Cubing in Westerly RI 2025

Curtis Chai set the standard in Westerly with a blistering 6.82 winning average in the 3x3x3 Cube final, locking down victory across three rounds of intense classic speedcubing. Held at the historic Westerly Armory & Museum from October 11 to October 12, Cubing in Westerly RI 2025 gathered 62 competitors across 10 official World Cube Association disciplines. Across 19 total rounds, the two-day meet highlighted both seasoned mastery and the accelerating pace of fresh talent across the regional circuit.

The 3x3 results formed the centerpiece of the weekend program. Chai captured the title over runner-up Ethan Zhuang, who averaged 7.84, and Christopher Landgrebe, who took third place with an 8.15 average. Chai also produced the best single time of the event at 6.28 seconds during his march to the title. The 60-person field in the Rubik's Cube demonstrated remarkable parity throughout the qualification stages, but Chai proved unmatched in execution when the final round arrived on Sunday afternoon.

Chai was not the only competitor to make multiple trips to the top step of the podium in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA. Cameron Soulagnet authored a dominant sweep of the big cubes, winning the 5x5x5 Cube with a 48.84 average, the 6x6x6 Cube in 1:34.99, and the 7x7x7 Cube with a mark of 2:22.65. Soulagnet also battled Chai down to the wire in the 4x4x4 Cube, where Chai claimed first place with a 27.33 average, edging out Soulagnet's 27.43 by just one-tenth of a second while Henry Syn took third in 34.02.

Specialist categories brought additional drama across the 2025 schedule. Saisabari Ramesh delivered a trio of gold medals, winning Skewb with a 3.00 final average, 3x3x3 Fewest Moves with a 26.33 mark and a single of 23 moves, and 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a 1:04.65 winning single. In Clock, Brandon Villadolid averaged 4.20 to take top honors ahead of Chai at 5.10 and Jaustin Gudbrandsen at 5.31. Chai added yet another victory in Megaminx, winning with a 39.49 average to complete a remarkable three-win weekend.

Julian Kim, the founder and developer of Speedcubing.app, entered all 10 events on the schedule and collected six personal bests over the course of the weekend. Kim placed fourth in 3x3x3 Fewest Moves with a 42.00 average in his first official attempt at the event, fifth in Skewb with a 5.17 average, and sixth in Megaminx with a personal best average of 1:10.67. He also secured personal bests in the 4x4x4 Cube, 5x5x5 Cube, and Clock, while recording an eighth-place finish in his first official 3x3x3 Blindfolded contest and 18th in the main event.

Beyond the top podium spots, the under-the-radar performers provided some of the most dynamic progression of the entire cubing competition. Hayden Cima shaved 62.1 percent off his Skewb personal best with a 4.02 single, while also improving in Clock to 13.07 and 3x3 to 14.37. Liam Piscitello trimmed his Skewb best by 44 percent to 3.64 and reached 10th place in Clock with a 6.56 personal best. Krish Sanganahalli made huge strides in the 6x6x6 Cube with a personal best of 5:33.85, an improvement of 42.2 percent, alongside his first official attempts in the 3x3x3 and 5x5x5 cubes. Joel Pfeiffer dropped 44.4 percent from his Skewb best to record a 7.83 single.

First-time events and major step-ups continued across the scoresheets. Sky Hong logged a 35 percent improvement in 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a 2:33.48 single to finish fourth, while also taking on Skewb for the first time with a 7.35 result. Oliver Platt tackled five events, making his debut appearances in Megaminx with 2:51.31, Clock with 13.00, and 4x4x4 with 1:01.37. Syed Mekaeel Ghani took on the 7x7x7 Cube for the first time, notching a 13:29.00 single, while Charles Schwarz cut 19.6 percent off his 3x3x3 single to record 21.56 alongside his debut in Clock at 18.80.

Several newcomers marked their official debuts at this WCA competition, taking to the tables for the first time in official play. Victor B. Riccitelli completed his first three official events, posting 32.29 in the 3x3x3 Cube, 2:40.05 in the 4x4x4 Cube, and 3:09.48 in Megaminx. Xander Leighton registered a 14.48 single in his 3x3x3 Cube debut alongside times in Clock and 4x4x4, while Calvin Wu and Leighton Girolamo each notched their first results across 3x3 and Skewb.

The rapid times and expanding fields on display throughout Cubing in Westerly RI 2025 demonstrated the continuous development happening at every tier of competitive speed cubing. From the multi-event titles secured by Chai, Soulagnet, and Ramesh to the dozens of breakthrough personal records logged across the floor, the weekend highlighted an ambitious lineup of solvers eager to push the boundaries of puzzle solving as the regional tournament calendar continues forward.