Twice the Mini-sota 2025

The competition hall at RCL - Maplewood hummed with continuous turning as twenty-seven solvers took to the tables in Maplewood, Minnesota, USA across July 12 and 13. The space offered an intimate arena where every click of plastic echoed clearly, setting a focused tone across fourteen rounds of action. Throughout the weekend, competitors tackled seven distinct events, moving smoothly between specialty puzzles and standard formats in a tight community setting.

Twice the Mini-sota 2025 delivered exceptional speed cubing moments right from the opening round. Solvers navigated an array of challenges spanning from the twisting layers of the Megaminx to the precise gear alignments of Clock. The focused venue layout ensured that spectators and fellow entrants stayed close to the action, following every turn and timer stop as the standings took shape across two packed days of play in 2025.

In the 3x3x3 One-Handed event, Carter Kucala took the top spot on the podium after three demanding rounds involving twenty-four competitors. Kucala secured the title with an impressive winning average of 11.39 seconds and recorded the best single solve of the event at 9.58 seconds. Andy Wong followed in second place with an average of 12.70 seconds, while Tyler Robinson earned third place averaging 14.37 seconds in the one-handed Rubik's Cube division.

Tyler Robinson proved versatile throughout the cubing competition, capturing first place in two separate categories. Robinson won the Megaminx event across two rounds with an average of 39.71 seconds, highlighted by a best single solve of 34.44 seconds, ahead of Carl Overbye and Ivan ThanhDanh Duong. In Skewb, Robinson collected another victory with a winning average of 3.07 seconds, finishing ahead of Carter Kucala and Nathan Rahn.

Carl Overbye secured the Pyraminx title after three rounds of competition among twenty entrants, posting a winning average of 2.49 seconds alongside a fast single of 1.73 seconds. In Square-1, Nathan Rahn claimed victory with an average of 7.50 seconds and a single of 6.82 seconds. The Clock event saw Ivan ThanhDanh Duong take first place with a 3.08-second average, finishing ahead of Nathan Rahn and Anders Peterson in a sharp single-round contest.

Beyond the top podium steps, this WCA competition saw notable breakthroughs from several dedicated participants across multiple disciplines. Samuel Schleicher delivered a major Pyraminx personal best of 8.50 seconds, cutting 35 percent off his prior mark, while logging his first official attempts at 3x3x3 One-Handed and Skewb. Davy Burson also recorded a first attempt in 3x3x3 One-Handed at 1:09.77 and shaved 3.9 percent off his Pyraminx best. Joe Kucala made a significant leap in 3x3x3 One-Handed with a personal best of 1:22.16, an improvement of 27.5 percent, and Aarav Bhoite improved his Megaminx mark by 8.8 percent while lowering his one-handed best by 18.1 percent to 21.36 seconds.

The progress continued across the scorecards throughout the weekend. Theodore Burson tackled six events, recording personal first attempts in Square-1 and Clock while improving his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best by 19.9 percent to 50.35 seconds. Oliver Faust lowered his Clock personal best by 10.6 percent to 11.87 seconds, while James A. Faul dropped his Megaminx mark by 10.4 percent down to 2:06.82. Lisa Kucala advanced her one-handed best by 8.6 percent to 37.31 seconds across six events, and Kyle Kayden Renatus improved his Square-1 mark to 15.28 seconds.

The blindfolded discipline challenged ten competitors with the demanding task of memorising and solving the cube sight unseen. Andy Wong clinched first place in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, logging a winning single of 17.98 seconds across two rounds, while Ivan ThanhDanh Duong took second place with a time of 1:16.04. Fans tracking the overall 3x3 results witnessed steady consistency and rapid execution throughout the contest.

As the final timers were packed away, Twice the Mini-sota 2025 concluded a full weekend of speedcubing excellence in Maplewood. The twenty-seven competitors demonstrated immense focus across all fourteen rounds, leaving RCL - Maplewood with fresh personal milestones and competitive experience as they prepare for the next chapters on the speedcubing circuit.