Doing Time in Leavenworth 2025

Thirty-seven competitors gathered at the Church of the Open Door on May 31, 2025, bringing high-stakes speedcubing action to Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. Across five events and nine intense rounds, Doing Time in Leavenworth 2025 demonstrated that single explosive solves are thrilling, but unbreakable consistency across an entire average is what secures titles. When the margins are measured in tenths of a second, steady execution under pressure separates the finalists from the champions.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a competitive field of 36 entrants through three complete rounds of solving. Alexander Gager proved to be the standard of reliability on the traditional Rubik's Cube, capturing the title with a tournament-winning average of 9.00 seconds. Gager paired his winning average with a best single of 8.18. Benjamin J. Dunn pushed him closely to take second place with an average of 9.48, while Edward Vakula rounded out the podium in third with a 9.73 average in the final 3x3 results.

Alexander Gager doubled his gold tally in the 5x5x5 Cube, an event demanding sustained focus over 25 entrants. Gager posted a winning average of 1:03.09 along with a single solve of 57.84 to claim top honours in the single-round contest. Zachary Shaw took second place with a solid 1:07.81 average, while Chaeli Baker earned third place on the podium by averaging 1:10.83. Gager's twin victories across both mid-size and big cubes highlighted his steady control across different puzzle complexities.

The shorter formats brought their own intense battles where every mistake is amplified. In the 2x2x2 Cube, Benjamin J. Dunn claimed first place among 34 competitors across two rounds, delivering a winning average of 2.01 seconds and a best single of 1.61. Edward Vakula finished as the runner-up with an average of 2.08, while Ian David Lundholm took third place with 2.52. The event also saw national record marks entered into the books, including rapid personal single efforts such as Alexander Gager posting a 1.24 and Benjamin J. Dunn logging a 1.26.

Precision was equally paramount in Clock, where Zachary Shaw conquered a 29-person field across two rounds of play. Shaw achieved a winning average of 3.44 seconds and a top single solve of 2.44, holding off Chris Van Der Brink who recorded a 4.15 average for second place. Benjamin J. Dunn secured third place with an average of 4.89. In Square-1, Edward Vakula dominated a 17-competitor lineup to win with an average of 11.46 and a single of 9.34, finishing ahead of Kayden Yang at 14.92 and Max McGill at 16.01.

Away from the top of the podium, Doing Time in Leavenworth 2025 provided a stage for breakthrough personal achievements that defined the spirit of the day. Julian Haessig Aycock showed substantial progress across two events, dropping their 2x2x2 personal best down to 6.85 seconds, which was 32.2 percent faster than their prior mark, alongside a 3x3x3 best of 22.38. Aubrey Kudzia lowered their Clock best to 9.35 seconds, a 29.6 percent improvement, while also setting a 5x5x5 best of 1:45.80. Oscar Mercado tackled five events and dropped their 2x2x2 best by 28 percent to 3.03 seconds, while also posting a 10.36 on 3x3x3 and finishing ninth in 5x5x5. Shawn Doyle shaved 25.3 percent off their previous best on 5x5x5 to finish in 1:58.23.

First-time event attempts brought memorable milestones across the floor at this WCA competition. Andrew R. Dunn took on five events, earning a seventh-place finish in Clock, dropping their 3x3x3 personal best by 16.9 percent to 13.58 seconds, and completing their first ever 5x5x5 attempt in 2:36.74. Ethan Lukasiewicz also entered five events, recording an 18.07 in their first Clock attempt and a 3:30.04 personal best in 5x5x5. Michael Lie registered their first official 5x5x5 attempt at 2:40.57, while Andrew Jeremiah Forrey made their speed cubing debut at their first WCA competition, logging initial marks of 40.31 on 3x3x3, 9.63 on 2x2x2, and 21.16 on Clock.

With 15 podium positions earned by United States competitors across the five disciplines, Doing Time in Leavenworth 2025 concluded as a masterclass in composed, high-level solving. The Church of the Open Door venue hosted memorable milestones for experienced champions and newcomers alike. As this cubing competition wrapped up in Leavenworth, the results reaffirmed that while single moments of brilliance turn heads, consistent averages across every round are what define the sport's finest competitors.