Nevada Championship 2025

Max Park produced an extraordinary demonstration of efficiency across the big puzzles in Reno, punctuated by a commanding 6.04 winning average in the 3x3x3 Cube to set the standard at Earl Wooster High School. The April 12 to 13 weekend in Reno, Nevada, USA, marked an essential mid-spring fixture on the 2025 calendar, where 55 competitors gathered across 27 rounds of intense competition. In an era where every major gathering tests national depth, Park delivered top honors across multiple formats, setting a tone of surgical precision right from the opening round.

The Nevada Championship 2025 brought 13 events to the stage, serving as a critical proving ground for competitors balancing the demands of classic Rubik's Cube events and specialty formats. Across two days of speedcubing, Park assembled an unmatched resume in Nevada. Alongside his premier 3x3 victory featuring a 5.52 best single, Park claimed titles in the 3x3x3 One-Handed with a 9.49 average, 4x4x4 Cube in 22.13, 5x5x5 Cube in 37.83, 6x6x6 Cube in 1:12.37, and the 7x7x7 Cube with a mark of 1:39.81.

The 3x3 results in the One-Handed division showcased intense pressure behind Park's 9.49 average. Micah Yeo earned the second spot on the podium with an 11.84 average, while Jason Ostdiek took third with 14.04. In the 4x4x4 Cube, Paul Mahvi claimed second place with a 29.18 average, closely pursued by Rahul Bollini at 31.98. Mahvi continued his strong form in the bigger puzzles, securing runner-up positions behind Park in both the 5x5x5 Cube at 50.27 and the 6x6x6 Cube at 1:36.33, where Tsukasa Sano claimed third in both events.

Beyond the traditional nxn puzzles, Alessandro Diomampo emerged as the weekend's other dominant multi-event champion. Diomampo completed a clean sweep of his specialty events, securing first place in the Clock with a 3.58 average and a 2.95 single, dominating Megaminx with a 38.72 average, and capturing Square-1 in 9.73 seconds. These performances highlighted how varied the demands of a high-level WCA competition can be, requiring vastly different finger tricks and mechanical adaptability across disparate puzzle types.

The shorter events yielded some of the closest margins seen all season. Rahul Bollini claimed the 2x2x2 Cube title with a 3.09 average, barely edging out Sebastian Stone at 3.13 and Kenji Gipson-Nahman at 3.16. India's Hrishikesh Kakati led the Pyraminx field with a swift 2.45 average, besting Stone's 3.19 and Isaac Modrow's 3.35. In Skewb, Sid Shivnath secured first with a 3.53 average ahead of Michael Larsen's 4.40 and Bollini's 4.47, while Jason Ostdiek took the 3x3x3 Blindfolded crown with a 32.86 single solve.

Away from the top steps of the podium, several competitors made substantial leaps in their individual progression throughout the weekend. Dominic Ledesma-Smith recorded a Pyraminx personal best of 7.89, which was 63.4 percent faster than his previous best, while also shaving 28.3 percent off his Skewb mark with a 15.93. Michael Hiroto Rodriguez improved his Pyraminx standard to 7.23, an improvement of 48.2 percent, and dropped his 3x3x3 Cube best to 30.77. Breanna LaGere took on 10 events and trimmed 39.3 percent off her 2x2x2 Cube personal best to hit 1.76 seconds. Harry Jiang entered 10 disciplines and achieved an impressive trio of big cube personal bests, including 58.57 in 5x5x5 Cube, 1:55.71 in 6x6x6 Cube, and 3:05.45 in 7x7x7 Cube.

The spirit of this speed cubing gathering was equally visible in the athletes expanding their repertoires. Kayden Norkunas made a remarkable start in their first official tournament by taking on 12 events, logging first official marks including 10.71 in Skewb, 2:41.32 in Megaminx, and 44.65 in Clock. Nash Henderson logged first career attempts in Pyraminx with 9.69, 2x2x2 Cube with 14.74, and Clock with 19.05. Edward Nicoll logged first official results in Skewb at 12.30, One-Handed at 46.68, and 2x2x2 Cube at 3.12. Shourya Meka entered 10 events, notching a Megaminx personal best of 2:08.57 alongside initial career attempts in Clock at 35.59 and Square-1 at 1:18.63.

The Nevada Championship 2025 concluded having demonstrated the full spectrum of competitive cubing. With the United States claiming 38 podium finishes and India earning one, the event reflected both elite dominance at the top and vital development through every stage of the draw. As the 2025 season advances toward major national and international tests, the benchmark times established in Reno offer a sharp preview of the pace competitors will need to match.