Clocktober Classic NY 2025

Inside Pittsford Community Church on October 11, the atmosphere carried the distinct energy of competitive speedcubing as 56 competitors took their places. The single-day schedule demanded constant transition across six diverse events and 11 rounds of action. With timers humming and officials shuttling scorecards, the Pittsford, New York, USA tournament drew puzzle solvers together for an intense test of agility and technique across the regional speed cubing circuit.

Clocktober Classic NY 2025 delivered an engaging regional battle, highlighted by an international twist as Canadian talent challenged the home cohort across multiple disciplines. Throughout the day, USA competitors collected 16 podium places while Canada earned 2 podium finishes. The multi-event program kept the tables full from the morning rounds through the late-afternoon finals, showing just how competitive every bracket was across this 2025 WCA competition.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube contest saw 51 competitors line up across two rounds of play. Parker Trager topped the leaderboard with an impressive winning average of 7.85 seconds and posted the round-best single time of 5.65 seconds. Chris Chi chased closely to take second place with an 8.39 average, while Louis Truong completed the podium in third with an average of 9.66. These 3x3 results underlined Trager's sharp consistency on the classic Rubik's Cube.

Trager and Chi renewed their battle across several other formats throughout the afternoon. In the Skewb event, Trager captured another tournament victory by averaging 3.24 seconds, propelled by a fast 2.14 single. Evan Waters pushed into second place with a 3.82 average, leaving Chi in third at 4.03. Chi struck back in the 2x2x2 Cube final, winning the event with a lightning-quick 1.60 average and a 1.10 single, finishing ahead of Waters at 2.12 and Canada's Andrew Mao at 2.20.

Beyond the top steps, Clocktober Classic NY 2025 saw massive personal breakthroughs and new milestones across the roster. Dominik Pasha Fesyuk tackled five events and took sixth in Clock while slicing his 2x2x2 Cube mark down to 3.54 seconds, an improvement of 44.7 percent over his previous best, alongside a 40 percent drop to 5.91 in Clock. Shaher Naser produced a 40.6 percent cut in Pyraminx to record 10.11 seconds and improved his 2x2x2 single to 4.11. Sebastian Tirré dropped his 2x2x2 personal best by 39.1 percent to 6.30 seconds. Jacob Pfeiffer set a personal record of 3.65 on the 2x2x2 Cube, 37 percent faster than before, and improved his 3x3x3 single to 17.45.

Several competitors stepped onto the competition floor to challenge new disciplines for the very first time. Owen Fenner delivered a 34.5 percent improvement in 3x3x3 Cube to finish at 16.25 seconds while logging a first attempt at Skewb with a 7.17 single. Alexis Xiao recorded a 25.8 percent personal best of 22.08 on 3x3x3 and submitted a first Pyraminx attempt of 9.77. Parker White improved his Pyraminx record by 25 percent to 14.35 seconds and logged a first Clock single of 33.58. Johann C. Kim stepped up for his first 3x3x3 Blindfolded attempt, recording a time of 3:34.94 to earn fourth place in the event, while also dropping his 2x2x2 Cube best by 28.2 percent to 3.59.

The regional rivalry expanded further in the Pyraminx final, where Andrew Mao from Canada captured victory with a 1.66 winning average and a 1.30 best single. Trager secured the runner-up spot with an average of 1.92, while Waters rounded out the top three at 2.67. In Clock, Rex Ozsvath demonstrated precision on the dials across three competitive rounds, sealing the win with a 4.37 average and an event-leading 3.09 single, while Waters claimed second at 5.20 and Chi earned third at 5.35.

The day's most demanding test arrived in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, an event requiring pure memorisation before solving without sight. Leia Jiang took top honors in the field of 12 solvers with a rapid single solve of 32.81 seconds. Chi earned another podium finish by securing second place in 42.67 seconds, followed by Trager in third with a time of 1:24.21. It put a memorable finish on the Pittsford stop as competitors concluded Clocktober Classic NY 2025 and turned their focus to the next stage of the competitive season.