Oklahoma Championship 2025

The expansive halls of the Oklahoma City Convention Center buzzed with focused energy as 88 speedcubing entrants settled in for two packed days of competition. Timing mats flickered, mechanical layers clicked across dozens of tables, and scorecards circulated continuously through 30 scheduled rounds. Held across May 3 and May 4 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, the gathering provided a vibrant platform for everything from classic puzzles to the most demanding non-standard challenges on the official roster.

While the standard 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube often commands the bulk of the attention, the weekend schedule placed an unmistakable spotlight on niche disciplines. The twelve-sided Megaminx delivered one of the weekend's sharpest performances, where Nicolas Naing claimed victory with an extraordinary 30.89 average, backed up by a single solve of 28.70. Tyler Gee secured second place with an average of 43.22, while Ryan Pilat took third on the podium with a 45.17 mark across two competitive rounds.

The technical demands of the Square-1 and Clock events also tested the dexterity and pattern-recognition skills of the field. In Square-1, Ryan Pilat took the title with a swift 7.79 average and a best single of 5.47, finishing ahead of Michael S. Lander at 9.77 and Daniel Polichetti at 12.62. Meanwhile, Clock saw Kaden Christopher Dockins set the pace, topping the 43-competitor bracket with a winning average of 5.27 and a best single of 4.30.

Dockins added another specialist title in Skewb, where he won the three-round contest with a 4.08 average and a 3.62 single, edging out Benjamin Spradley at 4.54 and Trishan Reddy Katamreddy at 4.65. The Pyraminx event saw Ryan Pilat capture first place courtesy of a 2.56 average and a 2.26 single, leading John Wanger II who recorded 3.09 and Jaxon Wright who averaged 3.22.

Away from the top steps of the podium, the weekend offered plenty of breakthrough moments for dedicated competitors expanding their repertoires. Hugo Soto Jr. delivered massive improvements, cutting his Pyraminx personal best to 5.14, which was 60.1 percent faster than his previous best, alongside a Skewb personal best of 7.14 that was 39 percent faster, and making his first ever attempt at Megaminx with a time of 2:43.91. Theo Wilcox achieved a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 3.89, representing a 42.1 percent drop, while taking on first attempts in Skewb at 5.84 and 3x3x3 One-Handed at 36.76. Thomas Drew dropped his 3x3x3 Cube best to 13.97, an 18.4 percent improvement, while logging debut attempts in 3x3x3 One-Handed at 37.14 and Pyraminx at 8.60.

Other competitors took on broad event slates and logged memorable debuts throughout the cubing competition. Cole Turner tackled nine events, posting initial official marks in 3x3x3 One-Handed at 37.32, 4x4x4 Cube at 1:54.53, and Skewb at 5.68. Max Whistler took on ten events, earning a 10th place finish in 3x3x3 Blindfolded while logging first attempts in 4x4x4 Cube at 1:18.03, Pyraminx at 7.53, and 3x3x3 One-Handed at 29.07. Leo Klos likewise entered nine disciplines, recording 10th in 3x3x3 Blindfolded alongside debut marks in 4x4x4 Cube at 1:19.54 and Pyraminx at 8.90. First-time WCA competition attendees also made their mark, with Frankie Jaeger recording first attempts in Pyraminx at 10.77, Skewb at 11.20, and 3x3x3 Cube at 20.01, and Zion Wahlgren taking on nine events including debuts in Clock at 21.45, Pyraminx at 17.39, and 3x3x3 Cube at 46.87.

The one-handed contest brought another display of technical finesse to the floor. Tyler Gee secured first place in 3x3x3 One-Handed with an 11.62 average and a round-best 10.58 single, finishing ahead of Ryan Pilat at 12.71 and Casey Ngo at 16.84. In 3x3x3 Blindfolded, where pure memorisation meets unassisted execution, Pilat delivered a stellar 20.55 average with a 19.72 single to win the event, followed by Sutton Barkley at 1:31.44 and Matthew Lugibihl at 2:16.73.

Big cubes also saw commanding performances across multiple rounds. Pilat swept the larger hardware, claiming the 4x4x4 Cube with a 25.57 average ahead of Amey Gaba at 26.68 and Casey Ngo at 32.37. Pilat continued his dominant run in the 5x5x5 Cube with a 47.41 winning average, the 6x6x6 Cube with a 1:32.75 average, and the 7x7x7 Cube with a 2:23.75 average, demonstrating deep versatility across the entire puzzle spectrum.

The classic speed cubing disciplines rounded out the action, highlighted by the premier 3x3 results. In the main 3x3x3 Cube event, Ryan Pilat earned top honours with a 6.62 average and a 5.06 best single, while Amey Gaba took second place at 7.64 and Casey Ngo finished third at 7.86. Pilat also topped 2x2x2 Cube with a 1.55 average. With 13 events successfully concluded, the Oklahoma Championship 2025 closed out an exhilarating 2025 showcase of versatile solving across every format.