Worlds Warmup Hillsboro 2025

Seventy competitors gathered at the Wingspan Event & Conference Center for Worlds Warmup Hillsboro 2025, taking on eighteen rounds across six events. Held on April 26 and April 27, 2025, in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA, the high-energy cubing competition brought together solvers of all experience levels to test their skills under tournament conditions. From the traditional Rubik's Cube to specialized shape modifications, the busy schedule delivered non-stop action across every table.

The 3x3 results produced tight races, with multiple personal benchmarks established across the three rounds of standard speedcubing. Abhay Cheemalapati logged a single solve of 8.35 seconds alongside a 9.83 second average, while Kevin Lê delivered a 7.63 single and a 9.49 average. Carston Hendricks also impressed with a 9.64 single and an 11.81 average. Further down the roster, Elika Kainoa registered a 14.66 single and a 15.52 average, and Calvin Balzer marked a 15.85 single alongside an 18.89 average.

Additional individual milestones highlighted the depth of the 70-person field in the main event. Liam Sichley completed a 19.80 single and a 24.29 average, while Marco Vergara posted a 26.48 single and a 33.70 average. Max Simmons locked in a 26.69 single and a 30.51 average, Wilder Felix Borrego turned in a 33.31 single and a 37.27 average, and Pranav Neelapala clocked a 41.44 single with a 45.72 average during the weekend.

The fight for the premier title in the 3x3x3 Cube went to Asher Kim-Magierek, who secured victory with a winning average of 6.57 seconds after producing a weekend-best single of 5.16 seconds. Sameer Aggarwal followed closely behind in second place with a 6.88 average, while Greyson James claimed third on a 7.65 mark. The competition highlighted the technical precision required to stay steady through three full rounds.

Away from the top of the podium, the weekend offered plenty of dramatic progress for solvers exploring new events and lowering their career marks. Henry Raine cut his Skewb personal best by 61.5 percent down to 3.38 seconds, dropped his Pyraminx best by 31.4 percent to 7.30 seconds, and registered a first ever Megaminx attempt at 4:26.17. Carston Hendricks took on six events, finishing fifth in Skewb, lowering his Square-1 personal best by 66.3 percent to 29.27 seconds, and posting a debut Megaminx result of 1:17.94. Crystal Calvert reduced her Skewb personal best by 56.3 percent to 5.07 seconds and improved her Pyraminx best by 30.8 percent to 6.29 seconds. Gage Garman improved his Pyraminx best by 45.4 percent to 4.07 seconds while lowering his 3x3x3 Cube best to 10.12 seconds.

Several competitors also took on their very first official attempts across different disciplines at this WCA competition. August Gray entered three events in their debut tournament, logging initial official marks of 5.72 in Skewb, 30.17 in 3x3x3 Cube, and 3:39.68 in Megaminx. Brendan Sheppard contested six events, completing debut attempts in Pyraminx at 7.39 seconds, Clock at 17.03 seconds, and Square-1 at 1:11.01. Legion Yep made first official appearances in Square-1 at 34.33 seconds and Megaminx at 2:31.15 while trimming their Clock best by 38 percent to 12.05 seconds. Ezra Lausche introduced two new events with a 47.56 in Square-1 and a 27.45 in Clock, alongside a 16.4 percent personal best drop in Pyraminx to 9.90 seconds.

Ash Black delivered an outstanding multi-event performance throughout the weekend, securing two distinct championships. In Megaminx, Black topped thirty competitors with a 47.02 second winning average and a 44.36 single, finishing ahead of Benjamin Gottschalk at 48.04 and Ezra Fish at 48.26. Black returned to capture the Skewb title with a 2.48 average and a 1.73 single, leading Greyson James at 3.26 and Kevin Lê at 3.39, while also picking up third place in Pyraminx with a 3.29 average.

In other specialty disciplines, speed cubing fans saw dynamic finishes across Clock, Square-1, and Pyraminx. Alex Moscibroda won the Clock event for Switzerland with a 3.50 winning average and a 3.01 single, besting Adhiyan Kumaresan at 3.99 and Greyson James at 4.41. Tripp Peters claimed first in Pyraminx with a 2.45 average, holding off Hahoon Kim at 3.28. Sameer Aggarwal clinched the Square-1 victory with a 6.67 average, joined on the podium by Benjamin Gottschalk at 7.58 and Ezra Fish at 8.87.

Altogether, United States competitors collected 15 podium places, with Switzerland, Korea, and Canada taking one podium position each. The eighteen rounds of competition demonstrated tremendous consistency from veteran winners alongside major milestones from rising solvers. Worlds Warmup Hillsboro 2025 proved to be an eventful showcase of skill and dedication as the community prepares for the challenges of the season ahead.