a first-place average of 1:07.39 and a sub-minute 58.47 single, outpacing Adam Siu at 1:12.63 and George Fan at 1:13.11. Moving up to the 6x6x6 Cube, Ramesh claimed gold with a 2:05.56 average over Siu at 2:15.81 and Luke Chestnutt at 2:37.71, before completing the big cube trifecta in the 7x7x7 Cube with a winning mark of 3:48.04 ahead of Chestnutt and Julian Kim. Ramesh later added a fourth triumph in Square-1, winning in 13.79 seconds.

Specialist categories delivered equally tight podium finishes throughout the afternoon at this WCA competition. George Fan collected two titles of his own, winning the 4x4x4 Cube with a 31.62 average ahead of Derek White at 37.97 and Siu at 40.56, while also taking the Megaminx crown in 55.04 seconds. Jacob Carubia clinched the Clock title with an average of 5.58 seconds, leading Timothy Huynh at 5.95 and Jaustin Gudbrandsen at 6.52. Gudbrandsen immediately rebounded in Skewb, taking top honors with a 4.74 average over Ian Kim and Ethan Mai. Matthew Jalkut captured Pyraminx in 3.21 seconds, Yancheng Liu prevailed in 3x3x3 One-Handed in 12.97 seconds, and Kai Routhier earned 3x3x3 Blindfolded victory with a 1:55.67 single.

Beyond the championship races, personal breakthroughs defined the day for numerous rising solvers across the arena. Everett Brooks cut massive chunks off previous lifetime marks, posting a Pyraminx personal best of 7.56 seconds that was 51.5 percent faster than before, a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 3.73 seconds that improved by 47.7 percent, and a first ever Clock attempt of 18.45 seconds. Lincoln Harold Tetrault dropped their Skewb best to 12.63 seconds for a 43.6 percent improvement alongside a 6.14-second 2x2x2 Cube personal best. Simon Drake took on four events, earning fourth place in 2x2x2 Cube while cutting their 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 39.2 percent down to 10.47 seconds and Pyraminx to 6.80 seconds. Nicholas Eric Duda delivered a 26 percent drop in 3x3x3 Cube to 18.17 seconds and tackled Clock for the first time in 17.34 seconds.

That developmental depth was visible throughout the lower brackets as competitors expanded their repertoires in official play. Seung Ha lowered their 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 22.2 percent down to 3.33 seconds while making a first attempt at Pyraminx in 9.91 seconds. Ethien D. Baud competed in four events, recording a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 9.95 seconds for an 18.8 percent improvement and a 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best of 41.05 seconds. Malachi Fritz reduced their Pyraminx mark by 28.5 percent to 8.87 seconds and posted a first 3x3x3 Cube attempt of 46.41 seconds. Joshua Burdick tackled four events, setting a 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best of 34.71 seconds, 13.4 percent faster than previous marks, while logging a first Megaminx result of 2:10.57.

Also among the field was Julian Kim, the founder and developer of Speedcubing.app, who entered four separate events and earned three podium finishes. Kim claimed second place in Square-1 with a personal best average of 22.63 seconds and a best single of 17.90 seconds. In the 7x7x7 Cube, Kim took third place on the podium with a personal best average of 4:31.69 and a single of 4:19.67, while also securing third place in Megaminx with an average of 1:12.80. Kim completed the heavy workload by finishing fourth in the 6x6x6 Cube, recording a personal best average of 2:56.86 and a single of 2:48.43.

From initial heats to podium battles, Brookline Favorites III 2025 highlighted the depth and breadth of the American speedcubing scene. With 74 competitors pushing their limits across 13 distinct disciplines, the single-day event combined elite multi-event dominance with dozens of breakthrough milestones. As the regional calendar progresses into the next season, the standards established at the Brookline Event Center demonstrate that both established winners and rising talents continue to raise the bar across all puzzles.