Connecticut Championship 2025

123 competitors gathered at The Country School for the Connecticut Championship 2025, where rock-solid reliability proved far more valuable than isolated flashes of speed. Staged across 28 rounds of play from July 26 to July 27, the weekend put endurance to the test across 13 official events. In high-stakes speedcubing, a single fast solve can generate excitement, but podium spots are earned through disciplined averages. Over two packed days in Madison, Connecticut, USA, the solvers who kept their composure across full rounds walked away with the silverware.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube contest served as a masterclass in composed execution under tournament conditions. Across three demanding rounds featuring 116 competitors, Luke Garrett secured the title by recording a steady 5.87 winning average. While the fastest single solve of the event belonged to Garrett at 4.96, the overall 3x3 results demonstrated that composure over five attempts separated the top contenders. Patrick Ponce took the runner-up position with a 6.12 average, while Curtis Chai claimed third place with an average of 6.68.

Garrett expanded his control across the board at the Connecticut Championship 2025, taking first place in four different disciplines. In 3x3x3 One-Handed, Garrett delivered an 8.48 winning average to lead the 64-player field, edging Ponce who finished second at 8.73, with Daniel Gutierrez earning third at 11.63. Moving to the larger hardware, Garrett captured the 6x6x6 Cube title with a 1:27.29 average, finishing ahead of Cameron Soulagnet at 1:30.54 and Ponce at 1:30.96, before adding the 7x7x7 Cube title with a 2:16.25 average.

The big cube battles continued to reward steady handling as Patrick Ponce took the 5x5x5 Cube crown with a 43.18 average, besting Garrett who averaged 46.59 and Alexei Sinyavin who posted 48.75. In the 4x4x4 Cube event, Ari Randers-Pehrson demonstrated sharp consistency to capture first place with a 23.37 average, holding off Ponce at 23.78 and Garrett at 25.61. Sinyavin also excelled on the Megaminx, taking victory with a 29.30 average across two rounds.

Short-format events delivered razor-thin margins where small mistakes proved costly. In the 2x2x2 Cube final, Ayden Dincher claimed the victory with a 1.16 average, holding off Zayn Khanani who finished right behind at 1.18, while Ethan Zhuang placed third at 1.24. Khanani rebounded in Skewb, taking first place with a 2.08 average. Curtis Chai secured the Pyraminx title with a 1.86 average, Quinn Maloney topped Clock with a 3.76 mark, and Hassan Khanani won Square-1 in 4.92, ahead of Daniel Karnaukh at 7.15 and Chris Chi at 7.55.

Beyond the top podium steps, this WCA competition saw notable personal milestones throughout the order. Siddharth Banerjee dropped his 3x3x3 Cube personal best to 23.26, a 70.5 percent improvement from his prior mark of 1:18.88, while also taking his first ever attempt at Pyraminx with an 8.57 and at 2x2x2 Cube with a 7.55. Orin Gehring lowered their 4x4x4 Cube personal best to 1:04.72, which was 57.4 percent faster than their earlier 2:32.04, alongside a first Clock attempt of 16.94. Ameet Daga trimmed their 3x3x3 Cube best by 41.7 percent down to 18.57, taking on Pyraminx for the first time with a 15.34. Geordie Hine tackled nine events, posting a 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best of 19.39, an improvement of 39.1 percent.

The spirit of growth was equally clear across other debuts and multi-event schedules at the cubing competition. Albert Yao took on eight disciplines, highlighted by a 12th-place finish in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, alongside a first Megaminx attempt of 2:39.68 and a first 4x4x4 Cube attempt of 38.52. Linus Brewer entered seven events, improving their 4x4x4 Cube personal best by 36.8 percent to 1:19.03 while debuting in Megaminx at 2:51.34. Sanav Bhargav recorded a first 4x4x4 Cube solve of 1:17.72 and a first 5x5x5 Cube solve of 2:20.65 across eight events, while Oliver Benson took on nine events, charting a first 3x3x3 One-Handed result of 33.05 and a first Clock solve of 13.28.

The 3x3x3 Blindfolded contest added a dramatic test of pure memory and mental control on the classic Rubik's Cube. Victor Kiziukiewicz of Poland secured the title with a winning single solve of 39.01 seconds, taking the sole non-USA gold of the weekend. Chris Chi claimed second place with a single of 46.08, and Will Russo finished third with 47.08 among 23 competitors.

With 38 podium finishes earned by United States competitors and one by Poland, the Connecticut Championship 2025 concluded a full slate of speed cubing excellence in Madison. From big cubes to rapid sprints, the 2025 tournament highlighted how steady pacing and calm execution remain the true foundation of success across all styles of solving.