TAS Side State Championship 2025

Twenty-six competitors assembled at Howrah Primary School on June 14, 2025, bringing the excitement of speedcubing to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. A remarkable number of participants took on brand new disciplines at this specialized cubing competition, making the event a showcase of emerging talent. Across seven events and seven fast-paced rounds, the tournament delivered intense contests and meaningful milestones for puzzle solvers across the region.

The TAS Side State Championship 2025 gave Tasmanian cubers a dedicated platform to branch out beyond traditional solving. While mainstream events often focus strictly on standard speed cubing, this single-day schedule prioritized side disciplines ranging from the intricate Square-1 to the expansive 7x7x7 Cube. For many entrants in the field of 26, the meet served as their very first official outing in multiple specialty formats sanctioned by the World Cube Association.

Jode Brewster delivered an extraordinary display of versatility throughout the TAS Side State Championship 2025, securing victories in five separate events. In the 3x3x3 One-Handed event, which drew the largest field of the day with 21 competitors, Brewster claimed top honours with a winning average of 11.23 seconds and a best single of 9.84 seconds. Vietnam representative Trần Đăng Quang took second place with a 17.28 average, while Arisandra Soo rounded out the podium in third with 19.51.

Brewster maintained that commanding form across the large cube disciplines. In 5x5x5 Cube, Brewster won with an average of 55.48 seconds, finishing ahead of Noah Przychodzen at 1:15.70 and Veer Liu Dogra at 1:18.61. The 6x6x6 Cube saw Brewster top the field in 1:57.40, with Przychodzen and Dogra following in 2:29.66 and 2:38.16 respectively. Brewster capped the big cube sweep in the 7x7x7 Cube with a winning mark of 2:57.73, while Przychodzen secured second in 3:50.20 and Dogra took third in 4:14.78.

In other disciplines, Arisandra Soo topped the Megaminx podium with a sharp 47.38 average, followed by Brewster in second at 57.45 and Dogra in third at 1:11.04. The Clock contest produced an exciting finish as Luke Smith secured victory with an average of 7.01 seconds, edging past Brewster with 8.17 and Ari Xiang Soo with 9.36. Brewster returned to the top of the podium in Square-1, recording a 10.69 average to best Przychodzen at 12.42 and Dogra at 25.84, while fans tracking 3x3 results noted the exceptional depth across all brackets.

Away from the top steps of the podium, numerous competitors delivered massive personal breakthroughs at this WCA competition. Matthew Crowley made a huge leap in 3x3x3 One-Handed, dropping his personal best single by 43.6 percent down to 54.96 seconds, while also recording his first ever attempt at Clock with a time of 21.07. George Gross knocked 31.2 percent off his previous best in 5x5x5 Cube to record a 2:01.94 single, alongside a 22.3 percent improvement in Square-1 down to 1:05.61. Charlie Scott improved his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best by 28.8 percent to 42.33 seconds and logged his first ever attempt at Square-1 with a time of 1:45.01.

Several other competitors tackled unfamiliar puzzles for the very first time on the official stage. Lena Buonaccorsi entered five events and posted her first ever attempt at Clock with a rapid 7.12 single, alongside her first attempts at 5x5x5 Cube in 2:55.02 and 6x6x6 Cube in 6:38.73. Tenuun Delgermurun took on five events and earned a sixth-place finish in Square-1 while logging a first Clock attempt of 19.75. Ziyan Stanley Zhou contested four events, earning 10th in Clock and notching a first Megaminx mark of 3:25.49. Sebastian Greenwood earned fifth place in Square-1 with a debut single of 50.84, and Daiki Naito placed fifth in 3x3x3 One-Handed with an 18.97 single on his first official attempt in the event.

Australia captured 20 podium positions while Vietnam secured one, reflecting the strong national and regional community present at Howrah Primary School. The diverse challenges, from twisting dodecahedrons to solving variations of the Rubik's Cube with a single hand, highlighted the technical breadth of modern puzzle solving. The TAS Side State Championship 2025 concluded as a memorable gathering that expanded the horizons of seasoned solvers and ambitious newcomers alike.