Cubing Simple in Temple 2025

The floor of the Frank W. Mayborn Civic & Convention Center filled early on March 16, 2025, with competitors fine-tuning puzzle tension, checking timers, and warming up their fingers. The open hall in Temple, Texas, USA provided ample space for 100 competitors who gathered for a full slate of speedcubing challenges. Unlike the deliberate quiet of pen-and-paper Fewest Moves solving where every turn is plotted out on blank sheets, this tournament leaned directly into high-octane speed cubing across five fast-paced categories and 14 separate rounds of action.

Across the day, Cubing Simple in Temple 2025 delivered relentless action from the opening scrambles to the late afternoon finals. While standard speed solving strips away the quiet planning time of FMC, success still requires intense spatial foresight in an instant. The lineup featured tests ranging from the multi-layered 4x4x4 Cube down to the nimble Pyraminx, drawing solvers from across the region to put their preparation to the test under official World Cube Association regulations.

Ryan Pilat took center stage throughout the competition, sweeping three of the five disciplines. In the marquee 3x3x3 Cube event, which brought 97 competitors through three rounds of qualifying, Pilat claimed victory with a winning average of 6.07 seconds and a best single of 5.34. Siddharth Reddy earned second place on the podium with a 7.11 average, while Jake Maddox secured third with a 7.77 average to complete the top group in the 3x3 results.

Pilat carried that same rapid execution into Pyraminx and the larger cubes. In Pyraminx, Pilat topped the 77-competitor field with a winning average of 2.26 seconds, edging out Andres Rodriguez who finished second at 2.31 and John Wanger II in third at 3.64. Moving to the 4x4x4 Cube, Pilat secured another first-place finish with a 24.76 average and a best single of 22.54, outpacing Azhar Virani with 29.90 and Jake Maddox who posted 36.45.

The 2x2x2 Cube tournament saw intense sprint solving among 86 competitors across three rounds, where Siddharth Reddy captured the top spot on the podium. Reddy delivered a winning average of 1.39 seconds alongside the best single of the category at 0.98 seconds. Pilat claimed the silver spot with a 1.70 average, while Jake Maddox added another podium finish to his day by taking third place with a 2.18 average.

The undercard of this WCA competition saw impressive personal progression across multiple categories. Jase McDonald took on five events and made a massive leap on the 2x2x2 Cube, logging a personal best of 2.43 seconds to improve by 58 percent over a previous mark of 5.78, while also recording a 16.4 percent cut on the 4x4x4 Cube with 1:42.95. Ezekiel E. Eden entered five events and sliced 53.5 percent off his Pyraminx personal best with a 10.47, alongside a 28.4 percent improvement in the classic Rubik's Cube with 23.61. Logan Bohannon shaved 47.9 percent from his 3x3x3 best to hit 32.90 and made a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube with 12.27. Cy Collins took on four events, dropping his 2x2x2 personal best to 3.73 for a 44.7 percent cut and improving his 3x3x3 mark to 14.72.

First-time event entries also highlighted the day for many participants at Cubing Simple in Temple 2025. Chael Lumaban contested five events, making a first ever attempt at Pyraminx with 8.28, a first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube with 1:09.38, and a first Skewb attempt of 10.26. Taneesh Sankuratri registered his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Cube with 23.85 and completed four events in total. Benjamin Lee completed five events, highlighted by a first ever attempt at Pyraminx with 7.97 and a first 4x4x4 Cube run of 1:31.73. Jeffrey L. Shriver rounded out a five-event slate with a 38.6 percent cut on his Pyraminx best at 5.27 and recorded a first Skewb attempt of 6.53.

The Skewb event concluded the weekend roster, drawing 63 competitors across three rounds. Benjamin Spradley earned the championship with a winning average of 3.84 seconds and a best single of 3.10. Austin Sanchez finished in the runner-up position with an average of 4.47, followed by Trishan Reddy Katamreddy in third place with 4.85 seconds to close the bracket.

Every podium spot at this cubing competition was secured by United States competitors, totaling 15 podium places across the five events. The energy and focused execution at Cubing Simple in Temple 2025 reflected the depth of regional speedcubing talent, bringing another memorable chapter of competition to a close at the Frank W. Mayborn Civic & Convention Center as solvers look ahead to the next season.