Wichita Art Museum 2025

Ryan Pilat delivered a staggering performance on March 22, 2025, sweeping four different disciplines including a premier 6.78-second final average in the 3x3x3 Cube to highlight an action-packed Saturday. Staged inside the Wichita Art Museum, the gathering brought together 64 competitors for a fast-paced cubing competition that spanned seven events and 13 rounds of play. While the podium battles delivered exceptional drama across the board, the seamless execution of the day rested entirely on the dedicated work of the organizers, delegates, and local volunteers who managed judging stations, scorekeeping, and table operations throughout the single-day schedule.

Bringing a full-scale speedcubing tournament to Wichita, Kansas, USA required continuous coordination behind the scenes to keep hundreds of solves moving on time. The administrative crew kept the venue humming smoothly as competitors cycled through preliminary heats, semifinals, and finals across classic twisty puzzles and modern specialties. Thanks to the steady hands of volunteer judges, runners, and World Cube Association officials, competitors could focus entirely on turning at maximum speed, creating an energetic atmosphere inside the museum gallery.

The premier 3x3 results crowned Pilat as the day standout champion, claiming the top spot with his 6.78 average and a best single time of 6.00 seconds. Aaron Huynh earned the silver medal with a strong 7.45 mark, while Jake Maddox secured the bronze at 7.67 seconds in a deep field of 64 entrants. The standard Rubik's Cube main event served as the centerpiece of the entire schedule, drawing the largest bracket and delivering some of the tightest margins of the tournament.

Pilat matched his main event triumph with gold medals across three distinctly varied formats. In the Pyraminx, Pilat topped the 54-competitor field with a 2.52 winning average and a 1.74 best single, edging Huynh at 2.99 and Maverick Winship at 4.09. He carried that momentum into the Square-1 final, capturing first place with a 6.19 average ahead of James Marzluf at 15.23 and Maddox at 15.48. In the massive 7x7x7 Cube contest, Pilat locked up his fourth victory of the day with a 2:27.13 average, followed on the podium by Lydia Workman at 2:32.66 and Liam O'Leary at 3:25.51.

Beyond the top podium steps, several dedicated solvers logged massive personal milestones throughout the tournament. Dracon Weis competed in four disciplines, lowering their 3x3x3 Cube personal best to 19.46 seconds, which was 47 percent faster than their previous mark of 36.73, while also recording a first ever attempt in Megaminx at 2:58.10. Elliot Zimmerman saw remarkable progress across three events, posting a 3x3x3 Cube best of 22.86 seconds to improve by 34 percent and cutting their 2x2x2 Cube mark by 49.3 percent down to 7.70 seconds. Theo Wilcox entered four events and registered a 44.03 personal best in Square-1, a 31.4 percent reduction from 1:04.16, alongside a first 7x7x7 Cube solve of 7:23.66. Caleb Z. Parish logged a 14.16 single on the standard cube to shave 21.8 percent off their past best, adding first-time attempts in Pyraminx at 8.42 and 2x2x2 Cube at 5.22.

The depth of progress extended through every round as other competitors embraced new challenges on the competition floor. Kailor J. Stitt delivered a standout 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 17.13 seconds, representing a 44.7 percent drop from 31.00, and logged a first ever Megaminx finish of 3:28.27. Liam Dunworth slashed their Square-1 best down to 17.98 seconds, which was 39.3 percent faster than their prior mark of 29.64, while trying Clock for the first time with a 23.65 single. Andrew R. Dunn took on seven events, recording a 6.87 Clock personal best to improve by 35.7 percent and securing a sixth-place tournament finish. Steven Shi excelled across six disciplines, establishing a Megaminx personal best of 1:50.79 to cut 35.2 percent off their prior 2:51.06 benchmark.

The remaining podium honors saw high-level speed cubing battles in Clock, Megaminx, and the 2x2x2 Cube. Dominic Brungardt won the Clock title with a 5.99 average and a 4.51 single, finishing just ahead of Benjamin J. Dunn at 6.46 and Ryker Barrett at 6.49. Dunn found the top step of the podium in the 2x2x2 Cube, logging a 2.16 average to take gold over Maddox at 2.30 and Huynh at 2.56. In the twelve-sided Megaminx event, Alexander Gager captured the championship with an outstanding 37.66 average, leading Pilat at 42.35 and Maddox at 50.86.

With all 21 podium positions claimed across seven events, Wichita Art Museum 2025 concluded as a major showcase for regional talent and community organization. The successful staging of 13 total rounds proved how essential dedicated venue hosts and volunteers are to the ongoing growth of competitive cubing. Solvers departed Kansas with fresh personal records and competitive experience, eager to test their setups again when the next circuit season gets underway.