Speedy Southport 2025

Inside the Southport Community Centre on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, the competition floor was a nonstop showcase of diverse geometric challenges. Across two busy days on November 22 and November 23, the venue buzzed with the distinctive sounds of turning plastic, from the heavy rhythmic churning of massive multi-layered layers to the frantic clicking of two-sided disc mechanisms. A contingent of 145 competitors gathered to tackle eight distinct formats across seventeen scheduled rounds, bringing an eclectic mix of disciplines together under one roof during the 2025 season.

This edition of Speedy Southport 2025 offered a true celebration of mechanical diversity. Rather than focusing solely on standard speedcubing formats, the schedule embraced a full spectrum of mechanical design. Solvers navigated the non-cubic geometries of Megaminx and Square-1, managed the unique push-pin mechanics of Clock, and adapted their dexterity for single-handed solving. The breadth of events demanded exceptional versatility from entrants who shifted seamlessly between fine fingertip agility on tiny corner-turning puzzles and full-arm endurance on dense, multi-layered cubes.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a massive field of 142 competitors through three intense elimination rounds. Toby Seufert captured the victory for Australia, recording a winning average of 6.27 seconds alongside a weekend-best single solve of 5.25 seconds. Charlie Eggins followed closely behind in the final standings with an average of 6.54 seconds, while Yibo Wang secured third place with an average of 6.76 seconds. The high level of precision shown across the 3x3 results set the tone for an exceptional weekend of classic Rubik's Cube speed cubing.

Big cube mastery was on full display as the largest puzzles on the schedule tested stamina and spatial awareness. In the 7x7x7 Cube, Jamie Otsu delivered a commanding performance to claim the title with a winning average of 2:20.86 and the fastest single of the round at 2:13.71, finishing ahead of Bryan Eng at 2:31.21 and Joseph Burnett at 2:42.96. The 5x5x5 Cube tournament featured 69 participants, where Yibo Wang took top honours with a winning average of 49.14 seconds, besting Bryan Eng who posted a 50.07 average and Joseph Burnett who finished third in 56.60.

Specialist categories brought additional excitement to this WCA competition. In the twelve-sided Megaminx event, Jamie Otsu completed a double victory for the weekend, averaging 35.23 seconds to edge out Yibo Wang's 40.94 and Lucas Otsu's 44.00. The Square-1 discipline saw Benjamin Warry take first place with a rapid 7.05 average, finishing clear of Kyle Jones at 12.34 and Vaibhav-Jai Ravipati at 13.16. Yibo Wang added another gold in 3x3x3 One-Handed with an average of 10.53, ahead of Bryan Eng and Benjamin Warry. Meanwhile, Clock went to Kyle Jones with an average of 3.87, and Bryan Eng topped Skewb with a 3.49 average.

Beyond the podium battles, several competitors achieved remarkable milestones across their varied event schedules. Ruairi Moloney achieved a massive 73.5 percent improvement in Clock with a new personal best of 9.90 seconds compared to a previous 37.36, while also trimming his Skewb best to 3.31 seconds and taking on a first ever attempt at 7x7x7 Cube in 5:11.84. Natalie Rodger cut her Skewb best by 65.9 percent down to 7.15 seconds, improved her Clock mark by 41.5 percent to 24.94, and completed a first attempt at Square-1 in 1:01.05. Christopher Luo took on all eight events, setting a 62.8 percent Clock improvement at 14.07, lowering his 5x5x5 Cube mark to 1:45.72, and logging a first 7x7x7 Cube solve of 9:08.94.

The spirit of expanding horizons continued through deep individual programmes across the floor. Abdullah Waqas tackled seven events, logging a 46.8 percent Skewb reduction to 5.05 seconds alongside first attempts at Square-1 in 17.80 and 5x5x5 Cube in 1:30.02. Bojan Kotur also embraced a full eight-event campaign, improving his Skewb mark by 39 percent to 16.37 while registering first attempts at Clock in 29.03 and Square-1 in 1:43.96. Make Chen reduced his 3x3x3 Cube best by 28.4 percent to 15.15 seconds and logged first attempts in 5x5x5 Cube at 3:28.94 and 3x3x3 One-Handed at 1:40.96. Darren Bitamog took on seven events including debut attempts at Clock in 21.58, Megaminx in 3:02.77, and 7x7x7 Cube in 8:00.01, while Tiger Reynolds entered five events with first attempts in Square-1 at 41.01, Clock at 22.67, and 3x3x3 One-Handed at 52.77.

As the weekend concluded at the Southport Community Centre, the comprehensive results highlighted the strength and depth across the Australian cubing competition circuit. From large multi-layered cubes to specialized mechanical puzzles, Speedy Southport 2025 demonstrated the immense dedication required to master such a wide variety of formats, leaving the 145 competitors with countless personal benchmarks to build upon in future seasons.