Best in West Lafayette 2025


Date
Nov 8, 2025
City
West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Venue

Faith West Community Center

Address
1920 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Details

Community Room

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Midwest Cubing Association and Mihir A. Rai
WCA Delegates
Braden Richards and Chris Yeager
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Information

This competition is supported by the Midwest Cubing Assocation.

Events
Main event
Competitors
36
Registration period

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Highlights
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Luke Garrett won with an average of 5.63 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar finished second (7.44) and Mihir A. Rai finished third (8.36).

Akhil Kota - India WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 10 9.78 11.52 India 12.869.7811.7615.509.94
Second round 10 9.00 10.74 India 10.239.0010.1912.1811.79
First round 12 11.17 11.39 India 12.9511.3811.4211.1711.38
5x5x5 Cube Final 21 1:59.92 India 1:59.922:23.53
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 17 24.09 30.68 India 34.0429.7031.4924.0930.86
Square-1 First round 14 31.71 39.15 India 40.0356.9631.7136.4440.99

Braden Richards - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 6 7.65 8.80 United States 10.858.187.659.508.72
Second round 11 6.21 10.95 United States 15.806.217.8912.9911.98
First round 5 8.00 9.20 United States 8.888.008.9612.399.76
5x5x5 Cube Final 4 1:03.96 1:09.54 United States 1:16.741:08.361:12.801:03.961:07.45
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 6 13.15 17.10 United States 18.7716.2713.1516.7818.25
First round 3 10.18 13.04 United States 10.1810.7218.3912.5415.85
Square-1 Final 4 12.44 14.38 United States 14.2313.8021.4815.1212.44
First round 4 9.19 13.92 United States 9.7017.66DNF14.399.19

Caden Coates - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 28 15.37 17.78 United States 19.6717.8215.3715.8421.63
5x5x5 Cube Final 23 2:25.12 United States 2:25.122:52.83
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 20 23.92 34.40 United States 28.5239.3935.5723.9239.11
Square-1 First round 17 48.91 United States 48.911:18.57

Chris Yeager - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 5 6.74 8.76 United States 8.9115.0810.127.246.74
Second round 7 8.99 9.51 United States 10.539.629.679.238.99
First round 7 8.36 9.29 United States 8.369.6910.329.678.51
5x5x5 Cube Final 9 1:16.02 1:20.33 United States 1:16.021:20.981:28.221:16.851:23.15
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 5 14.21 16.37 United States 16.7014.2115.7316.6819.07
First round 5 14.35 16.63 United States 16.6216.3516.9117.6314.35
Square-1 Final 7 12.28 18.79 United States 21.5618.8315.9812.28DNF
First round 7 14.39 17.77 United States DNF14.3919.2217.8516.25

Cole Gehring - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 35 34.79 40.47 United States 34.7940.8241.7239.2041.40

Dhruv Arora - India WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 9 6.91 9.89 India 9.916.9111.9010.039.72
Second round 9 8.16 10.67 India 11.789.9110.808.1611.31
First round 9 8.19 9.99 India 8.1910.718.8511.7410.40
5x5x5 Cube Final 7 1:09.13 1:15.21 India 1:21.021:09.131:12.651:16.111:16.88
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 8 13.24 19.48 India 22.6313.2417.1621.8719.41
First round 8 17.14 19.63 India 17.9121.6521.3217.1419.67
Square-1 First round 13 20.95 35.80 India 20.9541.5735.7034.5037.20

Emery McFeeter - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round 16 10.64 13.62 United States 10.6415.4513.3715.3312.16
First round 15 12.18 12.27 United States 12.1812.2312.2613.8212.32
5x5x5 Cube Final 17 1:43.29 1:47.74 United States 1:43.291:44.301:47.981:50.951:51.14
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 14 24.37 27.64 United States 27.2427.7924.3727.9028.18
Square-1 Final 8 16.90 20.34 United States 16.9022.9520.0224.7818.05
First round 8 14.08 25.42 United States 30.3514.0820.2439.1525.67

Emmett Harris - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 34 25.54 40.29 United States 35.0740.6349.8125.5445.16
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 27 DNF United States DNFDNS

Franklyn Tu - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 27 14.57 17.72 United States 14.5718.2716.9819.4617.91
5x5x5 Cube Final 22 2:02.26 United States 2:10.952:02.26
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 25 52.13 United States 54.2852.13
Square-1 First round 18 1:46.42 United States 1:46.42DNF

Hargun Singh Tikku - India WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 4 6.00 8.66 India 9.1110.078.338.546.00
Second round 2 6.55 8.07 India 8.337.336.558.549.05
First round 3 8.07 8.51 India 8.078.759.238.158.64
5x5x5 Cube Final 2 47.96 52.19 India 51.1153.5651.9047.9659.33
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 3 11.60 13.99 India 14.7712.3311.6014.8816.36
First round 2 11.43 12.24 India 11.8011.4311.6513.6013.26
Square-1 Final 5 11.42 15.70 India 11.4220.5818.4816.1612.46
First round 6 13.28 17.13 India 18.7218.7817.0113.2815.66

Ishaan Chinnari - India WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 23 13.74 14.68 India 13.8518.8714.5815.6213.74
5x5x5 Cube Final 18 1:40.59 1:50.42 India 1:40.591:53.111:54.251:57.371:43.91
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 13 23.68 26.26 India 23.6826.5627.2125.0129.11
Square-1 First round 10 26.09 28.88 India 28.5426.0926.3431.77DNF

Jacob Edwards - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 31 22.39 26.66 United States 25.4431.5422.3924.8329.70

Jason Huang - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 25 13.72 15.59 United States 13.7216.1515.5317.4415.10
5x5x5 Cube Final 26 DNF United States DNFDNF
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 26 54.55 United States 1:13.7054.55

Jeferson Sosa - Venezuela WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 32 23.10 27.80 Venezuela 35.0224.5540.0723.1023.84

Jianing Wang - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 19 11.96 13.69 United States 13.7611.9629.1115.2712.05
5x5x5 Cube Final 14 1:22.91 1:34.59 United States 1:31.201:32.031:45.051:22.911:40.55

Jiaxuan Wang - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 17 10.90 12.78 United States 15.5812.3114.0810.9011.95
5x5x5 Cube Final 19 1:47.16 United States 1:50.121:47.16

Jin Thrall - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round 15 11.17 13.24 United States 11.7212.1515.86DNF11.17
First round 16 10.64 12.44 United States 13.8113.3711.6110.6412.34
5x5x5 Cube Final 12 1:16.74 1:30.65 United States 1:30.471:51.361:25.751:35.731:16.74
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 21 27.03 34.63 United States 58.2634.3338.7830.7727.03
Square-1 First round 11 26.33 29.57 United States 26.3333.6931.6827.4729.57

Joseph Garrett - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 33 29.12 30.43 United States 31.5529.3430.3929.1239.28

Lennon Young - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round 17 12.06 15.22 United States 14.9916.3112.0614.8715.80
First round 13 11.18 11.62 United States 11.7911.2913.0211.1811.77
5x5x5 Cube Final 16 1:33.72 1:38.81 United States 1:37.891:49.721:36.841:33.721:41.70
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 11 18.72 22.04 United States 18.7222.0820.3423.71DNF
Square-1 First round 12 28.01 32.28 United States 33.7943.1831.5831.4628.01

Levi Fowler - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round 13 10.79 11.59 United States 11.5910.7912.2212.8910.95
First round 10 9.11 11.34 United States 10.5411.8821.0311.619.11
5x5x5 Cube Final 15 1:32.77 1:37.07 United States 1:43.341:41.361:34.371:35.481:32.77
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 15 24.11 28.70 United States 31.7627.9131.8724.1126.42
Square-1 First round 16 45.26 United States 45.2650.34

Lucas Mohler - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 24 12.42 15.49 United States 13.5612.42DNF15.2017.72
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 22 27.21 37.50 United States 33.511:08.0840.8438.1627.21
Square-1 First round 9 22.55 26.70 United States 22.5527.1230.2722.71DNF

Lucy Grace Bryson - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 7 8.89 9.46 United States 10.219.0310.688.899.14
Second round 6 7.35 8.95 United States 9.688.329.618.937.35
First round 6 8.24 9.22 United States 9.919.5010.378.248.25
5x5x5 Cube Final 3 1:06.44 1:09.09 United States 1:06.441:12.141:09.951:10.591:06.74
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 4 12.17 15.02 United States 12.1713.2016.1717.5215.70
First round 7 14.21 17.51 United States 18.1614.2114.76DNF19.60
Square-1 Final 6 14.79 18.73 United States 14.7920.5716.2322.3019.38
First round 5 12.96 15.53 United States 14.7312.9614.6017.2521.57

Luka Fowler - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round 14 9.78 12.26 United States 11.8012.229.7812.8112.77
First round 18 10.17 13.63 United States 19.8413.9812.5614.3510.17
5x5x5 Cube Final 11 1:21.30 1:29.50 United States 1:33.471:42.721:30.141:24.901:21.30
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 18 23.54 30.93 United States 23.5432.4028.3232.0652.02
Square-1 First round 15 21.81 40.55 United States 46.3244.3244.4932.8321.81

Luke Garrett - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 1 4.65 5.63 United States 6.574.655.068.825.27
Second round 1 4.69 5.63 United States DNF4.695.535.555.82
First round 1 5.90 6.33 United States 6.566.186.255.908.34
5x5x5 Cube Final 1 45.36 48.51 United States 47.9550.6545.3648.3749.20
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 1 6.97 8.73 United States 8.3711.508.089.756.97
First round 1 9.40 10.24 United States 11.429.849.4011.079.80
Square-1 Final 1 6.88 9.22 United States 9.6511.558.609.406.88
First round 3 9.18 13.58 United States 10.5216.579.1813.64DNF

Max Nguyen - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 29 14.03 18.39 United States 20.1623.1214.0316.1418.88
5x5x5 Cube Final 24 2:40.04 United States 2:40.042:51.21
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 24 42.50 50.61 United States 56.7542.5043.8055.1652.88

Mihir A. Rai - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 3 8.02 8.36 United States 8.788.378.288.428.02
Second round 5 7.29 8.70 United States 8.477.899.757.2911.63
First round 4 7.43 8.59 United States 9.157.438.798.718.26
5x5x5 Cube Final 8 1:10.57 1:18.91 United States 1:10.571:19.491:22.101:15.151:28.50
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 2 10.21 13.40 United States 15.5610.2114.4313.9511.82
First round 4 10.79 14.03 United States 15.8414.1713.9014.0210.79
Square-1 Final 3 9.60 11.29 United States 13.8612.7910.1110.989.60
First round 2 9.28 11.28 United States 12.039.2820.0111.0810.73

Miraj Shah - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 26 15.43 16.22 United States 17.0515.9816.8115.8815.43
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 23 40.62 44.21 United States 41.4340.6249.7748.7142.48

Miriam Fowler - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 36 55.40 1:03.81 United States 1:09.3655.401:10.031:01.581:00.50

Owen Stotts - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 8 8.77 9.63 United States 12.438.779.5710.289.05
Second round 3 7.71 8.17 United States 8.048.777.718.697.78
First round 8 8.18 9.79 United States 12.6010.2410.508.188.64
5x5x5 Cube Final 20 1:59.33 United States 1:59.332:13.35
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 9 15.77 19.92 United States 25.0416.96DNF15.7717.77

Paxis Brodeur - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 22 12.89 14.35 United States DNF12.8914.0114.8614.19
5x5x5 Cube Final 25 3:10.71 United States 3:15.293:10.71
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 19 28.21 34.00 United States 44.2828.2132.8439.3329.82

Ryan Edwards - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round 8 7.98 9.76 United States 7.9810.759.539.3610.38
First round 14 9.90 11.97 United States 13.3810.2713.519.9012.27
5x5x5 Cube Final 5 1:06.15 1:12.34 United States 1:09.771:11.05DNF1:06.151:16.21
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 16 22.41 29.24 United States 42.5222.4125.4935.9426.29

Samuel Schalk - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 30 15.64 24.97 United States 36.2422.9228.4323.5615.64

Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar - India WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 2 6.52 7.44 India 7.197.538.566.527.59
Second round 4 6.67 8.52 India 8.786.678.6610.528.12
First round 2 7.19 8.49 India 7.199.799.648.577.25
5x5x5 Cube Final 6 1:02.38 1:12.45 India 1:02.381:18.531:17.421:09.701:10.22
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 7 15.03 18.27 India 15.0319.0420.4319.5516.22
First round 6 14.37 17.00 India 15.9218.5420.7114.3716.55
Square-1 Final 2 7.09 10.16 India 10.129.4110.957.0913.87
First round 1 8.79 10.11 India 11.218.998.7910.1212.79

Trey Vu - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round 18 13.91 15.54 United States 14.3619.0813.9115.4816.79
First round 21 12.20 14.26 United States 12.2016.9114.0315.7912.95
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 10 19.50 21.91 United States 20.3621.0025.2224.3819.50

Tyler Brodzinski - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 11 10.62 11.38 United States 11.1412.1111.0411.9510.62
5x5x5 Cube Final 13 1:24.29 1:33.69 United States 1:46.891:36.551:33.831:30.681:24.29

Zachary Hall - United States WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round 12 10.39 11.41 United States 13.2110.3911.1311.6111.49
First round 20 9.89 14.13 United States 13.539.89DNF13.4415.41
5x5x5 Cube Final 10 1:22.83 1:27.28 United States 1:28.811:27.321:28.581:25.941:22.83
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 12 17.96 22.87 United States 25.8117.9625.1420.1423.33
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