Aarhus Fall 2025

Fifty-four competitors gathered at the Fjordsgade forenings- og fritidshus on November 22 to 23 for Aarhus Fall 2025, creating a weekend defined by dramatic personal improvements and elite performances. The two-day cubing competition in Aarhus, Denmark showcased nineteen rounds across twelve different disciplines. From big cubes to classic puzzles, the official WCA competition highlighted how rapid development across all skill levels drives the modern speedcubing circuit forward in 2025.

The premier classic 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube drew forty-eight competitors through three intense rounds, ending with Magnus Søndergaard Byrne taking top honours. Søndergaard Byrne delivered a standout 7.63 winning average alongside a best single of 6.70. Zacharias Mulbjerg secured second place with an 8.41 average, closely followed by Rasmus Stub Detlefsen in third at 8.46. The final 3x3 results served as the centerpiece of a tournament where individual progress was evident in nearly every round.

Magnus Søndergaard Byrne built an extraordinary weekend tally beyond the main event, winning a total of six disciplines. In 4x4x4 Cube, Søndergaard Byrne won with a 31.69 average ahead of Walter Højlund Smalbro at 33.68 and Clément Cherblanc at 34.19. He continued his sweep in 5x5x5 Cube with a 49.82 average over Karina Grandjean Beck at 59.28 and Smalbro at 1:05.33. In the 6x6x6 Cube, Søndergaard Byrne claimed first with 1:40.79, and added another title in 7x7x7 Cube with a 2:21.71 winning mark. His 14.06 average in 3x3x3 One-Handed completed a formidable six-win run.

Rasmus Stub Detlefsen mounted his own masterclass across the short-format puzzles, capturing three distinct titles. Detlefsen dominated the 2x2x2 Cube with a blistering 1.70 winning average, edging out Twan Wieringa and Zacharias Mulbjerg, who both recorded 2.43 averages. Detlefsen then topped the Skewb final with a 4.16 average and sealed a commanding victory in Square-1, posting a 6.44 average to finish well ahead of Malthe Petersen at 13.53 and Mikkel Stang Birnum at 15.71.

Elsewhere on the schedule, Daniel Adel Alhayki produced a sharp double victory across specialized events. Alhayki conquered the Pyraminx field of thirty-seven solvers with a 3.86 winning average, powered by a single solve of 1.48. In the 3x3x3 Blindfolded discipline, which demands intense memorisation under competitive pressure, Alhayki earned the gold with a single time of 1:41.00, besting Benjamin Bjerring Bach at 2:22.07 and Mikkel Stang Birnum at 3:04.39. In Megaminx, Maksymilian Piskorowski captured first place with an impressive 41.44 average.

Beyond the championship trophies, the true pulse of Aarhus Fall 2025 came from competitors unlocking enormous leaps in speed. Kris Kopikrishna delivered massive personal bests across multiple categories, shaving 73.8 percent off their Pyraminx mark down to 3.91, dropping their 5x5x5 Cube time by 55.6 percent to 3:01.54, and cutting their 2x2x2 Cube best by 52.6 percent to 7.69. Ebbe Rise similarly made huge strides, taking on five events, logging a first ever attempt at Skewb at 16.53, improving their 2x2x2 Cube time by 56.2 percent to 7.20, and taking 30.3 percent off their 4x4x4 Cube single down to 1:30.21. Viggo Rise entered six events, claiming a 4th-place finish in Pyraminx with a 2.87 personal best that was 51.8 percent faster, alongside a 17.5 percent improvement to 13.95 in 3x3x3 Cube and a first Skewb solve of 11.63. Lukas Berglund entered three events, cutting their Pyraminx best by 57.1 percent to 4.81 and improving their 2x2x2 Cube mark by 26.5 percent to 9.33.

The momentum continued as more solvers expanded their repertoires into new disciplines. Rasmus Hovgaard Block Andersen logged a first Skewb attempt of 7.25, while slicing 41 percent off their Pyraminx best to 8.52 and improving their 3x3x3 Cube time by 29.6 percent to 21.42 across four events. Mads Anton Brask Lauritsen took on six events, achieving a best finish of 12th in Square-1 with a first attempt of 25.90, alongside debut marks of 2:07.31 in 5x5x5 Cube and 4:26.20 in 6x6x6 Cube. Neel Premraj contested eight events, finishing 13th in 3x3x3 One-Handed and logging first-ever attempts in 5x5x5 Cube at 3:11.24, Pyraminx at 9.71, and Skewb at 8.66. August Kronborg-White also broadened their horizons over four events, recording a 19th-place finish in Skewb with an 11.18 debut, while posting first official times of 7.99 in Pyraminx and 6.36 in 2x2x2 Cube.

The overall medal standings reflected strong regional depth, with Denmark capturing twenty-eight podium positions, Bahrain collecting three, the Netherlands taking two, France earning two, and Poland securing one. In the fast-paced 2x2x2 Cube rounds, competitors such as Thomas Halgaard Ditlevsen, Jakob Foged Lauritzen, Csenger Molnár, Margrét Svenningsen Kennethsdóttir, and Peter V. Andersen all posted rapid individual marks to round out an active slate of competition.

With nineteen rounds completed over two full days of speed cubing, Aarhus Fall 2025 demonstrated the continuous evolution of solvers tackling new formats and breaking old boundaries. The blend of experienced title winners and rapidly advancing competitors set a vibrant benchmark for Danish tournaments heading into the next competitive season.

Med et suverænt gennemsnit på 7.63 sekunder sikrede Magnus Søndergaard Byrne sig sejren i den klassiske 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube og satte et solidt punktum for en tætpakket weekend i det jyske. Aarhus Fall 2025 samlede 54 deltagere i Fjordsgade forenings- og fritidshus i Aarhus, Denmark, over to intense dage den 22. og 23. november 2025. Turneringen bød på 12 officielle discipliner fordelt over 19 runder, hvor de fremmødte speedcubere leverede stærke tider på tværs af både velkendte og mere teknisk krævende discipliner.

Den traditionsrige 3x3x3-kategori tiltrak 48 deltagere over tre runder. Magnus Søndergaard Byrne tog førstepladsen med seriens hurtigste gennemsnit og en bedste enkeltløsning på 6.70 sekunder, mens Zacharias Mulbjerg sikrede sig andenpladsen med et gennemsnit på 8.41 sekunder. Rasmus Stub Detlefsen fulgte lige efter på tredjepladsen med 8.46 sekunder. Konkurrencen viste et højt niveau gennem samtlige finalerunder, hvor marginalerne var minimale, og de lokale danske deltagere dominerede podierne.

Magnus Søndergaard Byrne var i særklasse turneringens helt store triumfator på de større terninger og i enhåndsløsning. I 4x4x4 Cube sejrede han med et gennemsnit på 31.69 sekunder foran Walter Højlund Smalbro med 33.68 og Clément Cherblanc med 34.19 sekunder. Sejrsrækken fortsatte ufortrødent i 5x5x5 Cube, hvor Magnus Søndergaard Byrne vandt med 49.82 sekunder, foran Karina Grandjean Beck med 59.28 sekunder og Walter Højlund Smalbro med 1:05.33. Yderligere førstepladser kom i 6x6x6 Cube med 1:40.79, 7x7x7 Cube med 2:21.71 samt i 3x3x3 One-Handed med 14.06 sekunder.

Rasmus Stub Detlefsen markerede sig ligeledes stærkt på sprintdistancerne og i de mere specialiserede formater. I 2x2x2 Cube leverede han et lynhurtigt vindende gennemsnit på 1.70 sekunder foran Twan Wieringa og Zacharias Mulbjerg, som begge noterede et gennemsnit på 2.43 sekunder. Rasmus Stub Detlefsen vandt desuden Square-1 med et flot gennemsnit på 6.44 sekunder og en bedste tid på 4.81 sekunder foran Malthe Petersen og Mikkel Stang Birnum, ligesom han sikrede sig sejren i Skewb med et gennemsnit på 4.16 sekunder over to runder.

I de øvrige discipliner tog Daniel Adel Alhayki sejren i Pyraminx med et gennemsnit på 3.86 sekunder og vandt ligeledes 3x3x3 Blindfolded med en enkeltløsning på 1:41.00 efter at have gennemført uden synets hjælp foran Benjamin Bjerring Bach og Mikkel Stang Birnum. I Megaminx gik guldet til Maksymilian Piskorowski, der noterede et solidt vindende gennemsnit på 41.44 sekunder over 22 deltagere. Turneringen demonstrerede bredden i feltet, hvor deltagerne fordelte topplaceringerne imellem sig på tværs af mange forskellige puslespil.

Bag de etablerede podieprofiler bød stævnet på markante personlige fremskridt hos flere flittige deltagere. Thomas Halgaard Ditlevsen gennemførte fem discipliner, hvor han i 4x4x4 Cube forbedrede sin personlige rekord med 21.5 procent til 1:27.15, satte 20.26 i 3x3x3 Cube, debuterede i 6x6x6 Cube med 6:34.52 og opnåede en 16. plads i 2x2x2 Cube. William Rydder Christoffersen stillede op i fire discipliner og kappede 18.1 procent af sin 3x3x3-rekord til 25.88 sekunder, forbedrede sig 5.9 procent i 2x2x2 Cube til 5.89 og gennemførte sit første officielle forsøg i Skewb på 18.38 sekunder. Jonathan Kraft Eltzholtz deltog i hele 11 discipliner, forbedrede sin Megaminx-tid med 15.7 procent til 2:04.84, skar 5.1 procent af sin 5x5x5 Cube til 2:08.98 og prøvede 6x6x6 Cube for første gang med 5:08.28, mens Harald Lorenzen Masthoff-Steinschmidt tog ni discipliner, skar 12.8 procent af sin 4x4x4 Cube til 1:33.19 og gennemførte sin første 7x7x7 Cube på 22:15.00.

For andre var turen til Aarhus deres allerførste optræden ved en officiel speedcubing-turnering. Tristan Rønne Nielsen debuterede ved en WCA competition ved at stille op i fem discipliner, hvor han leverede 20.75 sekunder i 3x3x3 Cube, 7.24 sekunder i Pyraminx og en 15. plads som bedste placering. Theodor Fibiger gennemførte tre discipliner i sin stævnedebut med 17.59 i 3x3x3 Cube, 4.20 i 2x2x2 Cube og 5.15 i Pyraminx. Jakob Frank Mogensen dystede i tre discipliner med debut-tider på 29.37 i 3x3x3 Cube og 1:24.89 i 4x4x4 Cube, mens Margrét Svenningsen Kennethsdóttir gennemførte to discipliner ved sin første turnering med 8.66 i 2x2x2 Cube og 32.93 sekunder i 3x3x3 Cube.

Weekendens cubing competition i Fjordsgade forenings- og fritidshus cementerede den stærke nationale form, hvor Danmark tog 28 ud af de samlede podiepladser, flankeret af deltagere fra Bahrain, Holland, Frankrig og Polen. Med et bredt udbud af formater og masser af personlige milepæle for både erfarne og nye deltagere blev Aarhus Fall 2025 en begivenhedsrig afrunding på efterårets turneringer i Aarhus.