Wiltshire Spring 2025

Inside the Olympiad Leisure Centre in Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, the atmosphere across March 15 to March 16 was defined by intense focus and rapid hands. Across sixteen scheduled rounds, eighty-four competitors took to the tables for a packed weekend of speedcubing. As timers started and stopped in rapid succession, the margin between triumph and second place repeatedly came down to mere fractions of a second, setting a thrilling tone for the entire tournament.

The fiercest contest of Wiltshire Spring 2025 unfolded in the 6x6x6 Cube final. Cham J. Chambers and Danny Morgan went head-to-head in a remarkably tight battle where neither gave an inch across the big cube solves. Chambers ultimately secured the gold with a winning average of 1:32.54, edging out Morgan who finished right behind with an average of 1:32.95, separated by just forty-one hundredths of a second. Jake Brown took third place on the podium with an average of 1:46.10.

Chambers was not finished after that narrow victory, also capturing top honours in the 7x7x7 Cube. With a decisive winning average of 2:23.59 and a single solve of 2:16.07, Chambers led the field, while Morgan claimed the silver with 2:41.44 and James Ballantine took the bronze with 2:52.98. Chambers rounded out a prolific weekend across multiple disciplines, also placing second in blindfolded solving and third in Megaminx.

Danny Morgan showcased extraordinary versatility across several puzzles, highlighted by a dominant victory in the premier Rubik's Cube category. In the three rounds of the classic puzzle, Morgan captured the title with a winning average of 7.34 and a fastest single of 6.08. Aidan Grainger pushed the pace with a second-place average of 7.75, followed by Monty Fox in third with 8.47. The final 3x3 results crowned Morgan as the weekend standout across seventy-eight competitors.

Morgan also claimed the top spot in the 5x5x5 Cube, registering a winning average of 51.57 and a single of 48.21. Cham J. Chambers took second place with 53.28, while Jake Brown claimed third with 57.15. In Clock, Fengyuan Kelvin Lou produced blistering turns to win with an average of 3.63 and a single of 3.10. Morgan finished second in that event with 4.18, and Fox took third with 4.31, proving how dense the high-level competition remained across every puzzle style.

Beyond the fight for trophies, the cubing competition saw remarkable individual breakthroughs across the venue. Michael Sutton tackled four events, making a debut attempt at Megaminx with 2:37.64 while cutting a massive 37.1 percent off a previous mark to set a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 12.99. Em M. Aldi Thalukdar took on six events, recording first-ever official attempts in the 6x6x6 Cube at 2:48.52 and the 7x7x7 Cube at 4:34.26, alongside an 8.9 percent improvement to a 4.09 Clock personal best. Cofi Nash made initial appearances in Megaminx at 2:14.32 and 3x3x3 Blindfolded at 4:28.03, while Glyn Brown contested seven events, logging a first blindfolded attempt of 4:28.45 alongside personal records in 5x5x5 Cube and Clock.

Other competitors delivered equally substantial personal leaps throughout the schedule. Theo Greenwood logged a huge 36.2 percent improvement to set a 5x5x5 Cube personal best of 1:36.49, alongside a 1:24.45 personal best in Megaminx. Euan Douglas made four event starts, dropping 28.1 percent off their previous best in the 5x5x5 Cube to record 2:21.97, and also improving their 3x3x3 Cube mark by 16.4 percent to 9.76. Luke Masters made a major splash in their event by lopping 31.8 percent off their previous best with a 15.54 single, while Adam Ely took part in their first WCA competition, recording a first official attempt of 33.30.

Specialist events brought their own unique drama to Chippenham in 2025. In Megaminx, Aidan Grainger delivered a masterclass, claiming first place with a stellar average of 30.41 and a single of 27.19, well ahead of Finley Norris in second at 44.14 and Chambers in third at 44.56. In 3x3x3 Blindfolded, which requires total memorisation under strict pressure, Mengfei Shen took the win with a best single solve of 25.17, followed by Chambers with 40.55 and Oliver Wheat with 52.61.

Across seven different events, the speed cubing showcase highlighted the immense breadth of talent in modern twisting puzzle sports. With twenty podium spots claimed by competitors from the United Kingdom alongside an international victory for China, the gathering demonstrated the depth of the local community. Every division delivered memorable finishes and individual benchmarks, closing out another successful chapter of competitive solving.