BQHS Spring Open 2025

Kai-Wen Wang delivered an overwhelming performance on April 13, 2025, capturing three separate titles in a single afternoon of intense speedcubing action. Staged at the New Taipei Municipal Banqiao Senior High School, the BQHS Spring Open 2025 brought together 106 competitors across four events and nine scheduled rounds. Wang set the standard early and maintained his momentum throughout the day, claiming decisive victories in the main 3x3x3 Cube, the 4x4x4 Cube, and the 3x3x3 One-Handed event.

The morning schedule opened with early heats across the classic Rubik's Cube and multi-layered puzzles, establishing a competitive tone for the day. In the 3x3x3 Cube, which drew an event-high field of 105 competitors over three rounds, the standard of solving was remarkably fast. Wang posted the day's best single time of 4.73 seconds during the tournament, eventually locking up first place in the final with a 6.12 winning average. Gilbert Chen secured second place with an average of 6.86 seconds, while Chih-Hsiang Yang claimed the third step on the podium with a 7.51 mark.

The 4x4x4 Cube contest demanded consistency through two rounds of competition among 83 entrants. Wang once again asserted control over the bracket, producing a winning single of 22.50 seconds and completing the event with a final average of 22.73 seconds. Wei-Ming Zeng placed second overall with an average of 25.87 seconds, and Kai-Lun Cheng rounded out the top three by finishing with a 26.25 average. The results reinforced Wang's command across both standard and larger puzzle formats at this high-energy cubing competition in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

As the schedule progressed toward specialist categories, the 3x3x3 One-Handed division brought 80 competitors to the tables for two rounds of single-hand solving. Wang captured his third title of the meet by logging a best single of 9.28 seconds on his way to a 10.11 winning average. Shih-Hao Wang gave chase to take the silver podium spot with an 11.70 average, while Chao-Che Chung earned third place with a mark of 13.36 seconds, completing a podium sweep for local competitors.

Beyond the championship races, the official results revealed massive personal achievements across the general field. Yu-Cheng Lin tackled three events and registered a major breakthrough in the 2x2x2 Cube, cutting his personal best down to 2.55 seconds, which was 62.6 percent faster than his prior mark of 6.82, alongside a 35.8 percent improvement in 3x3 to 13.26 seconds and his first ever official attempt at one-handed solving with a 51.39. Zong-Xian Yang entered four events and posted his first ever attempts in both 3x3x3 One-Handed with 32.19 seconds and the 4x4x4 Cube with 56.71 seconds, while dropping his 3x3 personal record by 30 percent to 11.15 seconds.

Other competitors delivered equally impressive milestones across the tournament board. Hung-Wei Liu completed four disciplines, recording his first official attempts in One-Handed with 17.08 seconds and 4x4x4 with 50.71 seconds, while bettering his 2x2 personal mark to 2.68 seconds. Cai-Jei Lin made a first career attempt at the 4x4x4 Cube in 49.29 seconds, also cutting 31.7 percent off her 2x2 best to hit 2.65 and improving her 3x3 mark to 11.65. Yi-Chen Zhang took on four disciplines and lowered his one-handed best by 50 percent to 22.67 seconds and his 4x4 best by 30.6 percent to 58.33, while Wei-Chieh Chou slashed his one-handed standard by 56.7 percent to post 26.23 seconds.

The 2x2x2 Cube wrapped up the fast-paced action with 90 entrants battling through two rapid rounds. Yen-An Chen took the top prize with a winning average of 1.51 seconds, narrowly edging out Cian-Jyun Yang who secured second place with a 1.54 average. Wei-Chen Hsieh finished just fractions behind to claim third place with a 1.56 average. The event also saw a flurry of quick single solves, highlighted by Chen's 1.04 best single and an earlier 1.15 single from Yu-Chun Yeh.

The gathering served as a lively celebration of speed cubing excellence in the region, drawing strong participation from across the island to fill all 12 podium positions throughout the program. Across every round of this WCA competition, competitors demonstrated sharpness and steady execution under tournament conditions. As the final 3x3 results entered the books, the BQHS Spring Open 2025 concluded as a showcase of individual breakthroughs and a dominant multi-event sweep by Wang.

106名頂尖魔術方塊選手在2025年4月13日齊聚新北市板橋高中，共同參與了這場引人注目的WCA competition。BQHS Spring Open 2025在這一天內安排了四個截然不同的項目，共進行了9輪賽事，全面考驗參賽者在不同結構與玩法下的極限速度與適應能力。

從講究純粹手速的二階到需要強大觀察力的四階，再到極具技巧性的單手項目，多元的賽程為這場魔術方塊速解盛會增添了無數亮點。選手們在不同項目間迅速切換狀態，從緊湊的小方塊轉移到考驗單手協調的單手賽事，每一次轉動都牽動著全場觀眾的目光。

在最受矚目的三階魔術方塊項目中，共有105名選手展開三輪激烈爭奪。Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文)表現無懈可擊，在決賽中以6.12秒的優異平均成績奪冠，並在比賽中刷出4.73秒的最快單次。Gilbert Chen (陳牧灼)以6.86秒平均獲得亞軍，Chih-Hsiang Yang (楊志翔)則以7.51秒平均收穫季軍。

Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文)的統治力不僅限於三階項目。在四階魔術方塊賽場上，他面對83位選手的挑戰，以22.73秒的平均成績與22.50秒的單次成績再下一城。Wei-Ming Zeng (曾唯銘)以25.87秒平均取得第二名，Kai-Lun Cheng (鄭凱倫)以26.25秒平均名列第三。

隨後的單手項目中，Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文)再度展現驚人掌控力，在80名參賽者中以10.11秒的決賽平均和9.28秒的最佳單次強勢登頂。Shih-Hao Wang (王士豪)以11.70秒平均拿下亞軍，Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲)則以13.36秒平均站上頒獎台第三位。

二階魔術方塊項目則上演了毫秒級的巔峰對決。Yen-An Chen (陳彥安)在90名選手中脫穎而出，以1.51秒的極速平均成績封王，期間創下1.04秒的單次。Cian-Jyun Yang (楊謙君)以1.54秒平均微幅落後摘銀，Wei-Chen Hsieh (謝維宸)以1.56秒平均緊隨其後獲得季軍。

在名次爭奪之外，賽場更記錄了許多選手自我超越的精彩瞬間。Yu-Chia Sung (宋祐嘉)在四階項目發揮出色，繳出27.26秒的個人最佳成績，進步幅度高達38.1%，三階個人最佳也推進至7.25秒。Chih-Yu Cheng (鄭植宇)迎來個人二階首秀並留下4.47秒紀錄，四階個人最佳大幅進步18%來到2:26.75，三階亦以17.84秒刷新17.4%。

多位選手也在全新項目與個人紀錄上迎來突破。Yueh Li (李悅)首次挑戰單手項目收穫50.39秒，二階創下3.72秒個人最佳，進步18.2%。Ruei-Lin Pu (卜睿霖)首度出戰二階拿下2.78秒，單手取得25.88秒的個人新高。Zi-Qi Lee (李紫祺)迎來單手首秀繳出21.26秒，二階以2.76秒進步10.1%。Ping-Hao Liao (廖秉壕)同樣在單手迎來初次嘗試錄得29.98秒，二階個人最佳提升至4.32秒。

這場在New Taipei City, Taiwan圓滿落幕的BQHS Spring Open 2025，不僅見證了三冠王的誕生與二階賽事的毫秒競爭，更展現了各項魔術方塊運動的獨特魅力。選手們在多變的賽事考驗中展現了深厚功底，為未來的速解賽季奠定了高水準的競爭基調。