River Hill Spring 2025

A single hundredth of a second stood between first and second place on the Skewb stage, capturing the relentless pressure that defined the competition. When 104 competitors gathered for River Hill Spring 2025 at River Hill High School in Clarksville, Maryland, USA on April 26, 2025, every turn mattered. Across five events and ten rounds of play, the speedcubing field pushed pacing to the absolute wire, creating dramatic conclusions across the roster.

The Skewb final delivered the most breathtaking finish of the weekend. Zayn Khanani locked in a winning average of 3.28 seconds, edging out runner-up Brad Hoffman by the narrowest possible margin as Hoffman finished at 3.29 seconds. Livia Kleiner took third place with a 3.44 average, ensuring all three podium spots sat within sixteen hundredths of a second. Khanani also claimed the fastest single solve of the event at 1.26 seconds on his way to the title.

Khanani continued his dominant form in the 2x2x2 Cube, securing a gold-medal double in Clarksville. Navigating through two rounds among 90 entrants, Khanani posted an extraordinary winning average of 1.11 seconds along with a blistering 0.91 best single. Will Callan took the second podium spot with a 1.51 average, while Hassan Khanani followed closely behind to claim third place with a 1.56 mark in another tightly contested final.

The traditional Rubik's Cube brought 104 competitors to the tables across three stages of competition, culminating in sensational 3x3 results. Raihan Sadr captured the championship with a winning average of 7.18 seconds, buoyed by an event-best single solve of 6.48 seconds. Fiona Bao pushed the pace throughout the final round, finishing just eight hundredths back with a 7.26 average to secure second place, while Sanzhar Beisembayev claimed third on the podium with a 7.47 average.

Away from the top of the podium, River Hill Spring 2025 featured massive individual breakthroughs that defined the spirit of the cubing competition. Benjamin Araujo chopped his personal best on the 2x2x2 Cube down to 1.34 seconds, improving 73 percent from his previous mark of 4.96, while also logging a 6.59 in his first ever attempt at Skewb. Jason Murray sliced 54 percent off his 4x4x4 Cube mark with a new personal best of 40.15 seconds, down from 1:27.20. Hunter Bornhorst delivered a 54.8 percent improvement on the 2x2x2 Cube to hit 7.48 seconds, alongside a 33.77 personal best in the 3x3x3 Cube.

First-time event entries added further depth to the weekend as competitors broadened their speed cubing repertoire. Ce Fong entered five events and recorded initial career marks of 1.39 on the 2x2x2 Cube, 38.02 on the 4x4x4 Cube, and 1:32.15 on the 5x5x5 Cube, finishing 10th in 2x2x2. Amy Ammann took on five events and posted an 8.06 in her first official Skewb attempt while setting a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 9.48 seconds. James Hui registered first-time marks of 55.43 on the 4x4x4 Cube and 10.33 on Skewb, Bennett Robertson logged a first 5x5x5 Cube solve of 3:37.12, and William Araujo tackled four events in his first official WCA competition.

The big-cube matchups maintained the day's high intensity across two demanding disciplines. Fiona Bao topped a field of 79 competitors in the 4x4x4 Cube, taking first place with a 29.27 winning average and a 27.05 single. Drew Duong took the second spot on the podium at 30.76 seconds, followed by Will Callan in third at 31.89 seconds. The victory capped an exceptional multi-podium display for Bao across both mid-sized and standard puzzles.

Sanzhar Beisembayev closed out the major puzzle lineup with a commanding victory in the 5x5x5 Cube, where 53 competitors battled across one comprehensive round. Beisembayev secured the title with a 54.97 winning average and the best single of the event at 48.49 seconds. Livia Kleiner earned second place with a 56.56 average, while Fiona Bao completed her third podium finish of the competition by taking third place at 57.49 seconds.

Every podium position across the five disciplines went to competitors representing the USA, sealing fifteen podium placements in Clarksville. From Khanani's one-hundredth-of-a-second Skewb triumph to Sadr's 3x3x3 championship, River Hill Spring 2025 concluded a memorable 2025 gathering highlighted by extraordinary accuracy and razor-thin margins at every turn.