Hawaiian Island Tour - Honolulu 2025

Inside the halls at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the steady click of plastic and the hum of timers filled the air as 53 competitors gathered on July 16, 2025. The tropical setting of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA provided the backdrop for a packed day of speedcubing across seven events and 14 total rounds. Every station demanded total focus, but the tension was sharpest where the format offered no safety net. With no dropped scores in select formats, every single mistake carried an immediate cost.

The 5x5x5 Cube event highlighted that exact razor-thin margin, where every solve counted directly toward the final standing. Vince Miguel Marasigan of the United States mastered the big puzzle to secure victory with a winning average of 1:09.00 and a best single of 1:03.30 across the single round of 32 competitors. New Zealand solver James Macdiarmid followed closely in second place with a mark of 1:10.84, while Evan Millsap of the United States finished third at 1:12.89. In a contest where one lockup could derail an entire podium bid, smooth execution made all the difference.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube competition delivered world-class speed cubing drama across three full rounds of action. China standout Yiheng Wang took top honors, recording a lightning-fast winning average of 4.54 along with the best single solve of the event at 4.43. The race behind him in the final 3x3 results saw Travis Dumaran take second place for the United States with an 8.57 average, narrowly edging fellow American Dominic Shoji who clocked an 8.69 average for third place.

Beyond the traditional Rubik's Cube, Yiheng Wang assembled a dominant showing across multiple disciplines at Hawaiian Island Tour - Honolulu 2025. In the 2x2x2 Cube, Wang topped the 42-player field with a winning average of 1.21 and a 0.81 best single, finishing ahead of Dominic Shoji at 1.41 and Jack Okazaki at 2.50. Wang also captured first place in 3x3x3 One-Handed with an average of 12.32 and a 10.85 best single, holding off Norway solver Ulrik Bredland at 13.54 and Marcus Kamen at 15.72.

The day also saw several other international contenders rise to the top of the podium. Ulrik Bredland delivered a commanding performance in the 4x4x4 Cube, winning with an average of 30.51 and a 27.49 single to lead Yiheng Wang at 33.36 and Dominic Shoji at 37.80. In Skewb, Finland competitor Niko Ronkainen earned first place with a 4.30 average, besting Bredland at 4.57 and Enzo Xuan at 5.19. Marcus Kamen claimed the Pyraminx title with a 2.32 average, finishing ahead of Wang at 2.61 and Shoji at 3.25.

Away from the top of the podium, personal breakthroughs defined the day for numerous competitors across the venue. Jakob Luber tackled six events on the schedule, setting a Pyraminx personal best of 6.97 that cut 47.8 percent off his prior mark, improving his Skewb time by 24.6 percent to 9.91, and logging a first ever attempt at 5x5x5 Cube with a 3:41.07. Steven Masayoshi Hirano lowered his Pyraminx personal best by 47.2 percent to 4.60, trimmed his 3x3x3 One-Handed mark by 13.2 percent to 31.99, and made his first official 4x4x4 Cube attempt in 1:40.97.

Konan Suyat took on six events, slicing 31.9 percent off his Pyraminx personal best down to 5.71, cutting his Skewb best by 21 percent to 11.65, and posting a first 5x5x5 Cube attempt of 2:37.33. Takafumi Zhang delivered a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 2.53, an improvement of 41.8 percent, while also dropping his 3x3x3 One-Handed time by 16.4 percent to 39.47 and notching a first 4x4x4 Cube run of 1:52.53. Trevor Roberts improved his 5x5x5 Cube best by 37 percent to 1:59.08 and his 4x4x4 Cube best by 21.7 percent to 1:02.15.

First-time competitors also made their mark in Honolulu. Ian Sadaoka dropped his 3x3x3 Cube best by 30.2 percent to 21.51 and completed his first official 2x2x2 Cube attempt in 5.06. William Yanke recorded his first Pyraminx solve at 19.17 and improved his 2x2x2 Cube best by 23 percent to 8.63. Rohan Sudagar stepped onto the floor for his first WCA competition, recording initial marks of 7.38 in 2x2x2 Cube, 1:19.32 in 3x3x3 One-Handed, and 13.68 in Pyraminx across four entered events.

With 11 podium spots for the United States, five for China, three for Norway, and one each for Finland and New Zealand, the cubing competition showcased incredible international depth. As the timers reset and the gear was packed away at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the competitors departed with fresh personal milestones and sharp memories of high-pressure solving.