Concord Summer 2025

Kerry Creech emerged as a double champion at Concord Summer 2025, topping the podium in both the premier 3x3x3 Cube and Pyraminx disciplines to lead a complete sweep of all fifteen podium spots by competitors from the United States. Held on September 7, 2025, at the Great Wolf Lodge venue in Concord, North Carolina, USA, the gathering brought together 144 competitors for a packed one-day speedcubing showcase featuring five events across nine competitive rounds.

The 3x3x3 Cube final delivered a thrilling conclusion to the WCA competition schedule, with Creech securing first place through a winning average of 6.85 seconds, bolstered by a 6.45 best single. Ashten Jampayas claimed second place just four hundredths of a second behind with a 6.89 average, while Easan Peacock took third place averaging 7.12 seconds. The 3x3 results capped three rounds of intense Rubik's Cube competition among a massive field of 142 entrants.

Creech picked up an earlier victory in Pyraminx, winning the two-round, 125-competitor event with a 2.59 average and a fast 1.70 best single. Leo Giacobone secured the silver step of the podium with a 3.37 average, followed by Ashten Jampayas in third place at 3.66 seconds. This victory highlighted the impressive range displayed across different twisty puzzles during the event schedule at Concord Summer 2025.

In Skewb, Wesley Lennox Rossi claimed the top spot across two rounds of action involving 116 participants, delivering a winning average of 3.83 seconds alongside a best single of 2.30. Drake Denton Richard finished close behind in second place with a 3.95 average, while Willem A. Schmidt rounded out the podium in third with an average of 4.22 seconds, completing another tight battle in the speed cubing ranks.

Away from the top steps of the podium, several competitors achieved remarkable milestones across their chosen events. Nathan Kiser took on five events and posted an outstanding Clock personal best of 8.55 seconds, cutting his previous mark by 65.4 percent from 24.73, alongside an improved Skewb mark of 6.74 seconds. Kayleigh Dennison delivered a massive breakthrough in Skewb, setting a personal best of 7.93 seconds to improve by 59.2 percent from 19.44, while completing her first official attempts in Clock at 15.04 and 3x3x3 One-Handed at 37.67.

The breakthrough performances continued throughout the venue as Sophia Hayden cut her 3x3x3 Cube mark to 15.08 seconds, which was 58 percent faster than her prior best of 35.93, while also logging a 9.80 Pyraminx best and a first Clock attempt of 12.30. Dominic Hotchner dropped his Pyraminx personal best to 11.25 seconds for a 38.8 percent improvement, and Elijah Walkup tackled five events, recording his first official attempts in Pyraminx at 5.39, Skewb at 6.74, and Clock at 9.68. Whitson Gibson recorded first attempts across Skewb, Pyraminx, and Clock, while Coleman Chilton logged a 30.2 percent Pyraminx improvement down to 8.51 seconds, and Jacob Morton recorded a 7.72 Pyraminx personal best.

Single-round events also brought intense action to Concord Summer 2025, starting with the 3x3x3 One-Handed event where Andreas Lambropoulos won among 100 competitors with an average of 10.75 seconds and a single of 10.36. Kavin Rajendran took second place averaging 12.39 seconds, while Raghav Reddy claimed third place with a 14.15 average. Lambropoulos also reached the podium in Clock, finishing second with a 4.72 average.

The Clock event belonged to Drake Denton Richard, who produced a winning average of 3.13 seconds and a best single of 2.74 to lead the 99-competitor field. Justin Barker secured third place with a 5.02 average behind Lambropoulos. With all five puzzle events concluded, this exciting cubing competition demonstrated the depth of talent present in the North Carolina speedcubing community heading into the remainder of the 2025 season.