Doing Time in Moundsville 2025

Forty-nine competitors stepped through the gates of the historic West Virginia Penitentiary on July 19, 2025, ready to tackle 14 rounds of intense action across six events. While blindfolded solving stands as the ultimate test of pure memorisation and quiet concentration in speedcubing, the same intense mental focus was required across all disciplines at Doing Time in Moundsville 2025. Solvers had to block out all surrounding distractions, visualising algorithms and tracking piece movements with absolute precision from their very first inspection period to the final stop of the timer.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew all 49 entrants through three competitive rounds, culminating in a fiercely contested final. Jacob Nobili claimed victory with a winning average of 7.94 seconds, securing the title ahead of Jack Pfeifer, who finished second with an average of 8.08 seconds. Elliott Perkins rounded out the podium in third place with an 8.21 average. The fastest single solve of the entire Rubik's Cube competition came from the final round, where Nobili delivered a tournament-best time of 6.85 seconds to cement his top placement.

The 3x3 results in Moundsville, West Virginia, USA also saw plenty of activity throughout the preliminary stages. Jacob Nobili recorded a single of 7.19 and an average of 8.14 in an earlier round, while Gabriel Gowman posted an 8.50 single and 9.70 average. Other notable marks in the event included Ledger Ramirez with a 9.67 single and 11.24 average, Mark Gowman with a 10.09 single and 10.94 average, Zachary Miller registering a 10.34 single and 11.97 average, and Emmett Dunn with a 10.88 single alongside a 13.56 average.

The Pyraminx event featured 43 competitors across three rounds, ending in a dramatic finish at Doing Time in Moundsville 2025. Mark Gowman took the gold with a winning average of 2.39 seconds, edging out Elliott Perkins who took the silver with a 2.44 average. Dev Choksi completed the podium in third with a 3.30 average. Mark Gowman also logged the fastest single of the discipline with a blistering 1.49 seconds, demonstrating sharp turn accuracy through every corner turn of the triangular puzzle.

In the Skewb event, Gabriel Gowman captured the top spot among 39 competitors with a winning average of 3.86 seconds over two rounds, also posting the event's best single of 2.44 seconds. Elliott Perkins secured second place with a 3.89 average, just three hundredths of a second behind, while Jack Pfeifer finished third with a 3.92 average. Across all events, the United States accounted for all 18 podium positions awarded throughout the day at this sanctioned WCA competition.

The spotlight behind the headline results revealed several major personal achievements and competitive debuts throughout the roster. Miles Johnson entered five events and recorded a massive 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best of 20.38 seconds, which was 47.9 percent faster than their prior mark of 39.12 seconds, while also logging a first attempt at Clock of 24.43 seconds. Oscar Marks tackled four events, taking on a first ever Skewb attempt with 11.95 seconds, dropping their Clock personal best by 45.3 percent to 10.89 seconds, and cutting their 3x3x3 Cube best by 25.8 percent down to 13.97 seconds. Weston Johnson completed five events, making a Clock debut with 31.12 seconds, while lowering their 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best by 38.1 percent to 1:06.17. Kenny Biddle registered a Skewb personal best of 3.14 seconds, which was 34.3 percent faster than their previous best.

Oliver McIntire took on six events, achieving a best finish of fourth place in the 3x3x3 Cube with a personal best single of 6.75 seconds, while also debuting in Square-1 with a 1:08.80 solve and dropping their Pyraminx best by 27 percent to 4.79 seconds. Colton Gehrling contested six events and registered a first attempt at Square-1 with 59.52 seconds alongside a 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best of 24.34 seconds. Elliot Genovese made their first appearance at an official speed cubing tournament, completing their first ever attempts at Pyraminx in 9.08 seconds, Skewb in 11.13 seconds, and 3x3x3 Cube in 34.52 seconds. Dylan Kuriger took on six events, earning a best finish of seventh in 3x3x3 One-Handed with a personal best of 13.68 seconds and recording a first Square-1 attempt of 29.78 seconds.

The remaining events rounded out a full schedule at Doing Time in Moundsville 2025. Xavier Ye took first place in Clock with an average of 4.63 seconds and a best single of 4.28, followed by Mark Gowman in second with a 4.92 average and Caleb Kearney in third with a 5.83 average. Mason Langenderfer topped the 3x3x3 One-Handed event with an 11.77 average and a 8.35 single, ahead of Jack Pfeifer with 12.40 and Jacob Nobili with 14.35. In Square-1, Jack Pfeifer earned the win with an 8.29 average and 7.06 single, with Elliott Perkins taking second in 12.61 and Xavier Ye finishing third with a 12.92 average, closing out an exceptional cubing competition.

With six champions crowned and hundreds of solves logged across the brackets, the one-day gathering in Moundsville proved how focus and execution define success in modern speedcubing. As competitors look forward to the next season, the marks set inside the historic penitentiary walls establish an exciting benchmark for everyone who took part.