Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025

218 competitors gathered at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, setting the stage for three days of intense speedcubing from May 30 to June 1, 2025. Across 29 rounds of action spanning 13 events, the Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 delivered top-tier solves and high-stakes finals. The main event, the classic Rubik's Cube, featured a massive field of 212 contenders battling through four elimination stages before crowning a standout performer of the entire weekend.

Olaf Kuźmiński of Poland asserted complete authority over the tournament, capturing three separate titles and a runner-up spot across varied puzzle formats. In the 3x3x3 Cube final, Kuźmiński delivered a winning average of 6.69 seconds, punctuated by a best single solve of 5.52 seconds to lead the 3x3 results ahead of Johnny Morello Kerlaff with 7.34 and Jake Brown with 7.78. Kuźmiński carried that momentum directly into the Pyraminx, locking down first place with a 2.30 average, and dominated the 4x4x4 Cube with a 26.32 winning mark.

Kuźmiński narrowly missed a fourth championship victory in the 2x2x2 Cube final, where Max Tully of the United Kingdom posted a lightning-fast winning average of 1.35 seconds, backed by a 1.17 single. Kuźmiński followed closely behind in second with a 1.45 average, while Luke Burns completed the podium in 1.59 seconds. The small-cube events showcased remarkably tight margins throughout the weekend, drawing huge fields and delivering relentless speed across every round.

Big-cube enthusiasts witnessed a compelling duel between Macau standout Max Kwok U Sam (郭愉琛) and the host nation contenders. Kwok U Sam claimed gold in the 5x5x5 Cube with a 52.73 average over Jake Brown (56.86) and Kuźmiński (59.10). In the 7x7x7 Cube, Kwok U Sam took top honours again with an average of 2:36.47, besting Sean Moran and Ben Stokes. Jake Brown turned the tables in the 6x6x6 Cube, taking victory in 1:39.05, edging Kwok U Sam by four tenths of a second.

Beyond the podium battles, several competitors achieved remarkable milestones across their schedules at this WCA competition. Seán Gatenby entered nine events, logging a 31st place finish in 3x3x3 One-Handed while dropping his personal best to 15.73 seconds, a massive 65.6 percent improvement over his prior 45.79 mark, alongside a 5.29 Pyraminx personal best and a first official Skewb solve of 5.92. Hugo Yannoulis lowered his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 48 percent down to 31.79 seconds and recorded first attempts in Pyraminx (11.21) and Skewb (14.31). Neşe Erdem slashed her 3x3x3 Cube best by 47.1 percent to 18.30 seconds and tried Pyraminx (9.88) and Skewb (14.87) for the first time.

Emma Clare Rigg tackled five events, slicing her Pyraminx personal best by 43.7 percent to 9.39 seconds while putting up debut attempts in the 4x4x4 Cube (2:07.95) and Skewb (21.45). Rosemary Lozinski improved her 2x2x2 Cube mark by 40.7 percent down to 5.75 seconds, also trying 4x4x4 Cube (2:50.55) and Skewb (14.75) for the first time. Elsie Whyte dropped her Pyraminx best by 36.5 percent to 7.17 seconds while making first attempts in Skewb (8.23) and One-Handed (41.13). James Dale posted a 3.70 second personal best on 2x2x2 Cube, an improvement of 34.9 percent, and took on Skewb (11.88) and One-Handed (1:08.85). Ethan Dickson took on six events, including maiden attempts in Pyraminx (9.05), 4x4x4 Cube (1:58.08), and One-Handed (1:07.19).

Specialty disciplines also provided dramatic showdowns under the arena lights. Johnny Morello Kerlaff won the 3x3x3 One-Handed crown with an 11.89 average, highlighted by an 8.55 single, besting Sean Moran (12.25) and Branson Lau (劉朗朗) (12.31). Declan Mangan-Lamb captured the Skewb title with a 3.29 average, while Aidan Grainger earned a double victory by winning Clock with a 3.81 average and Megaminx in 28.85 seconds. Ryan Eckersley topped the Square-1 field with an 8.50 winning average.

The blindfolded contest rounded out the program, requiring total memorisation and precision execution. Ben Stokes claimed gold in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event with a 19.63 single, finishing ahead of Ryan Eckersley (25.83) and Fabio Schwandt (29.00). The United Kingdom led the medal tally with 26 podium places, followed by Poland with 6 and Macau with 3. The Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 concluded as a showcase of elite speed cubing prowess, setting a memorable standard in Scotland for the rest of the 2025 cubing competition calendar.