OKC Holiday Weeknight Cube-Off 2025

The tables were set and the timers glowed softly inside Belle Isle Library as competitors settled in for an evening of intense puzzle solving. Stacks of plastic layers clicked in rapid succession across the venue floor as twenty-six participants assembled in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA on December 22, 2025. The gathering provided a warm community atmosphere for an official WCA competition, giving solvers of all backgrounds a stage to showcase months of dedicated practice across ten fast-paced rounds.

A major story of the OKC Holiday Weeknight Cube-Off 2025 was the relentless pursuit of self-improvement, with personal bests falling throughout the six scheduled disciplines. Competitors came eager to slash fractions of a second from their career marks, demonstrating how much ground can be gained through focused preparation. Across every bracket, the spirit of speedcubing was reflected in solvers pushing their personal boundaries, transforming the holiday event into a celebration of measurable individual growth.

Among those rewriting their personal records, Josiah Jordan made a massive leap in 3x3x3 One-Handed by recording a 12.78 single, which improved upon his previous best of 29.36 by 56.5 percent. Jordan also made his first ever official attempt at Square-1 with a 49.94, logged a 2.43 on his first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube, and reached a 6th place finish in the 2x2x2 Cube final. Bryson Andrews similarly showed sharp progression, lowering his Pyraminx mark to 2.43 for a 37.7 percent improvement, while taking 22.4 percent off his 3x3x3 One-Handed best with a 16.89 and slicing his 7x7x7 Cube record down to 6:50.87.

The personal milestones continued across the floor as Gibbon Edgar took 23.4 percent off his Square-1 best with a 1:07.43 and improved his Pyraminx time to 5.17. Elijah Armstrong posted a 6.89 in Pyraminx to go 21.7 percent faster than before, lowered his 2x2x2 Cube single to 4.78, and tackled his first ever attempt in 3x3x3 One-Handed at 54.82. Thai Bui cut his 6x6x6 Cube best down to 3:04.51 for a 21.2 percent improvement and took 18.6 percent off his 7x7x7 Cube mark at 5:14.51. Jeffrey Woolston shaved 10.5 percent off his 6x6x6 Cube time to hit 3:19.61, while Denham Ash improved his Square-1 single to 57.97 and completed his first one-handed solve at 56.20. First-time participant Jett Sallee completed his first ever attempts across three events, logging a 6.28 in 2x2x2 Cube, 15.29 in Pyraminx, and 1:01.27 in 3x3x3 One-Handed.

At the top of the standings, Ryan Pilat produced a commanding series of performances across the evening. Pilat collected four event victories, beginning with a swift 2.40 winning average and a 2.14 single in the Pyraminx final to defeat Jaxon Wright and Brendon Hatfield. Pilat also demonstrated mastery over the complex layers of the Square-1, winning the single-round event with an impressive 5.98 average ahead of Michael S. Lander and Daniel Polichetti.

Pilat carried that dominant form straight into the big cube categories, securing top honours in both 6x6x6 Cube and 7x7x7 Cube. In the 6x6x6 Cube contest, Pilat posted a winning average of 1:33.84, highlighted by a best single of 1:30.40, outpacing Zachary Walden and Jose Ortiz Jr. Moving to the 7x7x7 Cube, Pilat completed a 2:19.13 winning average alongside a best solve of 2:12.50 to take first place over Ortiz Jr. and Casey Ngo, demonstrating exceptional precision over the longest solves of the program.

The shorter events delivered dramatic conclusions of their own at the OKC Holiday Weeknight Cube-Off 2025. In the 2x2x2 Cube competition, which drew twenty-five participants through three rounds of play, Jake Maddox secured first place with a 1.97 winning average and a 1.53 single, finishing ahead of Pilat and Ivan Ruiz. Meanwhile, the one-handed variant of the classic Rubik's Cube brought twenty-five competitors to the tables, where Tyler Gee captured the 3x3x3 One-Handed title with an 11.24 average and a 10.36 best single, besting Pilat and Ngo.

Beyond the championship podiums, fans tracking general 3x3 results and speed cubing milestones saw depth across the entire roster. Solvers like Tristan Patrick and Sebastian Bruno Beltran took on full six-event workloads, while Wayne Largent made his official debut in one-handed solving. As the OKC Holiday Weeknight Cube-Off 2025 came to a close in Oklahoma City, the evening stood as a testament to the dedication of every participant who walked away with faster times and fresh motivation for the seasons ahead.