Nub Open Mission Viejo Spring 2025

A total of 113 competitors gathered on May 31, 2025, bringing high-level speedcubing back to Trabuco Hills High School. Across 11 fast-paced rounds and five distinct events, the action at Nub Open Mission Viejo Spring 2025 showcased both seasoned champions and surging talents. Matty Hiroto Inaba set the benchmark in the premier 3x3x3 Cube event, posting a blistering 3.81 single and an authoritative 5.41 average across three rounds to claim top honors in Mission Viejo, California, USA.

The 3x3 results formed the centerpiece of the meet, with Inaba fending off a sharp field to finish ahead of Brendyn Dunagan, who averaged 6.55, and Nancy Liu in third with a 6.71 average. The classic Rubik's Cube drew all 113 entrants into battle, pushing competitors through multiple stages of qualifying before the final showdown. The depth of the division highlighted how intense the pursuit of perfection remains in Southern California speed cubing.

Ethan Yeh delivered standout 3x3x3 Cube marks with a 6.90 single and a 7.96 average. Andy French also logged a 8.58 single and a 9.68 average, while Joseph Wu notched marks of 9.55 and 11.20. Caleb Cao recorded a 10.26 single and 14.02 average, accompanied by Will Calderon with a 10.89 single and 13.83 average. Jack Anderson clocked a 13.64 single and 19.64 average, Mason Arellano posted 23.17 and 25.62, Sully Tassos logged 24.36 and 29.29, Soren Shaw turned in 25.11 and 30.45, and Marshall Roby finished with 29.74 and 30.75.

Beyond the standard puzzle, Brendyn Dunagan constructed a dominant day across multiple formats at Nub Open Mission Viejo Spring 2025. In the massive 7x7x7 Cube contest, Dunagan swept past 31 challengers over two rounds, winning with an impressive 2:07.54 average and a 2:05.19 single. Dan Tran took second place with a 2:28.30 average, while Inaba added to his podium tally by securing third at 2:31.10.

Dunagan carried that winning momentum directly into the Skewb event, taking the crown among 67 participants with a sharp 2.82 average and a 2.54 best single. Jack Flynn Stewart followed in second place with a 3.42 average, while Andy French rounded out the podium in third with a 4.76 mark. Across disciplines requiring vastly different mechanical demands, Dunagan repeatedly proved himself among the most versatile entrants on the venue floor.

Away from the top of the podium, several competitors made massive personal strides that defined the spirit of the cubing competition. David Youn achieved a 5.10 personal best in Skewb, slicing an extraordinary 53.4 percent off his previous record of 10.95, while also taking his first ever attempt at Clock with an 18.16. Ethan Dominic S. Librando knocked 46.6 percent off his Clock mark to set a 13.63 personal best. Yuze Tang lowered his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 45 percent down to 26.58, and Mason Farfan improved his Clock personal best by 43.5 percent to 19.60. Max Levi Rogers cut 38.1 percent from his 3x3x3 Cube best to reach 39.73 while tackling Clock for the first time with a 19.05 mark.

First-time event appearances also abounded for dedicated competitors taking on tough new challenges. Parker Tatlow completed his first ever attempt at Clock with a 23.77 and dropped his 3x3x3 Cube best by 30 percent to 20.81. Grady Lucas Roecker logged his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Blindfolded, posting a successful 4:18.83 single while improving his 3x3x3 Cube best by 29 percent to 13.54. Aayush Manish Bathija took on all five events on the schedule, recording his first ever attempt at 7x7x7 Cube in 9:05.48 alongside personal bests in Clock at 13.25 and 3x3x3 Blindfolded at 2:50.40.

The Clock competition delivered one of the closest finishes of the day, with Yunhao Lou capturing the title for China with a winning average of 3.92 and a 3.23 single. Dunagan finished right behind in second with a 3.95 average, edging out Dominic Shoji who captured third at 3.96. The blindfolded discipline proved equally demanding, as Graham Siggins solved without sight to win the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event in 19.77 seconds, besting Brazil's Vinícius Shaw at 59.09 and Ethan Lee at 1:17.87.

With 13 podium finishes for the United States alongside international representation from China and Brazil, the WCA competition concluded as a comprehensive showcase of precision. Across five categories and eleven competitive rounds, Nub Open Mission Viejo Spring 2025 reflected the immense depth and drive of the solving community as another exciting chapter in 2025 came to a close.