Grand Forks 2025

Eighteen podium places out of twenty-four went to United States competitors on October 4, 2025, anchoring an overwhelming showing on home soil. Staged at the University of North Dakota-Memorial Union in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA, the gathering brought together 55 competitors across 14 rounds and 8 official events. The host nation controlled proceedings from the outset, sweeping every podium step in three distinct disciplines while claiming six individual event victories during an intensive single-day WCA competition.

Tyler Robinson served as the linchpin of the American medal haul, securing four separate event titles. In the premier 3x3x3 Cube, Robinson paced 55 competitors across three rounds of Rubik's Cube solving, posting a winning average of 8.21 seconds alongside a best single of 7.55. Canadian challenger Raphael Fast secured the silver position with a 9.17 average, while Sungwon Moon of Korea claimed third with 9.66 to complete the official 3x3 results podium.

Robinson extended his dominance across three other categories, capturing first place in Megaminx, Skewb, and 3x3x3 One-Handed. In Megaminx, Robinson generated a winning average of 37.81 seconds, finishing well ahead of fellow Americans Zackary Andrew Candy and Jack A. Kern. Robinson also captured Skewb with a 4.24 mark over Boyd Mayfield and Canada's Landon Dyck, while taking 3x3x3 One-Handed in 15.14 seconds ahead of Sungwon Moon and Raphael Fast.

American standout Hana Nakano delivered two major victories, headlining sweeps in both 4x4x4 Cube and 6x6x6 Cube. In the 4x4x4 Cube, Nakano topped 38 competitors with a 37.74 average, edging Mayfield at 37.83 and Robinson at 37.96 in a tight United States podium sweep. Nakano later commanded the 6x6x6 Cube event with a mark of 1:49.00, leading Robinson and Mayfield across the line to lock down another all-American top three.

Away from the top steps of the podium, Grand Forks 2025 gave dozens of competitors a stage to post significant milestones across multiple formats. Jaxton Kilwein registered one of the most dramatic single-solve improvements of the tournament, taking their 2x2x2 Cube personal best down to 2.86 seconds, which was 57.2 percent faster than their previous mark of 6.68. Liam Ghahreman also made substantial strides in 2x2x2 Cube with a new personal best of 5.04 seconds, cutting 44.2 percent off an older 9.03 mark while tackling four total events.

New event debuts defined the day for several versatile participants. Sylas Devenny entered seven events, securing a 6th place finish in Megaminx on a first attempt of 1:26.04 while slashing their 3x3x3 One-Handed best to 22.61 seconds. Sam Pinchin tackled five events, making a first 3x3x3 One-Handed attempt of 45.93 and dropping their Clock personal best by 43.4 percent to 13.35 seconds. Nicolas Bergen contested seven events at their first WCA competition, logging a best finish of 7th in 3x3x3 One-Handed and a Skewb debut of 5.38. First-timer Eric Bergen completed five events, debuting in 3x3x3 Cube at 24.23 seconds. Grant Lahr also made their competitive debut across four events, finishing 13th in Skewb with a 6.77 debut, while Tayton Lewis made their competition debut in three events, setting a 4x4x4 Cube mark of 2:25.92.

In the remaining events, international talent broke through to prevent a total American sweep. Canada's Raphael Fast took the 2x2x2 Cube crown with a swift 1.96 average across two rounds, leading Americans Wyatt Durfee and Noah Glazewski. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Kapustianskyi of the United States secured the Clock title with a 3.28 average, leading a third American podium sweep alongside Carson Claud and Boyd Mayfield.

The single-day meeting highlighted the breadth of modern speedcubing, balancing high-level technical execution with extensive participation from local speed cubing communities in the Upper Midwest. With 14 rounds completed smoothly under World Cube Association standards, the cubing competition wrapped up a prolific 2025 stop on the regional calendar.