Canton Countdown 2025

Inside the Mecure Hotel in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, the competition tables hummed with intense focus as the final hours of the calendar slipped away. Across two days spanning December 31 to January 1, 2026, the venue hosted a packed field of 79 competitors gathered to ring in the new year with fast hands and rapid solving. Between the click of timers and the swift turning of plastic layers, the room carried the steady rhythm of a high-stakes speedcubing gathering, where mere hundredths of a second determined every position on the final rankings table.

The drama reached its peak in the 2x2x2 Cube final, where the podium battle came down to an impossibly tight margin. Andy Mok Man Cheuk emerged on top with a winning average of 2.55 seconds, holding off a relentless charge from Xinyun Chen, who took second place just fourteen hundredths of a second behind at 2.69. Yechen Yan was right on their heels, claiming third place with an average of 2.75 seconds. The entire podium was compressed within two tenths of a second, demonstrating the razor-thin margins that define elite speed cubing at this level.

Andy Mok Man Cheuk added a second gold medal to his tally in the 5x5x5 Cube, where he logged a winning average of 50.16 seconds alongside the round best single of 45.69. The contest for the remaining podium spots was another breathless affair. Anyu Zhang secured second place with an average of 53.04 seconds, edging out Zhenyu Cai by a microscopic two hundredths of a second as Cai finished third at 53.06. That two-hundredth gap among the 57 entrants highlighted the razor-thin separation across the weekend big puzzle events.

Anyu Zhang found his own victory in the 6x6x6 Cube, leading the 38 competitors with a winning average of 1:25.49 and a best single solve of 1:22.82. Andy Mok Man Cheuk followed in second place with a mark of 1:33.74, while Chan Chun Hei rounded out the top three by finishing third with an average of 1:46.45. The event featured heavy representation across the upper ranks, with competitors from China earning 11 podium spots and Hong Kong taking 4 podium spots across the five contested disciplines.

Beyond the podium finishes, Canton Countdown 2025 offered remarkable breakthroughs for competitors quietly testing their limits across multiple categories. Jiarun Weng took on 4 events and made massive progress in Square-1, delivering a personal best average of 18.29 seconds to improve by 35.1 percent over his previous mark of 28.19, while also completing his first official attempts in the 2x2x2 Cube at 3.49 and the 5x5x5 Cube at 1:50.56 alongside a best finish of 6th in Clock. Rui Zhu lowered his 5x5x5 Cube personal best to 55.24 seconds, cutting 32.6 percent from 1:21.93, logged a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 2.00, and recorded a first 6x6x6 Cube attempt of 2:24.43.

The depth of progress continued across the lineup at this cubing competition. Kangjin Liu entered 5 events and posted a 31.4 percent improvement in Square-1 with a personal best of 21.35 seconds, alongside maiden attempts in the 6x6x6 Cube at 2:37.23 and the 5x5x5 Cube at 1:15.02, earning a weekend best finish of 25th in 6x6x6 Cube. Jiahao Han also tackled 5 events, registering his first official attempts in Clock at 12.74, 5x5x5 Cube at 1:13.83, and 6x6x6 Cube at 2:15.48 to place 21st. Haonan Li logged first attempts in the 6x6x6 Cube at 2:41.09 and Clock at 13.98 while improving his 5x5x5 Cube best to 1:24.03, and Yaoyang Wu recorded first attempts in Clock at 11.94 and Square-1 at 30.63, alongside a 2x2x2 Cube best of 3.45.

In the Clock event, Nachuan Sun captured the title after two rounds of play among 44 entrants, registering a winning average of 4.28 seconds and a best single of 3.82. The contest remained fierce behind him, with Guo Yang securing second place on a 4.51 average and Yanchen Long finishing closely behind in third with 4.64. The fast-paced turning required on the double-sided dials rewarded consistent precision across all five solves in the deciding round.

Square-1 concluded with Zijia Liu taking first place among 31 competitors, averaging 7.59 seconds in the final round with a best single solve of 6.13. Haohan Zheng finished as the runner-up with an average of 8.60 seconds, and An Li captured third place on an average of 10.11. The shifting geometric layers of the puzzle challenged competitors throughout the two rounds of competition.

While fans often look for classic Rubik's Cube or standard 3x3 results, this specialized program offered eight total rounds across five distinct puzzles, testing varied skill sets over the holiday transition. Canton Countdown 2025 concluded a memorable 2025 calendar year in Guangzhou, delivering tight finishes and personal milestones across every stage of the WCA competition.

跨年之际的Mecure Hotel赛场内气氛专注而热烈，来自各地的魔方爱好者齐聚一堂。计时器的启动声与快速转动魔方的清脆声响交织在一起，宣告着这场在Guangzhou, Guangdong, China举办的魔方赛事正式展开。比赛从2025年12月31日持续至2026年1月1日，为2025年的魔方赛季画上了圆满句号。

在总计79名选手参与的八轮较量中，五个不同的WCA魔方比赛项目接连决出优胜。全场焦点之一聚焦于二阶魔方项目的激烈竞争，多位选手在各轮次中接连突破个人成绩，展现出极高的竞技水准与手速极限，为整场魔方竞速赛注入了浓厚的竞逐氛围。

来自中国香港的Andy Mok Man Cheuk (莫文卓)成为了本次Canton Countdown 2025最为亮眼的选手之一。他在五阶魔方项目中以50.16秒的平均成绩登顶，并在该项目单次测验中跑出45.69秒的全场最快单次成绩。紧随其后的是来自中国的Anyu Zhang (张安宇)与Zhenyu Cai (蔡镇宇)，两人分别以53.04秒和53.06秒的微弱差距斩获亚军与季军。

除了高阶魔方的统治力，Andy Mok Man Cheuk (莫文卓)还在二阶魔方项目中以2.55秒的平均成绩拔得头筹，摘得个人第二座冠军。二阶项目的争夺尤为白热化，来自中国的Xinyun Chen (陈新运)以2.69秒的平均成绩获得亚军，Yechen Yan (颜叶辰)则以2.75秒的成绩收获季军。

六阶魔方赛场上，Anyu Zhang (张安宇)展现了出色的综合控制力，以1:25.49的平均成绩和1:22.82的最快单次强势夺冠。Andy Mok Man Cheuk (莫文卓)以1:33.74位列第二，中国香港选手Chan Chun Hei (陳俊熙)以1:46.45的平均成绩取得第三名。

赛场之外的成绩单中，许多默默耕耘的选手同样留下了令人赞叹的表现。Gengbiao Lin (林耿标)在本场比赛参加了两项赛事，其Square-1成绩提升至12.63秒，比以往大幅加快了56.1%，魔表项目也以12.46秒将个人纪录提升了9.6%。Pengfei Su (苏鹏飞)迎来了生涯首次五阶魔方尝试并拿下1:28.85，同时在二阶魔方跑出3.01秒，较原纪录提升了28.8%。

多项目出击的Zining Wu (吴梓宁)参加了四个项目，在Square-1中拿下第九名并跑出10.08秒个人最好成绩，魔表成绩亦提升23.7%至5.84秒，五阶首次亮相取得2:14.39。Jiaqin Huang (黄嘉钦)在六阶取得第31名并完成首秀2:40.67，五阶初次尝试录得1:12.12。Junjie Zheng (郑俊杰)完成五阶与魔表首秀，分别录得1:14.86与13.11秒。Jianxiong Huang (黄健雄)同样完成了魔表24.42秒与五阶1:29.96的首秀。

魔表项目与Square-1项目同样精彩纷呈。魔表决赛中，中国的Nachuan Sun (孙纳川)以4.28秒的平均成绩问鼎冠军，Guo Yang (杨果)以4.51秒位居次席，Yanchen Long (龙彦辰)以4.64秒摘铜。Square-1项目则由Zijia Liu (刘子甲)以7.59秒的平均成绩夺魁，Haohan Zheng (郑皓涵)和An Li (李安)分别以8.60秒及10.11秒登上领奖台。

随着所有组别名次的尘埃落定，本届Canton Countdown 2025圆满收官。中国大陆选手收获11个领奖台席位，中国香港选手斩获4席。选手们在岁末年初的羊城赛场上展现了极佳的竞技风貌，也为新一年的魔方竞技征程开启了崭新的序幕。