Lakewood Fall 2025

Eighty-six competitors gathered at Harrison Preparatory Academy on November 8, 2025, setting the stage for a thrilling day of elite speedcubing. Lakewood Fall 2025 featured five distinct disciplines and eleven rounds of high-pressure action in Lakewood, Washington, USA. From the very first solves, the competition delivered standout moments across multiple events, highlighted by a barrage of personal bests and record-setting efforts on the official scorecards throughout the single-day WCA competition.

A massive wave of record marks arrived directly in the 3x3x3 Cube event, where 84 competitors took to the tables across three intensive rounds. Jonathan Sponton notched a single of 30.85 seconds and a 35.85 average, while Haris Carpenter of Canada registered an impressive 8.84 single alongside a 9.49 average. Rainier Feiler delivered a 9.38 single and 11.69 average, followed by Matthew Manzano recording an 11.77 single and 12.99 average. Saharsh Sai Vontela also added an 8.02 single and 9.62 average to the record ledger.

The record flurry in the Rubik's Cube category continued down the standings with Jonah Martenson logging a 24.27 single and 29.38 average, and Romil Prasad turning in a 26.52 single alongside a 30.59 average. Nupur Khandelwal recorded a 12.40 single and 16.02 average, Joon-ho Hur achieved a 17.53 single and 19.00 average, and Paxson Courtnay posted a 23.34 single with a 25.53 average. These milestones reshaped personal benchmarks across every tier of the main event.

At the top of the 3x3 results, Đỗ Quang Hưng of Vietnam captured the title with a winning average of 6.29 seconds and the event best single of 5.36 seconds. Sameer Aggarwal of the USA secured second place on the podium with a 6.84 average, while Vikram Haldar of the USA rounded out the top three with an average of 7.40 seconds. The premier event served as a centerpiece for the entire cubing competition, drawing the largest bracket of the day.

Đỗ Quang Hưng extended his dominance across the big cubes, sealing a triple-gold performance at Lakewood Fall 2025. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Đỗ won with an average of 40.19 seconds and a single of 35.93, besting Kevin Hays who averaged 49.02 seconds and Vikram Haldar who posted a 56.05 average. Moving up to the 7x7x7 Cube, Đỗ secured first place with an average of 1:50.94 and a top single of 1:45.93, finishing ahead of Kevin Hays at 2:02.78 and Tyler Halgren at 2:32.35.

Beyond the podium battles, several solvers produced exceptional breakthroughs across the schedule. Franklin Skaggs achieved a massive 45.8 percent reduction on his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by clocking 18.55 seconds, down from his previous 34.20. Max Sun took on all five events, securing an 11th-place finish in Clock while cutting his Square-1 personal best by 36.7 percent to 17.46 seconds, his 5x5x5 Cube mark by 18.2 percent to 1:18.90, and completing his first ever attempt at 7x7x7 Cube in 4:59.05. Viaan Prajapati lowered his 3x3x3 Cube mark by 37.2 percent to 17.69 seconds, while Hriyansh Srivastava improved his 3x3x3 Cube best by 26.1 percent to 14.90 seconds alongside first-time attempts in Clock at 21.65 seconds and 5x5x5 Cube at 4:01.91.

New milestones continued across multiple disciplines as Mason Jung tackled four events, improving his 5x5x5 Cube time by 21 percent to 1:50.52 and logging debut attempts in Clock with a 9.64 and 7x7x7 Cube with a 6:57.77. Thaddeus Hernandez also took on four events, logging his first ever attempts in Clock at 10.28 seconds, Square-1 at 46.55 seconds, and 5x5x5 Cube at 1:41.30. Akhvi Jay Octavius improved his Clock personal best by 19.5 percent down to 12.45 seconds while posting a first Square-1 attempt of 18.39 seconds. Alina Ladd completed her first WCA competition by recording a 37.46 in the 3x3x3 Cube and a 24.26 in Clock.

The side events provided intense races for podium spots throughout the afternoon. In the Square-1 event, Sameer Aggarwal claimed victory with a winning average of 5.63 seconds and a best single of 4.21 seconds, finishing ahead of Canada's Eeshir Pannun at 8.97 seconds and Miles Goodman at 11.44 seconds. Over at the Clock tables, Anishk Arora took the gold with an average of 3.74 seconds and a single of 3.43 seconds, leading Adhiyan Kumaresan who averaged 4.05 seconds and Saharsh Sai Vontela who finished third with a 4.79 average.

When all eleven rounds concluded, the United States led the overall medal haul with 11 podium placements, followed by Vietnam with 3 and Canada with 1. Lakewood Fall 2025 highlighted the depth of speed cubing talent in the Pacific Northwest, blending world-class winning performances on the podium with remarkable milestones across the entire field as competitors look ahead to the next season.