Jonava Ralys Open 2025

Twenty-eight competitors gathered across nineteen intense rounds of play as Jonavos Jeronimo Ralio Gimnazija hosted the Jonava Ralys Open 2025 on December 13 and 14. Speedcubing in Jonava, Lithuania brought out a determined field spanning thirteen official events. Leading the charge on home soil, Lithuanian standout Vilius Ribinskas mounted an exceptional campaign across the weekend. Ribinskas delivered victories across four distinct events, asserting home dominance across big cubes and memory challenges alike during two full days of high-stakes puzzle action.

Ribinskas set the pace in the big cube categories, securing the top spot on the 7x7x7 Cube podium with a winning average of 3:11.23 and a best single of 3:08.67. He also controlled the 5x5x5 Cube through two rounds, capturing first place with an average of 1:06.03. On the shorter side of the roster, Ribinskas demonstrated his versatility by capturing the Skewb crown with a 5.32 winning average, finishing ahead of France's Thibaut Mézières, who posted 5.63, and fellow Lithuanian Ugnius Lesnik, who placed third at 5.73.

The memorization events saw Ribinskas add another victory to his tally in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded category, where a single solve of 1:09.45 earned him first place ahead of Poland's Szymon Ruksza, who posted 1:33.50. In the 3x3x3 Multi-Blind discipline, Ruksza took the victory with a flawless 13 out of 13 points in 47:20. Ribinskas followed closely on the podium with a clean 10 out of 10 in 54:42, giving the Lithuanian crowd another top-tier result to celebrate during the multi-event weekend.

Roberts Dreijers of Latvia emerged as the most prolific victor of the competition, collecting four titles. Dreijers dominated the classic 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube, leading a twenty-six competitor field over three rounds to finish with a winning average of 8.87 and a tournament-best single of 6.39. In the 2x2x2 Cube, Dreijers topped the podium with an average of 2.58, edging Ribinskas at 2.85 and Poland's Wojciech Szatanowski at 3.32. Dreijers further demonstrated his versatility by claiming the 4x4x4 Cube with a 36.42 average and the 3x3x3 One-Handed event in 15.35 seconds.

Away from the main finals podiums, the official WCA competition provided plenty of remarkable breakthroughs for local solvers. Erikas Cimnickas produced one of the weekend's sharpest jumps in form, slicing 32.2 percent off his 4x4x4 Cube personal best to hit 50.85 seconds, alongside a 2:03.01 in the 5x5x5 Cube. Steponas Matulevičius delivered a massive 30.1 percent improvement in the 3x3x3 Cube, recording a best time of 13.42 seconds. Dovydas Kirbutas tackled eight separate events, trimming 27.4 percent off his Skewb mark to post 7.47 seconds and taking on his first official 4x4x4 Cube solve with a time of 1:14.84. Jokūbas Levanavičius lowered his Clock personal best by 25.2 percent to 17.40 seconds.

Julius Dobilas entered eight categories, lowering his 3x3x3 One-Handed mark by 22 percent down to 23.96 seconds and taking his first career attempt at the 5x5x5 Cube in 1:51.47. Kasparas Norvila entered ten events, improving his 5x5x5 Cube mark by 17.6 percent to 1:09.71 while also recording a career-best 2:58.43 in the 6x6x6 Cube. Girėnas Buivydas stepped up for their first speed cubing event in WCA history, completing initial tournament attempts in the Pyraminx with a mark of 7.35, the 3x3x3 Cube in 25.76, and the 4x4x4 Cube in 2:12.37. Lauris Šimkus undertook five events, logging first attempts in the 5x5x5 Cube at 3:05.28, Pyraminx at 9.49, and 3x3x3 One-Handed at 27.43.

International visitors also claimed major silverware across the weekend schedule. France's Thibaut Mézières captured the Pyraminx title with a winning average of 4.93, besting Dreijers at 6.20 and Ribinskas at 6.57. Wojciech Szatanowski of Poland claimed top honors in two distinct formats, solving his way to the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves gold with a single score of 28 moves, and securing first place in the 6x6x6 Cube with a 2:06.92 average, narrowly edging Dreijers' 2:07.13.

Lithuania maintained a strong presence across the specialized categories, highlighted by Ugnius Lesnik taking first place in Clock with an average of 5.67 seconds, joined on the podium by compatriot Viltė Klioštoraitytė at 7.57 and Dreijers at 8.17. Across all thirteen disciplines, Lithuanian competitors collected seventeen podium finishes, leading all represented nations at the meet. Latvia followed with twelve podium spots, Poland earned ten, and France took two.

The Jonava Ralys Open 2025 concluded a packed schedule of nineteen rounds, highlighting both elite international consistency and significant individual progression. From the headline 3x3 results to the complex multi-stage blindfolded attempts, the cubing competition delivered exceptional moments for local and visiting solvers as the 2025 competitive calendar came to a close.