Don't Inverloch Up 2025

6.88 seconds was the winning average that settled a razor-thin 3x3x3 Cube final at Don't Inverloch Up 2025. Across three rounds of premier Rubik's Cube action, the contest tightened into a duel decided on the final turn of the weekend. Indonesia's Firstian Fushada secured the title with a 6.88-second average, anchored by a best single of 6.08, narrowly holding off Australia's Roman Rudakov, who logged a 7.13 average, and Phoenix Patterson, who took third place just a hundredth of a second back at 7.14.

The 3x3 results formed the centerpiece of an expansive weekend at the Inverloch Community Hub in Inverloch, Victoria, Australia. Held on May 3 and 4, 2025, the cubing competition brought together 65 competitors tackling 11 official events across 20 rounds of play. Throughout the schedule, the standard of speedcubing remained exceptionally high as entrants pushed through multi-phase tournaments in big cubes, side disciplines, and complex memory challenges.

Firstian Fushada produced a commanding showing across multiple finals, taking top honors in six separate categories. Beyond the flagship 3x3x3 event, Fushada won the 4x4x4 Cube with an average of 28.61, the 5x5x5 Cube with a 50.57 average, Megaminx with 36.89, and Skewb with 2.39. Fushada also conquered the marathon 5x5x5 Blindfolded discipline with a winning single time of 9:57.95, ahead of Japan's Aiki Yaginuma at 14:40.00 and Australia's Emmet Hobbs at 25:18.00.

Roman Rudakov collected a collection of podium finishes across the program, claiming victory in the 2x2x2 Cube with an average of 1.55 seconds alongside a fast single of 1.30. Rudakov was also the runner-up in 4x4x4 Cube, Skewb, 5x5x5 Cube, and Megaminx, battling Fushada in every round. In the larger puzzles, Phoenix Patterson secured podium positions in both 5x5x5 Cube and Megaminx, rounding out a consistent series of championship appearances.

Short-format puzzles and rotation challenges brought their own drama at Don't Inverloch Up 2025. In Clock, Kyle Jones captured first place with an average of 3.11 seconds and a low single of 1.99 across two rounds. Pyraminx saw Emmet Hobbs top the standings with a winning average of 2.23 and a single of 1.47. In the blindfolded disciplines, Australian specialist Michael Tripodi won the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event with a 23.34 single and the 4x4x4 Blindfolded final with a single of 1:31.02.

Away from the top steps of the podium, the weekend featured extraordinary progress for emerging competitors across the field. Phoenix Geisler logged a major Pyraminx personal best of 4.91 seconds, improving by 59.5 percent from a previous mark of 12.12, while also lowering their 3x3x3 single to 37.48. Nathan Jones knocked 57.7 percent off their 2x2x2 mark to register an 8.04 single, while taking on their first career official attempts in Pyraminx with an 11.94 and Skewb with a 17.47. Santiago Castro dropped their 4x4x4 personal best by 53.9 percent to 57.54 seconds and tackled their first Clock attempt with an 18.90.

The depth of the field was on full display as other solvers expanded their repertoires and set sharp personal bests. Lucas Jones took on Pyraminx for the first time with a 7.38 and sliced 44.1 percent off their 2x2x2 personal best down to 8.43. Jaxom Woods took their 2x2x2 personal best down to 2.77 seconds and improved their 3x3x3 mark to 9.08. Mia Bangay recorded a personal best single of 2.28 in 2x2x2 and finished 16th in Skewb across seven events entered. Elijah Chapman and Archer Russell both navigated their first official WCA competition, with Chapman putting up an opening 2.87 in 2x2x2 and Russell registering an initial 10.38 in Pyraminx.

Overall, Australian competitors earned 25 podium positions throughout the meet, alongside seven podium places for Indonesia and one for Japan. The two days of speed cubing in Victoria offered a full showcase of technical skill, from rapid 2x2 sprints to complex blindfold solves. As the tournament closed out at the Inverloch Community Hub, Don't Inverloch Up 2025 concluded a memorable stop in the 2025 calendar.