Texas Championship 2025

Inside the halls of the Waco Convention Center, the rhythmic click of plastic and the sudden slap of palms hitting timing mats set the cadence for a massive weekend of puzzles. Spectators and competitors packed the floor in Waco, Texas, USA, turning their attention toward the central staging area where every fraction of a second carried weight across three full days of tournament action.

The premier 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube final went down to the wire across four grueling rounds. Ryan Pilat claimed victory with a 6.53 winning average, anchored by a best single of 6.15 to seal the top spot on the podium. The deep field of 149 solvers pushed the pace through the final turn, locking in some of the sharpest 3x3 results seen all weekend at the Texas Championship 2025.

Pilat produced an extraordinary multi-discipline showcase throughout the cubing competition, capturing first place in four additional events. He topped 3x3x3 One-Handed with an 11.07 average and a 10.16 single, controlled the 6x6x6 Cube final with a 1:34.14 average ahead of William Henry Ruppert V and Ray Bai, and secured the 7x7x7 Cube title in 2:22.05. In 5x5x5 Blindfolded, Pilat also took the top rank with a single time of 6:54.35.

Siddharth Reddy delivered standout speedcubing performances in the sprint categories. Reddy took the 2x2x2 Cube crown with an exceptional 1.45 average and a 1.19 single, finishing ahead of Ryan Ylagan and Tucker Chamberlain. Reddy doubled up on gold in the Clock event, posting a 4.55 average to edge Ollie Thompson and Pilat in a fast-paced final round.

Ray Bai proved dominant across the mid-range and specialty puzzles at the Texas Championship 2025. Bai captured the 4x4x4 Cube victory with a 24.37 average, punctuated by a blazing 16.84 single. Bai also secured first place in the 5x5x5 Cube with a 48.62 average and topped Megaminx with a 38.08 mark, outlasting strong fields in both events.

Away from the championship podiums, several solvers delivered notable breakthroughs across the tournament roster. Madison Weaver took on 10 events, logging a personal best of 3.63 in Skewb that was 57.3 percent faster than her prior mark, alongside a 4.21 Pyraminx personal best and a first official attempt at Clock in 12.85. Alexander Pacheco contested 12 events, achieving a best finish of 10th in Pyraminx, an official debut in 6x6x6 Cube at 2:49.22, and a 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best of 20.93 that cut 66.6 percent off his previous record. Benjamin Foster Garcia tackled 8 events, registering his first attempts in One-Handed at 48.63 and Square-1 at 1:36.43 while trimming his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 47.3 percent to 5.04. Ashton Arora improved his 2x2x2 Cube best by 47.8 percent to 5.94 while notching debut marks in Skewb at 19.57 and Pyraminx at 13.55.

The progress continued across new event debuts throughout the weekend. Thiago Andino posted a 38.8 percent improvement in Pyraminx with a 6.78 single while logging first attempts in One-Handed at 1:40.44 and Skewb at 15.06. Creed Johnson took on 6 events, shaving 38.3 percent off his 2x2x2 Cube personal best to hit 2.30 and completing debut solves in Pyraminx at 8.18 and 5x5x5 Cube at 2:00.73. Hayden Russell tackled 9 events, registering initial official marks in Megaminx at 1:50.02 and One-Handed at 26.46 alongside a 33 percent 2x2x2 Cube personal best drop to 2.99. Evan Garza contested 5 events, cutting his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 35 percent to 4.17 while posting debut results in One-Handed at 39.31 and Clock at 9.59.

In the specialty hardware categories, Tucker Chamberlain claimed the Square-1 championship with a 6.34 average and a 5.70 single. Marcus Kamen won Pyraminx with a flat 2.00 average, and Benjamin Spradley took the Skewb title averaging 3.32. The blindfolded solving roster at the Texas Championship 2025 featured Jeff Park capturing the 3x3x3 Blindfolded win with a 14.97 single, while Joshua Gao won both 4x4x4 Blindfolded in 1:53.56 and 3x3x3 Multi-Blind by resolving 44 out of 52 cubes in 59:06.

Featuring 156 competitors, 16 events, and 35 distinct rounds from December 5 to December 7, 2025, the gathering served as a massive celebration of speed cubing excellence. Solvers from the United States and Canada combined to fill the podium spots throughout an intense slate of competition. The Texas Championship 2025 concluded another milestone chapter on the regional calendar, setting a high standard for the upcoming competitive year.