Ohio Championship 2025

A total of 141 competitors converged on the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio, USA, turning December 20 to December 21 into an extraordinary showcase of rapid-fire solving. The Ohio Championship 2025 brought 12 events and 28 separate rounds to the venue, with lightning-fast turns setting the standard right out of the gate. For speedcubing fans tracking the fastest categories on the schedule, the short-format showdowns delivered relentless pace across two packed days of competition in 2025.

The 2x2x2 Cube final delivered one of the closest conclusions seen at any cubing competition this season. Sujan Feist claimed first place with an outstanding 1.18 winning average, barely edging out Luke Garrett who posted a 1.19 average for second place. Xavier Ye took third on the podium with a 1.44 mark, while Feist added the fastest single of the 133-person discipline at 0.96 seconds. The rapid action in the 2x2 bracket set a ferocious standard for every other sprint across the tournament schedule.

The classic Rubik's Cube drew the weekend's largest field, with 140 solvers battling across four rounds of main-event competition. Luke Garrett dominated the 3x3 results, capturing the title with an elite 5.58 winning average and securing the best single solve of the entire bracket at 4.92 seconds. His commanding performance over four stages proved unassailable, cementing the 3x3x3 Cube tournament as the central highlight of a thrilling weekend in the Midwest speed cubing calendar.

Garrett was not finished after taking the premier title, putting together a dominant run across multiple formats. In the 3x3x3 One-Handed event, Garrett secured top honors with a 10.23 average, holding off Andreas Lambropoulos at 11.47 and Jack Pfeifer at 11.55, alongside logging the best single solve at 7.93 seconds. Garrett followed that victory by winning the 4x4x4 Cube with a 24.27 average and a 20.88 best single, and later clinched the Megaminx title with a 36.82 average and a 33.19 single across two demanding rounds.

Away from the top steps, substantial milestones unfolded through personal breakthroughs across the floor. Nathaniel Vorwerk made a major leap in Square-1 with a personal best of 39.78 seconds, improving by 69.3 percent over his previous best of 2:09.54, while shaving 30.5 percent off his 4x4x4 Cube time to reach 1:18.00 and taking on his first ever 3x3x3 One-Handed attempt at 35.50 seconds. Dexter Lenz dropped his 2x2x2 Cube personal record by 44.3 percent to 2.36 seconds and made his first attempts in Square-1 at 35.84 and Megaminx at 2:42.68. Daud Malik slashed his Clock best by 44.8 percent to 27.04 seconds, dropped his 3x3x3 Cube mark by 18.6 percent to 11.79, and tackled 4x4x4 Cube for the first time with a 1:59.97 solve.

Other solvers expanded their repertoire across varied disciplines at this WCA competition. Enoch Groh improved his Pyraminx personal best by 42.7 percent to 6.03 seconds while recording initial marks in Clock at 17.98 and One-Handed at 1:26.30. Daniel Ledee cut his 4x4x4 Cube time by 32.2 percent down to 1:34.45 and completed maiden attempts in Clock at 24.19 and Square-1 at 1:02.55. Nathaniel Hay dropped his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 30.9 percent to 3.33 seconds and logged opening attempts in Megaminx at 2:31.92 and One-Handed at 37.80. Ryan Hawkins registered a 22.6 percent improvement in One-Handed to 50.90 seconds alongside debut attempts in Clock and Square-1, while Theo Ford took on 10 events, logging first attempts in One-Handed, Square-1, and Clock.

Big cubes belonged firmly to Jack Pfeifer, who compiled four separate gold medals over the course of the meet. Pfeifer won the 5x5x5 Cube final with a 46.43 average, finishing ahead of Garrett at 48.26 and Dylan Cossin at 57.84. Moving up in size, Pfeifer captured the 6x6x6 Cube title with a 1:23.32 average, clear of Garrett at 1:24.34 and Carson Clark at 1:43.08. In the 7x7x7 Cube, Pfeifer topped the field with a 2:00.46 winning average, again outpacing Garrett at 2:18.74 and Cossin at 2:47.85.

Pfeifer added yet another victory by claiming the Skewb crown with a 3.04 average and a 2.95 single, finishing ahead of Dylan Cossin at 3.26 and Layne VanSiegel at 3.29. In the Pyraminx competition, Jeriyah Griffin took first place with a 1.82 average and a 1.39 single, while Dominic Cater won Square-1 with a 7.92 average ahead of Jacob Dyland Bennett at 8.75 and Xavier Ye at 9.13. Roland Ababat captured the Clock final with a 5.23 average, leading Jack Hamilton at 5.38 and Clara Litman at 5.47.

By the time the final timers were cleared, the Ohio Championship 2025 had delivered memorable high-speed drama and exceptional depth across its 28 rounds. From the tight sprint battles in 2x2 and 3x3 to the demanding big cube sweeps, competitors produced standard-setting performances in every corner of the venue. The weekend closed out the year on a high note, leaving participants with fresh personal milestones and renewed momentum heading into the next season.