Grove City Weeknight Trios II 2025

Eighteen competitors gathered in Grove City, Ohio, USA, on August 15, 2025, turning an evening of specialist puzzles into a showcase of rapid personal growth. Staged inside City Hall, Grove City Weeknight Trios II 2025 brought together an efficient slate of three non-standard events across six total rounds. While many casual fans follow standard 3x3 results and classic Rubik's Cube races, this cubing competition focused on three distinct challenges: Clock, Megaminx, and Square-1. Across every bracket, the primary narrative became the sheer volume of personal bests and breakthrough marks registered on the official World Cube Association tables.

The Clock event drew the largest field of the gathering with 17 competitors stepping up across two rounds. Keenan Darkins took top honors, locking in a winning average of 5.90 to secure the gold medal. Darkins set a rapid pace with a best single of 4.63 in the event, showcasing smooth turning and rapid pin control. The podium was an all-United States affair, as Lucy Grace Bryson captured the silver medal with an average of 7.50, and Zach Baruch earned the bronze medal by finishing on a mark of 7.86.

Megaminx delivered its own share of technical excellence over its two scheduled rounds featuring 14 solvers. Lucy Grace Bryson stepped back onto the podium, this time climbing to the top spot with a commanding winning average of 39.97. Bryson also posted the fastest single solve of the entire dodecahedral contest at 35.34. Jacob Dyland Bennett claimed second place with a steady 43.72 average, while Carson Clark took third position on a 45.09 mark, illustrating the high level of execution required to navigate 12 distinct colored faces.

Square-1 wrapped up the three-discipline program with another 14 competitors battling through two rounds of shape-shifting solves. Jacob Dyland Bennett dominated the final, winning the event with an average of 7.00 alongside the round's best single of 4.63. Alex Braunsdorf finished in second place with an average of 10.28, and Carson Clark picked up another podium finish by taking third place with an average of 12.06. The results completed a clean sweep of all nine podium positions by competitors representing the United States.

Beyond the championship trophies, the true heart of the speedcubing action lay in the remarkable leaps forward made by competitors throughout the field. Samuel Jibat produced one of the most stunning drops of the evening in Clock, recording a personal best single of 16.34 to cut his previous mark of 39.34 by 58.5 percent. Corey Hammer took on all three disciplines and delivered major milestones in each, logging a first ever official attempt in Megaminx at 3:01.38, shaving 22.1 percent off his Square-1 best with a 47.75, and dropping his Clock best by 17.3 percent down to 27.52.

The progress continued across the roster as Elijah A. Litman completed a first ever attempt in Square-1, establishing an initial benchmark of 43.43 across two entered events. Clara Litman tackled all three disciplines, earning a best finish of fourth place in Square-1 while setting a new Megaminx personal best of 57.76, an improvement of 14.9 percent. Aaron Feng also entered all three events, finishing fourth in Clock while lowering his personal best single to 6.24. Jayden Clark took on three events and secured a fifth-place finish in Megaminx, David Miguel-Santiago earned fourth place in Megaminx across two events, and Braden Richards posted a personal best of 4.65 in Clock for a 6.8 percent drop on his way to fifth place in the event.

The specialized program provided a sharp test of dexterity and adaptability, illustrating how diverse speed cubing can be outside of traditional three-layered puzzles. Each event presents unique spatial and mechanical hurdles, from the dual-faced dial alignments of Clock to the intricate corner-cutting algorithms of Square-1. The evening structure at City Hall ensured tight turnarounds between attempts, keeping competitors sharp and focused through every scramble and timer start.

As the final scores were entered into the WCA competition database, Grove City Weeknight Trios II 2025 concluded as a definitive success for personal milestones and regional talent. With 18 dedicated participants leaving Ohio with fresh official benchmarks, the tournament demonstrated the steady dedication that defines modern competitive cubing. Solvers will carry these cut times and new personal records forward into the remainder of the 2025 season.