Lex Mini V 2025

Inside the Tates Creek Branch of the Lexington Public Library, the familiar sound of turning puzzles filled the room on February 15, 2025. Competitors gathered around solving stations to inspect scrambles, compare techniques, and catch up with friends before the official rounds got underway. This focused speedcubing meeting in Lexington, Kentucky, USA offered an inviting setting where seasoned participants and newcomers shared tables throughout the day.

A tight-knit roster of 20 competitors came together for Lex Mini V 2025, which featured eight rounds across five distinct events. Rather than the standard 3x3 Rubik's Cube speed event, the schedule emphasized specialized challenges ranging from large cubes to memory-intensive blindfolded disciplines. The relaxed pace between groups allowed competitors to support each other from the sidelines while keeping the competitive energy sharp across the venue.

Blindfolded events brought intense concentration to the floor, where solvers spent quiet minutes memorizing scrambled layouts before donning blindfolds. In 3x3x3 Blindfolded, Elliott Perkins captured first place with an impressive single solve of 49.97 seconds across two rounds of play, while Colin Nelson secured second with a 2:46.39 single and Carson Miller placed third with 3:31.11. Although conventional 3x3 results were not part of the roster, the blindfolded category delivered its own technical drama.

Evan Brown emerged as another major force at Lex Mini V 2025, capturing gold across multiple demanding categories. In the single-round 6x6x6 Cube event, Brown posted a winning average of 2:02.84, alongside a best single time of 1:48.08 among 16 competitors. Jack Bohning followed in second place with a 2:13.83 average, edging out Miles Lentz, who finished third with a 2:13.99 average. Brown also conquered the grueling 5x5x5 Blindfolded discipline, logging the sole successful time of 20:46.00 to top the podium ahead of Perkins and Chris Nankervis.

The geometric puzzles offered rapid action during the afternoon sessions. Garrett Hadaway earned the top spot in Megaminx across two rounds with an average of 50.54 seconds and a best single of 46.54. Miles Lentz finished second in Megaminx with a 51.67 average, while Jack Bohning rounded out the top three at 1:01.26. In Skewb, Elliott Perkins claimed his second title of the cubing competition with a 3.82 average and a 2.09 single, outlasting Dominic Brandi in second with 4.01 and Jack Bohning in third with 4.74.

Beyond the podium battles, several competitors achieved meaningful personal milestones throughout the weekend. Sebastian Stone dropped his Skewb personal best down to 5.71 seconds, an improvement of 36.1 percent from his previous mark of 8.93, while also logging his first ever attempts in Megaminx with a 2:35.49 and 6x6x6 Cube with a 6:10.27. Michael Stoops took on four events, completing his first 3x3x3 Blindfolded solve in 5:41.21, trimming his 6x6x6 Cube best by 10.5 percent to 4:03.64, and shaving his Megaminx mark by 3.4 percent to 1:52.54. Roland Ababat reached fourth place in Skewb while improving his 6x6x6 Cube personal best by 3.6 percent to 2:32.40 and recording a Megaminx best of 1:01.43. Marquise Osibodu took sixth place in Megaminx after lowering his personal best by 3.5 percent to 51.74 seconds.

New ventures into unfamiliar puzzles formed a major part of the day for the rest of the field. Eric Dodson achieved an 11th-place finish in Skewb and lowered his 6x6x6 Cube personal best by 7.2 percent to 4:27.28 across four entered events. Liam Engle stepped up to the 6x6x6 Cube for the first time, establishing an opening mark of 12:28.00 and finishing 16th. Making their debuts at an official WCA competition, Jacqueline Joy logged first attempts of 8.64 seconds in Skewb and 2:23.26 in Megaminx, while Benjamin Allen Voils took on Skewb in his debut competition, recording an initial official time of 15.41 seconds.

The success of Lex Mini V 2025 demonstrated the appeal of specialized speed cubing gatherings where participants of all experience levels push their abilities. Solvers packed up their gear after an active day of side events and blindfolded milestones, already looking ahead to the upcoming regional calendar as the 2025 competitive circuit continues.