South Bend Scramble 2025

Luke Garrett delivered an extraordinary display of speedcubing mastery in Indiana, capturing four individual titles and posting a lightning-fast 5.70 winning average in the main event. Across six varied events, competitors representing the United States claimed every single one of the eighteen available podium positions. The commanding showing highlighted a weekend of intense domestic talent at the Good Samaritan Event Center, where fifty-two cubers gathered on April 5, 2025, to contest eleven rounds of top-tier puzzle solving.

The 3x3x3 Cube final delivered dramatic 3x3 results as Garrett led the pack through three competitive rounds, sealing top honors with a tournament-best single solve of 4.09 seconds. Behind Garrett, Carter Thomas secured the runner-up spot with an average of 8.87 seconds, narrowly edging Nate Abeleda, who finished third with an average of 8.89 seconds. The traditional Rubik's Cube contest proved to be the centerpiece of the gathering, anchoring an action-packed schedule in South Bend, Indiana, USA.

Garrett extended his dominance beyond the two-handed puzzle, capturing the 3x3x3 One-Handed crown with a 9.78 winning average and an impressive 7.94 single solve across a single fast-paced round of thirty-seven entrants. Nathaniel Gee earned second place with a mark of 13.71 seconds, while Nate Abeleda returned to the podium in third place with a 14.24 average. The discipline requires extraordinary manual dexterity, and Garrett stood out as the only competitor to break the ten-second barrier on the day.

In the 4x4x4 Cube, Carter Thomas turned the tables to claim a hard-fought victory over Garrett across two rounds. Thomas registered a winning average of 28.57 seconds, bolstered by the weekend's best single of 24.64 seconds, edging Garrett's second-place average of 28.63 seconds by six hundredths of a second. Mason Langenderfer captured third place with an average of 33.35 seconds, rounding out a blistering final for the four-layered puzzle.

Garrett resumed his winning ways across the remaining events, securing top spots in both 5x5x5 Cube and Megaminx. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Garrett posted a winning average of 49.04 seconds to top Carter Thomas at 52.22 seconds and Jacob Turrubiartes at 58.56 seconds. Garrett also took the twelve-sided Megaminx title with a 37.24 average, besting Thomas at 45.09 seconds and Garrett Hadaway at 53.28 seconds. Meanwhile, Brayden Thompson took victory in 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a 23.42 single, leading Mason Langenderfer at 33.32 seconds and Garrett at 35.97 seconds.

Away from the top of the podium, several competitors achieved remarkable milestones that highlighted the depth of the cubing competition. Brady Caswell cut his 4x4x4 Cube personal best by 62.5 percent down to 32.40 seconds, dropped his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 30.1 percent to 7.63 seconds, made a first career Megaminx attempt of 57.53 seconds, and finished fifth overall in 4x4x4 Cube. Sam Patterson tackled four events, recording first career attempts in the 5x5x5 Cube at 2:48.18, 3x3x3 One-Handed at 24.18, and 4x4x4 Cube at 1:06.20. Julian Lisowski posted first-time marks in the 4x4x4 Cube of 1:45.13, Megaminx of 2:49.87, and 3x3x3 One-Handed of 58.92.

Progress continued throughout the venue as Nolan Yeung took on six events, trimming 24.3 percent off his 5x5x5 Cube personal best down to 1:15.79, improving his 4x4x4 Cube best by 7.1 percent to 37.43 seconds, and recording a first Megaminx attempt of 1:34.53. Ryne Grzesinski logged a personal best of 31.79 seconds in 3x3x3 One-Handed to go 18.5 percent faster, alongside a 9.8 percent drop in 5x5x5 Cube to 2:11.09 and a first Megaminx result of 2:33.75. Everett Maresh improved his 4x4x4 Cube time by 36.7 percent to 1:17.85. Eamon Ennis completed a debut WCA competition across three events with a 10.24 mark in 3x3x3 Cube, while Jude David Wetterlund debuted with a 12.69 single in 3x3x3 Cube.

The one-day WCA competition concluded as a comprehensive showcase of American speed cubing skill, marked by competitive depth and personal progression. From lightning-fast puzzle solving in the main events to breakthrough milestones across the roster, South Bend Scramble 2025 offered memorable moments for everyone in attendance. As competitors look ahead to the next phase of the 2025 calendar, the performances established a remarkably high standard for regional competition.

With eighteen podium finishes staying entirely with the home nation, South Bend Scramble 2025 demonstrated the exceptional standard of solving currently thriving in the Midwest. The diverse slate of events tested everything from memory recall to rapid fingertricks, leaving the field with substantial time drops and fresh milestones to celebrate.