Cube More in Ardmore 2025

A display of progression defined the competition floor as personal bests tumbled across eight distinct disciplines on August 9, 2025. Leading the charge at the Hilton Garden Inn Ardmore, Ryan Pilat secured a dominant sweep across seven separate categories, highlighted by a sharp 1.55-second winning average in the 2x2x2 Cube final. The single-day speedcubing gathering in Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA brought together 51 competitors across 13 rounds of action, creating an ideal setting for experienced solvers and developing speed cubing talent to achieve major personal milestones.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a competitive field of 50 competitors through three rounds of standard Rubik's Cube solving. In the final round, Pilat captured the top spot on the podium with a winning average of 7.34 seconds, anchored by a best single of 6.12 seconds. Jose Ortiz Jr. earned the runner-up position with an 8.34 average, while Casey Ngo rounded out the podium places in third with an 8.41 average. The official 3x3 results demonstrated remarkable consistency at the top of the standings.

Beyond the classic puzzle, the competition tested solvers across a spectrum of short-format and extended events. In the Pyraminx final, Jaxon Wright captured victory with a 2.96 winning average and a single of 1.70 seconds, edging out Pilat who posted a 3.02 average and Connor Lyons who finished third at 3.26. The 2x2x2 Cube event also saw brisk marks, where Pilat stood atop the podium ahead of Kaden Christopher Dockins at 2.96 and Ayushmaan Arora at 3.01.

The one-handed and blindfolded disciplines brought technical precision to the fore. Pilat earned another gold in 3x3x3 One-Handed with an average of 13.12 seconds, followed by Casey Ngo at 14.86 and Jose Ortiz Jr. at 16.16. In 3x3x3 Blindfolded, where memorisation and execution collide, Pilat secured first place with a single solve of 23.99 seconds, while Fletcher Berry placed second in 27.19 and Sutton Barkley took third with a time of 1:27.78.

The real heartbeat of the cubing competition lived in the massive time drops recorded by developing participants across multiple brackets. Colby Brumley registered one of the steepest personal improvements of the weekend, clocking a 3x3x3 One-Handed single of 46.02 seconds, which was 58.1 percent faster than their previous mark, alongside a 5.27 single in 2x2x2. Tanyon Hagerman slashed their 2x2x2 personal best down by 51.1 percent to 7.01 seconds while also logging a first attempt at Megaminx in 3:27.29. Finn Tauriainen dropped their Pyraminx mark by 49 percent to 13.66 seconds, while Zion Wahlgren improved their Pyraminx personal best by 48 percent to 9.04 seconds and completed a first 6x6x6 attempt in 7:56.60.

That spirit of advancement was shared by several solvers expanding their event rosters at this WCA competition. Abhinav Agarwal cut their Pyraminx record by 42.3 percent to 4.53 seconds and logged their first official 3x3x3 Blindfolded solve at 2:20.60. Daniel Polichetti took on eight events, lowering their 3x3x3 One-Handed best by 36.3 percent to 17.08 seconds and trying 7x7x7 for the first time in 5:41.87. Cole Turner improved their 3x3x3 personal best by 33.6 percent to 12.31 seconds while attempting 7x7x7 for the first time with an 8:44.99 single. Fernando Robles Alvarado took on five events, posting a first official Megaminx solve of 1:28.65 and reaching tenth place in 6x6x6.

First-time entrants also made their official debuts at Cube More in Ardmore 2025 with strong opening marks. Jaydin Mcdonald tackled five events in their first official outing, recording an eighth-place finish in 3x3x3 Blindfolded and setting an initial 3x3x3 mark of 13.99 seconds. Brody Janzen completed four events, posting an initial 10.89 in Pyraminx, while Carsten Wentroth recorded a 35.76 in 3x3x3, and Thiago Andino put up an initial 20.06 in the 3x3x3 Cube.

The big-cube events closed out the program with high-capacity solving across 6x6x6, 7x7x7, and Megaminx. Pilat won the 6x6x6 Cube with an average of 1:29.84, ahead of Ortiz Jr. at 1:52.46 and Ngo at 1:53.83. The 7x7x7 Cube yielded an identical podium order, with Pilat finishing first in 2:26.19, Ortiz Jr. second in 2:51.84, and Ngo third in 3:06.06. In Megaminx, Pilat won in 38.77 seconds, leading Ortiz Jr. at 43.77 and Maddox Smith at 45.04 to conclude a weekend full of personal breakthroughs.