Dhaka Side Cubic Quest 2025

Thirty-eight competitors converged in Uttara Sector-12 on July 25, 2025, bringing the fast-paced drama of non-standard disciplines to the center stage. While traditional speedcubing often draws the spotlight to head-to-head sprint solving, specialized side events demand an entirely different mental rhythm. Unlike the quiet, pen-and-paper analysis that defines disciplines like Fewest Moves, this cubing competition tested pure mechanical dexterity, spatial intuition, and memory through ten packed rounds of competition. The Dhaka Side Cubic Quest 2025 provided an exclusive platform for these intricate puzzles, drawing solvers from across Dhaka, Bangladesh to test their limits.

The 3x3x3 Blindfolded contest proved to be one of the most demanding disciplines of the day, requiring complete memorisation before racers donned blindfolds to manipulate the Rubik's Cube sight unseen. Asif Afsar rose to the top among 14 entrants, securing the win with a best single solve of 1:10.26. Azharul Baree Zihan finished in second place with a single of 2:53.50, while Raaid Bin Rahman claimed third with a time of 3:14.90. The unpredictable nature of the event was on full display, with all podium finishers recording a DNF average while relying on their standout singles.

Raaid Bin Rahman found redemption in the Square-1 event, an unpredictable puzzle where shifting shapes complicate the search for optimal algorithms. Rahman took the victory with a winning average of 11.17 and delivered the round's best single solve of 9.36. Farhan Tanvir Fahim secured the runner-up spot with an average of 13.45, while Zuhair Raiyan Khan rounded out the podium in third place with a 17.25 average. The single round tested 17 competitors, rewarding those capable of navigating the puzzle's rapid mechanical changes under pressure.

Zuhair Raiyan Khan returned to the top of the standings in Clock, putting together a winning average of 8.11 across two rounds. Khan also notched the fastest single of the discipline at 5.76 among 19 competitors. Liyana Zaman captured second place with an average of 8.47, closely followed by Ahmed Rafi, who earned third with a 9.72 mark. Farhan Labib also had a notable run in the event, securing a fifth-place finish, while Nazim Uddin Mahmud finished sixth overall.

The Megaminx tables brought extended endurance to the floor, where Towhidun Nobi paced a field of 22 competitors to take first place. Nobi logged a winning average of 51.92 alongside the best single of the day at 46.30. Namira Nawar took the second podium spot with a 53.93 average, and Mohammad Arafat Haque finished third with a 57.27 average. The multi-layered puzzle provided a stark contrast to the shorter sprint events, demanding consistent hand speed and deep tactical lookahead over prolonged solves.

Beyond the podium battles, significant milestones unfolded across the brackets as solvers achieved major personal breakthroughs. Hasan Muhammad Ehsan made his first ever attempt at Megaminx with a time of 1:24.57, while slicing his Skewb personal best down to 3.68, a 66.2 percent improvement over his previous 10.89 mark, and improving his Pyraminx personal best to 3.41, which was 28.4 percent faster than before. Mohammad Safayetur Rahman Khan delivered a dramatic improvement on Megaminx, clocking a personal best of 1:42.14, which was 57 percent faster than his prior 3:57.74 mark. Priyangshu Riddhi Roy cut their Megaminx personal best to 1:14.10, showing a 32.6 percent jump from 1:50.02, while making their first ever attempt at Clock in 14.95. Nazim Uddin Mahmud registered their first ever attempt at Square-1 with a 31.57 and their first Clock attempt in 9.14, while lowering their Skewb personal best to 4.01, a 47.9 percent drop from 7.69.

Other competitors expanded their repertoires into entirely new events throughout the day. Mahi Rahman Sarker completed four events, taking fourth place in Square-1 while logging a first ever attempt at Square-1 of 14.92, a first Megaminx attempt of 1:34.67, and a first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Blindfolded of 4:18.25. Arwah Sabahat Islam tackled six events at this first WCA competition, recording a first ever attempt at Square-1 of 2:11.69, a first Skewb attempt of 7.63, and a first Megaminx attempt of 3:47.34. Md Tamim Ferdous reduced his Skewb personal best to 3.53, an improvement of 30.1 percent, and logged a first ever attempt at Clock in 44.65. Tahsin Al Farhan placed fifth in 3x3x3 Blindfolded on a first attempt of 4:07.38, while improving on Megaminx to 2:02.32, which was 12.7 percent faster than 2:20.09.

Sprint events concluded the program with high-speed drama in both Skewb and Pyraminx. In Skewb, Farhan Tanvir Fahim took first place with an average of 4.02 and a best single of 2.43 across two rounds. Namira Nawar earned second with 4.46, and Zuhair Raiyan Khan finished third with 4.61. Pyraminx closed out the day with Avirup Das claiming the win on an average of 2.66 and a best single of 1.96. Ahmed Rafi finished second with a 3.65 average, edging Talha Harun, who placed third with 3.66.

The Dhaka Side Cubic Quest 2025 offered a thorough showcase of technical versatility and speed cubing excellence. While traditional 3x3 results often command the general headlines, the single-day gathering in Dhaka highlighted the deep focus required across alternate puzzles. With all eighteen podium places going to competitors representing Bangladesh, the tournament concluded a competitive chapter for the national circuit as solvers look forward to the challenges awaiting them in the next season.