Wiltshire Summer 2025

A razor-thin margin of seven hundredths of a second decided the premier event at the Olympiad Leisure Centre, where Danny Morgan captured the 3x3x3 Cube title with a final average of 7.19 seconds over Aidan Grainger's 7.26. Across four intense rounds in Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, the duel for the classic Rubik's Cube crown came down to the final turns. Daniel Partridge secured third place on the podium with an average of 7.54 seconds, concluding an electric showcase of speedcubing at the highest level.

Wiltshire Summer 2025 brought together 140 competitors from July 26 to July 27, 2025, delivering 19 rounds of high-calibre action across 10 official events. Morgan's triumph in the traditional puzzle was part of a dominant multi-discipline performance throughout the weekend. The competition drew a massive field of 132 solvers to the main event, underscoring the enduring appeal of the classic cube and setting a ferocious pace from Saturday morning straight through to Sunday afternoon.

Beyond his 3x3 results, Morgan proved nearly untouchable across the larger rotating puzzles and side events. In the 4x4x4 Cube, Morgan took the title with an average of 27.99 seconds, turning in a best single of 22.80 to finish ahead of Daniel Partridge's 28.44 and Harvie Partridge's 29.04. Morgan repeated his winning form in the 5x5x5 Cube, clocking a first-place average of 49.72 seconds to narrowly defeat Daniel Partridge, who finished on 50.06 seconds, while Jake Brown rounded out the podium at 52.43 seconds.

The smaller puzzles brought rapid-fire action and astonishingly low times to the floor. In the 2x2x2 Cube final, Daniel Robinson claimed victory with an extraordinary winning average of 1.38 seconds, having also posted a single of 1.11 seconds. Dan Turner took second place with a 1.64 average, edging out Morgan, who took third on 1.65. Turner also collected notable milestones during the 2x2x2 rounds alongside fellow British competitors Harvie Partridge, Billy Barwell, Riley Glover, Mrityun Jay Paris, and Rich Casey.

Specialist categories added further excitement to this WCA competition. Toby Palmer delivered a commanding performance to win the 3x3x3 One-Handed event with an average of 13.05 seconds, holding off Morgan at 13.22 and Turner at 14.08. In Megaminx, Grainger set the standard by securing the title with a 29.44 average, while Dorian Chan took top honours in Square-1 with an 8.83 average. Mengfei Shen displayed complete mastery in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, winning with a 23.21 average, and Daniel Partridge won the Skewb final with an average of 3.79 seconds.

Away from the championship podiums, the cubing competition saw remarkable personal milestones from dedicated participants who took on challenging multi-event schedules. Johnny Holland delivered one of the weekend's most striking breakthroughs, slicing 69.3 percent off his 2x2x2 Cube personal best with a time of 2.70 seconds, while also completing his first ever attempt at Megaminx with 3:01.08. Sebastien Daragon cut his 2x2x2 personal best by 49.5 percent down to 3.27 seconds and shaved 26.2 percent off his 3x3x3 best with a 21.02, alongside a first Megaminx solve of 2:10.97.

Other competitors embraced new events with remarkable ambition across the two days of speed cubing. Logan Beer took on seven separate events, posting debut official results of 2:32.50 in Megaminx, 1:18.37 in 4x4x4 Cube, and 46.07 in One-Handed, achieving a weekend best finish of 34th in Pyraminx. Elian Forsyth completed nine events, registering first-time marks in Pyraminx at 8.17 seconds, Square-1 at 1:08.81, and Megaminx at 2:03.53. Marco Chan tackled ten disciplines, including a 14th-place effort in 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a 4:54.41 initial solve, alongside debuts of 1:33.22 in 5x5x5 Cube and 2:32.28 in Megaminx.

The depth of progress continued with Nino Williams, who contested eight events and logged initial career times of 8.60 in Pyraminx, 9.76 in Skewb, and 3:26.23 in Megaminx. Isobel Morton entered six categories, recording debut official times of 7.52 in 2x2x2 Cube, 8.11 in Pyraminx, and 2:15.81 in Megaminx, on her way to a 39th-place finish in Skewb. Sum Leung rounded out a massive nine-event campaign by improving his Skewb best by 40.8 percent to 19.27 seconds and his One-Handed time by 37.8 percent to 40.24 seconds, while also registering a first Pyraminx mark of 12.67.

With 27 podium places claimed by United Kingdom competitors alongside international hardware for China, Hong Kong, and Poland, Wiltshire Summer 2025 highlighted both local depth and international skill. From tense final solves in the premier category to personal breakthroughs achieved across dozens of tables, the Olympiad Leisure Centre provided the stage for a memorable chapter of high-level puzzle solving.