Alberta 10th Anniversary 2025

The Strathcona Community Centre bustled with continuous action from January 3 to January 5 as solve stations, timing displays, and scrambling tables ran across three full days of play. Speedcubing enthusiasts gathered in large numbers to open the 2025 calendar in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, filling the venue with intense focus and rhythmic turns. The Alberta 10th Anniversary 2025 assembled 146 competitors across 13 official events and 26 total rounds, creating an energetic showcase on home soil.

Local Canadian competitors led the charge all weekend long, none more emphatically than Caleb dela Fuente in the premier 3x3x3 Cube event. Facing a field of 142 entrants over four rounds, dela Fuente secured the title with a tournament-winning average of 7.06 seconds, backed by a best single of 6.62. Fellow Canadian Kyle Santucci pushed the pace to take second place with an average of 7.22, while Max Xiong rounded out the podium in third at 8.10 in the weekend official 3x3 results.

Max Xiong delivered a dominant series of performances across the larger puzzles at the Alberta 10th Anniversary 2025, capturing four separate titles. Xiong won the 4x4x4 Cube with an average of 27.84, topped the 5x5x5 Cube final with a 50.80 average, claimed the 6x6x6 Cube in 1:26.63, and locked up the 7x7x7 Cube with a 2:07.01 mark. Griffin Clem secured runner-up honors behind Xiong in the 5x5x5, 6x6x6, and 7x7x7 finals, while Benjamin Ragan took third in both the 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 events.

Short-format puzzles also produced tight margins and fast averages throughout the weekend. Benjamin Buchner took first place in the 2x2x2 Cube with a 2.74 average, edging out Benjamin Ragan at 2.87 and Ethan Basanov at 3.04 in a competition featuring 124 entrants. Basanov bounced back to capture the Pyraminx title with a 3.39 average over two rounds, while Kyle Santucci claimed victory in the Skewb final with a 4.77 average, finishing ahead of Basanov at 5.20 and Keyan Sittler at 5.29.

Santucci doubled his weekend win total by taking the 3x3x3 One-Handed event, putting up a winning average of 10.65 against 83 competitors. In the Clock event, Max Ulan secured first place with a 6.59 average, outpacing Lucas Kuczaj at 8.35 and Bryce Davies at 8.49. Kuczaj found top form in the Megaminx, taking the win with a 33.51 average, while Ryan Yasinko captured the Square-1 crown with an average of 12.70 across two rounds of play.

Beyond the championship podiums, individual progress defined the competition schedule for dozens of dedicated solvers. Lucas Duan shaved substantial time off his previous standards, recording a 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best of 39.15, which was 60.7 percent faster than his prior mark, along with a 3x3x3 Cube best of 13.83, an improvement of 38.9 percent. Kaleb Willms contested 13 events, achieving a fourth-place finish in 2x2x2 Cube, a Skewb personal best of 3.83 that was 54.1 percent faster, and making his first official attempts in Megaminx at 2:09.29 and 3x3x3 Blindfolded at 3:02.02. Anders Lundell posted a Pyraminx personal best of 6.01, improving by 44.9 percent, while Kevin Tremblay improved his 3x3x3 Cube single by 44.3 percent to 13.68.

First-time event entries highlighted the depth of the weekend schedule for several persistent participants. Nathan Hoang entered 12 events at the Alberta 10th Anniversary 2025, taking on his first official attempts at Square-1 with a 1:52.29, 3x3x3 One-Handed with a 49.25, and Megaminx with a 4:29.37. Andrew James Woode contested 10 events, logging debut attempts in Clock at 20.00, Square-1 at 56.61, and 5x5x5 Cube at 2:54.59. Finley-Stephen Stobbs-Gallipeau logged first-ever attempts in 3x3x3 One-Handed at 36.97, 4x4x4 Cube at 1:57.55, and Skewb at 11.05, while Jens Steenbergen registered a 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best of 47.84, an improvement of 45.1 percent.

The 3x3x3 Blindfolded discipline tested focus and memory across three rounds, culminating in a win for Jake Klassen, who posted the best single of the event at 18.44 seconds. Bernabe Kondrak earned second place with a single of 29.55, and Cooper Kurata took third with a solve of 1:04.06. Across all 13 puzzle disciplines, speed cubing competitors from Canada earned 38 podium finishes alongside one for Thailand.

The successful conclusion of the Alberta 10th Anniversary 2025 wrapped up a major milestone for the regional community at Strathcona Community Centre. Solvers across every level tested their skills across official WCA competition formats, from classic Rubik's Cube categories to specialty side events. With 26 rounds completed and 146 competitors participating, this memorable cubing competition set a strong competitive benchmark for the upcoming season.