Manchester Clock Day 2025

Caleb Wolf Dunn delivered the standout performance at the Wythenshawe Forum, capturing the Clock title with a blistering 2.88-second winning average and an event-leading single of 2.69 seconds. That display anchored a programme that set aside standard three-by-three solving in favour of a diverse slate of specialty puzzles. Held in Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom on October 18, 2025, the gathering brought together 28 competitors across four distinct events and 11 rounds of intense tournament play.

The format gave enthusiasts of alternative disciplines a rare and focused platform. Rather than building the schedule around standard Rubik's Cube heats, this cubing competition tested an assortment of mechanical challenges, from the turning dials of Clock to the geometric complexity of Megaminx and Square-1, alongside memory-intensive blindfolded solving. Across the single-day meet, the sheer range of mechanisms showcased the broader landscape of modern speedcubing at its highest level.

In the Clock event, 27 competitors battled through three full rounds to determine the podium. Dunn took the top step with his 2.88 average, while Jack Corr from Ireland secured second place with a mark of 3.09 seconds. Luke Burns rounded out the podium in third place, finishing with a 3.70 average. The fast-paced turning required on the two-sided dial puzzle made for a razor-thin margin throughout the final round.

The dodecahedral challenge of Megaminx saw Sean Moran put together a commanding performance, winning the event with an average of 31.82 seconds and setting the single best time of the competition at 29.30 seconds. Dunn earned his second podium of the day by securing runner-up honours with a 44.43 average, just edging Rufus Prabhu-Desai, who finished third with an average of 44.52 seconds across the 26-competitor field.

Beyond the top steps of the podium, Manchester Clock Day 2025 delivered a wave of personal milestones that demonstrated the true depth of the field. Callum Inglis took on all four events on the schedule and made substantial strides, dropping his Square-1 personal best by 24.5 percent to 7.25 seconds while securing an 8th-place finish, alongside a 15.8 percent improvement in 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a time of 1:57.67. Owen Alexander Bashforth logged his first ever official attempts in two different events, registering 49.44 in Square-1 and 30.50 in Clock, while also improving his Megaminx mark by 3.8 percent to 2:17.59.

Josh Condy produced major improvements across multiple disciplines during the weekend, chopping 23.7 percent off his Clock personal best down to 4.03 seconds, shaving 18.1 percent from his Megaminx standard to 1:03.32, and dropping his Square-1 mark by 8.8 percent to 8.39 seconds on his way to 6th place. Scott Hunter reduced his Square-1 personal best by 18.2 percent to 27.06 seconds and set a new Megaminx best of 48.72 seconds. Jack Adams logged a 10.4 percent reduction in Square-1 to finish with a personal best of 14.48 seconds, while Thomas Allinson improved his Square-1 best by 6.6 percent to 12.24 seconds and lowered his Megaminx mark by 4.3 percent to 50.63 seconds. Ioan-David Piciorlung established a new personal best of 11.30 seconds in Clock, and Seamus Murphy set a personal best of 6.07 seconds in the same event to claim 12th place.

Square-1 action concluded with Isaac Corker taking the tournament victory, posting a decisive winning average of 7.27 seconds along with the single best time of the round at 5.91 seconds. Danny Morgan claimed the silver medal spot with an average of 10.25 seconds, while Luke Burns collected another top-three finish, recording an 11.86-second average across the final solves.

The blindfolded discipline presented its traditional test of pure memorisation and execution over two rounds of competition. Cham J. Chambers claimed first place in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, logging a winning average of 53.24 seconds and a best single of 42.23 seconds. Luke Burns finished as the runner-up with a mark of 51.27 seconds, and Danny Morgan took third place with a time of 1:02.40. While typical speed cubing fans often focus on standard 3x3 results, the blindfolded division highlighted the mental endurance required to solve without visual feedback.

When the final timers stopped, competitors from the United Kingdom had claimed 11 podium spots, with Ireland taking one. By stepping away from standard events and celebrating the diverse mechanics of side puzzles, Manchester Clock Day 2025 highlighted the specialist disciplines that continue to enrich the global WCA competition scene.