Wisconsin Championship 2025

One hundred and twenty-three competitors gathered in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, for a weekend defined by steadiness over thirty demanding rounds. Held at the Monona Terrace on October 4 and October 5, the Wisconsin Championship 2025 rewarded performers who could produce reliable times across full five-solve sets rather than relying on isolated bursts of speed. Across twelve official events, the podiums consistently favored builders of rock-solid averages in an intense test of control and composure.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a large lineup of 119 solvers through four stages of cuts, illustrating how deep reliability matters in modern speedcubing. Zeke Mackay claimed victory in the final with a composed 6.30 winning average, anchored by a best single of 5.76. He held off determined opposition from India, as Amey Gaba took second place with a 6.40 average and Mihir Narayan secured third with 6.45. The tight 3x3 results demonstrated that single fast turns could not overcome Mackay sustained rhythm on the classic Rubik's Cube.

Big cubes on the schedule belonged entirely to Nathan Phillips, who delivered a masterclass in calculated speed across the larger puzzles. Phillips took the 5x5x5 Cube title with an average of 48.37 and a single of 43.92, finishing ahead of Gaba at 51.20 and Narayan at 51.67. Phillips continued his sweep by capturing the 6x6x6 Cube in 1:29.23, besting Mackay at 1:45.73 and Kaius Young at 1:45.87, before sealing the 7x7x7 Cube crown with a 2:10.90 mark over Mackay at 2:43.74 and Lucas Lippman-Bruno at 2:44.85.

Amey Gaba secured his own gold in the 4x4x4 Cube, posting a winning average of 25.16 and a top single of 21.21 to edge Narayan at 27.78 and Phillips at 28.15. Meanwhile, Carter Kucala delivered decisive performances across multiple disciplines at this cubing competition, winning 3x3x3 One-Handed with an average of 9.45 ahead of Brian Johnson at 10.36 and Mackay at 12.33, while also taking the Skewb title on a 1.95 average. Johnson captured the Square-1 event with a 6.51 average, ahead of Nathan Rahn at 7.77 and Lippman-Bruno at 8.58.

The side events at the Wisconsin Championship 2025 further proved the importance of pacing and calm execution under pressure. Nathan Rahn topped the 100-competitor 2x2x2 Cube field with a swift 1.54 average, edging Simon Kellum at 1.62 and Kucala at 1.75. Kellum had his own celebration in Pyraminx, winning the final with an average of 2.48. Reed W. Richardson rounded out the roster of event champions by clocking a 3.20 winning average in Clock, while Mackay collected a second title by solving Megaminx with a 33.93 average.

Beyond the championship battles, the depth of this WCA competition was reflected in the massive leaps made across the arena floor. Jasi Bedi trimmed his 4x4x4 Cube personal best to 43.00, an improvement of 73.3 percent over his previous mark of 2:41.05, while also logging a first attempt at Skewb in 9.55. Peter Fielder cut his 2x2x2 Cube mark by 55.2 percent down to 5.34 and dropped his Pyraminx best by 51.1 percent to 13.45. Ishmael Schimian finished ninth in Skewb after dropping his personal best to 2.21, a 47.6 percent improvement, while recording his first ever attempt in 6x6x6 Cube with a 4:44.90.

Julian Lisowski also demonstrated remarkable progression by dropping his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best by 47.1 percent down to 31.14 and logging his first 5x5x5 Cube result at 2:53.66. Reuben Miles Breault tackled ten events, setting a 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best of 15.94, which was 27.8 percent faster, while taking on his first 7x7x7 Cube solve in 6:19.35. Mason Zimbelman completed ten events including first marks of 14.74 in Clock and 34.74 in Square-1. Liam P. O'Callaghan made his first attempts at 4x4x4 Cube in 1:04.05 and 2x2x2 Cube in 4.50, while Brayden Kohlmeyer took on 5x5x5 Cube for the first time in 3:47.70 alongside Square-1 in 35.49.

The total medal haul from the weekend saw United States solvers claim thirty podium positions, with Indian competitors collecting six top-three finishes. As the speed cubing community in the region looks ahead to the remainder of the 2025 calendar, the Wisconsin Championship 2025 demonstrated that steady control and measured consistency remain the highest virtues on the tournament floor.