CubingUSA New England Championship 2025

Thirteen distinct events filled the schedule at the Holiday Inn By The Bay in Portland, Maine, USA, making for a comprehensive showcase of mechanical puzzle solving across three days from August 1 to August 3. The CubingUSA New England Championship 2025 brought together 171 competitors who navigated 32 rounds of intense tournament action. From classic twisty puzzles to high-order layers and unconventional shapes, the tournament highlighted the vast spectrum of the modern discipline in the 2025 speedcubing calendar.

In the premier 3x3x3 Cube event, featuring a massive field of 164 competitors across four grueling rounds, Daniel Gutierrez captured the title with a winning average of 6.98 seconds and a best single of 6.26. The 3x3 results saw fierce competition at the top, as Curtis Chai secured second place with an average of 7.14 seconds, while Alexei Sinyavin claimed third on the podium averaging 7.51 seconds. Chai enjoyed a remarkably productive weekend of his own, collecting victory in the 4x4x4 Cube with a 27.67 winning average and taking second in the 2x2x2 Cube.

The 2x2x2 Cube final delivered blistering speed across the board, with Ayden Dincher taking the crown thanks to a 1.49-second winning average and a single of 1.11. Chai followed closely behind at 1.67 seconds, while William Lavoie of Canada earned the third spot with an average of 1.73 seconds, representing the lone international podium finish of the weekend alongside 38 United States podium spots. The quick-turning puzzle proved to be a hotbed for milestones, as Milan Vincent Andric logged a 1.48 single and 1.99 average, Viktor Pearl posted a 1.51 single, and Quinn Maloney turned in a 1.37 single.

Specialized disciplines demanded entirely different skill sets throughout the cubing competition schedule. Parker Trager won the Pyraminx with a 1.93-second average, while Ethan Zhuang led the Clock field with an average of 2.96 seconds. In the Square-1 event, Elijah Rain Phelps took the title with a 7.71 winning average, besting Aedan Bryant at 9.49 and Quinn Maloney at 10.07. One-handed mastery was on full display in the 3x3x3 One-Handed division, where Peter Ha triumphed with a 10.71 average, outpacing Darren Saito and Daniel Gutierrez.

Beyond the standard Rubik's Cube variants, the larger polyhedral puzzles provided their own marathon tests. Alexei Sinyavin proved dominant across multiple platforms, claiming the 5x5x5 Cube with a 48.74-second average ahead of Graeme Stone and Ayden Dincher, while also sweeping the Megaminx with a 30.72 winning average. Jeffrey Li mastered the biggest hardware in the room, capturing both the 6x6x6 Cube in 1:33.44 and the 7x7x7 Cube in 2:05.79. In the blindfolded discipline, Parth Garg secured first place in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a 26.79 single, finishing ahead of Caleb Retik and Joey Mait.

Away from the championship hardware, the WCA competition offered an ideal proving ground for competitors tackling fresh challenges and expanding their repertoires. Katriel Chang delivered a massive breakthrough in the Pyraminx, dropping their personal best by 59.5 percent down to 9.04 seconds after a prior mark of 22.32, while also taking on their first 2x2x2 Cube attempt in 9.82 seconds. Cooper Marsden similarly took huge strides, shaving 57.6 percent off their previous best in the 2x2x2 Cube with a time of 6.22 seconds, alongside first-ever official entries in both Pyraminx and Clock. Lucas Euell slashed their Pyraminx mark by 49.4 percent to 8.16 seconds while trying Skewb and 4x4x4 Cube for the first time.

That spirit of multi-event ambition resonated across the arena as athletes took on demanding schedules. Thomas Lomanno entered 11 separate events, recording a 27.4 percent improvement on their Skewb best down to 4.15 seconds and trying both Megaminx and Clock for the first time. Daniel Turgeon took on 10 events, logging maiden attempts in 3x3x3 One-Handed at 28.81 seconds, Skewb at 7.74 seconds, and the 6x6x6 Cube in 5:20.57. Jason Wickman tackled 9 events, registering initial official marks in Square-1, Megaminx, and Skewb, while Isaac Taulbee completed first tries in three heavy events including the 5x5x5 Cube and 6x6x6 Cube. Silas Hodsdon completed an eight-event slate, posting first attempts in 3x3x3 One-Handed, 5x5x5 Cube, and Megaminx.

Julian Kim, the founder and developer of Speedcubing.app, entered all 13 events on the schedule and came away with five personal bests. He placed 25th in Skewb with a personal-best average of 5.53 seconds and a single of 2.63, took 26th in his first official entry in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, and finished 30th in Megaminx averaging 1:16.03. His weekend also included a personal best of 3:07.16 in the 6x6x6 Cube for 37th place, 37th in Clock averaging 9.61, 38th in Square-1 averaging 26.42, 39th in Pyraminx averaging 5.73, 40th in 7x7x7 Cube with a single of 5:45.15, and personal-best averages in 5x5x5 Cube at 1:37.43 for 45th and 4x4x4 Cube at 49.40 for 53rd.

With 32 rounds completed across the full array of official puzzles, the CubingUSA New England Championship 2025 concluded as a comprehensive celebration of speed cubing versatility in Maine. The diverse slate of events allowed champions like Daniel Gutierrez, Alexei Sinyavin, and Jeffrey Li to shine in their respective disciplines while providing dozens of contenders the opportunity to push their individual boundaries on the official stage.