New Rochelle Night Favorites 2 2025

Eli Rogers set an explosive tone at Hotel NoMa by capturing the 2x2x2 Cube title with a blazing sub-two-second average of 1.93 seconds, punctuated by a blistering 0.91 single. The rapid-fire display served as the standout highlight among a series of sharp personal bests across the schedule. The single-day WCA competition on July 22, 2025, brought together a focused group of 18 competitors across 11 different events, transforming the evening into an intense showcase of personal progression and elite speedcubing.

Held in New Rochelle, New York, USA, New Rochelle Night Favorites 2 2025 offered a streamlined format featuring single-round showdowns from classic puzzles to heavy big-cube divisions. Alongside the speed cubing drama on the tables, the room saw strong displays across twisty disciplines. While fans regularly track traditional 3x3 results at major opens, this specialized gathering leaned directly into niche strengths, challenging entrants to produce immediate consistency without the buffer of preliminary qualification rounds.

Parker Trager assembled a stellar evening by claiming top honors in multiple categories. In 3x3x3 One-Handed, Trager topped the field with an average of 11.66 seconds, supported by a 9.06 single, finishing ahead of Victor Kiziukiewicz from Poland who logged 13.74, and Benjamin Wiginton at 17.24. Trager then returned to the table for Pyraminx, taking first place with a 2.14 average and a 1.39 single to edge out Clem Tucker at 2.26 and Rogers at 3.79.

Tucker found golden form elsewhere in the program, winning Skewb with a 4.98 average and a best mark of 3.41, outperforming Ishaan Lal at 5.36 and Rogers at 5.57. Rogers added his own victory in 2x2x2 Cube ahead of Nico Ozsvath at 2.47 and Tucker at 2.65. Meanwhile, Benjamin Wiginton produced two first-place performances, securing the Clock title with a 3.71 average over Tucker and Ryan Michael Breen, and topping Square-1 with an 11.75 average on the back of an 8.47 single.

The real heart of the cubing competition lived in the massive time drops logged throughout the field, where several competitors delivered significant breakthroughs. Julian Tobar of Ecuador tackled three events and made crucial career milestones, taking on his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 One-Handed with a 1:04.60 result, earning sixth place, and posting an 8.78 in his first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube. Tobar also demolished his previous Pyraminx personal best, cutting his time down to 15.74 from 21.65 to register a 27.3 percent improvement. Nicholas Trofimov entered five disciplines and secured fifth place in Clock, lowering his personal best in the event by 7.8 percent to 6.89 seconds.

That trend of substantial progress continued through the ranks as Yili Yi contested four events and finished fourth in 5x5x5 Cube, trimming his 5x5x5 Cube mark by 13.8 percent to 1:44.98 and dropping his 4x4x4 Cube personal best by 14.8 percent to 47.37 seconds. Jalen Shareef completed five events, achieving a fourth-place finish in 3x3x3 One-Handed while establishing a new 17.81 single best in that category. Alex Hauben took on three events and earned fourth in 4x4x4 Cube with a 3.6 percent improvement to 38.18 seconds, while Rex Ozsvath entered three events and delivered a fourth-place finish in 6x6x6 Cube.

Big cubes also produced sharp marks at the top of the standings. Jeffrey Li dominated the largest puzzles, taking first in 6x6x6 Cube with a winning average of 1:34.95, ahead of Evan Liu at 1:40.17 and Nico Ozsvath at 2:02.93. Li followed that up with a commanding win in 7x7x7 Cube, posting an average of 2:27.43 and a fast 2:05.97 single to lead Lal at 2:34.83 and Trager at 3:05.30.

Evan Liu earned a gold medal in 5x5x5 Cube with a 57.16 average, finishing ahead of Kiziukiewicz at 1:03.77 and Nico Ozsvath at 1:06.16. Alexei Sinyavin made the most of his appearances by capturing two titles, taking Megaminx with a 31.12 average and a 28.48 single, and winning 4x4x4 Cube with a 28.20 average and a 24.66 single to round out an action-packed schedule.

Across eleven tightly contested events, New Rochelle Night Favorites 2 2025 delivered a vibrant snapshot of Rubik's Cube talent in the region. With thirty podium spots claimed by United States competitors and three earned by Poland, the event highlighted both elite winning performances and the measurable progress of competitors steadily pushing their personal bests lower.