Perth Autumn 2025

Seventy-eight competitors gathered across twenty rounds of fierce solving as Perth Autumn 2025 brought high-stakes action to Sacred Heart College. The official WCA competition ran from May 24 to May 25, 2025, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Across nine diverse events, competitors pushed their limits and delivered an avalanche of standout times, highlighted by an extraordinary series of fast solves in the short-format disciplines.

The 2x2x2 Cube event stood out as a record-setting battleground throughout the weekend. Competitors traded rapid-fire marks across multiple rounds of play. Marco Campitelli posted a blistering 1.32 single and a 2.16 average on his path to claiming the overall title with a final winning average of 2.23. Amy Smith and Jonathan Charlesworth each logged matching 2.10 averages, alongside singles of 1.56 and 1.80 respectively. Toby Seufert joined the upper echelon with a 1.91 single and 2.26 average, while Aaron Edwards secured a 1.69 single and 3.09 average.

The 2x2x2 Cube flurry continued further down the order as competitors capitalised on swift turn speeds. Zeke McQueen Laval notched a 2.05 single and 3.46 average, Joshua Hounslow delivered a 2.17 single and 3.56 average, and Lachlan Stephens posted a 2.68 single paired with a 3.60 average. Jude Henry Nailer put together a 3.64 single and 3.97 average, while Ethan Caalim completed the flurry with a 3.79 single and a 4.00 average, proving the immense depth of talent present at this cubing competition.

In the marquee 3x3x3 Cube, the 3x3 results crowned Joshua Hounslow as the champion after three rigorous stages featuring seventy-four entrants. Hounslow locked down victory with a winning average of 7.18 and a best single of 6.26. Lachlan Stephens took second place with a 7.32 average, while Toby Seufert rounded out the podium in third with 7.63. Hounslow also demonstrated his dexterity in Pyraminx, claiming gold with a 2.46 winning average and a best single of 2.24.

Jonathan Charlesworth compiled an exceptionally productive tournament, capturing three gold medals across varied puzzle formats. He won the 5x5x5 Cube final with a 56.36 average over Jaxon Foster at 57.49 and Hounslow at 1:00.45. Charlesworth also earned top honours in Megaminx, averaging 44.35 to lead Hounslow with 49.79 and James Holdsworth with 51.69, before securing the Skewb title with a 3.56 average ahead of Smith at 3.71 and Edwards at 3.93.

Away from the top of the podium, several competitors achieved remarkable milestones across the schedule. William Riordan took on five events and secured a Pyraminx personal best of 6.06, which was 57.5 percent faster than his prior best, alongside a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 3.64. Guot Kuan tackled eight events, claiming an eleventh-place finish in Pyraminx, completing a first ever attempt at 5x5x5 Cube in 2:02.47, a first Clock attempt of 11.70, and a Skewb personal best of 3.60 that improved by 32.3 percent. Jordan Delgado delivered a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 13.72, dropping 33 percent from his previous mark, and recorded his first attempts at Skewb in 14.39 and Pyraminx in 11.78. Ashneil Jayden Bappoo logged a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 8.29, cutting 37.6 percent off his record, while tackling his first Pyraminx attempt in 20.12.

The weekend also served as an ambitious testing ground for fresh events and new entrants. Alex Baker took on nine events, logging first attempts in the 5x5x5 Cube at 2:20.27, Clock at 11.36, and Megaminx at 2:46.32. Harry Doherty achieved a Pyraminx personal best of 9.92, trimming 30.4 percent, while completing first attempts at 5x5x5 Cube in 2:51.19 and Megaminx in 2:43.32. Davern Laffrey made an official debut at this speed cubing meet, recording first attempts in Skewb at 15.11, 2x2x2 Cube at 13.95, and 3x3x3 Cube at 32.06. Donghwa Yun also completed a first official tournament, recording initial attempts of 32.87 in 3x3x3 Cube, 7.56 in 2x2x2 Cube, and 9.78 in Pyraminx.

The remaining puzzle events at Perth Autumn 2025 delivered tense contests right down to the final solves. Zak Kenny seized victory in the 4x4x4 Cube with a 28.93 winning average and a 24.72 single, finishing ahead of Hounslow at 31.17 and Foster at 32.26. Amy Smith dominated the Clock discipline, winning with an average of 4.01 and a single of 3.25, while Ethan Caalim secured the Square-1 title with an 11.02 average over Charlesworth at 11.17 and Aaron Espiritu at 11.64.

Every podium position across all nine events went to Australian competitors, totalling twenty-seven podium awards in a commanding display of domestic Rubik's Cube mastery. From historic single-second efforts on the 2x2x2 Cube to multi-puzzle triumphs across larger layers and geometric variants, the competition concluded as a defining benchmark for the 2025 speedcubing circuit in Western Australia.