Lexington Weeknights IV 2025

David Andron-Silva secured the premier title of the evening by an agonizing margin of just four hundredths of a second, posting an 8.70 winning average to claim first place in the 3x3x3 Cube. The razor-thin finish set the tone for Lexington Weeknights IV 2025, an intense one-day fixture in the heart of the mid-summer speedcubing calendar. The gathering brought together 38 competitors at the Lexington Knights of Columbus venue in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA, for a fast-paced evening across five rounds of action on July 28, 2025.

As the 2025 competitive summer season reaches its peak, weekday gatherings provide solvers with an essential arena to sharpen form without the prolonged attrition of multi-day tournaments. Lexington Weeknights IV 2025 offered exactly that dynamic atmosphere, giving seasoned campaigners and rising newcomers alike a focused platform. Across three distinct disciplines, entrants tested their execution on the traditional Rubik's Cube, the dynamic dodecahedron layers of Megaminx, and the corner-turning precision of Skewb.

The 3x3 results in the main event delivered an exceptional battle right to the final solves of the evening. Behind Andron-Silva, George Fan secured second place with an 8.74 average while also producing the absolute fastest solve of the round with a blistering 6.70 single. Saisabari Ramesh rounded out the podium in third place with an 8.94 average. The single-round format in 3x3x3 left no margin for error, pushing the field to operate at maximum intensity from their very first inspection period.

The Megaminx contest featured world-class speed on the twelve-sided puzzle, with Indonesia's Matthew Liong taking the victory with an average of 32.24 seconds, highlighted by a best single of 28.99. USA's Brendan Lee pushed the pace to finish as runner-up with a 32.55 average, while Ramesh collected another top-three finish by securing third with a time of 49.63. The discipline requires deep pattern recognition and seamless endurance, and the top two finishers separated themselves with sub-33 second consistency across five grueling turns at the table.

Brendan Lee rebounded in spectacular fashion during the Skewb event, taking top honors across the two-round bracket with a winning average of 2.86 and a single of 2.49. Ethan Zhuang pushed hard in the finals, claiming second place with a 2.90 average, while Ramesh completed a remarkable triple-podium sweep across all three contested events by claiming third with a 3.02 average. The rapid nature of Skewb turning kept the 26-player bracket tight, where fractions of a second decided every transfer between rounds.

Away from the top steps of the podium, Lexington Weeknights IV 2025 revealed immense progress throughout the lower ranks of the brackets. Binesh Moghadaszadeh logged the single largest leap of the evening, dropping their Skewb personal best down to 11.38 seconds, which was 62.1 percent faster than their previous best mark of 30.06. Bennett Caliendo cut their Skewb personal best by 36.1 percent to 14.91, while Riyaan Bajaj took on all three events, recording a 35.2 percent improvement in Skewb to 8.47, a 13 percent drop in 3x3x3 Cube to 10.94, and a first ever Megaminx attempt of 2:04.47.

Other competitors took advantage of the focused schedule to explore new events or lock in major breakthroughs on the official ledger. Luca de Galbert lowered their Skewb best by 32.1 percent to 6.97 seconds across two events. Solomon Nunga entered two events, logging a first ever attempt at Skewb in 11.95 and improving their 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 23.2 percent down to 40.96. Neil Ksheersagar recorded an official 16.99 in their first Skewb attempt while shaving 13.1 percent off their 3x3x3 single to 17.12. Tanner Li debuted in Skewb with an 8.52 to finish 12th, and Sam Linszner tackled two events, posting a first Skewb attempt of 11.28 and an official 3x3x3 single of 41.56.

Debutants also made their mark as they joined the global community through this WCA competition. First-time competitors Eason Qian Cen and Yuvan R. Tuladhar handled the pressure of their maiden official appearances with composure, delivering 3x3x3 marks of 20.69 and 21.13 seconds respectively. Leo Bruno and Ashe Caira also recorded their inaugural official times, anchoring the entry-level spirit of speed cubing where every solve represents a personal milestone regardless of overall rank.

The evening served as a textbook example of what makes mid-season weeknight tournaments an indispensable element of the sport. By hosting three sharply contrasting puzzles under the governance of the World Cube Association, Lexington Weeknights IV 2025 provided both an elite battleground for established podium contenders and a welcoming testing ground for developing solvers. With another round of official marks written into the history books, the New England cubing competition circuit rolls forward toward the next chapter of the season.