Bunbury's South West Speedsolving 2025

Fourteen podium places stayed in Australian hands across five events as Bunbury's South West Speedsolving 2025 gathered 36 competitors at the Gelorup Community Centre. The one-day cubing competition, held on November 16, 2025 in Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, featured 12 rounds of intense puzzle solving. Competitors from across the region delivered commanding performances across multiple formats, claiming four of the five tournament titles and sweeping three entire podiums during an action-packed day of speedcubing.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a full field of 36 competitors through three rounds of classical Rubik's Cube solving. France's Antoine Quemerais broke the host nation's sweep of titles by taking first place with a winning average of 8.29 seconds, backed by a best single solve of 7.15 seconds. Australian competitors pushed hard in the finals, with Lachlan Stephens securing the runner-up position on an 8.55-second average and Tyler Williams earning third place with an average of 8.69 seconds to round out the 3x3 results.

Lachlan Stephens found his golden moment in the fast-paced 2x2x2 Cube event, topping a field of 30 competitors across three rounds. Stephens captured the victory with a remarkable 1.94-second average and a best single of 1.58 seconds. Australia locked down the remaining steps on the podium as Jonathan Charlesworth claimed second place with a 2.08-second average and Amy Smith finished third on 2.23 seconds.

Jonathan Charlesworth climbed to the top step in the 4x4x4 Cube, leading a 24-competitor field over two rounds. Charlesworth logged an average of 30.70 seconds to take the win, complemented by a round-best single of 28.18 seconds. His Australian compatriots completed another full podium sweep, with Zak Kenny securing second place on a 33.49-second average and Tyler Williams taking third with 34.74 seconds.

The Pyraminx brought rapid turn speeds across two rounds featuring 28 competitors, where Joshua Hounslow claimed victory for Australia with a 2.95-second average and a 2.00-second single solve. Joel Harrop followed in second place with an average of 3.31 seconds, while Tyler Williams collected his third podium finish of the day by placing third on a 4.42-second average.

In the 3x3x3 Blindfolded discipline, solving without sight demanded total precision across two rounds of play. Amy Smith led an all-Australian podium among 16 competitors, registering the winning single time of 21.85 seconds. Declan Sander finished second with a clean solve of 59.99 seconds, while Lucius Leong took third place after stopping the timer at 1:23.00.

Away from the top steps, Bunbury's South West Speedsolving 2025 showcased tremendous personal milestones and massive improvements from developing solvers. Nash Griffiths tackled four events, cutting his Pyraminx personal best to 14.33 seconds to go 38.2 percent faster, slicing his 3x3x3 Cube mark by 30 percent down to 33.60 seconds, and registering a first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube in 2:26.04. Campbell Noel Gustavus Hosken logged a first ever attempt at Pyraminx with an 11.45-second solve while improving his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 35.7 percent to 7.59 seconds. Lito J. Oliva made a first ever attempt at Pyraminx in 11.10 seconds and dropped his 2x2x2 Cube best by 28.8 percent down to 7.93 seconds. Alexander Maloney reduced his 2x2x2 Cube best by 23.5 percent to 1.82 seconds and dropped his 3x3x3 Cube time by 13.8 percent to 9.36 seconds.

The depth of progress continued across the lineup as Guot Kuan dropped his Pyraminx best by 26.4 percent to 3.35 seconds on the way to a 6th place event finish. Elodie Smith contested five events and improved her Pyraminx personal record by 18.7 percent down to 6.23 seconds while securing 11th place in 3x3x3 Cube. Eli Dlugi achieved a 3x3x3 Cube best of 21.78 seconds, an improvement of 12.1 percent. Adam Pover entered their first WCA competition, competing in four events and setting marks with a first ever attempt at Pyraminx in 9.69 seconds, a 2x2x2 Cube solve of 8.11 seconds, and a 4x4x4 Cube time of 2:23.89.

From experienced solvers executing sub-two-second averages to debutants recording their initial official times, the gathering proved to be a vibrant display of speed cubing talent. The 2025 competition season in Western Australia showed the continued strength of local clubs and community venues. With 14 podium finishes out of 15 possible places, Australian competitors set a very high bar at Bunbury's South West Speedsolving 2025.