West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2025

Inside the bustling event spaces of the Flamingo Las Vegas, solving stations stretched across the floor as 173 puzzle enthusiasts gathered beneath the bright desert lights. Competitors made substantial journeys across states, borders, and oceans to reach Las Vegas, Nevada, USA for three packed days of speedcubing from August 29 to August 31, 2025. With 16 official events and 34 rounds scheduled across the weekend, the tournament floor hummed with the quick rattle of turning plastic and the continuous reset of electronic timers.

The sheer distance traveled by international and domestic entrants set a high-stakes tone for the West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2025. Across the entire program, podium places reflected a heavy presence from the United States with 43 top-three finishes alongside Canada claiming 5 podium spots. Every discipline drew dedicated travelers eager to test their skills at a premier WCA competition, from classic Rubik's Cube rounds to large-order cubes and blindfolded disciplines requiring deep concentration amid the ambient hall atmosphere.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a massive field of 170 competitors through four intense rounds of solving. Max Park emerged victorious, securing the title with a winning average of 5.67 seconds and a best single time of 5.13 seconds. Caleb Chen took the second step on the podium with a 5.82 average, followed by Kyle Santucci of Canada in third place at 6.24. These decisive 3x3 results demonstrated world-class form, setting the benchmark for the entire weekend.

Beyond the traditional cube, Max Park delivered a remarkable sweep across multiple puzzle categories at the West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2025. In the 3x3x3 One-Handed event, Park claimed the title with a 7.94 average, ahead of Kyle Santucci at 11.01 and Brendyn Dunagan at 11.38. Park extended his command to big cubes, topping the 4x4x4 Cube with a 21.98 average over Dunagan and Kevin Hays, winning the 5x5x5 Cube with a 37.56 average, and collecting first-place finishes in both the 6x6x6 Cube in 1:10.73 and 7x7x7 Cube in 1:45.58.

In the blindfolded arena, Graham Siggins achieved an exceptional run across all four memory-based disciplines. In 3x3x3 Blindfolded, Siggins won with a 23.94 average ahead of Jimbo Cai and David Karalli. Siggins also captured top honors in 4x4x4 Blindfolded with a 1:41.38 single and won 5x5x5 Blindfolded with a 3:53.94 single. The pinnacle of his memory solving arrived in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, where Siggins solved 62 out of 65 cubes within a time of 59:37, outperforming Jimmy Kingston and Jeremy Benik.

Away from the top of the podium, several participants made substantial progress and took on bold challenges across multiple events. Sawyer Mangum-Bartholomew entered 7 disciplines, securing a huge personal best in the 4x4x4 Cube with a time of 49.22 seconds, which was 62 percent faster than his previous mark of 2:09.42, alongside a 6.04 personal best in Pyraminx and a first official attempt at Megaminx in 1:21.51. Andrew Bresenden took on 4 events, improving his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best to 41.92 seconds, 44.8 percent faster than his old 1:15.88 mark, while logging his first 2x2x2 Cube solve at 3.47 and his first 7x7x7 Cube attempt in 9:38.70. Ellion Ornemark tackled 9 events, setting a Megaminx personal best of 1:35.26, a 47.4 percent improvement over 3:01.03, while also posting a 7.76 Skewb personal best and a first Clock attempt at 15.03. Akash Kelkar improved his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 41.6 percent down to 2.53 seconds and registered first career attempts in 3x3x3 One-Handed at 34.61 and 4x4x4 Cube at 1:03.53.

The depth of the field was equally evident through ambitious first-time attempts across diverse formats. George Thomas took on a massive schedule of 11 events, registering his first official attempts in the 6x6x6 Cube at 2:41.83, Megaminx at 1:17.66, and Skewb at 4.97. Ronito Romel traveled to enter 6 events, completing his first attempts at 5x5x5 Cube in 4:05.97, 4x4x4 Cube in 1:39.54, and Pyraminx in 12.26. Sylvester Slavet-Burr tackled 10 events, logging first attempts in 3x3x3 Blindfolded at 8:16.61, 5x5x5 Cube in 2:16.08, and 3x3x3 One-Handed in 37.50. Avyukth Vaddi competed in 7 events, establishing his first marks in Clock with a 9.66, 3x3x3 One-Handed in 34.79, and 4x4x4 Cube in 50.56. These breakthroughs reflected the true breadth of achievement throughout the tournament.

Shorter puzzle rounds delivered lightning-fast finishes throughout the West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2025. In the 2x2x2 Cube, Will Callan earned the championship title with a 1.32 average, edging out Ezra Severson at 1.35 and Caleb Chen at 1.39 across three rounds. Alex Bohac secured the Pyraminx title with an average of 2.17 seconds, while Dean Jacob Adamo Susskind won Skewb with a 2.24 average. Lucas Kuczaj demonstrated mastery on Megaminx with a 31.13 winning average, and Brendyn Dunagan collected two titles by winning Clock with a 2.95 average and Square-1 in 5.69 seconds.

As the final timers stopped and equipment was packed away in Las Vegas, the West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2025 concluded a full celebration of speed cubing excellence. From international entrants crossing time zones to regional solvers achieving dramatic time cuts, the three days of competition delivered memorable milestones across all 16 events. Competitors now depart the desert venue with fresh records and new personal bests as preparation begins for the next competitive season.